Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-21

SlUU as pension arrears. MS is nice
little sum to fall into family in hard
times.
Charles Wheeler from Morgan Beach.
returned to Bloomington some time
since, bringing stock of mercantile
goods. and will run good store at the
Center.
Mrs. Job Drown, Jr., died at West
Burke on the 10th inst, and her remains
were brought here for burial. The funeral
sermon was preached by Rev. D. l.
Quint of West Charleston.
CRAFTSBURY.
Lorenzo Miles has bought the E.
Goodwin house and moved into it.
Mrs. Henriette Mathews, formerly of
this town, is here on a visit with her
two children.
Despite the heavy frost on the 9TH of
June, crops of all kinds are unusually
good. The hay crop will be heavy.
VIM. Hoyt has repaired his barn.
A. A. Randall has built a new corn
barn.-Dexter Sprague has repaired his
barn.
Carlos Miller has finished saving his
large stock of logs and has sold 100000
feet of his lumber which will be market
ed as soon as it is planed and matched.
d.. o. ~. ov4oy aud wiz how j..ss
returned from their extended trip to the
West. They return in good health, and
their many friends are pleased to vel
come them back.
The showers for the last few day have
been very heavy and have been accom-
panied by heavy winds. The roads have
been badly washed, and timber and fenc-
es have been blown down.
VEST CHARLESTON
J. E. Wilson is repairing the old set
of hay scales opposite the hotel.
Haying has been rather dull this week
on account of wet weather, but good
crops are reported.
Miss Lydia Human has returned
from Massachusetts, where she has been
teaching the past year, and the executive
committee have engaged her to take the
academy school here.
DERBY.
DIR. Clark has rented the Harry Hin
man place, now occupied by Charles
Batchelder, of Mrs. Aaron Human.
Several persons are DESTROYS of pur-
chasing building lots. Should they sue
coed in securing them for fair figures,
there will be quite little growth in
our village next season.
| Rev. Herman Bisbee, formerly of this
place, while preaching in his pulpit in
South Boston, on the morning of the 9th,
was taken with an aploplectic fit and
died at two o'clock that afternoon. He
leaves wife and five children, three Of
them by a former wife. He was about
rs years of age.
VEST DERBY.
John Shattuck is home on vacation
from Lewiston, Me-, where he is attend
ing college.
The Universalist Society have organ.
lied Sunday school which is held ev
cry Sunday at the church.
Children's Sunday was observed a
the Freewill Baptist church last Sunday
, by floral concert. The exercises were
, very good, especially the main exercise
entitled the ''Rose of Sharon" The
church was beautifully decorated will
evergreens, flowers and choice plants
: making the whole very enjoyable oc
, casion.
, CLOVER.
Elmer Dwinell has been appointed
chorister at the Congregational church.
Rev. Reuben Wright preached excel
lent discourses at West Glover, las
Sabbath.
The village schools closed last Friday
with an examination and rhetorical ex
ercises. The schools have been success
full.
GREENSBORO.
A recent addition of books to tn
Liabrary makes the present number mum
Der nearly 800.
Farmers are getting over their squeam
ishness about Paris green, having foun'
a that it is the only effectual remedy 70
r the potato bug evil.
L The grist-mill has passed into tn
hands of H. E Fletcher & Co., of 81
Johnsbury. 1t is now closed, but vii
doubtless be opened soon.
: The textbook committee have vote
to adopt the following books for the mex
five years: Franklin's readers; Fish
n arithmetics; Gyot's Biographies; Reed
= Kellogg's grammars Swinton's speller
; Cows Morals Payson, Dunton & Scrit
o. ner's system of penmanship.
:: IRASBU
, Some of our hop raisers are please
to note rise in hops.
tt Mrs. BENZ. Morey is suffering from