Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-05-26

Stephen Pearson has bought the
Carpenter house, recently occupied
by B. d. Clark, paying $500 for ii,
and has taken possession.
CraftSbuI.Y-
Nine persons united with the Con-
gregational church May 18th.
Henry A. Cochran who died last
week, has been q great sufferer for
several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corrie Rawson ex-
poet to start for Iowa this week, to
make that state their residence.
Allen Daniels has bought of A. A.
Randall the piece of land lying be-
tween G. E. Hatch and Robert Pat
terson's lot.
The educational meeting was we'll
attended, quite q number of teachers
being present. Mr.. Conant, of John
son normal school, assisted Superin-
tendent Dart, and lectured in the
evening On the town school system.
Mrs. A. W.heatley got a dispatch
on the 18th, saying that her husband
Mr.. Wheatly had been badly hurt in
paper mill where he works in Law
renee, Mass. She went to him Mon
day and found him very low; he got
caught in the machinery, his head
being badly hurt, his side bruised
and cash eight inches long cut in
his body; his recovery is doubtful.
The closing exercises at the acad-
envy on Friday evening were of an
interesting character; the essays and
orations were good and we'll render
ed the band discoursed some fine
music to the delight of a large audi
ence. Edwin w. Worthen, Don F.
Andrus and Clara |. Colburn were
the graduates. Mr.. Andrus gave an
interesting Grafton on "The Benefits
of Classical Study" MI. Worthen
on ''Mind and Natter Miss Col
burn on "Ultima Thule she also
had the valedictory. Mr.. Topper
spoke of the prosperity of the school,
the number Of scholars for the year,
and other things which were of inter-
est to the citizens. 1t is hoped Mr..
and Mrs. Upper may be retained
another year, for they have given
most excellent satisfaction as teach
| ers.
VIM. Whittemore, who has been
posting himself up through the agri-
cultural papers, concluded that he
would make his own phosphate at
cheaper rates than it could be bought
of the agents; accordingly he sent
off for a carboy of sulphuric acid
and expected to cut his own bones.
In bringing the vitriol home in q
two-horse wagon, he thought to save
time by bringing home hog he had
on the road. The hog being of
an inquisitive turn of mind interview
ed the jug, and the first that William
knew there was such an unearthly
squeal as to terrify the horses and to
raise the neighbors. The oil of Wit
riol was running in all directions and
had commenced the operation of
converting the hog into phosphate.
Whittemore succeeded in stopping
the horses, but in getting the hog out
of the wagon they got away and ran
with great speed, scattering the
whole business along the road. The
first attempt at making phosphate
not proving a success, Mr.. White
more will go out of the business.
Mr.. Whittemore lives in Albany
one of the horses was so badly hurt
that it has since died.
Coventry.
Mrs. Cleveland is still alive but
very low.
Samuel Newton and his son Will
lam have gone to England on q visit.
The friends of Mrs. G.. Barnes
made her a birthday visit recently
and contributed valuable presents,
in appreciation of her services as Or
ganist in the M. E. church.
w. L. Barrows is building q large
barn; Mr.. Rogers also puts up a
barn.-Dr. Branch is thoroughly re-
pairing the house he recently pur-
chased, putting on bay window, etc
Remember the w. c.. T. e. con.
vention to be held here on Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week. 1t
is hoped that there will be q large at
tendance and q very useful and pleas
ant meeting.
John Tunney of Albany, who of late
has caused much trouble in towns rounC
about by his drinking and fighting
habits, was arrested here yesterday
for drunkenness and breaking the
peace and taken to Irasburgh jail
good place for him.
We are panied to report the dealt
of Mrs. Cynthia Gray, after dis
tressing illness of several weeks
She was a faithful member of The
Methodist church and will be greatly
missed in the church and community
, She leaves an aged mother, a hus
band, four children and many friends
to mourn her loss. Funeral at resi-
/ dence, Rev. Smith attending.
Derby.
Judge Hopkinson is confined to thu
| house by reason of impaired health
Quite number of our people at
7 tended Gen. Cary,s lecture at New