Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-07

church was occupied by Rev. B. S.
Rideout of Maine, last Sabbath. Mr..
Rideout will occupy the desk again
next Sabbath.
At the annual meeting of super
intendents, held in Irasburgh, April
1st, it was voted that the written ex-
animation should consist of ten ques-
tions in each of the branches, arith-
metic, geography, grammar, history
and civil government, physiology and
hygiene that candidates must pass
an oral examination satisfactory to
the superintendent and an average of
seventy per cent on the written exam
nation, and not to fall below fifty
per cent on any one subject, except
history, physiology and hygiene;
that eighty per cent be the standard
at all private examinations. 1t was
voted to hold the spring examination
on Saturday, April 26, and the fall
examination on Saturday, Nov. IS,
beginning at 9 O'Clock a. m. each
day. DR.. G.. F. Branch of Coventry,
Thomas Martin of Barton and L. E.
Upper of Craftsbury were elected a
County Examining Board.
Morgan Center.
E. E. Batchelder smiles baby.
Amos Thomas got his horse
into the lake recently, but he was
lifted out.
| w. S. Ransom is sick with the
rheumatic fever.-Thomas Cargill
has the lung fever and Mrs. D. L..
Dutton is in a poor state of health.
Newport.
DIR. Whitcher has returned from
Chicago.
Geo. Litchfeld has sold his house
to Geo. Haslett.
Geo. Robinson's family have re-
turned from Chicago.
G.. E. Norris has taken farm at
Morgan and is sooL to move there.
There is to be sugar party at the
Cong'l church next Wednesday even
ing.
Abner Bowley has sold his place to
Jesse Lahar and he will move on to
his farm.
The sugar party at the Methodist
church was pleasant affair, and all
had a good time.
Mr.. Smith, the miller at the Inter
national, is 10 occupy the tenement
vacated by Mr.. Norris.
Ned Fuller has been appointed
general travelling agent of the New
York & New England railroad.
There will be Fast Day services at
the Baptist church, and also at St.
Marks church, next Friday at II
o'clock.
W. II. Daniels has bought Jesse
Lahar's house on South street and will
take possession this week and thor
oughly repair.
P. j. Farrell met with serious inju-
ries while attempting to jump onto a
moving train at Stanstead junction
breaking his arm in two places.
Horace Lawrence has sold his GRO
Gerry business to his clerk, Wallace
Kendall, and young fellow named
Miller. The firm is to be known as
Kendall & Miller.
Willie Smith, an employee at the
International mill, had a dangerous
attack with the nose bleed, but has
recovered sufficiently to be moved
home at Lyndonville.
Newport Center.
Aaron Critchett has returned home
from Boston.
Asa Harris has bought of the Lu-
cius Robinson estate 60 acres of land,
paying $1,000.
Herman Gaylor has succeeded in
raising the money to pay his fine,
and returned home from Rutland last
Wednesday, after an absence of a
month.
Mr.. Watson has moved into a part
of Sylvester browns house.-E. p.
Adams and family have gone to house
keeping in one of Ed Bickford's ten
ements.
North Troy.
Robert Sisco started for the west
last Tuesday.
Orrin Dorman, Esq. is very low
and it is feared cannot recover.
James Barister and Mrs. W. F.
Bailey were married at this place last
Tuesday.
W. L. Coburn has purchased the
Tibbetts farm near Alexander mills
of S. Fields.
Geo. P. Hardy, our former mer
chant, has purchased G. w. Seave
& Sons stock of general mercbandis,
and will take possession May 1st.
Gen. CIRCUITS lecture last SUNDAY
evening was we'll attended. The lee
ture itself was able and scholarly
and was delivered in Mr.. CIRCUITS us
ually eloquent and affective style
We trust he will favor us again err
: long.
South Troy.
, Mrs. d. III. Buck and Mrs. G. P
Stevens start for Battle Creek, Mich.