Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
Barton.

E. E. Webster has returned from West
field.
Did you see the man come down with
the parachute?
Mrs. C. S. CIogston has returned from
Peaks Island, Me.
o. D. Owen is putting up new house
near the sub-station.
Miss Florence Perley has been at her
home in Barton Landing the past week.
c. S. Taft of Sutton spent the past
week at E. S. Nelson's.
Mrs Courser and Miss Mooney of Put
ney are visiting Mrs. Geo. Gorham.
Mr.. Miller, a native of Coventry, but
now a lawyer in New York city, is stop
ping at Hotel Barton.
The Drum Corps will be admitted to the
fair grounds free. They will also be given
dinners free of charge.
A special invitation is extended to all
the veterans to meet with the Sd Vt. at
their reunion at Willoughby Lake next
week.
There will be special meeting of the
W. c. T. U. at Mrs. O. D. Ovens, Tues
day, Aug. 18th, at o'clock, p. m. Full
attendance desired. 5aas8 -
Mr.. E. G. Shaw is in town visiting DR..
Prime and family. Mr.. Shaw is in good
health, and is much pleased with his home
in Worcester, Mass.
The Tower Bros. are getting up one of
the largest and best looking buildings in
town. 1t will be great ornament to that
section of the village. &ssess #
LII Glover has been fixing up his
studio, and putting in new scenery. He
also has added new finisher which ap
pears to do good work. yIbf
Rev. H. w. Worthen and wife are here
from Stowe, where they find many of their
former Pensioners, pleased to welcome
them for few days visit. 2as4 ~
Rev. w. E. Douglass and family have
returned from their summer outing.-N.
NJ Scott and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ell. Blake
are home from Caledonia Springs.
Miss Hattie GIazier of lisbon, N. H.,
graduate of Mt. Holyoke CoIlege,sis visit
ing her uncle, II. A. Glazier. Miss Glazier
returns to Mt. Holyoke this fall as
teacher.
The Rossini Quartette of Boston will
give concert at Sewers Opera House
next Friday evening. ItgaisI expected that
this will be a very fine thing. They re-
ceive the highest praise from the press of
New England
Sparks & Aliens circus, which exhibit
cd
crowd. The circus was small, but the
performance was good Had it not come
on the day of the races at Newport, the
crowd might have been much larger.
During the absence of Rev. WE. Dou g
lass he visited his old charge at Waitsfeld,
where the Epworth League got upa recep-
ton for himself and wife at which there
were over 200 present. A local paper
described the occasion as one of great
pleasure to all.
There will be big Republican flag
raising on the square in this village to-
morrow (Tuesday) evening, at z O'Clock.
It is hoped that the citizens of the village,
town and the neighboring vicinity will
be present. After the raising there will
be political addresses given by d. M.
Camp, Esq, of Newport and Gov. Di1ling
ham of Montpelier. 5ra igs
There was about 80 took the train here
to see the great Barnum & Bailey circus at
st. Johnsbury. Although the heat was
something terrible, there was very large
crowd present, estimated at about $1,000
in the afternoon. The parade was said to
beat anything ever seen in St. Johnsbury,
The menagerie was very large one and
besides being interesting was very in
structive. The performing was very
good
Considerable complaint having been
made about the water from the village
water supply DIR. M. F. Prime, health
officer, has sent samples to Washington,
D. c., for analysis. The water is reported
sspota ble,'' that is, good drinKabTe water.
Other samples of water were sent, includ
ing a sample of what is called good well
water, but which proved to be far less
healthful. We shall give the full analysis
in our next issue.
Rev. Mr.. Pratt of the Cong. church, an
nounced from his desk yesterday that he
had had flattering call from church in
New York and asked to be relieved from
his engagement here, if the church felt his
departure would not be seriously detri-
mental to their interests. A meeting will
be held on Wednesday to consider the
matter. 1t is to be hoped that his resig
nation will not be insisted UPON. He has
given very excellent satisfaction thus far.
At the republican caucus held at Sea-
ver's Opera House Saturday afternoon, E.
w. Baldwin was nominated to represent
the town. The following were nominated
for justices by the republican and demo-
cratic caucuses. E. Barnard, FL. t. Sea-
yer, A. d. Matthews, N. M. Scott, Melvin