Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-08

w. w. Miles, Esq, has returned
from Montpelier, having completed
his work with the committee on>the
revision of the laws. He says that
the publishers will be ready to issue
the statutes about Aug. LIST.
The bicyclist, Johnson, under unfa-
vorable circumstances, made a mile
on the Waltham, Mass, track in 1.58
2-5, beating the worlds best record.
That is little better time than any
of our boys are making.
The young ladies' society, "The
Unlucky Seven,' had very pleasant
gathering on the lawn at O.V .Joslyn's
last Tuesday evening, about fifty be-
ing present. Ice cream and cake we're
served and the hour was very enjoya-
| ble
Earle Peterson, son of B. F. Peter
son, had leg very badly broken on
Tuesday last by the tipping over of
| hay wagon on which he had climbed.
Mr.. Hazen was driving the team on
steep side hill, and by some means
overturned the hay cart.
D. D. Bean spent several days in
Boston recently, attending Prof. Sui
livan's School of Embalming, where
thorough instruction is given in en-
balming and caring for the bodies of
the dead. Mr.. Bean intends to keep
himself we'll up in the matter of I'M
dorta [yinO an1haIu1i ato
Coles Circus is advertised to show
here on Wednesday afternoon and
evening, July II. The Vermont pa
pers, including the Free Press and
Messenger, compliment the show high
ly. The Free Press says: The show
has no Objectionable surrounding and
is in every sense worthy of patronage.
This year it was the cannon fire.
cracker which did the deadliest work.
Reports from all sections tell Of deaths
and mutilations. The most serio1s
accidents in this section were the
blowing off of the hand of the land
lord at Owls Head hotel, and the Sc
rious injury of the hand of a young
man it Newport.
Mr.. Cotton and his gang of help are
pushing the Barron & Hamblet block
right along and have it nearly board
edo. D. Owen and VIM. Williams
have their new houses up.-The con-
tractor will be here soon to commence
work on the new hotel Mr. Stone
will complete the moving ofthe build
ings in a few days.
A close and interesting game of
base ball was played on the fair
ground, Friday, between the local
club and the team from Barton Land
ing, in which, n1trdbile dictu, the Bar
tons were victorious.
Score of innings 8 6 7 80
Barton Landing-0 1 0 0 2 3 1 O.
Barton % 0 @ l l 3 80
Mrs. Hammond, mother of Charley
Hammond, died on Tuesday and her
funeral was attended on Thursday by
Rev. Douglass. She has resided in the
family of her son since the death of
her husband, which occurred some
ten years ago. She was hard work
ing woman and was esteemed for her
neighborly and Christian qualities.
This village is to be graced and hon
ored for the next two weeks by the
presence of school teachers, instruct
ors and school officers. They will find
a cordial welcome here, but we regret
that the preparations which are being
y1oo t0 ,ol 10 Lon. t0x hot
ter accommodations for the future
forbid that the best things shall be
done this year.
Joseph Russell, member of the great
manufacturing concern of Russell
Bros, Massilon, Ohio, was in town re-
Gently and went to Sutton to visit his
old birthplace and few of the older
citizens whom he knew fifty years ago.
Speaking of Coxey, the character who
invaded Washington, D. c., last year,
with his tramp army, land whose home
is Massilon, he said that he was man
of i'll reputation in his own home, Wis
ionary, disreputable, man who had
left his wife, and was character of
utter worthlessness.
Thos. Baker, Jr., who left this town
several years ago, when his father
moved to Dakota, has been one of the
successful Vermont boys who has
grown up with the country. Among
other positions of honor, which he
holds, is that of chairman of the tri
ennial committee of the Grand Com
mandery of No. Dakota. At the ma
tional gathering of Knights Templar,
which is to be held in Boston, himself
and other Vermonters will be pleased