Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-17

ris and also that of Isaac Whitney was
saved by the most resolute efforts of the
citizens. though the occupants suffered
some damage from water. and the sudden
removal of furniture. It's now believed
that sufficient means will be contributed,
in addition to the insurance money, to
rebuild the Academy at an early day.
There has been talk among some who
are interested in the South Village about
having the new building erected there,
but it is found that the original charter
will not permit change in the location.
The fire originated in some unknown
manner about the stove in the Academy.
DERBY.
The Quarterly meeting of the III. E.
Church will be held on Sunday March
End.
Walter Nourse has moved to Coventry
where his family will reside while he goes
to Massachusetts, to work at his trade as
painter. We are sorry to lose SO good
citizen and family.
The agricultural meetings held on
Saturday were we'll attended. Col Mead,
DR.. Hoskins, z. E. Jameson and others
participated in the discussions. After
the evening meeting Farmers Club
was organized.
The closing exercises at the Academy,
took place on Friday. The examinations
indicated very thorough work and train
ing during the term. The school has
been small, and has not paid the princi-
pal, but it has been very profitable to
the students. On Friday evening the
lyceum and reunion was attended by
about three hundred. The discussion,
paper and music were excellent. The
social entertainment was very pleasant.
There is prospect of large school in
the spring. and many teachers will make
this sort of fitting up term for that
vocation.
VEST DERBY.
There will be donation visit for Rev.
Gilbert Miller at his residence Thursday
eve, Feb. Goth.
SUDDEN DEATH-Mrs. Norman Sias
had an apoplectic fit on the moning of
the 18th, and died very suddenly. She
had been resident of the town many
years and was much esteemed. Her age
was about 60 years.
GLOVER.
Rev. B. F. Tillotson of St. Johnsbury
preached an excellent discourse at So
Church last Sabbath. All his hearers
might be benefited by his remarks.
The community was very much disap-
pointed in not having Col. Mead at this
place last Monday, but listened to
practical and interesting addresses from
Mr.. Jameson of Irasburgh.
Those of our citizens who attended
the meeting of the Union Reform Club
feel that they were we'll paid for the eff
fort. The Resolution was ably discuss
ed, and the address in the evening by
Rev. Mr.. johnson was considered mas
terly effort.
1t is reported that the Cooper shop
with its contents, belonging to Mr..
Brown, residing in the South West part
of the town, was destroyed by fire on
Monday last if correct it will be a Sc
we're blow to Mr.. Brown, as the building
contained much valuable property.
GREENSBORO.
Henry Kier has opened tin shop in
the Keith block at the Bend. He is a
good workman and deserves patronage.
The lumbermen at the bend" are
drawing in sixty thousand feet per day.
Eighty horses put up there every night.
School at the Bend closes next week
with an exhibition. Miss Addie Camp.
bell teacher. She has taught an excel
lent school.
Mr.. Isaiah Macomber, of this town
has an eight-day clock said to be one
hundred years old, which has not beer
cleaned for thirty-three years, and keeps
good time when kept wound.
IRASBURGH.
The Rhetorical Club will repeat tn,
drama, enlisted For The War;" anC
, play Coupon Bonds" on Tuesday ev
ening, Feb. 18th.
The successful term of school in Dis
No. l, taught by Thomas Baker. Jr. o
} Barton, closed on the 18th. Two scholar
Louisa and Fred Labay had no absen
J or tardy marks. The lyceum held il
connections with the school was of mucl
} profit to the school and the citizens o
: the district.
A small owl which has been lurkin
about the barn of W. W. Foster fo
some time, was recently shot. Fror
tip to tip of wings he measured twent
: inches, but was light as snow fake
only weighing ta0o ounces. If tn
source of our information was not relia
J BILE, we should doubt this whoppel
EDITOR.
JAY.
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