Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-07

Martin Riordan goes to Maine this
week.
Uncle Toms Cabin next Wednesday
night.
| Henry Baldwin has gone to Barre to at
| tend school at Goddard seminary.
/ Rev. DIR. Gillespie of New York will
preach at the Cong. church next Sunday.
This town is the banner town in the
county in the size of it's republican vote
and in it's majority.
| DIR. J. A. Pearson was married last week
and is off on carriage drive among the
! White Mountains.
| Epworth League meeting this evening at
| 1850 on account of entertainment at the
| church tomorrow evening.
| The boys fired a salute of 80 guns over
the 1000 majority which the anti-silver
people rolled up in Vermont.
Now that the election is over, let US at
tend to the fairs, do up the falls work and
bank up the house for winter.
The village schools start up with a large
attendance; there are over fifty students in
the academy department, with more to
come.
A frost, on the night of Sept 18th, did
considerable damage in many sections.
The corn crop which is heavy, needs
fortnight more to mature in.
There is to be promenade in Sewers
Opera Hall Tuesday evening, and a dance
in the hall Wednesday evening, both
under the auspices of the Barton band
boys.
Tower Bros. have let job to CIV. Buzz
zelI to put in a new water wheel and other
machinery at their new mill. They ex-
pect to double the power and to have
first-class mill when completed.
People in the south part of the county
are greatly accommodated by the train,re-
Gently put on to the road, which leaves
here for the north at 7:4O a. m. Those at
tending court find the train a great con-
venience.
The vote cast last Tuesday was the largest
ever cast in this town. The republican
vote was 465, the democratic vote 81, the
populist vote 6, the prohibition vote B,
with one scattering. Total $50; the num-
Der of voters on the checklist was a little
over $50.
Edward Barnard, Esq, attended election
last Tuesday, taking great interest in it.
Fortyfour years ago that day he was
elected town representative in a spirited
contest in which wings, democrats and
free sellers contended. Mr.. Barnard was
chosen Justice on Tuesday, having held
that Office for many years. lK#t
N A. Lewis of Fargo, n. d., who is
home on account of the sickness of his
father, and to visit other friends, made
this office pleasant call on Saturday.
Mrs. Lewis is home with him. Mr.. Lewis
people like the West, and it is reported
that he is very successful in business.
The total vote of Orleans county was
1872. Of this number Grout had 1927, |
Jackson 500, with 81 to divide up with the
populist and prohibition candidates. Maj. |
CIRCUITS majority in the county was 3,0S2. |
Caledonia county cast as follows: Circuit /
3 1870, Jackson 1,O36, CIRCUITS majority was
2,484.
Have you been in the Wilson picture
gallery of late and seen the pictures the
new artist, Mr.. Rich. is getting out. They
have been taking lot of baby faces, adult
face pictures and out of door scenes, which
make fine display. Mr.. Rich makes
some of the. best pictures ever seen in this
town.
Prof. V. E. Morrill, of Toronto, lecturer
and elocutionist, is to deliver his most
popular lecture, Darkest New York, IL
lustrated by seventy extra large lime light
views, in the NJ. E. church, Tuesday
evening, Sept. 8th, at s o'clock. Mr.. Nor
rill comes highly recommended. None
should fail to attend.
So far as can be discovered from the
election returns in this locality and State
the silver measles have had no run among
the republicans. Locally not over two or
three men in town have gone off to the
silver party, while large number of dem
ocrats have left the party in disgust, or
have remained at home, refusing to vote.
The MONITOR people will be pleased to
see all their subscribers during fair week,
and will be prepared to receive money,
and furnish club papers at low rates.
These are exciting times in the country
and good local and good political papers
are needed. Our agent will be at his old
stand in Floral Hall on the fair ground.
The election passed off very quietly, the
new ballot system depriving it of much
that had formerly been exciting, if not
The republicans scattered
a little on representative, while the demo-
cratic nominee led his party on the State
ticket by six votes. The vote stood E. W.
Baldwin 352, NJ F. Prime 60, 0. D. Owen
4S, O. H. Mossman II, scattering A.
Maj. Stephen P. Joslyn of the U $. army
was here from tsburg last Tuesday
to cast his first ballot at freeman's meet
ing He enlisted from this town when a
in, no served his