Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19
L. P. Smith has gone to St. Johns
bury to work for the Fairbankses.
ORAFTSBURY.

Chas. Williams has moved to VOL
cott..
The measles and whooping-cough are
in town.
NJ. Udall is making arrangements to
build barn on the site where he recent
ly lost one by fire.
Mrs. e. Patterson has opened her
rooms at Mrs. Norris and is ready to at
tend to cutting and dressmaking.
Teachers examination will be held at
the Academy, Saturday, May, lst., COM
mencing at o'clock in the morning.
The freshet of week-before-last did
considerable damage in this vicinity.
The Collins mill-dam was carried away.
The students and teachers of the
Academy visited Mr. E. L. Hastings
sugar-house by invitation, on Friday,
and their actions indicated that Mr..
Hastings reputation for making good
sugar need not suffer at present.
A singular occurrence interrupted the
services at the Congregational church
last Sabbath. Soon after the commence
ment of the afternoon services, the wire
supporting the pipe in front of the pull
pit gave way, percipitating that portion
of the pipe which extends across the
width of the house, on the floor. The
pipe had been burning out, and so hot
was the SCOT, that IN spite of all efforts.
it burnt through the carpet. 1t was
fortunate that the accident occurred dur
ing service, otherwise the house would
have been burned.
VEST OHARLESTON.
We are glad to say that A. J. Morrill,
is recovering from his illness.
Herbert Morse has rented his farm
to Walter Buck and his father, and moved
to Newport.
The sugar house of Mr.. Nat. Dane
was burned, with contents, Tuesday
night. He lost an evaporation and other
utensils.
Rev. D. |. Quint, who was expected
to preach his farewell sermon to the Bap-
fist church here, the last Sabbath in
March, has decided to remain in his
present field of'labor for the present
He will preach part of the time al
East Charleston.
DERBY.
Rev. J. Buzzell of Troy occupied the
pulpit at the Baptist church, last Sab
| bath.
1t Is reported that z. G. Blake, ha:
purchased a place near Island Pond
where he is soon to remove with hi'
family.
The remains of Mr.. Porter Human
who died very suddenly, of heart dis
ease, at his residence, at Island Pond
a few days since, were brought to thi
place for burial, on Friday last.
At the caucus on Saturday evening
|
the following delegates were elected t.
the Hyde Park convention Benz. Hin
man, G. o. Brigham, J. w. Erwin. AL
ternates; A. A. Silver, F. d. Butterfeld
and j. G.. Elder.
GLOVER.
Leonard & Scott are making som
very nice butter tubs at their factor
this season.
Johnnie Prindle's family have moved
to Coaticook, Pc. Johnnie has engages
with circus which makes a tour il
Canada this season.
At the caucus Saturday eve.
Mcclellan and G. F. McGafey wer
chosen delegates to the Democratic
State Convention at Montpelier.
HOLLAND.
James BoOthman is adding new mach
inery to his mill.
David Applebee has so far recovere
from his fractured limb as to be out an
into the sugar place.
John Wheeler is sick with the col
sumption. The disease is supposed I
have been brought on by the measles.
Henry Bryant had sugaring off IL
the other night, to which Nobody was il
vited. About 60 pounds of sugar W;
burnt to coal.
o. L. Kidder is getting his lumb'
from the mill for his big barn. Tn
barn will be 60 by ll2 feet, with &c
lar under the whole.
Annie Fletcher teaches in Dis. No.
Jennie Boynton in Dis. No. 4. Distric
No. 2. and No. 5. each have two teri
schOol-spring and fall.
VEST GLOVER.
! James Uric died last Wednesdi
evening. He has been sick sever
months.
e LOWELL.
Edison Stannard is building barn.
Carter Fowler has moved on to I
farm.
u Charles Sawyer lost good horse
Gently.
Abram Hazen has bought the Cyl
% Metcalf farm.