Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-24

here visit the past week.
The Cong. Sunday school are to take a
ride on the Lady of Lake next Wednesday,
and have their picnic at Perkins Landing
All cordially invited.
G. III. Prouty is the republican nominee
for town representative, and 2. ]. Farrell
the democratic nominee. They are both
young and very good business men.
| A meeting will be held at the Cong.
church Tuesday afternoon for the exami-
nation of Rev. @. E. Fay. 1t is expected
that he will be installed in the evening.
Rev. Alexander Crane of Mount Vernon,
ILL.,, has been appointed rector of ST.
Marks church here, and ST. Andrews at
North Troy. He is to begin his work
Sept. 1.
Democratic rally at Lanes Hall next
Tuesday night. Hon. Thomas Brown of
Rutland, Hon. John H. Senter of Mont
pelier, and P. j. Farrell of Newport are
the speakers of the evening.
The fall term of school commences Sept.
18th, with B. H. Hill, principal; Bessie D.
Wright, assistant; Mary Corley, grammar,
Della D. Biodgett, intermediate; Jessie M.
Dearborn, End primary; Lillian w. West,
list primary: Alice G. Lorimer,C. primary;
Adelaide H. Lindsay, music.
Newport Center.
c. L. Erwin, who recently bought the
Frizzel village residence is repairing the
buildings.
The C. P. railway have newly painted
the depot and are filing the trestle near
the summit.
Hazen Meacham is here visiting friends.
Mrs. G.. Wilcox, who has been visiting
friends, has returned to her home in John
son.-Rev. S. Lewis former pastor of the
M. E. church has been visiting friends
here.-Mrs Nettie (Butler) Parsons of
Boston is here visiting friends.
Troy.
At the Democratic caucus held Tuesday
eve, Geo. Aiken was nominated as repre-
sentative. At the Republican caucus, J.
Stillman Young received the nomination
for representative.
Jay.
Remember the republican rally Tuesday
evening. G. A. Prouty of Newport will
be among the speakers.
Westfield.
Mrs. E. Fl. Hitchcock is having bad
time with one of her eyes.
G. Hodgkins has rented his farm to Fred
Preston of Troy for 5000. Preston has tax
en- possession.
The Misses Lena and Minnie Gilpin and
Arnold Edmunds go to Derby this week
to attend the academy.
Mrs. W. w. Wood and daughter Addie
of Richford are visiting in town. Jenni-s
son Bailey and Hale Clark of Evansville
visited in town last week.-Geo. Hulet of
Providence and Frank Chamberlain of Bos-
ton called on their aunt Mrs. Betsey Steb-
bins last Wednesday.
The Republican caucus was held Satur-
day evening, Aug. 10 in the town hall. w.
G. Farman was elected chairman and E. I'll.
Hitchcock, secretary. Willard Farman
was nominated as candidate for town re-
preventative by reclamation and the fol-
lowing board of justices elected; Emory
S. Miller, A. c. Austin Wallace d. Miller,
Eugene L. Miller and o. F. Sisco. Mr..
Farman is the first Republican for many
representative by reclamation. He is a
large and successful farmer, man Of abil-
ity and unquestioned integrity he is well
versed in the political history of the coun-
try and in the current questions of the
day and he is conservative man just the
one to look after the interests of the town
in these uncertain times. The Democrats
have no candidate so that Mr.. Farman's
name is the only one that will appear on
the official ballot.
WeStmOre.
Mr. Rhodes of n. Y. is visiting Rev. Gil
Iette.
A large number are using the sulphur
spring water with good results.
The Sd Vt. Regiment Reunion is the &c
and 9th, instead of the 25 and 26th as we
wrote it last week.
L. w. Hildreth is stopping at his cot
tage. That means that some good sized
longe will be caught.
The Ladies' Aid society are making ar
engagements to 'sfeed the multitude at the