Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-07-25

and unpaid.
Geo. Deane has left the employ of
@. F. Percival and gone to Newport
and started a business of his own. He
is good workman.
We will thank any reader who
knows the present address of Ell. M.
Leach, of late resident of Magnolia,
ILL.,, if he will send us the address at
once.
AS the politics from now till Novem-
Der is to be chiefly free trade and pro-
lection discussion, we shall give our
readers some supplementary reading
on the subject from time to time, hop
ing thereby to disseminate useful in
formation.
Are you ready for the Summer
School, which commences next Mon
day? Our village people and neigh
bors ought to get much benefit from
it if the lectures are attended. There
seems to be a prospect Of large at
tendance of teachers.
How would it do to start up the vii
age 'selectric" lights? If the trustees
are held responsible in the next world
for all the swearing and complaints
occasioned in this, for not lighting up,
they will regret the day they took the
Office of village trustee.
1,o 1OtI q
as to the places assigned them to board
during the summer school will please
go to their boarding places at once
upon arrival in Barton. Those not
having places assigned are requested
to confer with Miss Nellie Wright at
the post Office.
III. T. Seaver has put in bath tubs,
water closets, ETC., for Geo. I'll. Blake,
J. w Murkland and the American
House. The school trustees are max
ing preparations for putting in water
closets at the school house. A room
will be finished off in the ell part for
use as recitation room and for small
primary scholars.
The democrats are preparing for a
big rally at their county convention
to be held here next Saturday. f. w.
McGetterick of ST. Adams, T. w. Ma
loney of Rutland and JIG. Burke of
Lowell, Mass, are invited and expect
ed to address the convention. The
speakers are among the best, and
there ought to be large attendance.
We are in receipt of an ad. and
for the Montpelier Semin-
airy, just too late for to-day. The fall
term of this popular and excellent
school opens Aug. 20. The school is
one of the very best in the state. 1t
has seven courses of study and-a large
corps of teachers. For catalogues,
address E. A. Bishop, Principal, Mont
peier, VT.
Miss Emily Harvey, well known in
this town and vicinity, gave an ad-
dress on the subject of the Missions of
India at the M. E. church yesterday,
and was at Barton Landing last night.
Miss Harvey spent seven years in
India, returning last year on account
of her health. Her manner and her
subject were of much interest. At the
same church in the evening Rev. June
Meade, who is visiting in town,
preached very pleasant discourse.
Geo. E. Leonard of Warren, N. H.,
is reported dead. He came to this
town from Manchester, n. III. in 1912,
and was a resident here for some
years, uniting with the Methodist
church in this town more than fifty
years ago. He was the son of Maj
John Leonard, who died in this town
some years since. Taking up his
abode in Warren, he became an influ-
entail citizen there, holding almost
every town office and seat in the
legislature.
School in the Devereaux district,
Della Hitchcock teacher, closed on
Friday last with examinations, and on
Saturday the school and friends had
an exhibition and picnic at Lakeview,
Westmore, about eighty being pres
ent. The exercises and the occasion
were much enjoyed. The following
is a record of attendance: Those hav-
ing no absent marks were Linnie
Twombly, lola Twombly, Ellie Bow
ley, Cora Nutting, Clyde Nutting,
Edith Devereaux and BERTHE Fair
brother; Clara Bowley Bert Twombly
Ira Orne and Levi LaPete were absent
one day.
Rev. M. V. B. Knox, we'll known in
this town and vicinity has recently re-
ceived notice that he has been made
president of a North Dakota college
and he will be obliged to sever his