Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-08-11


and moved into it. Mrs. Roberts
health is very poor and her daughter,
Mrs. Kinney, has taken the parents
into her family, to care for them.
Mr. and Mrs. L. f. Upper who
have been very successful teachers in
our academy for few years, are not
to return, we are sorry to learn; but
are engaged to take charge of Essex
Classical Institute at Essex Center.
A good teacher, however, will be Sc
cured to take charge of our school
and we hope to see the usual number
of scholars in attendance.
The people of this town were
treated to very excellent lecture on
Sunday evening Aug. Sd, by Rev J. M.
Dutton. His subject, 1.-The Sabbath
in Europe" was eloquently treated !;
he gave interesting accounts of the
manner of observing the Sabbath, by
the people of London, Paris, Rome
and several other cities. Mr.. Dutton
was raised in this town and he always
finds a hearty welcome here; his
many friends are glad to know of his
prosperity and success as minister.
For some years he has been pastor
of church at Lebanon, n. III.
Derby.
Mr.. Chase will return from his
summer vacation SO as TO preach on
Sunday, Aug. 18th. The Covenant
meeting of the Baptist church will be
held Saturday, Aug. 10th.
West Derby.
Summer term of school in dist. No.
II, taught by Mary Goss, closed last
Friday.
Widow Colby has purchased a lot
of w. G. Norris and will at once
erect house thereon.
Capt. Fogg is said to be improv-
ing, so we may expect to see him
about once more.
The West Derby Lodge of Good
Temples is prospecting finely and their
numbers increasing constantly.
Mrs. Fred Harris, formerly Adella
Shattuck, is home from Florida for a
visit among her friends.
Considerable work is being done
in our cemetery in the way of grading.
raising lots and identifying. We
think we can safely say we have the
finest looking cemetery in the county
VIM. G.. Paine has moved his old
house and is building new one or
the site or the old one; he built 6
new barn last year, making very
good set of farm buildings.
Clarence Glib has been obliged te
give up his job at the Internationa
mill his health not being good enough
to stand it, and he has gone to work
in Hibbard's shop at Newport.
We have but just learned of the
death of George Hubbard formerly
of this place, who recently died a
his mothers in Lowell, Mass, having
arrived there from the West only five
weeks previously; he leaves wife
and two children.
In spite of the severe storm OF
last Monday eve large compan,
met by invitation at the house O
George Kelley to celebrate their TWEEN
tieth wedding anniversary ;appropria
ate gifts were carried and pleasan
time enjoyed.
Glover.
Byron French and family of Bos
ton and William Phillips of Ney
York are home.
| AFRO Williams had one limb an,
ankle badly jammed and hurt, b
the sudden oyerturn of load of hay
Miss Lydia Sargent has had spell
of insanity, and has become so niue
worse that her relatives have carrie
her to Brattleboro for treatment.
William Merriam is repairing hi
buildings on his Foster farm in Ban
ton. Geo. Gle is reshlngling hi
barn and putting his buildings i
perfect repair.
An improvement is made by put
ting in new sidewalk. A few NOR
shade trees, and little more none
and labor expended, and we sha
have as nice and beautiful stree
as need be.
West Glover.
The school in district No. 2, Clio,
er and Barton, taught by Matt
Cook, closed August 1st. Whol
number pupils II. Those having n
! absent marks were Emily Baker
Charlie Baker, Clark Borland, L.
man Cook, Eliza Standish, Robb
Wells. Those having no tardy mark
were Emily Baker, Charlie Bake
Clark Borland, Samuel Bean, Leo1
ard Drew, Erdie Frasier, Nettie Sa
: gent, Eliza Standish, Alice Sterling
Nettie Ufford, Katie Ufford. Thos
standing highest in department San
| uel Bean, Alice Sterling, Judso
Stevens. Highest average in a
studies, Erdie Frasier.
Greensboro.
The text book committee hay
, chosen the following to be the tie,
books for this town: Brands phys
ology and hygiene, Reed & kellogg
grammar, Franklin's readers, Higgil
sons young folks history, Goodrich
) child's history, Ellsworth's writin