Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-11-12

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should plan to attend.
Some of the younger element paraded
the streets on Thursday evening and at
tempted to celebrate in an appropriate
manner the repu Ill an victory of Tuesday.
g. f. PercivaI has been grading and sod
ding the lawn III front of and around his
house. This is not only an Improvement
to his property but also to the street and
locality.
The Peerless factory has been using
steam power during the past week, as the
repairs made by the PercivalF Furniture Co.
have necessitated shutting off the water at
their dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Scott visited their
daughter, Mrs. F. Browning, at Han
over, n. II. last week. Mrs. Scott has not
returned yet, but is expected some time
this week.
Miss MabeIle McFarlane returned from
East Charleston last Saturday, having
! taught very successful term in the viii
Iage school, twenty eight scholars being
registered.
There is to be turkey supper at the M.
E. church next Friday evening, com
mencing at p. m. and continuing until
all who are hungry are fed. A full at
tendance is hoped for. Admission 25c.,
| children under twelve 15c.
Rev. w. G. johnson was unable to speak
at the M. E. church last evening because
of illness, and the people of that society
attended the Cong1 church where they
| listened to an excellent sermon by Rev.
| Mr.. Sheaff.
| Election is over and while we are not to
have the ''free silver'' for which Bryan
stood we venture to predict that silver and
all other kinds of money will be as free as
it would have been had Mr.. Bryan been
elected. ..r...s
FL. w. Blair and Miss S. Lillian Call
were married at West Bronze, Quebec, on
Tuesday, Nov. 9th. They will reside in
this village where Mr.. Blair is engaged in
business. Congratulations and best wishes
are extended.
Will the ladies of the Cong1 society
having cast off cotton dresses or other
garments to be used for children which
they are willing to donate towards bar
rel going South, leave the same at Mrs.
Barron's, 81 Main st.
There was very little excitement here
election day and everything passed off
very quietly. The Mckinley electors re-
ceived 3S1 and Bryan A votes. The vote
four years ago was as follows: Mckinley
electors 421 and Bryan 43.
The election returns were given out
Tuesday evening at Seaver' hall from the
Peoples lime, at Pierce's drug store from
the New England line and at the depot,
where they were received by telegraph.
There was good attendance of interested
spectators at each place.
The town of Barton has had a good
growth during the past ten years as shown
by the census returns. It now has pop
ulation of 2790 against 2217 in 1890, making
an increase of 573. Of this Barton village
has contributed 272; Barton Landing 1875,
and the town outside of the villages 1O6.
Only three other towns in this county
have increased in population; these are
Albany, Derby and Newport and none
have gained equal to this town.
The beautiful weather which has been so
much enjoyed through the fall closed last
Friday with a flourish. In the afternoon
of that day snow commenced falling and
continued until about six inches had fall
len. The wind blew very hard through
out the night. The electric lights were
put out in some way in the night and the
village was in total darkness. The storm |
extended throughout New England and
along the Atlantic coast, doing consider |
able damage in some sections.
A terri BILE marine disaster occurred near
Yarmouth, n. s., yesterday morning, when |
the steamer, City of Monticello, was over
whelmed by mountainous seas and engulf
ed with thirty-four of the passengers and I
crew. The steamer was making a trip /
from st. John to Yarmouth, n. S., and
was within four miles of it's destination |
when wrecked. The three masted schoon-
er, "Myra b. Weaver" foundered in a gale
off Cape Cod, early Saturday morning and
was wrecked; six persons lost their lives. /
The MONITOR club list will be published
in our next issue and those who are in /
arrears on the paper should try and pay up
and get the benefit of the clubbing offers.
The agent is on the road much of the time
and will call on all who are in arrears, but
if you can not pay him leave the money
with the postmaster in your town or send
it direct to this office. We do not wish to
crowd those who are owing us but we are
obliged to meet our bills and think it only
fair that those who have been owing US
for some years make a special effort to
pay at least part of their indebtedness.
Mrs. Hiram Baxter, who suffered par F.
alytic shock some weeks ago, died at the
lone of her daughter, Mrs. Wells in Gov
entry lest Wednesday. Her age was sixty |"
eight years. Mrs. Baxter had lived in this
town over forty years and was respected