Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23

They are intending to make Barton
their future home.
The ladies of this village and vicini-
ty, who of late have not contriA uteo
greatly to the exhibition in floral hail
ought to do more for the exhibition
Garry in your stuff.
M. B. Skeels, of Boston, with his
family, are stopping at w. Q. Browns
during fair. Mr.. Skeels was native
of Irasburgh, but dr1fted. off to the
city when young man.
There will be a band concert in
front of Opera Hall on the park on
Wednesday evening, when J. Wes-
ley Batchelder will help the boys play
and get into running order again.
We had a pleasant call last week
from Mr.. w. III. Wells of Norwood,
n. Y. Mr.. Wells is former Iras-
burgh boy, and is engaged in the
lumber, hardware, and electric light
business.
o. D. Owen has returned from a
market trip to Boston and is putting
up a very large lot of new goods this
week. His store has a reputation
which covers large number of pat
ronizing towns.
DR.. H. D. Martin, the oculist, is now
at the American House, where he can
be consulted until Sept. 80. The doc
tor is having unqualified success in
his work, and his reputation is firmly
established in this section.
The electric light poles are being
set in this village and work on the
whole line will go forward as fast as
possible. The stone dam on the river
is well along and can be completed
without further difficulty on account
of the water.
A bicycle thief, on his way from
Sherbrooke, P. O., to n. HI. was pur-
sued and captured Saturday night
near the r. r. crossing south Of the
village by Constable o. V. Joslyn
and ex- Sheriff o. H Mossman. The
fellow was taken to Newport and
lodged in Jail.
The Vermont Chronicle, organ of the
Congregational church of the State,
which is published by Arthur Stone Of
st. Johnsbury, and is very attractive
in matter and makeup under its new
style and management, had long
+ia1o
and the new mission church in it's last
issue.
Joseph Barton has taken a job to
deliver OH the cars in this place 100
yards of granite to be used by the B..
& M. r. r. Mr.. Barton has four or
five derricks up and different gangs
of help at work. He jobs out the
hauling Of the stone. He will COM
plete his railrord culvert in this vii
lage soon.
Reports from the work at Clyde
show that the stone dam and bulk
head are we'll under way, that the big
waterwheel has come and that all the
machinery will be on the spot in a
few days. Another month will prob
ably complete the heavier work and
put the thing where it can be easily
completed, whatever the weather
may be.
The Oldest citizen is asked to rise
and state whether he ever saw two
hotter days in September than yes
terday and the day before. 1t was
more than 80 degrees above, dur
ing the middle of the day in the shade,
and one man who hung his thermom-
eter in the sun on the sunny side of
the house said his instrument stood
at 147 degrees for some time.
Paul & Yearance have completed
the new stage and stage scenery and
are advertising their two dramas, the
first of which, Joshua Whitcomb, :"
will be given in Seaver's Opera Hall,
Tuesday evening; the second, ga
Great Idea," on Wednesday evening
next. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul are old stage
people and they will make use of local
talent, and several of the old Thespian
actors and their work can not fail to
please.
Barton Landing.
Bert Ordway preached at the Cong.
church yesterday.
A new sidewalk has been put in
from the hotel to the other side of the
road.
DR.. Martin, the oculist, can be con-
suited at Lothrop's hotel Sept. 80 till
Oct. 4.
Guy Winslow has returned to Tufts
college to take up post graduate
course.