Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-15

Ing departments IN the Scn00l. First,
college preparatory course for young '
men; second, normal department for {
teachers, and third, ladies collegiate |
course.
GLOVER.
Dan. Young burned his eye severely,
last week, while hammering hot iron.
Edna Fayer, who has been teaching
in the West, for some time, has returned
to town.
Mrs. Charles Lynds, one day last
week, rode the moving machine all the
forenoon, doing good work.
The village schools closed with re-
view and rhetorical exercises. last Fri
day. Both teachers have given good
satisfaction.
The report published in the Palladi-
am, respecting the republican caucus re-
Gently held to elect delegates to the
Hydepark convention, is false. The |
meeting was properly warned, time to
commence being IL o'clock, and to
give all a favorable chance to be pres
ent, the meeting was not called to order
until o'clock.
GREENSBORO.
Our constable says he is going for I'M
licenced dogs. So look out i
The hot weather is driving people in
to camp on the shores of Lake Caspian.
Three or four companies are already in
camp, and more coming.
Grasshoppers, potato bugs and long,
slim fly are doing good deal of dam
J age; the fly seems to be about as great
a pest to the potatoes as the bug.
: Something near a tornado accompan-
led the shower, last Wednesday. 1t
blew down the roof of Dow's new barn,
broke down trees and scattered hay to
the four winds
8 HOLLAND.
M. G. Ferrin and U. M. Kidder were
4 chosen delegates, S. R. Fletcher and HI.
e R. Marsh alternates, at the caucus held
e on Saturday night. They are Grout
8 men.
! IRASBURGH.
q The caucus for the choice of delegates
to attend the district convention came
q off on Wednesday night, and was quite
: lively affair. Certain person who
b have little bitterness against Gen.
Circuit, on account of the bank and coun-
ty building controversies undertook to
defeat him, but they were unsuccessful.
They showed their hands and exercised
. their revenge, but to no purpose.
JAY.
. Frank Metcalf, while driving across
the Blair bridge, was precipitated, with
.. his team, into the stream below by the
!, breaking down of the bridge. No dam
age was sustained.
: The Barlow Guerrillas bounced down
= upon us the other evening and captured
e couple of delegates for the great Mail
Contractor. The facts are about as fol-
lows: In the western part Of the town,
l. over the mountain, there is large mill
and tub factory. owned by parties in St
le Adams there are thirty or forty mer
employed about the mill who naturally
= vote as their employers desire. On the
r. night of the caucus pretty good number
gathered at the school house for the pur
pose of choosing delegates. The mos
. of these preferred circuit to Barlow, but
just as the caucus was opened abou
" thirty-fv men emerged from their am
> buscade in the woods near by, walked
:. !. into the school house, took possession o
= the caucus and chose two Barlow dele
" gates. This is the first real victory tina
Barlow has won in this section. IT i
70 true he caught few bummers, to assis
u him along the Line, and that carrio
: editor of the Palladium, but this is tn
49, only real victory.
- LOWELL.
90 Leander Sinclair lost two fingers
from an unfortunate intimacy with
saw, few days since.
Sc, At the caucus last Monday evening
ed II. B. Parker and James Brown wei
chosen delegates, E. Coolidge and D. I
ert Curtis, alternates, to attend the distric
IN convention. They were instructed |
rec vote for Grout
MORGAN.
in The brisk wind with slight rain, O
he Wednesday last, caught good man
tba farmers unawares, and spoiled hayir
10 for that day.
Certain parties who travel consider
Law bly, between Derby Line and E. Charlie
md ton. carrying bag in which there
,er something besides sold Clothes" a
pds preparing for a crying spell unless tn,
IN desist from certain practices along Il
20 road, which make them nuisance. TIL
ada have cut up about all the capers t
oon public will stand, and had better beha
themselves hereafter.
NEWPORT.
le.. The caucus last Saturday evening W
in paobably the largest ever held in to,