Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-10
which is to be held at Coventry on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
ORA FT,SBURY.

which is to be held at Coventry on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
CRAFTSBURY.
It has been decided to have the Acad-
envy rebuilt at the Common, on the form
er site, and in season for the fall term.
We noticed in your columns last week
lady in Barton Landing had four Gala
lilly blossoms on one Gala; Miss Mary
Scott of this town has five.
The eleventh and closing lecture of
the North Craftsbury course was given
at the Congregational church on Thurs
day evening last by Mrs. Agnes A.
Houghton. We spent very agreeable
evening "with the poets" The storm
and other things made the attendance
rather light. We are sorry to announce
that President Buckham, on account of
severe illness, will not be able to fulfil
his engagement at present. Much credit
is due to Mrs. Boardman, inasmuch as
she has done the main part of the labor,
in providing such an excellent course of
lectures as the present.
We condense from the School Super
intendent's report read at the March
meeting, the following. There are Ii
school districts in town, and during the
year there have been % district schools
in session. The whole number of GER
tlfcates granted for this town, 10. Num-
Der of visits made by Superintendent,
40. The REGISTERS show good re-
port as to punctuality and good attend
ance The schools were classed as fol-
lows: IA at par, 5 below par and 9
above. Special attention had been CIV
en- by the Superintendent to reading and
spelling in the schools. The school
Dis. No. s, which was divided up at the
March meeting 1878, was reorganized
last Tuesday, so we again have IA school
districts.
The Sd spelling match of the season
came off Wednesday eve, according to
previous notice. The hall was we'll
filled and class of 40 or 80 took their
f stand. The words were pronounced by
l Mrs. A. NJ. Wheeler, the american
l Speller" being the only book used. The
contest was long one, showing study
and great improvement since the first
| "match," in Jan. After an hour and a
2 half, there were but three standing. ID. F.
Andrus the first of the three who missed,
: took the l dollar prize, Manda Dawson
5 the second, 81, Though it was by mis-
1 take she left the class as her spelling of
D the word is admlssable) leaving Mrs. J..
4 g. Simpson to take the So, which she
2 did after long storm of words. The
e interest manifested was good, and we
bespeak more study of the spelling book
S for the future in our schools.
e DERBY.
s A large number from here are going
a to the Coventry Convention this week.
S The farmers are putting in large
quantity of ice. They get it from Derby
3 pond and find it from II to IA inches
a thick.
The farmers club organized in this
place by Col. Mead is in very flourish
l. ing condition, and we see no reason why
it should not result in much good.
f The students of the Academy reor
n gained their lyceum for the spring tern
last Wednesday evening, and will hole
!. them every Wednesday evening during
the term.
n The Good Templars on Saturday ev
0 ening next, debate the question: Resolv
g ed, that agriculture is more beneficial
e to mankind than manufacture or com
e merce.
n An invoice of goods is being taken a
r the Elisha Lane store, run by Chas
u Magoon. Mr.. Magoon is very accom-
e modating and ready salesman and i
i selling large amount of goods.
Little Arthur Davis, son of Hirau
Davis, was run over by the horse of
u gentleman who was driving to meetin
u Sunday morning. Arthur stepped GU
on to the side of the road and fell unde
d the horse, but fortunately escaped seri
y Gus injury.
Rufus Stewart of Beebe Plain abou
4 one year ago began to exhibit signs 0
!. insanity. He grew worse and in Apr
T. was taken to Concord. N. H., to the in
sane asylum, where he remained unit
his death, which occurred on Wednes
. day. His body was brought to Beeb
Plain and the funeral was attended O
8 Saturday afternoon, with LEpiscopa
services.
CLOVER.
> lMrs. L. f. Parker would like to hav
= her customers call in and settle thei
bills at once.
! Norton Mcclellan has recently pull
= chased Beatty" organ from Washing
ton, New Jersey.
Chas. Lawrence drew with two horse
IL load of logs from South Glover to Bal
~ ton which weighed 1850 lbs.
At the donation visit of Rev. L. {