Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-30
The Good Templars held public

meeting at the cnurcn sunday evening
Appropriate and interesting remarks
were made by Rov. Mr. Culver and by
Mr.. Austin Excellent essays were
read by Miss Merrill and Mrs. Bush, al
so good selection by Mrs. DR.. Wright.
Last Thursday was day of misfor-
tune. Daniel 0. Brown had his ankle
badly sprained-John Kelly clipped two
of his fingers severely on plane-Mrs.
H. c. Rogers fell down stairs and was
badly hurt-Geo Bush who had just
missed being thrown from the plate of
the same building, fell from the staging,
a distance of eighteen feet, and was
picked up for dead. He remained in
sensible for some time, but was finally
restored to consciousness. Fortunately
no bones were broken, and he is about
again though sore and lame.
CHARLESTON.
The Teachers Institute for Orleans
county will be held al West Charleston,
during the present week. We hope that
all the teachers and many of the people
will attend the Institute. The state ex-
ponds large sums annually to support
our common schools, and whatever means
can be adopted to create an interest
among the people, and a better qualifi-
cation among teachers should be adopt
ed. The Institute is maintained at con-
siderable expense, and needs only to be
attended and supported to be useful. If
the teachers throughout the county meet
once year in the Institutes, they re-
ceive much useful information and many
useful hints, that will benefit and in
struct them and make a greater uni
formity in their methods of teaching.
We believe the Secretary is doing much
for the school interests of the state, and
that if his efforts could be heartily sec.
onded by the people, the schools would
soon be much better. Great fault is
found from time to time with our school
laws, our school books, the Board of Ed
ucation, teachers and school committees
but the great difficulty lies in the apa
thy manifested by the people towar(
schools, and until a greater interest i:
felt and manifested by them, the labor
of the Board. of teachers and the few
school men in the state, will not result
in any great good. We hope that tn
people of this county will attend this In
stitute in large numbers.
COVENTRY.
All that want to sell good June but
ter, so as to get little money for tn
4th of July, can do SO by calling on Z
B. Hancock in the cool of the day, an
the highest market price will be paid.
A monument thirteen feet in heigh
has recently been erected to the memor
of the late Rev. Pliny H. White, in th
old cemetery, at Westminster, the ez
pense being borne in part by the Goo
Templars, of which he was on honore
member. 1t is of Blue mountain graz
tie, from the works of P. B. Laird, S
Johnsbury.
E Last Friday, as John Wing, who is ;
q work for Mr. A. w. Fairbrother, W;
engaged in chopping wood, he acciden
D ally struck his leg with his axe abo,
' half way between his knee and ankl
;. and split the bone badly. DR.
q Kimball and Blanchard were called, al
Z administered ether and removed thr
!. pieces of bone, one of which was abo
t four inches in length. He is now d
It ing as we'll as could be expected.
q CRAFTSBURY.
Many farmers are about commencil
haying. Should the drouth continu
} haying will be done in hurry with
!, light crop.
- The Beedle troupe gave a concert
l the Town Hall, on the evening of t
% 25th. They had good house and ga
s. excellent satisfaction. Go and he
% them.
r On the 23d inst, town meeting W
held to see if the town would vote to a
in the building of the railroad. Ma
refused to vote at all. on account of t
: manner in which the subject was p
: sented. The enemies of the measr
:, out generated its friends, and the v,
- was lost by ten. 1t was also voted
!: adjourn the meeting until next Move
Der. The friends of the measure ha
: called meeting for July 9Th, and
- not propose to give it up yet.
co CLOVER.
til See Randall's advertisement n,
V. week.
o. 1t is with sorrow that we this W.
he record the death of Hon. G. G. Har
Is, of Glover. He passed from earth at
To a long and painful illness, in man
to emblamatical of his whole life, VIII
u was in peace. During his long Car
let as townsman he held every post
is within the gift of the people, and in
tn cases discharged the same with credit
es. the town, and honor to himself. The
OF neral services were attended by the r
let Mr.. Healey of West Burke The Ora
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