Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-19


place in the village to William
Morey.
There will be an Easter concert
at the Cong. church Sunday evening
Mar. 25th.
J. B. Holton is extending his busi-
ness by putting in large stock of
crockery.
John Heath sold span of black
colts to Mr.. Chadwick of Franklin
County for s240.
At David Cooks auction the 10th,
cows sold from % to 80 dollars
apiece, hay at 13 dollars per ton.
J. G.. Parlin has moved back into
his own house. Mrs. Moses Levens
has rented part of Mrs. Bucks
house and will move there.
Robert Parker has moved into the
house with his father. He will leave
his family there and go to Holland
to work in a mill the coming season.
Ned Barnard won the spelling prize
at the school recently, getting six
books, which he generously divided
with Cora Hall who stood second
best.
Rev. I. D. Quint closes his labors
with the Baptist church here the last
sabbath in March, Mr.. @. has the
respect and good will of the whole
community, and many will regret his
leaving the place.
The town having voted to to adopt
the town system, SO called. for the
management of schools, those OPP
posed have called a town meeting
to see if the vote for that purpose
cannot be rescinded. Vermont al
ways slow to adopt new ways and
methods, has been behind most states
in regard to her methods IN the man.
agement of her common schools, but
the manifest advantages of the town
system over the district system is
such that nearly all our leading edu-
Gators, including the state superin-
| tendent, are in favor of the system.
We have not time to argue the mat
ter at length here, but we think the
voters of this town, like those OF
most towns where the question has
been duly considered will be willing
to give the thing a trial. The poorer
districts will certainly be benefited
by it, and the management of the
schools being in the hands of those,
who, by virtue of position, must look
after them, will be better than under
the committee system, where little
attention is paid to the school, ex.
cept that some teacher is hired tC
teach, and the superintendent is eX.
pected to visit the school occasional.
| ly. We hope the town will see fit tC
try this plan of school management
one year at least. Most of the towns
in the state where it has been trie6
are emphatically in favor of it.
Coventry.
Mr.. Adams has rented Job Guilds
farm on south hill another year.
George Collins has moved into the
Hayes house, and George W. Corrov
has rented the house vacated by Mr.
Collins.
Mumps, colds and pneumonia are
very prevalent here. At East Gov
entry Isaac Parker is sick with pneu
monia, but is considered little bet
ter. His son is at home from Stan
stead college during his fathers i'll
ness, to attend to the postoffice ant
depot.
CraftSburV.
r. W. Cowles has hired the Thorn
as Patterson farm for another year.
Frank Crane is doing a good bust
ness at coopering, He has lots 0
buckets on hand. He is preparing
to put another story on to his hous
next summer.
Rev. Mr.. Brigham, the Adven
preacher, assisted by a brother clergy
man from N. III. has been holdin
revival meetings in the Collins neigh
borhood. A large number have bee
converted and several have been bar
tiZed.
Lewis Strong, a one legged soldie
who drives a stage and carries tn
mail from Wolcott to No. Craftsbur
recently found the roads blocked u
with snow so that he could 90 n
farther with his team, when he cal
ried the mail bag through on foot.
| SaIem-Derbv.
John Sherman has hired the Bra(
:, ley Peckham farm for three yeal
and takes possession soon.
Y Two boys were recently seen
a this town going to mill cross lot
: drawing their grain on a hand sled.
It Mrs. Horace Crandall returne
!. here to her native place last wee
after spending nearly four years vii
her daughter in Usage, Iowa; 81
says the present winter in the we
has been as severe as any she ev
witnessed in Vermont.
> Glover.
IS The arbitration suit, after a pr
e tracted trial of three weeks, close
last Thursday.
! A town meeting has been call,
l. to fill vacancy caused by the resi-
|, nation of our third lister.