Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-19

The Congregational Ladies' Society
will give a sugar party and entertain
ment at the vestry Tuesday evening,
March 20. The ladies are requested
to furnish as usual without further
notice Admission, Is cents; sugar,
10 cents.
B. G. Day, formerly of this county,
and wellknown for his efficient labors
in educational fields in this state, ia
vors us with a report of the schools of
Easthampton, Mass, where he is SUI
perintendent. Mr.. Day always puts
method, energy and good judgment
into his work, and his report shows
much to his advantage.
We give considerable space o-day
to the school sup erintendent's report
of Barton. Mr.. Fuller is a man who
sees things with his own eyes and has
happy faculty of expressing his
views. This report will be of more
than local interest, inasmuch as it
speaks quite at length Of the town
system and the present law.
Geo. I'll. Davis is having quite a run
in his ''enlarged picture" business,
and had his last installment in his
store windows last week The artist
seems to have happy faculty Of en-
larging the beauty side Of his picture,
while the ugliness-th refers to men
is wiped out. We have our courage
almost up to point where we dare
risk picture.
| A friend sends US an article on Neal
Dow, asking us to print it this week,
which would occupy two columns Of
space, perhaps more land cost US more
than two dollars for typesetting alone,
and perhaps will regret that we can
not do it. Tomorrow will be Uncle
Neal's 9Oth birthday and the temper
ance world will do him great honor,
as he deserves.
Gen. circuit was home on short
trip Of business last week. He proph-
estes that the democrats will pass
their tariff bill in some shape, ere
long. They have way Of whipping
in such kicking members as rebel
against the ubiquitous measure. The
General thinks the three years to
come will be, from a business stand
| point, the worst that have occurred
in generation.
Mrs. Polly Woodward, mother Of
Mrs. B. F. Peterson, died at Mr.. Pet
erson's yesterday, after long decline
with paralysis. She came to this town
several years since, making her home
with her daughters, Mrs. B. F. Peter
son and Mrs. J. n. Smith. She was a
member of the M. E. church and led
faithful Christian life. Of late she has
been in such state as to require much
care and labor, which have been be-
slowed upon her. The funeral will be
held to- morrow at 10 O'Clock a. m.
The lighting apparatus put into the
II. @. Pierce store by A. B. Noyes &
Co. of st. Johnsbury, proves to be
very effective lighting plant,
clean, convenient and brilliant. The
lighting material is a first class kero-
sene, the burner has a round wick and
the lamps are not particularly unlike
other lamps. The oil is fed each lamp
by gravity and syphon arrangement
with tubes running from a tank in
the "back store" to the lamps, deliv-
ering just oil sufficient for the best
working of the blaze. The light is
almost as white and bright as an arc
electric.
Several men from the village and
vicinity went to Burke Saturday to
witness the killing of a portion of
the Darling herd of Jersey cattle,
which were found to be affected with
tuberculosis. Animals that were in
good condition and apparently
healthy, giving good milk, proved to
be badly diseased, their lungs being
partly decayed, solid, or in state of
disease that indicated an Immediate
breaking down. The examination was
ordered by Mr.. Darling and the dis
covery of the infected condition of his
herd will occasion the loss of nearly
a hundred cattle and several thousand |
dollars,as he had single animals which
cost him exceeding $1,000.
At a regular meeting of Circuit
Camp, Sons of Veterans, March 3, the |
following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased our Di-
vine Commander to remove from our
ranks our beloved and esteemed |
brother, Dana Folsom, by the hand
Of death,
RESOLVED, That we extend our SYM
pathy to the bereaved family in their
sad affection.