Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-10-04

is the season in the year when the mer-
chants are all s'stocked up" and time
when average people have the wherewith
to make purchases.
A new time card on the Boston & Maine
Ry. goes into effect to-day, the New York
train and the mixed going south at night
having been discontinued. The time of
/ other trains remains the same.
MONITOR readers who know Fl. r. Mack,
| the marble and granite dealer of Hard
wick, will be interested in his advertise
ment which is found in this paper. Mr.
| Mack has set a very large amount of work
/ in this part of the state.
Charles Grow left this morning for Bos-
| ton where he will buy stock of goods for
his store. He will also contract for a
large amount of hard coal, intending
to handle coal this winter in connection
with his other business.
September, which has been the pleasant
est month of the season, went out in one
of the IovIiest and most agreeable days of
the whole year. It will be well, however, to
remember that there are only few weeks
left before falls work must end and win
ter begins.
Rev. c. H. Merrill of st. Johnsbury,
secretary of the Home Missionary society,
delivered very interesting sermon at the
Cong. church yesterday. AS Rev. Mr..
Sheaff is away for his vacation there will
be no preaching at the church the next
two Sundays.
The Odd Girls society and other friends
to the number of 80 went to So. Barton on
Wednesday, on invitation from Mrs. Mel
vim. Drown and Mrs. gBurleigh Berry, w here
a very pleasant afternoon was spent. 1t is
needless to say that fine supper table was
set for the guests.
The annual meeting of the Orleans Coun-
ty Sunday School convention will be held
at Coventry, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct.
18th and 18th. An interesting and practi-
cal program has been prepared. Each
school is entitled to representation by pas
tor, superintendent and two delegates.
CARD.-We wish to thank all those who
SO kindly assisted in the burial of our dear
wife, daughter and sister. That each one
may find as kind friends in the time of
sorrow is the wish of
HERBERT A. FAY,
Mrs. Ell. n. Fay,
RUFUS BUZZELL,
Mr.. AND MRS. S. F. BICKFORD.
The Montreal Air Line express, which
passed here on Friday afternoon last, was
derailed at West Medford, Mass. the same
evening, three cars being thrown from the
track and demolished. About thirty pas
sengers were hurt, some of them seriously,
but none of them fatally it is hoped. It is
great wonder that none were killed out
right No one from this section was in
jured.
Geo. Reed has had several calls for his
famous beagle. dogs since the hunting
season has opened. He recently ship
ped dog to one of the members of the
firm of r. H. White2& Co., of Boston, one
to Ernest Gill, large tea merchant in
Baltimore, and four to c. A. Starbuck,
president of the New Y DIRK Air Brake Co.,
in New York.
Mrs. Fred W. Cheney of Concord, N. H.,
was in town last week in the interests of
Cheney & Cheney of Manchester, N. Fl.
They are employing ladies to work insur-
ance among ladies and find the opening in
this direction very promising. There is
no reason why ladies should not avail
themselves of the benefits of life Einsur-
'ance. ss3Mrs. Cheneys~ did some work here
and eIsew here ihsthe county, and appoint
ed Miss &c. .Colburne ofthis. village local
agent for this town and Vicinity.
Many of those who have attended the
summer SCHOOL, in this place and have
profted by the teachings and lectures of
A. W. Edison, will be pleased to learn that
he has received the appointment of super
inf IF sol in at
a salary of $4,000 year. 1t may be some
consolation to some who have had diff
Guilty in passing their examinations to
know that Mr.. Edison failed to pass in a
civil service board examination, the ques-
tions being largely technical and outside
his lines of study. The authorities let him
in Notwithstanding.
Alexander Trip recently returned from
a visit to his brother, Lyman Trip, and
others in Maine. While there he took a
trip by ocean boat to Boston and had the
pleasure and excitement of seeing a large
whale in the water not far distant from
the ship. The huge animal came to the
surface and amused those who saw him by
blowing water high in the air and per-
forming other feats. Mr.. Trip was pre-
sent in series Of revival meeting services
in which old fashioned methods were used |
and large number of conversions took |
place. His brother is deaf and dumb but
took effective part in the meetings by Of
fering prayer, using the sign language. |
While there may be some things in Maine
better than in Vermont, there are no farms |
in that section which compare in fertility |
with those under the slopes and shadows |
of old Barton mountain. The Vermont |
farmer has only to go to other farming
sections to become convinced that this is
one of the best localities for the farmer in
New ENGLAND at least