Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

caused by the presence of children in
the school who had but just recovered
from the diphtheria.
ST. JoENsBURY.
The closing exercises of the year at
the Academy will occur June 18th, 18th,
18th, 18th and 10Th. Sermon before |
graduating class Sunday evening, June
10th. by President M. H. Buckham of
the University of Vermont. Public ex-
aminations Monday to Wednesday fol-
lowing
Postmaster Carpenter has sold nearly
| 100000 worth of the $40 United
States bonds. He estimates that he
might have sold three times as many if
they could have been obtained. Money
cannot be very scarce when there is so
much of it seeking investment at four
per cent.
The County Court convened on Tues
day, Hon. iona. Ross presiding. Hon.
Joel Trull and Hon. E. w. Church, as
sistant judges. There are l55 law and %
State cases. On the call of the docket
81 cases were named for the jury. Of
the criminal cases it is supposed that
State VS.. Peabody for forgery, and State
VS.. Stokes for abortion will be tried.
Hopkins is in New Jersey sick, or feign-
ing sickness.
LYNDON.
Webb is putting new piazza on the
second story of his hotel.
Rev. Mr.. Osgood has just commenced
labors with the Congregational church
at Lyndon.
There is to be trotting, running, driv-
ing and pedestrianism at the Park at
Lyndonville, July 4th.
The State Good Templars hold con-
vention at Lyndonville, July 4th, with
prospects of large attendance and very
interesting exercises.
A sixteen years old Lyndonville girl
attempted suicide by taking chloroform,
last Tuesday, ON account of disappoint-
ment in love affair. The act was dis
covered in time to save her life.
Henry McGaffey of indianapolis, Ind,
is visiting family friends here. He was
formerly clerk for H. A. Quimby at the
Centre, but is now at the head of the
Fairbanks scale house in Indianapolis.
H. II. Miller & Co., are selling their
air tight butter tubs as fast as they can
make them. The manufacturers claim
that in these tubs butter will keep for
years as sweet and nice as when it is
just put in.
The Good Templars Lodge, which
was organized at Lyndonville little more
than month ago, with forty members,
now has sixty members. and is increas-
ing in number at every meeting. Meet
ings are held at the Methodist vestry
every Tuesday evening.
l If the st. Johnsbury boys want to
play game of base ball they have to GO
: into some other town to get a ground to
} play on. They have been in the habit
| of playing on the fair ground, but they
e have lately been forbidden to play there
E The St. Johnsbury club came to Lyndon.
S Vile last Saturday, and beat the mo.
t docs" l6 to Is.
HARDwICK.
J. S. Drenan is selling new buggies
: at remarkably low figures.
' Elias Boardman is still hard sick, but
> there are hopes of his recovery.
The granite polishing machinery has
i been put into the granite shop and il
e doing good work.
D The rains have done much good, anC
crops, especially grass, look better thai
= they did last year at this time.
William Stewart is the first man il
. this town to receive back pensions. M
one is more needy or more deserving.
e SHEFFIELD.
. Eddie Root put his knee out of joint
4 a few days since,-Roswell Simpson
caught his arm in a chain-hook recently
and badly lacerated the flesh.
j. WEST PURKE
: The Northern Association of Univer
V salists will hold its annual session in tn,
Universalist church at West Burke. OF
Wednesday and Thursday, June Is and
l. 10. The Passumpsic Railroad will carr.
:, those attending the Association for far
e one way. A committee will be in readi
v ness at the church to direct the friend
! to places Of entertainment. All ar
u cordially invited to attend.