Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-07

Garland, first Sopranos !; Hattie E. Par
ker and Jennie l.. Baldwin, first altos
Hattie E. Parker and Anna Garland,
organlsts.
CHARLESTON.
The Teachers Institute, commencing
on Monday morning, June 80, continued
until Thursday p. m, The attendance
was as large as could reasonably have
been expected, considering the week on
which it occurred. The class numbered
about ninety, and was very regular in
attendance at the various sessions. A
quite unanimous expression of the teach
ers was to the effect that they considered
their time and trouble amply paid for
Citizens who attended, agree in the
opinion that they received valuable sug-
gestlons and instruction by so doing.
All sessions were in the Congregational
church, which was filled on Wednesday
evening, to listen to DR.. French's lecture
and the excellent reading of Miss Potter.
The Institute instruction upon the mat
tiers Of teaching the alphabet, methods
of teaching spelling, learning how to
read, and writing compositions, were
especially valuable. 2
p~n-r.,es. ,COYENTRY.
Monday of last week as Harrison
Turner, of Coventry Gore, was chopping
in the woods, he was struck by falling
limb, and had both bones of one leg bro
ken below the knee a
Rev. +. W. Dickinson has accepted a
call to the Congregationalist church in
Hanson, Ohio, with a salary of $1,000,
and will remove there the 1st of Au-
gust. The good wishes of many friends
in Coventry 60 with him. . a21o
The young people Of Coventry, are to
have strawberry festival at the Town
Hall, next Tuesday evening; the pro-
ceeds to be used for the repairing of the
town clock, which has not licked for
some time The entertainment will con-
sist of music, charades, &C., and last,
but not least, the supper, which no
doubt will be appreciated by all who at
tend, as the ladies of Coventry are ia,
nous for getting up treat of this kind.
| CRAFTSBURY.
| Henry Kinney. youngest son of Mr.
Hammond Kinney, returned home on
| the 9th inst, after about one years alb.
sence on a whaling voyage. @
The caterpillar, or something Of that
specie, is making bad work in some 10.
calities. The sugar orchard belonging
to John Wilye is entirely stripped of its
foliage, and looks from a distance as in
mid winter.
DERBY.
The S. S. picnic was held in Mr.. P
0. Hollis grove last Friday; very So
cial time was enjoyed. The Derby Sill
yer Cornet Band was in attendance.
Mr.. B. Bryant's horse "Jerry" VOL
three successive heats, at Stanstea'
Plain last Friday at the races, in tn
three minute race, winning 500. H
has been trained only 5 or 4 months.
CLOVER.
3 Those who do not believe in the i'm
: provement of stock will do we'll to visi
the herd owned by A. G. & F. Phillip
of Glover. They have full blood Dul
e ham bull "Dan," two years old, sired b
: Fl. G. Cleveland's "Young Hen," an
: out of full blood Kentucky Durhal
o COW. He took the first premium at tn
Orleans County Fair as calf and yea
!. ling. Now weighs 1926 lbs. The
: have recently bought of H. c. Clevelan
d the full blood Durham calf, rs
e Blanche" paying for the sames,a hig
S price as stock of this kind always d
k mands. They have full blood Durha
d heifer that now, at IL months, weigl
d 600 lbs. Also pair of grade Durha
n steers that weigh, at one year old, $50
d pure white and handsomely matched
D. Farmer
l. Mr.. G. P. Owen sold last week to
l. Newbury man, his span of bay horse
+ Sum paid $4,000.
y, Mr.. Lyman Dwinell, our enterprisil
~ merchant, is now in Canada at the Gel
:, brated "St Leon Springs" in hopes of I
" storing his failing health.
Mr.. Joseph Drew lost valuat
;, horse last week, with difficulty orig
u mating in the throat. The horse h
! been owned in the family for many yea
: and was highly priced.
st E. E. Fosters 4th of July Ball was
ne decided success. Some 80 couple we
ed present. Reports say it was not OF
he the largest, but the most respectful
a. ball ever held in town.
at Miss Eta Whittlesey, who for so
er' time las been our best soprano sing
IN recently joined "Beedles Troupe" 9
choir suffers loss not easily restor
me while Mr.. Beedle gains valuable
IN sistant.
% Mr.. Lyman Darling has rented
shop at the village. owned by Mar
Abbott, where he is doing custom bIa