Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-23


them at 20 cents peck.
Any person wishing to enter either of
the Normal Schools of the State, under
the provisions of Act No. SO, of the
laws of 1876, will please communicate
with me on the subject. The word
scholarship" in that act means tuition
free. d. J. DwINELL, Sup't.
IRASBURGH.
Hay sells for $40 per ton.
The county jail is very literally pat
ronized this year.
There will be raspberry festival at
the M. E. church ON Tuesday evening.
Rev. A. A. Smith, former pastor of
of the Congregationalist church, has
been in town on visit.
LOWELL.
Grange meeting next Wednesday night.
Temperance meeting the first Tuesday
evening in August.
Rev. R. D. Metcalf of Worcester has
been here on visit, and occupied Rev.
Mr.. Phelps desk one week ago last
Sabbath.
The water in the Missisquoi was very
high last week from the violent showers,
and some of our farmers involuntarily
shipped quite quantity of meadow hay
toward Canada.
We notice that the Express speaks of
certain scholars in district No. l that
did not miss word in spelling during
the last term, and believes a spelling
match more profitable than base ball
match. If a "match" in spelling is
arranged we think district No. should
accept the challenge, as there were only
seven scholars in the whole school that
missed a word in spelling during the
entire last term.
A very respectable citizen living in
this vicinity hitched his team beside the
road, while himself and boy went into
the field to pick some berries; on their
return they found the team in the hands
of the owner of the field, who refused
to give up the team until he was paid
one dollar for damage done to his field
in the picking of few berries. The
money was paid over. but when the mans
temper subsidized and his conscience began
to stalk" he was ashamed of his con-
duct and sent back the money.
Measles are pretty well distributed
throughout the town.
The hay crop is light, but other crops
are looking irst-rate.
We have our quota of potato bugs,
but they are doing no decided damage
They are getting we'll seeded for next
year.
c. Wilson's wife, who left his bed and
board has returned. With some forget
ting and forgiving they renew the jour
ney of life together.
NORTH TROY.
The rain storm of last Thursday wa
the most severe known here for Ions
time, and much damage must have beef
done to crops.
Petty thieving is still very common il
this vicinity, and it is evident that tn
gangs of thieves that have been prowl
ing about here have not all been captured
) or discovered.
O'Brien's show was here last Thursda,
|, and the unanimous verdict is, that it i
"humbug" There was but small
crowd in attendance, who allowed them
selves to be victimized by the stranger
extensively. The menagerie is not u
to the average while the circus was YER
poor.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The telephone has reached st. John;
bury.
Quite a number of seasiders hav
left St. Johnsbury for various resorts.
H. w. Stanton of No. Danville has
grade durham calf four months old thu
!. weighs 404 IL pounds.
: The jewelry man found victims enOug
y in Hardwick so that he went off wit
$50 of their money
u The OdLedonion of last week VIZ
: brim full of exultation, on account
/ the completion of the P. & o. Railroa,
The fools are not all dead, as W;
clearly shown by the number who bougl
"prize packages" at the circus at S
Johnsbury.
!. The unoccupied barn Of Mike McCl;
ry of Walden was burned on Monds
night 1t required two attempts
fire it. Insured $500.
Neighbor Chase of the Union has g
scent of another case of illegitimacy
he seems to know altogether too mu'
about such matters.
Maj. E. P. Farr of st. Johnsbury b
been appointed recruiting agent to mu
ter the Veterans of Caledonia for t
le soldiers reunion at Bennington.
IS Charles Sark, a well known al