Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-12


continue it will be good plan to see that
the openings to the sewers are kept clear
ed so as to allow as much OF the water as
possible to pass into the sewers.
The New York Weekly Press which we
have been furnishing the subscribers OF
this paper at twenty-five cents has gone
up on it's price and we now have to charge
fifty cents for it for one year. The paper
is very good one and cheap at the pres
ent price, and it will doubtless hold the
large list which it has in this section
Rev. w. E. Douglass goes to Toronto
this week to attend the International con-
vention of Epworth Leagues. 1t will be
world has ever seen. The great lights of
all branches of Methodism are to be there.
Mr.. Douglass trip includes Niagara Falls,
Ottawa and Montreal. He will return to
occupy his pulpit Sunday, July %.
Burglars broke into G. F. Percival's last
Monday night and proceeded to go through
his safe. The outer door of the safe was
trouble was with the inside door, which
they tackled with a hammer and chisel
and managed to open. Luckily there was
no money in the safe, and as that was
what the burglars appeared to be after
they meddIed with nothing else. Al
though there was quite number of valu
able articles around the Office they were
not touched.
Monday, July 5, broke the record as the
hottest day in several years. It was two
degrees hotter in MONITOR Office than ever
before, as our records show, and four de-
grees hotter than the extreme hot weather
of last year. It was 50 above zero in the
Peerless factory, and from "a to 100 every
where. In the sun the mercury climbed
to nearly 120. This is what has been sent
to pull up the belated crops. The thunder
showers which followed were terrific in
amount Of lightning and great amount
of rain fell. Much damage was done in
some Localities. The storm which crossed
the country Tuesday from the west, pas
sing over this village and thence on to
Willoughby Lake and eastward was brim
full Of water, lightning and thunder.
struck in several places in and
near this village, without much damage;
the rain poured in torrents.
The remains of Rev. John KimbaIl ar
rived in this village yesterday morning
from San Francisco. Cal, and We're placed
in the cemetery in the afternoon, a short
service being held at the grave, Rev. Mr..
Sheaff officiating. Mr.. Kimbau was the
son of j. II. Kimbal and grandson Of
Judge John Kimball. He was born in
Barton and lived here till about 1850 when
he left for college; he graduated at Dart
mouth college and then went through
Union Theological school of New York.
Mr.. Kimball went to California in 1860.
During the Civil war he was chaplain of
Carver hospital in Washington. After the
war he returned to CAL, and preached for
a time at San Francisco, Oakland and
Grass Valley. For the last IS years he has
been managing editor of the ''Pacific" the
oldest paper on the coast, and the organ of
the Congo. church. About three and one
half years ago he came on here to place the
remains of his wife, Annie E. in the family
lot. The San Francisco papers speak very
highly of him. Mr.. Kimba4as son, J.
Vernon Kimball, accompanied the remains
Of his father here. Austin KimbaI and
wife and son of New York came on to attend
5he funeral. Austin Kimbal and his
family and Mr. Vernon KimbalI will re-
main during this week.
Barton Landing.
A new girl baby at Ed. Perley's.
Miss Glenn Stafford is visiting friends
here.
DR.. Roweu and wife and M. M. Taplin
md wife go to Caledonia springs this week.
Rev. J. K. Fuller, j. G. Turn bull, Fred
Brown and Mr.. Weeks are taking a vacation
n the Maine woods.
Prof. G. J. bartlett of Yale medical
school is spending the month of July at
nome.
place, is reported to be very sick with ty-
0hoid fever.
Geo. Churchill recently had a fine S400
set in the cemetery, the work
being done by Mr.. Mack of Hardwick.
All those interested in the library are
library trustees, list of such books as
hey would be glad to see placed in the
library.
Albany.
Joseph Lahore has moved to Lowell.
Mr.. Robinson is working night and day
20 get his new engine into running order.
Miss Katie Coolidge from Boston is the
guest of I. 7. Pierce.-Rev. J. w. Norris
recently made his friends here flying
7isit.-Henry Darling of Exeter, N. H., is
spending his vacation in town.
An Ecclesiastical council assem- bled at
he Congregational church in Albany on
Wednesday, June 16, at the request of the
Cong. church and society in Albany for
he purpose of examining Mr.. Homer