Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-03

Children under ten years go free. Ladies
please furnish night caps and band boxes.
The sender of the above item did not
give his name and had we not verified 1t
by telephoning to Westmore it would not
have been published. Kindly sign name
in the future. Ed.
CALEDONIA COUNTY,.
West Burke.
Chas. Townsend from Pittsfield, Mass,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Townsend, last week.
Village schools commence on tuesday OF
this week. Miss Amy Hazen Of Alburgh
will teach in the primary department., MISS
Ida Farmer of East Burke in the interme-
date, and Mrs. Edwards of Morrlsv1lle in
the higher department.
Sheffield.
Leon Ross has gone to work on farm at
Wells River.
George Kendall, while going to Barton
last week lost his coat which had thirty
dollars in it. Mrs. Ash found and return
ed it.
Mrs, Hiram Cleveland and children are
visiting at w. A. Lawson's.-Birney Hall
and wife, r. o. Barber and wife, David
Wood and wife and Mrs. Whitney spent
last Tuesday at Willoughby Lake.-Robert
Wright visited in New Hampshire recently.
Carrie circuit visited in ST. Johhsbnry
last!veek.-M1ss Lila Parker from Lyndon
visited friends here last week. She goes
soon to her work in Providence, e. L.
Sutton.
J.E. Willard moves to Norwich this fall
where his son Ira will board with him.
Ira O. Willard goes to Dartmouth college
this fall. His brother, Prof. Harley K.
Willard goes there as teacher.
Dinners and suppers will be furnished
at Mitchell's hall during the yearly meet
ing. for the accommodation of outsiders.
The yearly meeting and ministers con-
ference of Free Baptists will be held here
this week commencing Thursday evening
and continuing until Sunday evening. A
very interesting program has been prepar-
ed and speakers are expected from various
sections. Sunday morning Rev. ID. M.
Ford, D. D. will preside at the morning
service Reduced rates on the railroad.
Those purposing to go will confer favor
if they will drop card to that effect, stat
ing whether they are coming by private or
public conveyance.
Hardwick.
Smallpox is fast being driven from our
midst. No new cases reported for nearly
four weeks. All guarantees in the village
have been raised and the pest house, which
at one time harbored ten cases, Is now
empty. Public meetings of all kinds are
now held here and the town library is open
once 5more. Business is improving fast.
East Hardwick.
Mrs. Lewis Rabbit is visiting her
brother, John Hancock.
Lewis Pendleton has sold his gristmill,
grocery store and feed business to Russell
& Fairbrother.
Let the Dillingham; papers MAKE
note that these three northeastern
counties are practically solid for
General Grout with two other candi-
dates living within them, both good
men. This shows what his neighbors
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those have who know him best. .5
Then make a note of the fact that
in Calais, a town in Dillingham's
home county, on ballot instructing
the nominee for the House there
were 45 voters for Grout and only
II for Dillingham;, and Grout candi-
dates were nominated in four other
towns with a fight in three or four
more, and yet Windham county is
-aving over him. Far away Windham
county in it's heaven born wisdom,
knows a good thing when those near
by can't see it.
Dillingham; is strongest where he is
least known circuit is strongest
where he is best known.
This makes the difference between
the two men. Thoughtful men are
asking why this is SO. The longer
they study on it the more they will be
inclined to vote for Grout.-Cotedo'
7eidn. ii
In the recent caucuses Gen. Grout