Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-31

races.
Mrs. Mary j. Burdick of Danville and
Mrs. Geo. Burdick of Boston have been
visiting at Frank Burdick's.
Quite a large number of republicans
went to Barton Landing last Friday even
ing to attend republican rally.
The Newport base ball team defeated
the Barton's Friday afternoon in a very
close and exciting game, score to 6.
ID. Bean is laying the foundation for
a new house. Mr.. Conner, who is build
| ing the Tower block, is to build it for
| him.
Mrs. Jennie (Wilson) Williamson is
home on visit to remain some weeks.
Mr. Wilson's people also have cousin
visiting them, Boyd A. Wilson.
A special meeting of Orleans Lodge, No.
55, is called for Friday evening. A full
attendance is desired as there is to be
special work in the E. A. dergee.
Mr. Ward of ST, Johnsbury supplied the
desk at the Cong. church yesterday.
There will be a missionary meeting at the
Cong. church vestry Tuesday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
F. A. Belknap and wife and Miss Nettie
Rand started for Minneapolis Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belknap to visit their daugh-
ter, Amy, and family, Miss Rand to re-
sumo her school at Waupeton.
Charles Martin and wife of Lawrence.
Mass, have been visiting in town of late.
Mrs. Martin went from this town to Law
renee several years ago, and returns to
visit friends and the old birthplace.
The dining hall on the Playground will
be run during fair time by Harry Gilman
ofWestmore. Every. one hereabout knows
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman, and it is needless
to say that they always furnish good
meal.
Willie A. Chappell, who ran the Ameri +
can House here some months before it was
changed into the new hotel, died recently
in East Charleston. He was much es-
teemed by his townsmen, and is pleasant
ly remembered here.
The Academy and village schools COM
mence tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. The
prospect is good for large attendance in
the academy department. We hear that
five Of the Academy graduating class of
last spring begin terms of school this
morning.
Family tickets for the fair are now ready
and can be obtained of O. d. Owen, treas
urer. A family ticket costs one dollar,
and entities the holder to enter anything
he may wish to for premium, and also ad-
mits a man, his wife and small children
the first two days of the fair.
Will Heath, the barber and hunter, |
saw an immense rat in the streets recently
and getting his big shotgun attempt
ed to shoot said rat, The. only safe
spot in the village proved to be where the
rat was as he escaped unframed, while the
windows in the vicinity were somewhat
shattered.
No one who has a right to vote at the
election held tomorrow should fail to cast
his vote. The election is an important
one and every freeman should record his
preferences for town, county and State
officers. The influence of the ballot of
tomorrow will be felt throughout the
whole country. saA zssuso t7oeasa u
Mrs. Sara d. Stone returned from ST.
Johnsbury Saturday preparatory to moving
there permanently. On Tuesday evening
her friends to the number of fifty or more,
dropped in to make her a parting visit,
leaving as tokens of regard a nice center
ia BILE and a fine willow rocking chair. Mrs.
Stone will be much missed in the church
and in the several societies where she has
been very efficient worker.
About 100 went from here to Bar
ton Landing Friday evening to hear
Hon. O. Ell. Towsley of Minnesota discuss
the silver issues. The band accompanied
the boys and the people at the Landing
were much surprised. Mr.. TowsIey's
speech was rather short but he handled
his subject in very able manner, and his
hearers would have been pleased to listen
to him a much longer time.
Hezekiah D. Bickford, resident of this
village for thirty years, died last week,aged
"a years. He has been i'll for some time,
in mind and body. He was an
man, a kind neighbor and
good citizen. He leaves son, S. M. Bick-
ford, and a daughter, Mrs. G. w. Clark,
and an aged widow. The funeral, held on
Thursday at his late residence was largely
attended; Rev. w. E. Douglass oficiated.
a CARD.-We wish to express our sim
cere gratitude to neighbors and friends
who were SO kind to us during the sick
ness and death of our beloved husband
and father; also to D. D. Bean, the under
taker. for the very efficient manner in
which he performed his delicate work.
Mrs. MARY A. BICKFORD,
Mr.. AND MRS. S. M. BICKFORD,
Mr. AND MRS. G. w. CLARK.
The Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Co. of Chicago has sent out circulars to its
rs, 90 agents, asking them how the people
in their vicinity are feeling in regard to
the silver question, They are obliged to
run their shops to their full capacity in
order to supply their trade, but if Bryan