Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07

he cold and storm. goodly number
we're present, who seemed well pleased
With the antique costumes and inspiring
,horuses Of .sye olden times
Most of the schools in town commence
of this week. As the Board of
Education has been dishanded BY the
legislature, would it not be well for our
citizens to take some interest in the sub
Iect, and thus form correct public opin-
ion, in favor of good order and thorough
teaching. which will do that for our
schools, which the Board has failed to do.
Rev. Mr.. Granger lectured on Tenn
peranee. at the Congregational church,
last Friday evening. The larger portion
of our citizens showed their want of in
terest in the subject, by staying at home.
The few who were present, felt, as they
listened to the speaker, that the subject
had not become stale, and that indiffer-
ence to it was criminal. The lecture
was supplemented by remarks from
Judge Poland.
HARD WICK.
D. W. Aiken, Jr. is selling nice APP
Piles for 800 per barrel.
B. F. Smith killed his pig the both,
ult less than nine months old, weigh
ing 306 l-2 pounds. Beat them again,
Ben.
The teachers engaged for the winter
term of our school are Mr.. Hubbard of
Waterville, who teaches in the higher
department, and Miss Campbell Of
Greensboro, who takes charge Of the pri-
mary.
Two suits tried before Judge Perley
Friday and Saturday of week before last
instituted by S. NJ. Hall against Finley
Green, originated in the biting of Halls
boy by Green's dog. Both cases were
decided IN favor of the plaintiff. The
first damage to the boy on account o
the bite, was SIS and cost; the second
for expenses incident to case and treat.
ment, $500 and cost. Both cases were
appealed.
IRASBURGH.
George Wells has sold his house ant
lot to Dir. Ezra Clough.
Charter 2. Allen has returned to Vir
ginia to spend the winter.
Work on the Methodist Church ha
been suspended for the present, owing t
the cold weather.
S. w. Allen and Ed Hill start fo
Virginia the 9Th of this month. wher
they viii assist in erecting sawmill o
the plantation of Charles 2. Allen.
An effort is being made to infuse ne
life and zeal into the Good Templar
Lodge of this place. 1t is to be hope
that the attempt will meet with the SUI
cess it deserves.
John D. Cotton and Willie Brewst,
have bought the old clapboard mill an
water privilege connected Herewith, ar
propose to put in machinery and con
mence the manufacture of butter tul
the coming spring.
Rev. P. n. Granger is to lecture
the vestry of the Cong'l Church Frid;
evening next on Temperance. 1t is
be hoped that temperance people as We
as ''rot-gut guzzlers'' will turn out,
they will hear something instructive.
The young people of school distr
, No. |, gave pleasant entertainment
the new school house on Wednesd
evening last, consisting of readings, re
tations, charades and music. The pie
of music entitled ..Jewells,' sung
little girls was much admired. NJ
: Nellie Alden read an historical ess:
which gave an account of the imports
events that have occurred in this distri
u At the close of the exercises all repair
e to the house of George Bickford, a
: partook of oysters, and many other e
-" things.
WE'LL.
J. December lst, everything froze sol
IS even to c. B. Harding's feet. Decem
E. Sd, rain and thaw. December 4th, Fl
It solid again.
. B. NJ. Hutchins has moved on to
farm in the south part of the town, VIII
er Lewis Sawyer lived Sawyer has mo
Of on to his old farm which he has bou
he back from his son Chauncey
'e The Lowell Temperance Society
\ at the Baptist church, Tuesday event
Dec. lst. Quite goodly number "
a present. The exercises consisted of
'y original essay by A. Campbell, WI
at was deserving of merit. after VIII
t. short speeches we're made by J. Bro
a Rev. R. D Metcalf, H. n. Hovey
others also defamation by Bert I
ty ey, with singing, &c., after which
IL adjourned until the first Tuesday