Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-13

Wright was formerly a resident OF
Orleans county and school teacher
of rare attainment, whose amiahle
| disposition and the example of / a
noble life left an indelible impression
upon the character Of large circle
of pupils.
The trained animal arena will be a
great feature of the street fair and
carnival in Burlington the week Of
August goth. Nothing like the great
Bostock trained animal arena has
ever been seen in Vermont and it is
safe to say that there are very strong
probabilities that it will be a long
time before its equal will be seen
again. Burlington extends welcome
to all visitors.
The reports concerning the number
of small pox patients in various
places are so conflicting that it is i'm
possible to tell whether the disease is
spreading very much or not. Every
precaution should be used to stamp it
out, as if it is allowed to continue I'M
| til cold weather it will run much
harder and may prove fatal. Not a
case has been reported in this village
thus far and everything is being
done to avoid it.
While in Glover last week we called
on Chef Phillips and inspected some
of bis curiosities, among them being
a five footed calf, which he had just set
up for a party in New Hampshire. He
was att work on a fourteen pound
longe, caught in Caspian lake last
week. The fisherman was a gentle
man from Barnet. In few days
time at the lake he caught over 100
pounds of Ionge. The large one was
thirtytwo inches long and eight
inches deep.
The 18th annual reunion Of the
Third Vt. Regiment Associa ton will
be held in G. A. r. hall, st. Johnsbury
VT, August 30th. Upon the arrival Of
the 1O:45 train from the south bust
ness meeting will be held, after which
dinner will be served by the w. r. G.
as usual. Short speeches will then be
made by comrades and others pres
ent and a good social time enjoyed
until the return of the trains. Como
rades and their families are cordially
invited. Reduced rate tickets on B.
& NJ. and St. j. & L. @. railroads, good
going August Goth and 30th, and re
tI1rninO r,ouSt 21et
The 34th national encampment,
Grand Army of the Republic will be
held in Chicago, ILL.,, during the week
commencing August 9th. Tickets
will be sold from all points on the
Central Vermont, Rutland, B. & NJ,
and NJ. & W. R. Rys in Vermont at
one fare for the round trip, viz, SIS.
Tickets good going August 25th, Goth
and 9th, available for return passage
without execution if presented for
trains leaving Chicago before MID
night of August 81, with provision
that by deposit with joint agent prior
to noon Of September End, and pay
ment of fee of fifty cents in connec-
deposit, return limit may be extended
to leave Chicago on specified day
and train, but. in no instance later
than midnight of September 30th.
Free quarters for comrades and all
Vermonters have been assigned in
the Grammar school building situated
in Englewood, the beautiful suburb Of /
Chicago.
The Orleans County Fair ,Associa
ton has already secured good num-
Der of special attractions and are
planning to get others little later
The premium list is in the hands of
the printer and will be finished this
week. Two thousand dollars have !
been offered in purses for the races,
the largest purse being known as the
J. G. Peene purse, and is for five
hundred dollars. This is offered in a |
free for all race. The amount offered
ever offered before and the races
should be the best ever seen here.
There will be a ballon ascension on
each of the three last days. The man
agement are endeavo1ing in every
way to bring the standard of the fair
up this year commensurate with the
great improvements being made on
the grounds.
The work with the steam shovel on
the Playground has been finished and
the grounds are now being leveled
and graded. The shovel was in use
five weeks and changed the appear
ance of the grounds very much The |.