Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-18

rally. The long time elapsed since any
serious fire has broken out, may have
increased the danger by lessening the
vigilance that would ordinarily be exer-
eised. Let every man be a warden of
his own buildings. and take all precau-
ton against fire.
We have been shown. by f. L. Clark,
formerly Of Glover. but now of College
Hill, Massachusetts. an ingenious little
article Of his own manufacture, in the
shape Of knife for pairing and slielng
apples and potatoes 1t has a movable
gauge attached so that thin or thick
parings can be taken from the vegeta-
bic, all Of exactly the same thickness.
The gauge also acts as a guard to save
hacking the thumb. There is a hook at
the end Of the knife for coring apples,
digging out the eyes and rotten places
from potatoes, Sc. 1t is claimed that
1t will save from ten to twenty per cent.
aud do the work in one half of the time
of common knife. Call and see them
at Whiteher and ElliOt's, who have them
for sale.
The TEACHERS INsTITUTE.-The In
stitute held here, on Thursday and Fri
day, was very we'll attended. Ninety
teachers were enrolled, and lively IN
terest manifested during the whole ses-
sion. State Superintendent Conant con-
Quoted the Institute with much care and
signal success. His lectures and re-
marks were very practical and related
wholly to important subjects. Mr. Co
nant was ably assisted by Miss A. NJ.
Guernsey of Randolph Normal school /;
Mr.. J. +. Keene, preceptOr of the Bar
ton academy Mr.. William c. Crifen Of
the johnson Normal school, and others.
The leading subjects discussed were
Geography, Arithmetic, Reading. Bots-
ny, Geometrical Forms, the United
States and Vermont Constitutions, Mar
Drawing, Language, Reading the Classic:
and the Duties of Teachers and Parents
On Thursday evening, Prof. COnant gave
lecture pertaining to the educationa
progress of Vermont. Rev. H. L. Fuller
of the st. Johnsbury academy, gave the
closing lecture, on Friday evening. Prof
Fuller's lecture was full of good sense
wholesome advice and instruction.
BARTON LANDING.
Geo. White Of Bloomington will NEE
his creditors, at the Office of Charles X
ROwell on Friday of this week.
B. J. Jones has commenced his celia
and expects to put up his house durin
the winter.
George Bush will build the house 70
the Brennan Brothers.
Mrs. Church Tabor of Bellows Fall
delivered temperance lecture at tn
NJ. E. Church last evening. The hous
was crowded, and no better lecture nee
be heard.
The friends interested in the progrei
. of the new Congregational church al
invited to meet on Tuesday next wit
teams, shovels, &c, to assist in 6llir
up in front Of the house. If Tuesda
is rainy, come the next fair day.
4 The Thespians open their fall al
winter campaigns, next Wednesday ev
ming, by playing Yankee Land" Co
GLIDING with the side-splitting fare
Prosecuted Dutchman." No need
urging people to attend the Thespia
performance. They 60 anyway.
BROWNLNGTON.
3 Horses all sick and coughing badl
Potatoes not all dug yet.
II The failure of G. White of this TOW
! causes considerable excitement
: The machinery in Gallup's mill, we
crazy.one day last week, and came ne
tearing the mill down and killing t
I help. A bursting pulley threw t
band saw on to the carriage BLOCK
which IN turn burst and few over t
mill, cutting off a ratter and doing OF
: er damage The help fed from t
= mill and escaped.
- ORAFTSBURK
Mrs. Anorett Wheeler was throv
from horse, few days since, and /
De ankle was badly injured by the hol
> stepping upon it.
II The Christian Workers from
i Johnsbury and Danville. held servi,
at the Methodist church, during I
past two sabbaths, and several days a
;, evenings the house was filed with al
ious hearers.
oe The ladies at North Craftsbury, L
Int at the home of Mrs. Rogers, who
,er been sick long time, and fitted a
made garments for her three little gil
Mrs. Augustus Paddock invited the
: dies to her own house to tea. WI
i kind acts and kind words 60 togeth
:, they meet the demands of humanity q
a christianity.
DERBY
>: The epizoOtic is prevailing among
rs borsas of 4bis toxn IN some evtant