Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-17

at the St. Johnshury Academy,
will open writing school in this place,
the first school probably to commence
sometime the next week after the COM
mencement Of the winter term of school |
at the academy. Further particulars
hereafter. Call at the post office and
see specimens of his penmanship.
A large pumber-between sixty and
seventy couple attended the Levee and
Oyster Supper, at the Landing, last Fri
day night, making the affair complete
success. Those who went down from
this village, say that those who did not
go, .'let a good time pass over their
heads
make your mark" If there are OBJ
stacles in your way, "surmount them.
as did Barton man, who the other day
went to the house of neighbor whose
piazza floor had just been painted, and
ladders placed around it for protection.
With manly perseverance he climed over
and succeeded in making has mark in the
soft paint
There is to be a concert tomorrow,
Tuesday, evening, Nov. IS, commenc-
ing at quarter past z o'clock,-doors
open at half-past Cat the White Church
by ''Eastman's Concert Troupe" We
have heard this troupe we'll spoken of by
some who have heard them. The last
Morrisville Citizen says sit is a much
better entertainment than the average of
travelling companies, % and that the Gin
strumental part of the programme was
of the very best, and doubts if it was
ever equaled in that town.
Sometime last summer we mentioned
in our Barton items, the burning of the
school house in District No. 5, placing
the loss at % cents. Considerable had
been said, one time and another about
the old house being the coolest and poor
est one in town. But fire has cleansed
the spot upon which it stood. The old
thing has passed away and a new house
now stands in its stead. If the old one
was an eye-sore and disgrace, the new
one is an ornament, and one of which
the district may we'll be proud. If the
old one was the poorest in town, the new
one-outside the vilIages-is the best.
1t was built. and has just been finished,
by f. A. Stafford, of Barton Landing,
and was accepted of last week by the
district who have not word of fault tc
find with the workmanship. tits a large
house, we'll finished and painted inside
and out. Miss Nellie Wright, of New
port, has been engaged to teach the first
term of school, which is to commence
the next Monday after Thanksgiving
May she start the ideas of the little ones
in direction, so that when they are
grown up, they may be great men anc
women.--intellectually, we mean.
Mr. Benjamin Nutter, who went from
this village to Iowa Falls, Iowa, abou
year ago, died at that place Wednesday
October 20, of Consumption. The las
Caleoon5an says: "Mr. Nutter was
native of n H., but the most of his lif
was spent in VT, at St. Johnsbury HI,
had suffered from declining health for l;
years. He had sought its restoration il
Virginia, California, Minnesota and a
last at Iowa Falls. For about 20 year
he had led a consistent christian life
For many months he contemplated deaf
as very near. With firm and Cheerful
faith in Christ as his Saviour, he waite
, patiently and submissively, for his chang
to come. repeatedly exclaimed, 'Ho
thankful 1 am that | have the Christia
hope 7 His remains will be brougf
= to Vermont for interment."
The Time recommended by the Vel
mont Conference, of the NJ E. Church
; for taking collections for the bible caus
t in the counties of Orleans, Caledoni
and Essex. is during the months of No,
o ember and December. Will the pastor
and officers of the several churches 81
that this department of the Master
work is promptly and faithfully don
It J. w. BENNETT, Agent.
+ BARTON LANDING.
J. The old Parker store has been file
d up by S. Albee and Fl. W. Buchana
:, with an entire new stock of dry good
T, groceries, boots and shoes. hats, cal
n &C., which they are selling for cash
d ready pay at hard pan prices. Call ar
it see them. See advertisement.
s OWNINGTOW.
It [. A. Wyman, on account of po
S health. has rented his store at the Cel
P tire to his son James.
i A. Ripley says he would thank TIL
3 boy who threw stone through one
e his windows recently, to call and sett
for the same.
NJ. Foss is improving the looks of h
farm very much, besides the addition