Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-02

being in very critical condition yester-
day.
Miss Jennie Burney, who has been
spending her vacation at her home in No.
Woodstock, N. H., has returned here for
the summer.
Miss Austin, who attended the conven-
ton at Derby as the delegate of the Z. E.
Society, gave ID very interesting report
Sunday evening.
The post office will be closed July 4th
from 1 to o'clock p. m. to give the post
master chance to dig some of the grass
out of his garden, and in the evening at
1880. POSTMASTER.
July Fourth promises to be quiet day
here, although some of our people will
dou btless celebrate elsewhere. There are
to be celebrations at Newport, Troy and
Bloomington.
Several of the Masons here went to
South Albany last Saturday to attend the
funeral services of E. g. Rowell, who had
been a member of the order. The usual
Masonic service was carried out.
DIR. ]. II. Linsley and friend from Bur-
lington were at Hotel Barton for time
last week. The doctor has an automobile
in which he makes long trips about the
state. He left here Thursday morning for
Burlington.
The steam shovel which Mr.. Holder en-
gagged in order to hasten the work on the
fair ground arrived here last Thursday.
and was taken to the fair ground Friday
a short track being laid on which the
machine was worked along. AS the job
on the grounds is large one it will have
to be rushed in order to finish it in time
for the fair next September.
James B. Abbott, whose death is men
toned in another column, was born in
Barton Sept. %, 1912. In 1862 he enlisted
in Company D., LIST Vermont Cavalry, was
in all the cavalry raids about Richmond
and took an active part in the battle of
Cedar Creek and continued in the army
until the close of the war. For the last
twenty-five years he has resided in Utah
and Idaho.
Mrs. VIM. Carpenter, formerly of this
place, died in the hospital at Burlington
June %. Her home for the past two years
has been in MiddIesex. She leaves son
and daughter who have the sympathy of
all. She was hard working woman and
had many friends in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Wilkie of this place,
and two of her brothers, Z. G. and Geo.
Gary Of St. Adams, attended the funeral.
Hereafter, until further notice, all mail
going south on the night train must be
handed IN at the post-omee before 7:45,
and will be sent north on the 9.O2, return
ing on the 11.52, which does not stop here.
The day express heretofore arriving here
at 4.15, now arrives at SOB, SO near the
mail train time that the pouch on thet
train (5.03), will be discontinued for the
present. A mail goes south Sunday night
closing at 6.45.
Under the new arrangement the night
mail south does not stop at this station
and the change is very disagreeable one
to the village people. The pouch now
closes and is sent north on the New York
train. It has been the JUS 9r@ of the bust
ness men and the travelling men who were
in town to prepare their business letters
and send them up at late hour. This can
not now be done but it is hoped that some
arrangement may be made SO that the
train will stop as heretofore.
We were obliged to throw out a large
number of locals this morning for want of
time to put them up. Our correspondents
must remember that we can not put up
the entire paper on Monday morning and
send in part of their locals for Saturday
We are obliged to stop putting
up locals at certain hour Monday morn
ing regardless of whether they are all up
or not, and we would be pleased if those
who have notices which they desire to see
in the paper would send them in early and
give Us a little more time.
When the water was let out of the reser-
voir last Wednesday it was found that
part of the new filter had been broken in.
The break was a bad one and in the
strongest part of the filter, at a point
where it would not have been possible for
the pressure of the water to have caused
it, as there are many weaker points which
would have given away first. The cement
had not given away but the bricks were
broken, showing that some terrific force
had been brought at that point. It is
thought that some party must have been
using dynamite in the reservoir either to
kill fish or for some other purpose.
w. B. Wilmot, who was we'll known
here, having been former resident of
this town, died at his home in Lyndon
Vile last Tuesday. Mrs. Wilmot. who will
be remembered as the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. &. Brown of this village, and her
TWO children have the sympathy of many
friends. The following is copied from the
Lyndonville Journal: ''The community
is deeply saddened this week by the death
ofone of its most respected citizens, Will
B. Wilmot. His death was very sudden,