Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-19

Orleans County fair will be held on
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. "a, %, 26. The managers have
put it at later time than first an
nounced that it may not clash with
the ST. Johnsbury, the Lyndon
vile and Morrisville fairs. Every
thing will be done to insure good
| fair.
This is the busy time of year when
the local paper is noting the arrival
and departure of the welcome visitor,
and hoping that the busy days in this
line will soon be over. Correspond
ents would help the compositor if all
items relating to the coming and GO
ing of Mr. and Mrs Smith, etc., could
be written as one item.
Dr.Soule and wife of Iowa are stop
ping at D. D. Bean's.-Stephen Mitch
ell of New York is visiting at Angus
tus French's.- Rev. Mason Dutton of
Newtonville, Mass, is visiting friends
in town.-Mrs. E. E. Rawson and son
of Bennington are visiting here.-Miss
Fearon of Lawrence, Mass, is visit
ing at S. G. Curriers'.
The friends of Geo. w. Bridg man of
Hardwick, formerly of this place, will
be pleased to learn that he has recov-
cred from the severe ulcer sore on his
leg, which has given him so much
trouble in years past. He is doing
of 70 III
Bridgman homestead, has greatly i'm
proved the buildings, put in a sepa-
rator with power and will build large
silo this fall.
Mr.. Gozenbach, electrician, calls
the attention of those who are build
ing houses to the fact that their houses
can be wired very much cheaper while
in the process of building than they
can after they are completed. The
work can be more satisfactorily done.
All who intend to use the lights should
attend to the work of wiring while the
electrician is not over driven with
work
The editor and wife recently paid
Geo. @. Tower and family, now of
Cambridge, brief visit. Mr.. Tower
is numbering on the northeast side of
Mt. Mansfield, his lumber being saw
ed, dressed, ETC., near the lumber lot
and shipped from Cambridge station.
He manufactures dressed spruce lum
Der, clapboards and lath. His slabs
and edgings are CARED and sold in
Burlington. He jobs everything from
the stump to the cars and will be two
Or three years more getting off his |
timber. He is. living this year in the |
house owned by Mr.. Wallace, A. R.
Jowles' efficient piano agent. His
laughter, Lottie, is taking music les
sons of Miss Wallace, an experienced |
music teacher.
The past week has been one of I'M
usual activity at Silver Cove, over
he lake. A great deal has been done
20 improve the land around Stanley |
Point, and the number of people now
there gives very ami
mated appearance to this beautiful
many years been so little appreciated.
Among the past weeks arrivals were
Mrs. j. L. Butler and d. Starr Butler
rom Keene, n. H., who are tenting
lear the Percival cottage, Mrs. and
Miss Smealie of Amsterdam, N. Y,
Who are stopping at Mr.. Kimball's, and
Gr. and Mrs.J. N. Webster and friends,
Who occupy their camp at Mossman's
anding. On Saturday evening an in
ormal but exceedingly enjoyable
birthday party was rendered Miss
1ertie Cheney on the occasion of her
9th anniversary. The cottages were
hickly hung with Chinese lanterns
nd beautifully decorated with ever
,reen and flowers. After dancing on
he broad verandas at Mr.. Kimbalps
nd a short concert, the party march
d to Mrs. Cheney's cottage, where
hoice and very dainty collation. was
erved. More music and games fol-
owed, with presentation of beau
iful bathing suit to the young lady in
whose honor the affair had been plan
ed. The water of the lake has been
7arm for the past two weeks, and it
J large and very merry bathing par
y who take their regular morning I
aths Ld ''seashore" each day. Com.
Barton Landing.
Miss Elvira Farman of Westfield is
listing friends in town.
The bObhin whistle blew nearly five
minutes last Tuesday evening, it be-
az the farewell whistle. The machin-
ry is being taken out and moved to
Tewport.