Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-15

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LOyISA KINNEY,
Having obtained lists of the school
books adopted by the several towns
in the county for the next five years,
we find the following summary. The
number of towns in the county which
have adopted the Appleton readers,
/; Barnes New, 4; Franklin, 2;
Monroe, 2; Lippincott, y. Writing,
copy books, Is. Spelling,
The Modern spelling book, /; Swim
tons, 2; Patterson's 2; New Amer
lean, 3; Harrington S, 10. Arithmet-
ic. Franklin's, /; Greenleaf's (old
series) 2; new series, 2; Colburn's
mental with Greenleaf's practical, L;
Greenleaf's brief course with Robin
sons (Fish's) series, l; Robinson's
complete series, II. Geography,
Warren's, series, |; Guyot's, 2;
Warren's elementary with Monteith's
larger, 2; Swinton's elementary with
Monteith's larger, ); Monteith's
complete series, s. Grammar, Sill's,
+; Reed & Kellogg's smaller (only,)
4 +; Reed & Kellogg's (both books,)
s; Patterson's 5. Physiology, Hook
er's first book, / i; Brands, 2;
Hutchison's laws of health, 4 Steele's
abridged, II. History, Anderson's,
1; Quackenbos', 2; Goodrich's
child's history with Higginson's, 10;
Higginson's only, 5. 1t will be OBJ
served that Lippincott's readers,
Ellsworth's copy books, Harrington's
speller, Robinson's (Fish) arithmet-
ic, Monteith's geography, Reed &
Kellogg's grammar, Steele's physiol-
ogy and Higginson's history are the
most generally used.
ALBANY.
Pork thieves are not all dead, as it
seems from the fact that |. L. Sand
ers had about $50 pounds stolen re-
Gently.
Nelson Ladeau while chopping had
the misfortune to have his right eye
badly injured by piece of dry limb
the eye ball was cut and portion of
the eye water escaped. DR.. Campbell
was called, the eye was dressed. and
at this writing, sight is returning to
the eye, with prospects of speedy
and permanent recovery.
| South Albany.
School is taught by Miss Bertha
Norcross.
w. O. Harvey is getting out lum-
Der for a large barn.
Singing school commenced Dec
y, taught by DR.. f. J. Whitney.
East Albany.
Matte E. Eldridge, ten years of age
has commenced her tenth term Of
school and thus far has not had {
tardy mark, and has lost but one day
in all that time, and that by sickness
Barton Landing.
Abel Humphrey was blowing OF
Monday last.
There is to be Christmas festiva
at the M. E. church.
Lamps have been purchased an(
put up and our streets are to be light
ed at night.
Lewis Ford's pig weighed 328 lbs
1t was four weeks old March 20tl
and weighed 81 lbs.
Quarterly meeting at the M. E
church yesterday, Presiding Eide
Granger conducting the services.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Hildreth wen
to Danville Dec 9Th to attend thu
marriage anniversary of Rev. c. Ell
Sweat and wife.
Bloomington.
John Humphrey and MATTHEW
Henry have returned from New
Hampshire.
On account of the Christman tree
at the Landing Christmas eve, tn
Bloomington Society will have thei
meeting Christmas night.
May, a little daughter of H. c
Bassett, was badly burned last Mon
day by spilling boiling water on on
of her limbs from her knee to he
foot.
James lite has sold his farm t
Hendrictl Twombly for 81, 400
VIM. lite has bought farm in tn
east part of the town of S. r. Jenk
ms.
Evansville.
Frank Wells is suffering from
relapse and may not recover.
Charles Gray is building a larg
shed to his house.
Curtis Collins has sold his hons
and shop to the Bickford boys.
Annie Fay has returned from
pleasant sojourn at the Hub wher
she has been visiting her brother.
West Charleston.
Dudley Davis has moved back O
to his farm.
Plummer Seavey's pig month
old weighed $50 lbs.
George A. Driver has just put II
a new sugar house on his farm.
Jennie Clark teaches school in tn
Hamilton district again this winter
j. G. Oliver raised AZ bushels O
wheat from II bushels of seed. SOW
ed on one acre of ground.