Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-09-03
Robt. M. Walker of Glover contrib

Schools in this village started up
last Monday with the average attend
ance, except that the Academy Depart
ment was quite largely increased in
numbers.
The school directors will give the
teachers and scholars opportunity to
attend the fair by suspending the
schools on Wednesday, the second
day of the fair.
Mrs. M. II. Drumming broke through
a bridge while driving near Ed.
Whites on Friday last, damaging her
team considerably and throwing her
from the buggy.
Rev Junius Meade OF New York
State, who with his wife, is visiting in
town, preached very acceptable dis
course at the NJ. E. church yesterday.
There were no services at the Cong.
! church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale, who have been
| here on visit for some time, at S. @.
| Curriers' and Horace Pierce's, return
this week to Chicago, starting this af-
ternoon, accompanied by Florence
Currier.
Manager Lane has left on sale with
John Batchelder some good seats for
those who wish to attend the farewell
tour of cold Jed Prouty," at Lanes
Opera House, Saturday eve, Sept. Sth.
The fair ground people have built a
ladies' room, etc., put up good
poultry house, built the fences, re-
paired sheds and put the whole
grounds in a good condition for the
coming fair.
Will our delinquent subscribers, who
plan to come to the fair next week, be
prepared to meet the MONITOR agent,
Mr.. King? He will be very pleased to
meet you. We shall also be in condi
ton to receive money, tomorrow,
town meeting day.
The dense smoke that has covered
this section of late, probably comes
from the burning lumber regions of
Michigan Or Pennsylvania. The
drought permits fires to run in the
forests of the country and great dam
age is being done.
O. Ell. Mossman, Q. J. Robinson do
ing the work, has completed the re-
pairs on his grist- mill and fiume and
put in four new turbine water wheels
with which he is much pleased. The
wheels are of high per cent power and
are using much smaller quantity Of
water than the old wheels. ss
We are pleased to note that Geo.W
Bridgman, for some years citizen of
this town, and a representative in the
legislature in 1892, has been nominal
ed for representative in his native
town, Hardwick. Mr.. Bridgman de-
serves the votes of all his party, and
for that matter, Of all good citizens of
the town.
The village trustees are again strug-
Cling with the road on Main st. in this
village, giving it a new coating. It
does not matter much what is done, it
will be the worst road in town spring
and fall time any way. Not until that 4
mud material is removed and good |
gravel or McAdam material put in it's
place, will the village have what is
desired.
The Odd Girls and friends who went |
to Wilioughby Lake last Wednesday |
had a very pleasant time. They found |
agreeable quarters in Lyons grove
and enjoyed the use of one Of his fine
ly-equipped cottages. Mr.. Lyons
grounds are cleanly and ell-kept,
them very inviting to excur-
sionists. A ride around the lake on
Capt. Averill's steamer was also
pleasant feature OF the days enjoy
ment
The state papers are "booming"
our county fair by publishing the fol-
lowing important fact (?). "Among
the attractions will be 1900 mountain
birds" Whether these birds are to
be blue jays, crows or eagles is not
stated. The item probably grew out
of the published report that there
were to be four hundred specimens of
mounted birds and animals. 1T shows
the capacity which the average local
journal has of charging upon the
truth and of carelessly indulging in
absurdities. We too.
Among those Of our young people
who are going away to school this
fall, are Elmer Webster, who enters
the University of Vermont at Bur-
Iington; Gertrude Mossman, who at
tends the Bryant & Stratton Business
College, Boston; Florence Currier