Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-09

band and firing of the cannon.
A despatch has been received from Com
modore Dewey at Manila at last. The
despatch states thst he engaged the Span
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vessel. Not an American was killen and
hut six or eight wounded, while the killed
and wounded on the Spanish vessels must
have Numbered ten or twelve hundred.
Commodore Dewey states that he has the
city of Manila at his mercy, but does not
attempt to occupy it as he has not enough
men to do this. Troops will be sent to oc-
cupy the island at once.
The county committee will meet before
long to decide on the place of holding the
county convention. Two years ago when
this committee met there was some talk of
having the convention meet at Newport,
but this village offered to furnish the hall
and band free, and as it costs considera BILE
to get the hall at Newport, this offer was
accepted. We have good hotel here and
can offer the members of the convention
good accommodations, and we doubt not
that the citizens of the village would be
willing to offer some inducements to have
the convention meet here.
Barton Landing.
Mr.. Martin has gone to Newport Center
to work for time.
Rev. J. K. Fuller will preach the Memoir
ial sermon at this place.
Mrs. Albert Beede of Newport has been
visiting at E. III. Lothrop's.
B. F. Moulton is trimming carriages for
Fairbrother & Gale of Newport.
Mr.. Hawley and mother moved into Mr..
Anderson's house short time ago.
A reception to Rev j. A. Dixon and fam
lily will DE given at the church next Thurs
day evening.
The people here are kept well informed
in regard to late war news by the bulletins
at D. Buchanan's and the postoffice.
Rev, Mr.. Hildreth of Albany, preached
an excellent sermon at the Cong. church
yesterdy in exchange with Rev. j. K. Full
Ter.
Mrs. Geo. Cole has returned from her
visit to Massachusetts, Louise Stat
ford turned from New York, where
she has been spending the winter.
Considerable enthusiasm was shown
here when the Newport Rifles went through
here Thursday morning, and a large num-
Der gathered at the station to see boys
who had enlisted off,
F. c. Williams was in this section recent
ly testing cattle for the tuberculosis. In
some places he found quite a number of
diseased cattle. He examined the herd be-
longing to w. w. Foster and gave Mr..
Foster a certificate stating that he had ex-
amined his herd and found that it was free
from disease.
Those boys or rather hoodlums in this
village, who go around evenings knocking
at peoples doors and windows, putting
tictacs on windows and raising a distur-
bance generally, are known, and if they
persist in doing these tricks, viii be called
into court to answer to the offence of
disturbing the peace. Signed, Citizen.
Jessie Shute has gone to Boston.
S. r. George is shingling his house.
There are many sick ones in this vicinity.
John Kelly has purchased the Beach
place.
Elmer Andrews has moved to the Kid
der place.
G. w. Lang was a guest recently at DR..
w. S. Eldridge is building an addition
TO his barn.
Some Of our young men have enlisted
for the war.
a. N. Vance of Barton has been visiting
friends IN town.
D. Q. Gill from Springfield was in town
recently looking after his mill
Mrs. Clough, who is 90 years OF age, is
'ich with catarrhal pneumonia.
Mrs. William Courser was recently
thrown from wagon, receiving serious in
uries.
Carl Chaffee is repairing his house on the
Gates place with the intention of moving
here soon.
John D. Kelley is repairing his tenement
house on Lowell street. He has bought
he Beech house and will soon repair it.
FL. Marckrer's horse made flying trip
Down Main street recently overturning the
wagon but luckily no damage was done.
Mr.. Dutton is stopping at II. B. Cham
Oerlin's while his daug liter, Olive, is teach
and Mrs. Jackson are home from
heir visit in Lamoille county.
2. j. Cowles and Mrs. B. Morse from
80. Hardwick visited friends here recently.
Mrs. Morse will be remembered as the
widow of the late Rev. J. Morse who was
pastor here 20 years ago.
At the annual meeting of the NJ. E. La
lies Aid society the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Pres, Mrs
ISABELLE Chaffee; first vice, Abbie Miles;
econd vice, Hattie Saunders; Sec., Ella