Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-04-30
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Cora, daughter of Stephen Vance,
is sick with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Chafey, wife of the late Hi
ram Chafey, who has spent the winter
in Boston, is in town.
o. NJ. George is going West on
a PROJECTING tour; says he is going
to have a deed of ''that land.''
Unexpectedly the sap broke loose
last week and the sugar makers had
a very busy and profitable week of it.
John F. Tenney, well-known
citizen of the town and county. died
on the % inst, after an illness of
several months. An autopsy per-
formed by Drs. Campbell, Rowell,
Il Wright and Bemis showed that he
had a sub-acute inflammation of the
stomach, an adhesion of the right
lung, also a tubercular deposit in the
4 same lung. In the death of Mr..
Tenney the town and county lose an
honored citizen, and his community
one whom everybody esteemed and
3 trusted. Mr.. Tenney held many
offices of trust during his lifetime.
He represented the town in 1874 and
at the time of his death had served
q II successive years as town treasurer.
Barton
Fred W. Baldwin and wife have
safely arrived in Dakota.
Old newspapers suitable for shelves,
carpet Innings and bundles can be
had at this office.
The Congregational Ladies' Society
will meet with Mrs. Moses Hubbard
Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Boswell is building up his
mill on the site where the mill was
burned some days ago.
Mrs. S. H. Flanders has one set
of new buildings and other tenements
to let. Enquire at her residence.
The sugar makers had a busy week
last week, and this cold weather will
give them another ''run," probably.
The meetings of the Cong. church
and society appointed for Tuesday OF
this week, have been postponed one
week to Tuesday, May 9Th.
Alex N. Drew is going to St. Johns
bury to work for the season. He is
a good joiner, faithful employee
and young man of steady habits.
Geo. Katen is getting his house
ready for occupancy. He has great
y improved its looks, etc. since hi
bought it. Norman Smith has hat
bis house painted.
Read Mr. Whitcher's new ad. rel
htive to farming tools, phosphate
etc. Mr.. Whitcher keeps everything
In his line and buys everything tina
he farmer has to exchange for goods
Newell Burnham, just before 90
ing to meeting on Sunday morning
pot out his revolver to shoot
troublesome squirrel, when one o
The chambers unexpectedly emptie
Itself. Newell was in the villag
little later looking after a SUI
geon that he might probe his han
and find what had become of th
bullet.
The long blockade in grain cal
appears to have been broken an
hey are now arriving. Baxter .
ROW have lately received corr
shorts, middlings and cotton see6
some of which has been ordered tire
months. They have also received
bar load of hay, and will have a ca
pad of Weymouth nails the last c
his week.
Some of the Castle Garden agent
ave been attempting to supply farm
hrs in different parts of the count
gith foreign help, at low rates. S
ar the experiment is not satisfactory
Iany of the hands imported belon
the tramp" order, and they +,
pain only long enough to get the
post capacious stomachs filled, whe
hey silently depart.
Mr.. Webster is getting out a vel
eat catalogue for the Craftsbu
academy, from which we learn th
the school is in a very prospero
condition under the management
Fhe efficient principal, Mr.. Tuppe
The classical department affords al
pie opportunity for college preps
alton, while the English course civ
he student thorough academic
EDUCATION.
Remember that the spring exam
ltion of teachers in Orleans cour
Till be held in all the towns on s.
lrday, May 5, commencing at
b'clock a. m. In Barton the exa
nation will be held in the academ
p Albany at the West Village;
Coventry at the village school hous
n Morgan at the Corner sch
louse in Newport at school hou
n Newport Center; in Glover at
illage.
The Vermont Methodist conf
nee, which assembled at ST. Alb;
IN Wednesday, closes to-day or
borrow. 1t has been largely attic
d and many prominent speak