Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

pleased with In1S Vnlage and would like
| to come here for summer outing.
Bank Examiner Elisha May in a recent
! conversation with the writer said that he
/ found few or no banks in Vermont in bet
| ter shape than Barton National Bank He
complimented Mr.. Dewey especially on
his manner of keeping bank books.
| There will be an administrator sale
next Saturday at p M, at the residence
| of the late John E. Skinner of large lot
of household furniture, utensils, and
things too numerous to mention. One
piano will be sold, provided a bid of $50
| can be had as a starter.
The measles have made full conquest
of this whole vicinity. Very nearly half
of the scholars of the school have had the
disease, and this with other sickness the
past winter has very largely reduced at
tendance and has greatly impaired the
usefulness of the school.
A. J. Smith took a rather cold bath last
Tuesday near the outlet of Crystal Lake.
He was using team near the water when
the horse commenced backing and finally
landed him in about eight feet of water.
A large crowd soon gathered there and he
It is expected the cemetery commission
ers Of the village viii soon be doing some
work at the cemetery, and it is hoped that
all who are interested in lots there will
assist in putting them in order. The
C commissioners do not propose to expend
money on lots where the owners are in
condition to put them in order them
selves.
An explosion of boiler of an engine in
caused the death of Ernest Nichols and
injured his father, Stephen Nichols, quite
severely. These people will be remember
ed as former residents of this village. The
explosion is supposed to have been caused
by pumping cold water into the boiler
when it was nearly empty.
Several of the Knight Templars of this
place attended the ascension day services
of Malta Commandery at Newport last
week. The sermon was delivered at st.
Marks church by Rev. w. 7. Forsyth of
Stanstead, P. O., after which the Knights
with their ladies returned to the Masonic
hall and partook of a bountiful supper,
and enjoyed themselves socially until
train time.
This village has one Of the best water
supplies to be found in the state; it has an
electric light plant OF which many a larger
place would be proud; it has a system OF
sewers, and many other things Of which !
we may well be proud, but the condition
of our streets after rain would be liable /
to make an impression on the mind of a
stranger which would be hard for all of
our good things TO counterfeit. i
This section, together with most Of Yer
mont and part of the Province of Que
bee experienced an earthquake of consid
erab BILE force Thursday night at 1913, as i
the time was given. The shock was pre-
ceeded by a rumbling sound and was suf- !
ficient to make windows rattle and to
awaken people out of their sleep, In some
parts of Canada people ran out of doors.
In Montreal considerable excitement pre-
vailed.
Geo. G. Barnes, who has been in the en-
ploy Of the Peerless Co. here for some time /
past, has gone to Newport, N. H., to work
in the factory of the same company there,
where he will have charge Of the repairs of
the sewing machines, etc. He is a. very
reliable and worthy young man and his /
loss will be felt in this place where he has
been useful in many spheres. He was
superintendent of the NJ. E. Sunday +
school, and very efficient in the work of .
that church.
The concern at st. Johnsbury, known as
Harris Weekly, which never had a
respectable standing, financial or other
wise, is in The hands ofsSheriff Sulloway.
i of+ H.
jackharris type, and there are not scandal
lovers and carbon eaters enough in Yer
mont communities to support papers of
that sort. Mr.. Blood, who recently took
the thing on to his hands, might have
made success of q good paper but this
was too heavy a load for him.
While Frank Clark's team was standing
at the freight depot last Thursday it be
came frightened and made a dash down
Main street, passed through between
Ovens block and Mrs. Fosters house,
and ran down the field into the river.
After enjoying a good swim down the
stream and thorough bath they turned
back up the river ard came out, shook
themselves and started to walk back up to
the depot to get Mr.. Clark, but they were
met by some men and stopped. They ap-
peared none the worse for their swim.
The Ministerial association and the eighth
annual convention of the Epworth
Leagues of ST. Johnsbury district will be
held at Hardwick Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday of next week. A good pro-
gram has been provided for and the con-
vention promises to be success in every
way. An especially fine thing will be the
address Tuesday evening by Rev. DR.. Row
ley of Manchester, N. FL. Those intend
ing to attend the convention are requested