Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-04-12

Mrs. Dewey sold her household
goods at auction Saturday. She is
intending to board with Mrs. Jane
son.
The H. I. c. Society will meet
with Mrs. Smith, Wednesday after
noon. Everybody invited in the
evening; something new, come and
see it.
McDougall and Critchett from
Barton are hanging paper and paint
ing in E. P. Colton's new house. Mr..
Colton's family have returned to
town to remain permanently.
The proposed grocery trade be-
tween Henry Wiley and Frank Lee
has been consummated, Lee buying
5000 worth of goods and adds others
to the stock. He continues business
in the same building.
Sugar parties were in order during
the past week: Thursday about thir-
ty visited Walden Priests sugar
orchard, and Friday nearly the whole
population of the village went in va
rious directions in search of sweet
ness.
There was union memorial SER
vice in memory of John B. Cough,
in the Cong. vestry, Sunday evening
April 18th. The meeting was opened
by Rev. Mr.. Schofield, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Smith. A biographical
sketch of Mr.. Cough was given by
G. H. Phelps, followed by an address
from Hon. L. H. Thompson, and
closed by remarks by Mr.. Schofield.
Lowell.
On Saturday E. Generous was
moving into Geo. Randall's house.
The new planer for the steam mill
of E. Kinney has been brought into
town.
Abel Sawyer has gone to Westfeld
and will be with his father on the
Hill place.
DR.. Hill and family will board
with Ferdinand Sawyer, who has
moved into the doctors house.
Post Hazen will hold campfire in
town hall Tuesday evening, Apr
20. DR.. Blackstone will deliver the
address. Hard-tack will be provid-
ed.
Will Coolidge drove his horses be-
fore light wagon to Hydepark of
late, and one of them, valued at $50,
died within "a few hours after his re-
turn.
At the school meeting W. E. Cur
tbs was reelected school committee.
There are to be three terms of
school, each of II weeks. The
meeting voted to raise 40 cents on
the dollar.
Miss Ida Brown has returned to
Lowell, Mass.-Mrs H. G. Brown,
who has been teaching for some
months in reform school in Mass.
has returned home. Glad to see her.
She was delayed on her way home by
wash-out near Wells River.
Morgan Center.
The home of Darius Elliott was
gladdened the 7th inst. by the pres
ence of a boy.
Jasper Bedell gave sugar party
on Thursday. A large number were
in attendance.
Rev. Albert Hall of Holland
preached to a large congregation last
Sunday evening at Union church.
j. F. Elliott has started his saw
mill for the season; he has quite a
large stock on hand to manufacture.
Newport.
At the annual meeting at Newport
of the uperintendents of Orleans
County, there were ten members
present. The following officers were
elected: chairman, Thomas Martin
of Barton; Sec, j. H. Gaines of
Newport; for the county examining
board, Thomas Martin, A. NJ, of
Barton, Geo. w. Henderson, A. B.,
of Newport, and b. w. Murch, A.
M, of Derby. The following rules
were adopted for the year: LIST. The
number of subjects on which candi-
dates arc to be examined, the same
as last year, five, arithmetic, gram
mar, geography, physiology, history
and civil government, with ten ques-
tions on each subject. I'd. The time
for the spring examination, April
oath, the fall, Oct. 3Oth. Sd. The
, rate per cent, the same as last year,
general average 20 per cent, and
not to fall below 80 per cent of any
one branch. 4th. Not to endorse GER
! tifcates.
Newport Center,
c. L. Drown is again on the road
buying calves.
Delbert Hardy has moved on to
William Norway's farm.
S. D. Meacham has bought the old
John Magoon farm, paying 1920.
On Tuesday, U. S. Marshall Hen
ry, with District Attorney Haskins
and special agent of the post office
| department, put in an appearance
here and shortly 'after the Marshall
arrested James Buzzell, of Newport
Center. He was arraigned before
U. S. Commissioner, w. d. Crane,
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