Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-07-25

Derby.
A. J. Allbee is repairing his dam,
which was washed out during high wa
ter last spring.
Rev. w. J. Clones, student of Brown
University, is supplying the pulpit at
the Baptist church during the summer
The first of a series of union meetings,
to be held on Sabbath evenings
was held at the Baptist church last
sabbath.
Charles Carpenter has his new house
nearly completed, which with his barn
he built last season, will make
him fine set of buildings.
E. E. Silver, who has recently gradu-
ated in the college preparatory depart
ment of the "Waterville Classical In
stitute," Waterville, Me-, is at home
for few weeks vacation.
1t is gratifying to the larger portion
of our community, to know that rum
drinking and rumselling is receiving
some legal attention in the county.
Let the work 60 on it Is much needed
The committee think that they have
been very fortunate in securing board
Of teachers for Derby Academy the en-
suing year. Mr.. Lawrence is gradu-
ate of Bawdoin and Mrs. Lawrence of
Mt. Holyoke. Both are teachers of
large and successful experience. See
advertisement next week
Glover.
Mr.. E. B. Simonds had new potatoes
and green peas the 10Th, raised upon
his own land.
Rev. Mr.. Austin of Newport exchang-
ed desks with Rev. Mr.. Thurston, and
preached here last sabbath, very able
and interesting discourse.
The entertainment given by Mrs.
Kendall and others on Saturday night
was very successful, both in merit and
attendance. Owing to the fact that many
were prevented from obtaining admis-
sion, and the general desire for repeti-
ton, the entertainment will be repeated
tomorrow, Tuesday evening, under the
auspices of the Ladies Mite Society.
Admission 20 cents, children 10 cents.
G. f. Davis orchestra will be present.
Greensboro.
J. O. Cutler has sold his blacksmith's
shop to Frank Leslie of Walden, who
takes possession in September.
Rev. A. W. Wild of Peacham spends
| his summer vacations on his farm in
this town at the head of Lake Caspian.
MIR. Henderson, former principal of
Craftsbury academy, has occupied the
desk in the Congregational church of
late, much to the pleasure and benefit
of the people attending.
Miss Fl. B. Conant goes to Unionville,
Conn, as principal assistant in the high
school.-Miss f. FL. Babbitt has gone to
her old situation in store in Thomp-
sonville, Conn. Connecticut people
seem to appreciate Vermont girls.
A CARD.-We tender our sincere thanks
to the many friends and neighbors who
have so kindly given US their aid and
sympathy through the sickness, death
and burial of our beloved daughter, and
would say to the singers, ''please accept
the heartfelt thanks Of our family for
those beautiful words,
Nearer my home than ever"
E. r. HANSON,
j. A. HANSON.
Holland.
Joseph Gray has sold the Buck place
to Alfred Sisco price $500.
Mrs. McKinstry, Advent, preached al
the Moulton school house last Sunday
She will preach in the Methodist church
at some future time by invitation.
Henry Bryant fell from the roof Of
his barn while shingling, and was bad
ly hurt, though no bones are supposed
to have been broken.
Carrie Fletcher has finished her frs
: term of school, giving excellent salts
:, faction. She is engaged to teach tn
same school in the winter.
A son of B. Allbee fell from a hors
on Wednesday last, and was so badl,
hurt as to be unconscious until Friday
He will probably recover.
Irasburgh.
Daniel Houghton a longtime resi-
dent and a respectable citizen, who ha
been i'll for some time past, died o.
t Thursday last.
John Lawrence met with an acciden
: on Monday last by being thrown from
I a wagon. His collar bone was broke
and he was otherwise badly hurt.
$ A hearing. at which a large numbe
5 of people from Albany and Craftsbur
r were present, was held last week rela
4 tive to putting Solomon Orne unde
d guardianship. The case is not yet d,
IS cided.
While moving on Tuesday last, Ralp
e Howard left his horse q moment. whe