Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-12

and board, for one week. at the low
price of S35. Tickets and further de-
tails can be had by writing N. P. Lover
ing Jr., Lyndonville.
The Passumpsic Railroad company
have just purchased of the Wason
Mfg. Co, of Springfield, 100 box cars,
and the line, including the S. E., the B.
G. & M. and the Passumpic have pur-
chased another hundred which are to be
delivered at the rate of four day, be-
ginning FEBRUARY lst. These cars cost
about 5000 each, or 500 more than
they would have cost four months ago.
The company have 69l freight cars and
the first of the so now building in the
shops was put on the road last Monday,
making 682. This number with the
200 just purchased and the 80 to come
from the shops would seem to give rolling
stock enough to do the business. But
the present demand would take them all
and require freighters to be vigilant in
securing their supply.-Unsom.
SUTTON.
The following interesting statistics
are given us: There were eighty-seven
persons in attendance at church in SUIT
ton village the first Sunday in 1879.
Thirty-6ve of that number attended the
first Sunday in 1880; four have gone to
Sheffield, to Peacham, to Burke, 2
to Waterford, to st. Johnsbury, | to
Illinois, and l unknown. The rest live
in the vicinity. None of the 81 died in
the year. aledonian.
An affair occurred in the village school
last Wednesday morning, that will be an
injury to the school and discredit to
the town. J. P. Otis, college graduate
and an experienced teacher, is teaching
the winter school, and has labored hard
for its success but some extraneous in
fuences have worked against him and
had tendency to create some insubordi-
nation on the part of the larger boys.
On Tuesday evening word was sent to
the teacher that it would be we'll for him
to bring his coffin, the next morning, as
it might he needed. Mr.. Otis did not
take the coffin, but supplied himself with
some implements not needed where cor
poreal punishment Is discarded. After
the opening of the school, the sender of
the coffin message was invited into the
floor to answer for the insult by punish
ment The teacher proceeded to ferule
him, but had just begun the exercise,
when six of the larger boys sprung to
the floor, two holding the doors, and at
tackled the master, who was thrown tc
the floor and roughly handled. Just al
this time, DR.. Geo. w. Colby. committee
man, appeared on the scene, as reinforce.
ment for the teacher. The doctor lacks
nothing of courage, and he at once began
to assist the unfortunate teacher who
was having sorry time of it. The doc
tor swung the teachers chair in a way
calculated to make surgical operations 9
necessity, but the arrival of two stou
men from the village put an end to the
scrimmage and prevented a more serious
affair. The boys have been arrested, anC
VIII ne tried Ivy the ctaJe Uu Thursday
next.
i SHREWSBURY.
Joseph Cook lectured to large audi
ance on Friday night.
: Rev. Frost of the Free Baptist churcl
has received call to 20 to Whitefield N
H., but his people do not like to give hin
up.
The Catholics run thier own school
I in this village. The cost of this schoo
! last year was $1,000. of which the prizes
paid little more than one half.
SHEFFIELD.
s Next Ladies' Aid meeting at Baptis
l church on Wednesday evening of thi
e week.
d The reception given by Harley Pag
and bride at H. P. Kings, on the eve G
/ Wednesday last, was a very enjoyabl
n occasion.
# EAST HARDwICK.
). The Congregational society held thei
annual meeting the 7th inst. The re
l. ports of committee and treasurer ind
cate financial prosperity for the pas
year; the receipts from weekly offering
II and interest of permanent fund hay
been sufficient to pay expenses and
cancel a portion of the old debt, whic
- is only about fifty dollars. We sha
continue the weekly offering system
raising funds.
: Caledonia Grange No 8 held the
annual meeting with H. Blake and cleo
ed the following officers: Master, G.
'e Bell, overseer, Mrs. T. A. Fay, secretal
81 and chaplin, HI. Blake, Treasurer, Mr.
G. G. Bell, lecturer, VIM. d. Bronso
OF steward. A. Hutchins, assistant ste,
y ard, F. A. Fay, L. A. S., M. J. Blak
Or Ceres, Mrs. A. Hutchins, Pomona, MI
m VIM. d. Bronson. Flora, Mrs. J. I
Stevens, gate keeper, L. Hogaboom. Ne
meeting at F. A. Fay's.
III STANNARD.