Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-03

The ladies of the Mite society will
hold lunch festival Tuesday even
ing Mar. 18th, in the academy hall.
All are invited.
Charles Human of Derby has tax
en- possession of the Albert Law
renee farm, which he bought in the
fall. Mr.. L. makes his home for the
present with his daughter in this
village. Mr.. Lawrence was one of
the early settlers of the town moving
here in Feb. 1882, and living 40 years
on the same place.
Coventry.
Old Mr.. Hayes is quite sick.
G. E. Armstrong of Newport has
the Charles Alger place on West
Hill.
A horse belonging to George Liv-
ingstone slipped on the ice last week
and broke its hip.
The w. G.. t. Z. will hold a bust
ness and devotional meeting at Mrs.
d. p. Walworth's S, next Tuesday af-
ternoon March 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Cleveland,
DR.. and Mrs. Branch went to Bur-
lington last week to attend the drill
of commissioned officers. DR.. Branch
is now head surgeon of the national
guards.
The donation supper for Rev. A.
B. Blake, Thursday evening, was
very we'll attended and netted over
$40. Many thanks are due to those
who supplied the tables, and also to
Nj. and the Misses Montague for
their excellent singing.
Amasa WEeelock, who went to
Colorado about year since on ac-
count of his health, writes that his
health is much better, and that he is
tending sheep on ranch near San
born, Colorado, to while away his
hours of leisure he has learned to
knit, and knits stockings for the
ranchmen at $1.00 a pair; hadn't
you better come home, Amasa, and
teach some of the young ladies?
The following is record of attend
ance, etc, in the schools at the village
district; the higher department, taught
by Mr. Allard, the lower by Miss Mont
gomery; Higher department, no tardy
marks Fannie Story, Eva Clapper, Wal
lace Shipper, Kate Thrasher, Elmer Ware,
Homer Webster, BERTHE Bean, Allie
Branch, Ina Bryant, Charlie Chamber
lain, Nora Gray, Ada Gorham, Clarence
Perry. Those having no absences are
BERTHE Bean, Earnest Batchelder, Ada
Gorham, Charlie Chamberlin, Wallace
Shipper. Lower department, no tardy
marks Jessie Gorham, Amelia Trudeau,
Nellie Perry, Leila Shipper, Alice Ware,
Maud Stevens, Della Gokey, Hollis Mo
, rey, Ernest Perry Homer Shipper, Ira
Wheelock, Chesney Brooks, Eby Stevens,
Willie Webster, Arthur Webster, Charlie
Gilbert, Willie Hitchcock, George Tru-
deau Joseph Gokey. No absent marks
| are Willie Carrow, Hollis Morey, Homer
Shipper, Homer Wheelock, Chesney
Brooks.
Craftsburv.
Bert Davis has bought the Martin
Bullock farm in Wolcott.
Fred Hoyt had a good horse killed
in the saving machine this week.
Mrs. Jesse Merrill has moved tt
| her son-in-law's, Stephen Smith
where she will make it her home a
present.
L At the auction of Jesse Merrill's
e recently, COWS sold from $50 to $40
, Hay SO per ton, oats "a and pota
s toes q cents per bushel.
AT the prize speaking at the Com
y mon there were two prizes for tn,
u gentlemen and two for the lady com
'" petitors, and the result was as fol
lows: Gentlemen, Edward L. Wor
then, first prize, Geo. A. Gage, sec
, ond; Ladies', Matte A. Tolman
l. first prize, Kate Anderson, second.
> The following report from Dis. No.
e will be of interest to the pupils and thei
friends: number scholars, ten. Thos
having no marks, and perfect standing
department were Lydia Chase, Vidi
~ Robbins, Ola Glidden, Minnie Chase, A
=, ice McCrillis; absent one day, Nett
III Aver; those having no tardy marks, Ly(
I'd ia Chase, Nettie Aver, Vide Robbins
Georgia Chase, Nettie Chase, Mimi
Chase, Ola Glidden. Average daily a
tendance, g. E. S. Parker, teacher.
Glover.
A. The grist-mill which has been shu
down for repairs, is running again.
&c The lawsuit between Skinner an
10 Dewing was decided in favor of Dew
ing.
o Mrs. E. F. Burroughs shop will |
: closed for one week, after Tuesda,
of March 4th.
n The Ladies' Parsonage Society vi
s. meet at Rev. n. w. SCOTS on Fl
- day afternoon, March 9TH.
en- Mrs. n. A. Blanchard, a form
Oh resident of this town, had the misfo
to tune to break her arm a few ola
since.
he John Hill, from Washington Ter
tory, brother of Mrs. +. P. Chene
en- is visiting old friends in this vlcinit
to Miss Rosa d. Randall is in town.
ap The Dramatic Club performed t
drama 1.-The Felon's bond 10
ice crowded house Tuesday night, a
We the general verdict is that it was W
er- done. By request it will be repeat
The hereafter at Barton.
Ut Pete Salmon, who had his foot "a
cit ankle injured last fall in a scuf
Jon has not recovered the use of it, ant
uni surgeon who recently examined