Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-07-30

creased salary. She WILL have charge
of physical culture and gymnastics in
the school.
@. W. Smith, formerly Of this vii
lage, but now Of Mahanoy, Penn, his
daughter, <. Maud, his daughter in
law; Mrs. Charles O. Smith, Mrs. Geo.
w. Flint and Albert Flint Of Lowell,
Mass, are camping in E. NJ. Buchan-
ans cottage at Willoughby Lake for d
few weeks.
Mr. Charles Case favored the con-
gregation at the Congregational
church last evening by giving a series
of fine stereopticon views on the life
of Christ, Rev. Mr.. Swain giving Sc
lections from the Bible, explanatory
Of the views.
The village trustees have laid a large
sewer pipe from the Mrs. Foster house
near the brook to the river. This, with
sewerage work done heretofore, puts
nearly all Of the northern and eastern
sections Of the village under good
sewerage system.
The Horse Breeders Association is
making preparation for the horse
fair, which will be held at the Trot-
ting Park at West Derby next month.
They expect to have very excellent
and successful fair. Premiums and
notices given next week.
Postmaster Jenness has made ar
rangements for having the Saturday
nights Boston mail brought to the
post Office in the morning, that it may
be distributed with other mail matter
Sundays, from II n. till 1 o'clock p.
m. This will be a convenience to
many.
Mrs. DR.. Turner of Boston, nee NJ.
Margaret Murkland, who is home on
a short visit, favored the congrega-
ton at the N. E. church last evening
by rendering q fine selection and as
sisting in the choir. AT the morning
service, Mrs. DR.. NJ. F. Prime sang
soprano solo in fine taste.
A majority Of the towns in the coun-
superintendent IN the meeting held
in Barton, July 26. and their meeting
was interesting and useful. In the
afternoon they visited the Summer
School and held the session in the
Opera hall. Many Of the school people
attending ~ .ssr
The only recent development in the
political situation is the fact that sew
eral delegates are reported to be
instructed for the nomination Of A. D.
Mathews as candidate for assistant
judge. Mr.. Mathews, probably, has
not put himself into the race, and the
fact that delegates accede his fitness
and desire to vote for him is a high
compliment to his ability and worth.
The County Committee dare not an
nouncef as a certainty that Gov.
Greenhalge will be present at the
County convention. They have made
vigorous efforts to get other speakers
Of national reputation but without
success. They say that there will be
good speaking, however, Messrs.
Prouty, CIRCUIT and others of local re-
pute Will speak.
The fact that the post office de-
partment has done away with the
postal note and substitutes in it's place
the postal order, may not be known
to some. The reduction in the ex-
pense OF the orders is considerable,
the following being the prices as far
as we quote: For sums not exceeding
$3.50, 3 cents; So, cents; sos cents;
$40, 10 cents; $50, 20 cents; 500, 80
cents. This makes convenient and
cheap means of sending money.
Mr.. Edward Hibbard of Cincinnati,
who has an important position on one
OF the great Southwestern railways,
says ne is gratifyingly disappointed
in coming back to the home Of his
childhood. He finds the condition Of
things better than when he went
away = better farms, better farm
homes, improved stock, more thrifty
villages and a degree of general pros
perity. This is pretty good evidence
that Vermont is not going to the bad
very rapidly.
Thomas King and wife and Mrs.
Kings sister, Mrs. Brush, arrived here
some days ago for their summer va
cation. They are very excellent peo-
pie and their presence with US each
summer is much appreciated. Mr..
King is a skilled house painter and he
has been showing his kindness to the
churches by cleaning up, painting and
granting the church doors very
nice lob. Mr.. Corey and family com