Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-08-05
Local News.
ALBANY.

ALBANY.
Hay an average crop, grain is look
we'll.
/. B. Darling's hotel is ready for the
Sons.
There is now more sickness in town
a at any previous time for several
hths.
SOUTH ALBANY.
Levi Rowell, A. d. Patterson and
). M. 9. Gilman have gone to Sara
B. 1t is reported that James W.
hpson and wife of East Craftsbury
I 60 there also.
We give condensed report of the
inner school in Dis. No. 10, the whole
port being too long. Ed Whole
mber of scholars, Is; average daily
tendance almost IL. Those having no
dy marks were Cora, Mamie, Alice,
die, DIN and Harvey Rowell, Efie
tterson, Ida Williams, Alma Stone,
ma Marnock, Aggie Buchanan, Will
and Walter Scott, Elmer Cobb and
vi Stone. Those having no absent
lrks are Eta and Elmer Cobb, Cora,
annie and Alice Rowell, Efie Patterson,
a Williams, Wilbur Scott and May
arnock. Cora Rowell marked perfect
geography, grammar and spelling !;
die Rowell was almost perfect in
ese branches; several others had a
ord almost as good.
BARTON.
Remember the fact that there is to be
excellent school at the academy this
|.
o. D. Owen wants a few tons more of
ssh raspberries, and will buy all that
brought in.
The Democrats hold their county con-
ntion at this place, Aug. 20. See the
II of their committee.
Presiding Elder Malcom will attend
artery meeting services at the Meth
ist church, next Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Remember the auction of the Little
Ock and of a large amount of other
operty belonging to the Little estate,
Saturday next.
Rev. Mr.. Phelps will exchange desks
tn Mr.. Chittenden of the Landing
xt Sunday. Mr.. Phelps will alsC
each at the Hiram Cass school house
3 IL p. m.
The weather has been changeabl'
bring the past week, much rain ha
lien and haying has not progressed
UGH grass remains to be cut and pleas
It weather is greatly needed.
John L. TwOmbly is building set o
lildings on one of his lots which b,
i'll deed to Mr.. Randall. tinsmith, a
on as completed. Give John chanc
pd he will build up quite hamlet Of
. hill.
DIR. Smyth states that he will onl
BIT Barton twice more viz. on the 1t
Il the 14th instants. Those visitin
IN are requested to come early in tn
y as he has large number of patient
attend to.
Every body interested in the fair I
held at Barton Sept. 23d and oath
vited to meet the officers of the Fa
round Company at the Town Hall
bis place on Wednesday, Aug. z at tv
clock p. m. The officers desire IL
operation of all who desire to NAL
be Fair a success. 1t is desired
hoose committees, officers etc., and
erfect all necessary arrangements.
Thomas o. May, one of the best know
mong our eldest citizens, died on Mo
by last after brief illness. Mr.. Nj
as the second male child born in Ba
pn, and resided here all his days.
as an honest man with the most exer
Diary habits, having inherited all Il
irtues that descend from Quaker pa
ntage. Mr.. May had remarkab
memory, and was perfect cOmpendiu
f all the events of the olden times;
Enew more about the history of the toy
md of everybody born in it than a
pther person. He furnished the mater
or Miss Hemenway's history of Bartt
Ind also for history of the town pl
ished in the MONITOR three years a
lie was one Of those agreeable, intel
gent old men that everybody was pleas
10 meet He is the last but one
The original family Of Mays, who W