Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-03
BROWNINGTON.

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Mr.. and Mrs. James Wyman we're
by large number of their
friends on Friday evening.
The school-master has got abroad in
this vicinity. He pronounces dysentery
myrrh mur-er and neigh
nye.
Forest Grange have surrendered their
charter. The majority of them will
join the Black River Grange and hold
their meetings at the Landing.
c. B. Meade died last Monday after
painful illness of two years. He was
good citizen and neighbor and will be
much missed in this community. His
funeral was held at the Congregational
church on Wednesday, Rev. Miss Shaw
officiating.
COVENTRY.
A musical convention is contemplated,
which is expected to commence on the
18th inst. and continue three days.
Rev. G. B. Thomas will lecture in the
Cong. church on Friday evening at Z
o'clock. Subject: Antiquity of Man.
Mr.. Lucius Nye, much respected
citizen, is suffering very severely from
the effects of wound received during
the late war.
The Reform Club which has been
slumbering for some weeks, woke up on
Friday evening last, and will be held
fortnightly, hereafter.
The donation for Rev. O. D. Clapp
will be held at the M. E. Church Oh
Wednesday evening, Feb. 5. The Iras-
burgh cornet band will be present,
speeches will be made. and a supper
provided. You cannot afford to be alb
sent. Come.
CRAFTSBURY.
A magazine club has just been formed
in the River district. The club has Sc
lected as publications, Harper'S, Demo-
rests, Youths Companion and National
Repository.
The spelling match came off OH We'd
nesday evening. After half hour de-
voted to music and recitations, the class
chose sides and Miss Manda Dawson
'spelled down" the whole after brief
contest; another trial was had and
William Morse of Elmore won the vic.
tory. On Wednesday evening next
there will be another trial, at the same
place. The American speller will be
the text book, and small reward will
be given the champion. A second class
will be formed, if desirable, and common
English words will be selected without
reference to the spelling book. Specta
tors will be charged an admittance fee
of 10 cents each.
For the amusement of some of your
younger readers we ask them to form
200 or more words from the letters tina
make the word painters. 1t can be done
and doubt not the editor of the NOM
TOR will give the name of the person
who will form the most words out 0
these letters.
We also give them the following bi
BILE riddle, ask them to solve it ant
tell the readers of the MONITOR wher
in the bible they find the answer:
"They left their little ones at home,
| And whittier went they did not know
| They for the church's sake did roam
| And lost their lives in doing
| They took straight and narrow road,
| And had the wicked full in view;
They lived to man and died to God,
Yet nothing Of religion knew.
VEST CHARLESTON.
At the auction here Thursday, COW
sold from $3.50 to $3.50.
We have one case of measles in th
village and several have been exposed.
The fell ows arrested here two week
ago, got as far as Barton Landing, o
their way to Irasburgh, and when the
reached there paid up their fines an
were released.
DERBY.
Mrs. Lucian Chase died on Friday
consumption; she leaves seven childrel
the eldest Is years, the youngest an il
FAINT.
The funeral of Mrs. Emera Clougl
who died of consumption, was attende
on Sunday. Jan. 26, Rev. S. S. Nickersc
officiating clergyman.
J Our merchants, Lane and Magool
, took in 1890 pounds of butter on Fl
day, paying from s to Is cents a poun
which amounted to $1,000. The butt
! will be sent to Scotland.
At the auction sale on Saturday.
: the property of the late Hannah Forbe
COWS sold from $l2 to $50; sheep fro
$3.50 to So; oats from 25 to 80 cents
hay $3.50 to $l2. The farm was n
sold.
The winter term at the Acaden
closes on the 14th inst, on the evenil
of which, there will be reunion
, students, and lyceum discussion. Que
: ton: Resolved, that inventions impro
the condition of the laboring classes.
, Josiah Shedd and wife were surpris
G by about rs of their friends, old an