Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-28
WESTMORE.
The Richardson's have over so board

with tnclr ITleuuS.
The report of Miss Trips school at
Mill Brook was not quite correct, as
given two weeks since. Some desire to
see it changed. No. of scholars, Is;
average attendance, Is. Those who had
no absent marks were Josie Averill.
Cora Orne, Ella Lyon. Lillian Morse,
Irwin Brown and Porter Lyon; Lila
and Mabel Averill were absent only one
half day each. Those having no tardy
marks were Hattie Brown, Lizzie Gill
man. Irwin Brown, Forrest Hunt and
Ora Lyon. Com.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. JoHNsBURY.
Rev. DR.. Rankin of Washington, D.
c., has been spending some weeks here.
He is noted divine.
Rev. Matthew A. Gates recently fell
from barn roof which he was repairing
and suffered a fracture of hip and an
ankle.
Walter P. Smith has been appointed
trial justice for st. Johnsbury. Mr..
Smith is very keen lawyer and always
well fills any place he will consent to
vO~~py.
After most thorough and exciting
contest in St. Johnsbury, the text book
committee have decided to adopt the first
four books in Appleton's series of read
ers, Harper's Biographies and Green
leafs arithmetics.
The following shows the amount of
money deposited in savings banks from
the several towns in this county: Barnet,
S25, 561.S2; Burke, S3O,692.77; DAN
vile, $26,368.74; Groton, S945.22 T;
Hardwick, $4,719.73; Kirby, 81, 49,
4S; Lyndon, S3O,871.84; Newark,
S2O9.S4; Peacham, l3,58S.51; Rye
gate, $4,297.35; Sheffield, $l,536.27;
St. Johnsbury, $l37, O83.66; Stannard,
$251.11; Sutton, Sl7,118.l5; Walden,
$2,O99.82 Waterford, 17,O09.1O;
Wheelock, $l,Ol5.95.
NEWARK.
A woman was thoroughly tarred and
ragged a few nights since by women.
Feathers will be used in place of rags,
if there is not change in affairs.
SHEFFIELD.
The shower on Monday night was ex-
tremely severe.
John Hammett has received about
$1,000 back pension money.
The sociables of the Baptist church
will be started up for the fall and win
ter work soon.
Few farmers are done haying. The
wet weather prevents hay making, and
is fast ripening off the grass.
School closed in the village district
last Friday. The term has been very
successful, and Miss Hardy, teacher,
has been hired for the fall.
Mrs. Deacon Bean died in st. Johns
bury Saturday before last. She was the
second child, and the first female born in
this town, and was about 76 years old.
LYNDON.
Four men at work for C. D. Bigelow
gathered bushel of potato bugs in a
few hours recently.
George w. Hoffman, who has been
studying dentistry with DIR. Tracy, has
gone to Canada to prospect for a place
to hang out his 'shingle."
H. A. Quimby and family. of Spring
field, Mass, are visiting relatives and
friends here. Mr.. Quimby was formerly
in the mercantile business at the Centre
The Railroad Company have put in
another boiler at the shops, making three
now in operation. The furnishing OIL
power to the tub and box factories made
this increase necessary.
lightning struck the barn of Johr
Parks on Wednesday of last week. A
rafter and post were splintered, but nc
further damage was done. Mr.. Parks
and his son were in the barn at The
time.
The catalogue of the Lyndon Acad
, envy at Lyndon Corner, shows very
flourishing school and an excellent boarC
: of teachers. This school has a classica
course. are English course and youn!
: mems course OF study, and furnishes al
e opportunity for acquiring an excellen
= education.
EAST HARDWICK.
The text book committee have adopt
ed New American speller, FRANKLIN
p reader, Greenleaf's arithmetic, Reed
s Kellogg's grammar. Guyot's geography
q Anderson's Grammar School history
b. Payson, Dunton. Scribner's writing. an
Krusi's drawing.
i The anticipated failure of the Englis
- harvest. owing to continuous rains, an
the prospect of larger importations tina
ever of bread stuffs and cattle from th