Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19
lage school, which commenced last week

the glory of rag brigade parade,
June training day.
Rev. G. w. Stone was recently seri-
ously injured by being thrown from his
wagon while driving.
Rev. Mr.. Leavitt is the new Metho-
dist minister here. His first sermon left
a good impression on the minds of his
hearers.
D. H. Buck of this village, John W.
Currier and o. N. Elkins, of North Troy,
have been appointed committee to ne
gotiate for the funding of the town rail-
road bonds.
WESIMORE.
There was dance at Thurber's last
Friday night.
The steamer is being painted and will
be launched soon.
Strawberry blossoms have taken the
place OF snoW-drlfts.
The ice in Willoughby Lake broke up
May 11th-twenty-two days later than
last year.
A side walk is being laid from the
lake shore to the hotel at the south end
of the lake.
The Willoughby Lake House is being
fitted up for summer visitors, and very
large lot of furniture is being put into
it from the furniture rooms of G. f.
Percival of Barton.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
John W. Lewis of st. Johnsbury, who
was lately injured by his horse running
away and breaking his leg, and who
was thought to be improving, died about
9 o'clock Sunday very suddenly.
The annual meeting of the Caledonia
County Sunday School Association will
be held at East Hardwick on Tuesday,
May 81, with the following program:
l l a. m.-Praise and prayer. l1.20.
-Secretary's report-reports from
schools, appointment of CONS, &C. II.
Adjournment. 1.15 p. m.-Children's
service. 2.15.-Topic: How shall we
get the children, young people and par
ents into the Sabbath school? Opened
by Rev. E. S. Locke. 3.15.-Topic ::
The Teachers great aim. Opened by
Prof. II. Fairbanks. 4.15.-Topic {:
The weekday work of the Teacher. By
Rev. L. W. Noyes, alternate, Rev. c. s.
Frost. $50 p. m.-Prayer meeting.
6.5O.-Election of officers. 7.00.-TOp-
ic: The Importance, and best method
of conducting Teachers meetings. By
Rev. A. V. Clark. 7.46.-Topic: The
Sabbath School, an Ordinance of the
Church, which all members have cove
nanted to maintain. By Rev. A. W.
Wild.
ST. JoHNsBURY.
Rev. Fl. L. Fuller and Rev. H. W.
Jones are going to Europe on vacation
A freight train on the Passumpsic
road caught fire near Pompanoosuc from
an engine spark Tuesday, and one car
loaded with bobbins was burned.
Postmaster Carpenter of st. Johns
bury, has been designated by the De
partment as depository for the sale O.
the U. S. ten dollar refunding certl6
Gates. He sold $4,000 the first week
aud could have sold more if he had hat
more.
LYNDON.
J. D. Harvey is building very pref
ty house at the Center.
Mrs. Perkins has moved from F. W
Stoddard's to Loren Prescott's, and E. NJ
Campbell has moved into the place vaca
ted by her.
SHEFFIELD.
Independent Grange hold their mex
meeting at their hall June 9TH.
! Moses Bushway who has been livln
at John Knox's the past year died sud
denly of heart disease on Tuesday night
Mr.. Bushway was former resident o
Craftsbury, and his remains were take
there for burial.
1t is reported that some strange, will
animal, white in color, is lurking abor
in the vicinity of the Bradley mill.
HARDwIcK.
Another veto-God bless Presider
Hayes.
The machinery is being put into I'll
Granite shop.
L. F. Drenan moves on to the S.
Burnham farm.
The Joslyns are fitting up the be-
livery stable ever seen in Hardwick.
A. NJ. Woodbury. and J. S. Drenan hay
leased Is acres of land, that they ms
engage in root, grain, potato and br
culture, at their leisure.
WEST BURKE.
; F. W. Silsby sells goods here ne
Saturday and the Monday following.
EASTERN TO WNSHIP NEWS
The Dunkin Act which has been
| force during the past two years in Nj
sisquoi county was defeated by lar