Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-09-05


es in this town. The power will be
be large enough to maintain electric
lights.
The democratic rally on Friday ev
ening was we'll attended, a lively
sprinkling of ladies' being present.
Mr.. Brown, speaker, who claimed to
discussed questions candidly and
mildly, establishing the fact, after his
way of thinking, that the only pan
ancea for all real and imaginary ills in
this sad period of national history, is
to let the democrats into control of
state and national affairs.
The Peerless Company have torn
down and torn out the old chair fac
tory clear down to the lodges and the
wheel pit and are laying a very
thorough foundation of stone, brick
and iron. They are pushing their
work with greatest possible rapidity,
hoping to have the machinery in OPP
Grafton in October. Now them build
some houses, there are lots of men
who want tenements here.
By some accident we failed to pub
lish an accout of the republican rally
held here on the 25th, ult. Mr.. Dewey,
the Michigan orator, discussed ques-
tions in very fair and convincing
manner, much to the satisfaction of
all present. M W. Farman, the blind
orator from Westfeld spoke very in
diligently and .-acceptably, giving
history of tariff legislation from the
time of Washington to the present.
The day was very rainy, but the au-
dience was large and the interest
great.
Those who take that excellent de-
nominational religious paper, the
Zion's Herald, have noted a great i'm
provement in it during the last few
years, and find every number of in
terest and value. The last number
has full page devoted to that honor
| ed and revered man Wilbur Fisk, who
did so much for methodism in the ear
ly years of the church in New Eng
land. Mr.. Parkhurst and the denomi-
nation have reason to be proud and re
ioice over the success of the journal
under his management. $50.
Mrs. Carl I'll. Jewell of st. Louis,
Mo-, arrived here on Thursday last
with her baby boy of one year, and a
little niece "Midget'' who visited here
two years ago. This little child, but
seven years of age, went from Allan
TIA, Ga, without friends or relatives to
ST. Louis, arriving just in season to
start East with the party. Mrs. Jew
ell and the children had a narrow es
cape in Buffalo from severe or fatal
injury Some person, supposed to be
one of the Buffalo strikers, threw
heavy stone through the car window
which just passed over the heads of
Mrs. j. and the children. Fortunate
ly they were not hurt or injured by
the flying glass.
The annual reunion of Co. Il 18th,
Regt, VT VOL, was held at Barton,
We'd, the 31st. Twenty-Five members
of the company responded to roll call,
many of the wives and daughters of
the members joined them. Dinner was
served at the American House, after
which all repaired to the Opera Hall,
where the afternoon was spent in So
cial intercourse and listening to the
short speeches by members of the
company and invited guests. 1t was
one Of the largest, as well as one of
the best, reunions ever held by the
company. The next reunion will be
held at Willoughby Lake. 1t happen
ed that the musicians of the company,
w. K. Annis Jr., drummer, and Au-
gustus f. French, fifer, were present.
Willie Graves, who drummed consid-
erably for the company before it went
to the seat Of war, was also present
with the old drum which his father
used SO many years.
South Barton.
Artie Berry visited his father in OIL
colt this week.
Melvin Drown is here; he is quite
well, and reports Mrs. browns health
as good as could be expected.
Mrs. B. G. Berry went to Washing
ton, VT, last week.-A. w. Varney
and wife returned to Lawrence, Mass,
Saturday.
E. NJ. Clough. received telegram
from Washington, VT, last Friday,
saying his father was dead. He was
an old gentleman about 83 years old,
and had been in feeble health for
some time.
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