Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-08-12

will not prove epidemic.
COVENTRY.
Rev. G.. S. Butler will address the
Ladies' Aid Society next Friday eve
ming in the Town Hall at IL o'clock.
All invited.
CRAFTSBURY.
Thirteen years ago a Vermont regi-
ment was disbanded in Burlington.
Among the officers was Captain Carpen-
ter, of Waterville. For his servent he
had "a little colored boy, fourteen years of
age, who did not know his letters. This
little lad went to Watervil]e to work on
a farm, in the winter attending school,
and at the age of fourteen learned his
letters. One year ago last June this
same lad graduated from the University
of Vermont with the highest honor,
having led his class, and having secured
in the college society to which he be-
longed. and which is proud of him, the
reputation of being among its best debat-
ers. Since his graduation Mr.. Hender-
son has taught very successfully the
academy at Craftsbury.
EAST CHARLSTON.
Bears have been catching sheep and
doing other damage in this vicinity
The hay crop is good; potatoes are
somewhat injured by bugs.
GLOHER.
DR.. French has gone to Clinton, Mass. !;
his accounts are left with G. L. Leonard.
Our excursionists to Magog, returned
Friday night. They give glowing ac-
counts of their experiences.
VIM. Fuller on his 10th birthday,
which occurred recently, moved all the
forenoon, and for his afternoons sport,
pitched on seven and unloaded six large
two-horse loads of hay.
During the thunder storm of last
Thursday evening, barn belonging to
Mrs. Stillman Bickford was struck by
lightning and with its contents destroy
ed. Insured for S21O.
A barn in which some of our Glover
friends were sleeping, IN their camping
out experience last week, was struck by
lightning during the Thursday night
night storm and burned. Fortunately
no one was injured.
The vestry of the Congregational
church is now nearly completed. 1t
makes one of the cosiest and most con-
venient vestrys in the county. Much
credit is due to Mr.. Anterior who has
had full charge of the work.
We give the following report of the
school in Dis. No. z, taught by Matte
Jenness Whole number of scholars 26
average attendance "a (: There were II
that received no absent marks, viz, Ida,
Edna, Nellie and Winnie Patterson,
jamie, John and James Young, Eugene
and Irwin Anderson, Allen Gilmour and
Joseph Spring. Annie Stone and Car
RE Spring were absent one day only.
GREENSBORO.
A pair of strange birds are making
their abode about the village this sum.
mer. They enter the stores fearlessly
for flies, seemingly unmindful of persons
present, unless there is an unusual still
about the room. They are little smaller
than the common ground sparrow. Theil
color is a slate, streaked with lemon
yellow, one has yellow spot on top o.
its head, their breasts are is nearly
white. Any information as to theil
name &C., will be thankfully received
One was caught and put in cage, anc
his behavior precludes the idea of theil
ever having been domesticated.
H. S. Tolman's name is heard among
the list of senatorial candidates since
the rumor appeared that Mr.. Dawson
was not to run. 1t is we'll known tina
the friends of Mr. Tolman felt that h,
was not fairly used in the convention
two years ago; that Mr.. Tolman wa
entitled to the second nomination, mas
, much as he was not nominated unde
the one term rule, but rather expected
second election, like his predecessor
His name will undoubtedly, be present
ed to the convention, but with no desir
| on his part to make himself obnoxious
J or to precipitate any quarrel on the con
vention. He has no wish beyond bein
treated fairly, and we are sure the con
) vention will accord him fair treatment
IRASBURGH.
y A black snake was recently killed i
v this town.
3 S. W. Eaton recently lost horse an
t J. G.. Brown colt by accidents.
e The Sunday Schools in this place tax
trip on the Lady of the Lake on FIR
/ day next and have basket picnic.
At the meeting of the listers of th
county held on Tuesday last, at Ira
burgh, for the purpose of equalizing tt
: lists of the county. Michael Kennel
+. Jr., of Troy, was made chairman, job
B. Hovey of Albany, secretary. Aft
consultation and comparison of the sev
eral lists, it was voted to deduct fro