Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

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over the st. J. & L. @. going north to
Quebec. to return to Boston by the
way of Portland, Me.
Geo. w. harrington of Providence,
and daughter Ethel are visiting friends
/ in Irasburgh, Barton and adjoining
TOWNSHIP. and Mrs. F. E. Folsom of
st. Adams and Ernest Peterson of
New York City are guests at Mr.. Pet
erson's.
The camp meeting attendants have
returned and report the weather un-
favorable for the meetings, lessening
the attendance considerably. The
services, however, were good. The
preaching was excellent and the spec
ial services were of much interest.
The Sd annual reunion of the 18th
VT. Regt, will be held on the Fair
Ground at Lyndonville, Sept. II, 1895.
Return tickets can be obtained at any
station on the B. & NJ. railroad if or
! dered from Boston by the station mas
ter not later than September9 9. Please
notify all members of the 10Th in your
vicinity.
A delegation Of Knight Templars
with ladies went to Newport Friday
evening TO meet the California Com
mandery, which came by this route
on it's way to Boston. There were
delegations present also from the Bos-
ton andsLowell, Mass, Commanders
and from the Vermont Grand Com
mandery. Cordial greetings were ex-
changed and pleasant reception was
given at the Memphremagog House.
Parties who have been at Clyde
during the last few days report that
good progress is being made in the
work there Five hundred feet of the
700 feet of the ledge cutting, in re-
moving the ledge along Which the
penstock is to run, has been complet~
ed and the whole will be finished this
week. The old log and plank dam
will be removed and strong granite
and cement dam laid.7~Work will
commence on the dam at once. The
race way has been practically finish
ed and the earth removed for the
foundation of the power house. The
walls of the house will be laid on the
ledge and the wheel pit built of gran
ite The poles have been scattered a
portion of the way and will be set ere
long. Mr.. Buzzell is pushing the work
hard, but it is big job.
Barton Landing.
A new boy at F. D. Clements.
Bert Leland has bought Elmer
All the schools of the town district
will begin Sept I'd.
Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Calender
have returned to their homes.
A gang from Newport are at work
fixing the reservoir.
Brown & Skinner are putting new
coat of paint on their storehouse.
MisseA Adelaide FLETCHER 9of Simeon,
Virgins, is visiting atdJ. E. Chamber
lain's.
Warren Twombly will teach in Iras
burgh this fall.-Willis Conner teaches
in Danville.
D. Buchanan is putting on new
front to his store with double bay
windows above.
Mrs. G. B. Leland upset pail of
boiling water on her feet, burning
them quite badly. 4u
Mrs. Effie Simpson, who has been
sick for several weeks, is very low
and failing rapidly. aq31
The topic of Mr.. Rowland's sermon
next Sunday will be can Important
Question Answered." Il i 10.
Ernest Carpenter has rented ten
ement of Arthur Ordway, and will
move into it this week.
Elmer Leonard has bought 1.-the
Aaron Wiley place in Bloomington
and moved his family there.
The Lawn Tennis club here have
leased lot of Geo. Ford and are hav-
ing good court prepared upon it.
The attendance at the Lyndonville
camp meeting from this place has
been large, nearly forty persons at
tending.
There were large number of G. A.
r. men in town Wednesday, the oc-
casion being reunion of the 3rd VT
regiment.
Rev. A. J. Cameron of Albany gave
very interesting report of the G. E.
convention at Boston, in the Gong.
church Sunday evening.
The village trustees have much i'm