Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-16

grand jurors, j. B. Rogers, Socrates
Udall; town agent, Wyram Wylie /;
school superintendent, P. L. Temple
ton /; town system for schools, yes I,
no 119.
Derby.
The Good Templars will purchase
a new organ.
David Hopkinson has hired Harri-
son Allen for year.
M. A. Adams has received car
load of Crocker's superphosphate.
Luther Blake, a potato buyer of
this town, on his return home recent
~ was robbed of his pocketbook
containing checks, money and other
valuables.
We notice that quite large num-
Der of the school superintendent
chosen at the late town meeting were
former students of Derby academy,
which fact compliments this school
and gives the towns efficient officers.
aIem-Derby.
R. H. Blake recently lost his best
horse by lockjaw.
1t is feared that Frank Blay will
have to have his leg amputated; the
bones were badly crushed.
Much sickness in this vicinity
DR.. Young of Bloomington is doctor
ing six families in one school district.
Daniel Spencer is preparing to
build him a new house the coming
season, and George West and Octave
Gilbert each a barn.
Herbert Campbell has closed his
school in the Crandall district. There
has been much sickness among the
pupils and three teachers have been
employed.
Glover.
G. w. McGaffey is going TO put
an addition on to his store as soon
| as the weather admits, as his increas-
ing trade demands more room.
Rev. j. Morse of Derby, will
preach at the M. E. church next Sun
day forenoon and evening, in ex-
change with Rev. A. Gregory.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
next Thursday afternoon and even
ing. The ladies of the society will
endeavor to make the exercises of
the evening unusually attractive. All
are invited.
The next sociable OF the Mite So
ciety at Institute Hall on Friday ev-
enine, March goth. Johnnie Prindle
and daughter, assisted by Billy
Wells and Grace Sylvano, will en-
terrain the audience with their unri-
vailed songs and comedies. If you
feel sober, come, and you will 90
home merry.
Az Blake of Barton has bought
the grist-mill in this village of the
G. B. Stone estate, and has proceed
ed at once to put it in a state of re-
pair. The old wheel will be taken
out, new Ridson wheels put in, and
the whole Cuisines" put in working
order at the earliest possible day.
In the meantime, grain and feed will
be supplied at the mill. Mr.. Blake
is familiar with the mill and grain
business and will wake mp things round
this old mill forthwith. The citizens
of this town ought to realize the
worth of a good mill well run anc
give it their patronage. Mr.. Parker
will be retained as miller.
1rasburgh.
S. W. Beauclerk has gone to In
diana.
H. E. Jackman is very low ant
may not long survive.
George X. Hill has cut and put OF
the baak of the river 35C,OO feet O.
logs.
Fred Clough has rented his farm tt
his brother Sullivan and will move tc
Canada.
Charles Davenport has left hi:
place in Somersville and moved int
the old "depot."
Our town voted Z for and 1O(
against the town system for the man
| agement of schools. If the tow
, system is meritorious. where it ha
, been tried, it must be well adapted t
J Irasburgh. This town has only on
village, and that is central, so Their
r could not be any rivalry between vii
/ lagos as there might be in other towns
: The district school houses are so wei
situated that no one suggests any al
teration. If the school commission
, ers were Of the average sense of GU
4 voters, no radical changes need b
) feared as none would be made. |
= would be reasonable to expect tn
Morrill, hill district would favor tn
town system,as new school house i
, needed there and it would come cheap
er for them if town taxation built it
All those who pay school ia,
, ought to favor the town system, a
in some past years about fifth o
the town has not paid any schoo
tax nor had any school, and it woul,
seem reasonable that those who pa
taxes should desire that all the cit
liens should be taxed equally for tn
support of schools. Paying taxes i
: not such a luxury as to be selfshl
enjoyed. 1t is talked that with
town system of schools there will b