Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
General.

General.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERs.-Pu
lie examination of teachers will be
held in all the towns of the county
on Saturday of this week commenc-
inc at a. IN. In Barton, at the
academy; Albany, at the school
house at the village; Westmore,
in district No. 2; Glover, at the In
stitute building; Charlestown, school
house at the West village; Newport,
Newport Center; Craftsbury, at the
academy; Coventry, at the school
house in the village; Derby, at acad-
envy hall Irasburgh, at the village
school house.
ALBANY.
d. F. Marckres has. just received
a pension claim by which he re-
ceives over 81, 700 arrears.
Barton
Read Z. F. buttons advertise
ment.
Thomas Wilkie has taken VIM.
Merriam's Foster farm on the hol-
low road.
William Graves, having refused to
give bonds as town clerk, the select
men have appointed James Boswell
to the office.
Miss Tinker has just received q
stock of new millinery and lace
goods, which she invites the public
to call in and examine
N. NJ. Scott is making repairs and
improvements on his house Arthur
Peterson has done a fine job of fres-
Going on one of the rooms.
C. j. Ufford is getting large num-
Der of single and double farm wagons
ready for the spring trade, and will get
out his usual number of buggies.
Mrs. Albert Twombly is stopping
among her friends in this place, while
Mr.. Twombly makes trip to New
Mexico, hoping to improve his
health.
Rev. A. M. Wheeler preached his
farewell sermon yesterday and expects
to 90 to Conference the last of this
week. 1t is expected there will be
preaching on Sunday.
J. w. Murkland is making large
lot of the Hubbell plows, relative to
which we publish circular ad. to-
day They are said to be the most
perfect side-hill pillow yet invented.
Teachers should bear in mind the
fact that they will be subject to a
much more severe examination if not
present at the public examinations
which are held in all the towns in Or,
leans county on Saturday next.
DIR. F. M. Perry has masonic
apron which is at least hundred
years, and probably one hundred an(
twenty-five years old. 1t was uset
by his father, who was prominen
mason many years, and is doing goo(
service now. The lamb-skin is wei
preserved and the emblems are per
feet.
Mrs. l.. F. Parker has sold out he
millinery business to her daughter
Mrs w. A. Thomas. Mrs. Parke
will remain with Mrs. Thomas, anC
will be ready to serve her customer
as usual. Mrs. Thomas has receiv
ed a nice line of spring millinery
Call in and examine before purchas
ing elsewhere.
From the Lawrence, Mass, Eagl
we learn of the death of Jesse Good
enow, for several years resident o
this village and at that time wei
known in the county, who died at Lay
renee, April 8. His age was y
His wife was sister of the late S
S. Kimball. Mr.. Goodenow was
promenent citizen.
Last week we mentioned the fac
that two of c. w. Gray's COWS con
mitted suicide by hanging. Th
COWS were tied with chains to star
cheons, and while one of them Wa
lying down the other fell over her, s
tightening the chains that each ws
choked to death. Mr.. Gray believe
that chains are inconvenient, unsat
and expensive things-for him.
Harris Bickford's dry house caugl
fire from the stove on Friday noe
last and was damaged, including To-
on lumber and other material in
about S75. The engine was got O.
and poured good stream on it Fl
some time before the fire in the luz
Der could be put out. Had the fl
occurred in the night the shop al
other buildings would have be,
greatly endangered.
Mr.. w. Howard Tucker, gener
agent for the Morris & Ireland Sa
Company of Boston, is in town. al
has one of their elegant safes on e.
hibition at the new store of @. ]
Owen, where he will be pleased