Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-01

Frank Huntoon has gone to Derby
Line to work for George Carpenter.
Newport Center.
James Connal is sick with pneu-
monia.
Stephen jenkins has received
back pension of 1854.
At the annual examination of
teachers, II were present.
Clarence, only child of widow Glen
dening died of Group last Saturday.
Miss Skeels and Nellie Wright are
engaged to teach the spring term of
school in this village.
John Balch, Salmon Palmer, Ho-
bert Cook, Charles Junkins went
West last week in company with Jo-
seph Balch and family.
Rev. III. F. Austin closed his la
bors last Sabbath, he will be missed
by many friends who have learned to
love and respect him. The good
wishes of all follow him to his new
field of labor.
North Troy.
Hon. John w. Currier has just
purchased of Judge Ross of ST. Johns
bury two imported bulls and will pay
some attention to blooded stock in
the future.
The case E. F. Young vs. A. III.
Porter, trustee and claimant which
has been so long in county court and
was to have been heard at Lewis Of
flee last Tuesday before Hon. j. E.
Dickerman, commissioner, has been
settled.
South Troy.
Our village school opens May 8th.
Miss Montgomery, teacher.
The basket society meets with Mrs
G.. W. Aiken, Wednesday May Sd.
A pleasant time is anticipated.
The Aid Society of the M. E. church,
which had not held meetings for two
years has been revived, and the meet
ings are pleasant and profitable.
There have been four deaths in our
village the past four weeks, the last
being a daughter of Madison Hig-
gins. Her age was II months.
Westfe1d.
A. III. Hoyt has made 416 pounds
of sugar from 103 trees. If any one
can beat that let them speak.
The spring examination for teach
ers of common schools was held at
the village school house Saturday
April 22nd. The following ladies
presented themselves for examina-
ton. Misses f. A. Crandall, Hattie
Preston, Florence Lathrop, Hattie
Wakefield and Eva Hendrix. The
ladies passed very creditable ex-
animation in the various branches,
and were duly licensed to teach any
common school in the town for the
year ending June 1st 1888.
L. r. Herrick, our townsman who
has been suffering for a number of
years with a cancerous growth in the
inner corner of his right eye is i'm
proving fast under the care of DR..
E. I'll. Belyea. Hopes are entertain
ed of a complete cure within few
months. Mr.. Herrick has suffered
extremely at times, and has this
growth burnt out by quacks and has
taken nostrums of every description
but only since last fall has he OBJ
tanned any results from treatment of
any description. We hope that Mr..
Herrick will not get discouraged, but
remain under proper treatment for
short time and all will be WE'LL
Palladium.
WestmOre.
Village school commences May 1.
Miss Fayer of Glover, teacher.
Harold Robinson has gone to Nc
Indoes to work this season.
A. A. Brown has just started his
saw mill with smaller stock of logs
than usual.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. Johnsbury.
Major Josiah Grout of Derby has
been engaged by the committee to
deliver the address here on Memorial
day.
ST. Johnsbury has a lodge of the
Knights of Honor, with some 60
members, and it has been success
fully working for about three years.
A pipe organ has been presented
to the Episcopal church by E. F.
Griswold, in memory of his wife,
who was long time member of that
choir.
On Saturday last Henry Aver.
one of the proprietors of Paddock
Village furniture works, was splitting
board on a saw and amputated his
fore finger and lascerated his thumb.
Lawyer FL. G. Bates, having con-
tended with a severe cold for week
past, came down ON Tuesday last
with congestion of the lungs. H. c.
Belden is about again but not bun.
com as he would like to be.
The school meeting last Monday
resulted in vote to eXpend money
not to exceed SIS, 900 on the Unior