Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-07-16


each. He was buried with masonic
rites.
Greensboro.
Summer boarders are here and
more coming.
G.. j. Marion is to do the painting
and frescoing to the inside of the
Congregational church and Mr.. Row
ell of Albany the outside painting.
A lynx has been seen by number
of different persons, so we suppose
it must be true that one is in town
and not creature of the magma
ton.
The following real estate changes
have been made within few weeks
III. d. Phillips has bought the brick
house in the village; J. NJ. Stickney
one-half of the starch factory build
ing, and w. w. and Boyce Young
the Deshan farm.
Holland.
Ira Page and wife from Lowell,
Mass. are in town visiting friends.
Mrs. A. J. Hall has gone to New
Hampshire on q visit. Rev. W. S.
Jenne and wife are at Newbury Wis
iting friends. Mr. Jenne's desk
will be supplied during his absence.
IrasbllI.gh.
The village schools finished Friday
last, they have been profitable.
Mrs. Willie Brewster, who has
been at Huntington. VT, for medical
treatment, is reported improved in
health and is expected home soon.
Henry Jackman, who has been out
of health for sometime has gone to
the Adirondacks to stay two OF three
months. During his absence his
casket business will be carried on as
heretofore.
Winnie Jameson, who has been at
tending school at Bristol, r. l., is
home on a vacation. She has not
been home since April, 1882.
Harry Webster is also having short
vacation and is here from St. Johns
bury.
The following is a partial report
of the higher grade of the village
school for the term just closed No.
of scholars enrolled, seventeen. Az
erage attendance, 1873. No. of tar
dy marks, GA. Pupils having no
absences were Matte Holdridge,
Lillian Leach and Nettie Locke.
Absent one day only, Maggie Thomp-
son. Absent two days, Nellie Locke.
More interest on the part of the par
ents is necessary, if the people would
raise their schools to a higher stand
ard. 1t rests with parents: in great
measure, what progress shall be made
in the various studies, and the at
tendance is wholly in their control.
Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill are in town
taking pictures.
Lightning killed a COW for Giles
Reynolds the 4th.
The village schools closed Friday +;
they have been a success.
The celebration here, July 4, not
withstanding the rain, was quite a
success. The procession which includ-
ed the Goddess of Liberty, and
attendant statues of Poetry and Mu-
sic; the Band of Hope with banners,
State Ladies, ETC., was imposing and
beautiful. The rain broke up the
exercises of the forenoon, but the COM
pany repaired to the grove at 1
o'clock, and listened to a most eX-
cellent Grafton from Judge Thomp-
son of Irasburgh. The sportive ex-
ercises, later in the day, did not
come off on account of the showers.
Newport.
E. B. Holt and family are in town.
Mrs. James Chamberlin of Boston is
visiting Mrs. DR.. Blanchard. Mrs.
Geo. Root of Lowell is at II. S.
Roots.
The afternoon meetings which have
been held in Salem by the Y. M. G.
A. will be discontinued for the pres
ent and series commenced in the
Richmond district.
William Corey launched a sal
boat last Saturday which he has been
at work on for some months, and it will
be when finished the finest sail boat
ever upon the lake.
A. c.. Sleeper has bought the house
in which Geo. R. Hoyt has been liv.
ing. Mr.. Hoyt moves to Westfel6
where he is in partnership with his
father in the mercantile business.
While the writer is aware that The
columns of the MONITOR will prob
ably contain worthy notice of the
late DR.. Strong of Beloit, Wis, hi
nevertheless wishes to render few
words of tribute to his memory. DR.
Henry Partridge Strong was born il
Bloomington, Feb. s, 1882. He was
graduated from the Castleton medica
college and removed to Beloit il
1858. Although so young at tina
time, he had become one of the prom
inent men of Orleans county, ant
many who will read these lines re
member him among their persona
friends. In his adopted home he hat
, become one of the leading men
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