Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-07-03

harvesting most of their hay, though
the weather was somewhat shOwery,
last week. The crop is good.
Presiding Elder Hamilton preached
a very excellent discourse at the M.
E. church yesterday morning. He
held services at Evansville in the af-
ternoon.
The great drop in the price of silver
has almost precipitated a panic, if not
a crash, in financial matters, land Pres
ident Cleveland has called an extra
session of congress to meet Aug. Z.
It is reported that Amos Tower has
bought out the full interest in the
wheat ranch in California, part of
which he owned before. He will be
home after his wheat is harvested.
John e. Skinner has moved back to
his old home, from st. Johnsbury,
where he temporarily resided while
his daughter Gertrude, and his niece,
Mae Robinson, were in the academy.
John F. Batchelder and others have
sold bicycles which have cost the pur-
chasers 81 900 this season. Over 50, 900
have been paid out for the machines
in Lyndonville, and yet the times are
hard.
James Cassidy, since his building
has moved off and left him, will have
a barber's room fitted up in the viii
lage engine house This will be pref
ty near the old stand and in con-
venient location for business.
Witherel & Doud's company will
play ssUncle TOMS Cabin" in a tent
show on the Merton Lewis lot this
evening. They represent that they
have an unusually good lot of people,
both actors and musicians, and will
give an excellent entertainment.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
hold social at the Congregational
vestry on Friday evening, July 7th.
Miss Susie E. Tyler, returned mis-
sionary from Africa, will speak. She
will bring with her curios, pictures,
etc. Ice cream and cake will be serv-
ed. Admission to entire entertain
ment, Is cents.
The address given by Miss Cushman,
returned missionary, at the M. E.
church, Thursday evening, was of
more than usual interest. She gave
an account of what she saw and did
while in China and showed costumes
and other articles worn and used by
the Celestials. Her work was among
the women and children, and her ac-
count of it interested her audience.
| NJ J. Smith moves his stone, tools
and his outfit to site he has pur-
chased Of 0. D. Owen on the Jenness
brick kiln lot, where he will shortly
put up convenient building for his
granite and marble business. Mr..
Smith always does good and honest
| JOB in his line, and we are glad to have
him set up where he has facilities to
largely increase his business.
i H.O. w hitcher is putting out large
amount of haying machinery this
year. If help is scarce, machinery is
growing better from year to year, and
the facilities for getting hay are such
that it is pretty easily done. 1t is re-
ported, and the statement is not far
from the truth, that there is man in
this town who in years past has harv-
ested from so to rs tons of hay, doing
the work alone.
Gu CoI - ,&xy
and vicinity will be held in this viii
lage, commencing Aug.7 and holding
two weeks. The managers are max
ing arrangements for very full pro-
gram and a class of excellent lectur-
ers. Several of those who have been
here before will be present. It is ex-
pected that State superintendent
Stone, and Supt. B. c. Day will
take prominent part in the work.
Selectman Gillis, who has been help
ing Mr.. Durham put the roads in re-
pair, has done a good job on the road
leading to Glover. George Reed took
the matter in hand of trying gravel
coating on the sand near the Jenness
sand pit, and has laid quite long
strip of gravel on the sand. If this
treatment works here as it has work
ed elsewhere, it will be great advan
tage to that piece Of hard road.
It is proposed to hold a reunion of
the 18th Regt. Vt. Vols, at Lyndon
vile sometime during September,
probably at fair time. In order to
perfect arrangements there will be a
] nreliminarv gathering at LAWYER