Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-19

children in their effolts to do mission
work.
Coventry.
H. F. Black has erected a new
barn, specially for colts and horses.
A good new bridge has been built
across the river near Henry How
ards.
Mrs. Luther Pearsons and her
daughter are is town from New York.
The Shepard family gave first
class concert last Saturday night at
Cong. church.
The remains of BERTHE, son of
Alonzo and Diana Ordway, were
brought here for interment in the viii
lage cemetery last Thursday. His
death occurred in Lowell, VT, of in
fammation of the brain.
Rev. I. P. Chase will deliver a
temperance lecture with blackboard
exercise next Thursday evening. AZ
ter lecture, cake and ice cream will lbe
served. Don't miss of attending this
lecture.
East CraftSbury.
M. G. Paddleford has received
pension with thousand dollars back
pay.
A cable dispatch announces the
safe arrival in port of the steamship
in which Messrs. Simpson and Cuth-
bertson sailed.
James Mitchell of st. Johnsbury
has been here on visit Thomas
Little and family from Washington,
D. c., are here.-Alice Seaver is
home from Conn.
Derby
w. S. Robbins has purchased the
Spear lot north of his residence, filled
up the old cellar, graded and greatly
improved his surroundings.
A petition is in circulation in this
town. which will be signed and sent
to the managers of the Fair Ground
at Barton, asking that all sorts of
liquors and all games and gambling
devices may be kept off the ground
at the coming county fair.
Frank Greenwood's house was
burned on Tuesday last with por-
ton of it's contents. Most of the
| furniture was saved, but several bar.
rels of flour were lost, and hog was
burned. Cause of fire unknown
Insurance $500. Mr.. Greenwood is
a hard working man with large
family, and his friends started sub
scription for him, raising about 5000
Edwin Bates gave him $50.
Derby Line.
The whooping cough is the fashion
here just now.
The National Bank will hereafter
pay dividends the 4th days of Au.
gust and February, instead of the LIST
Report says that Rev. l. w. Nc
Laughlin, Universallst, has been en-
gagged to preach here one-half of the
time.
Glover.
Mrs. Sarah Barker, formerly o.
this town, is here to visit old familiar
scenes and friends.
The Ladies' Mite Society NEE
at Institute hall next Friday after
noon. All are invited.
Eddie Bickford of Boston, an(
Mrs. Nancy Bickford of Bath, N
H., are stopping in town few days
Miss Hattie Burroughs has return
ed home from Greensboro, after hav
ing had successful term of schoo
there.
School in district No. 13, laugh
by Lydia Huxley, closed July 2
Number of pupils, 1S; average dali.
attendance, II; those who had M
marks during the term were Glenl
Foster, Harry Jones, Johnnie
Claude, and Mabel King, Clara an(
Willie Lawrence, Addie and Nelli,
Goodwin, May Day, Caleb Clark
Carl Holloway, Leo Christie and Lei
Fuller.
West Glover.
The school at West Glover CLOSED
July 10th. The following are tn
names of scholars having no absen
marks: Fanny Drew, Florence Drew
Alice Sterling, Carrie Gray, Judsol
Stevens, Clark Borland, Rober
Wells, George Gray. Those having
!, no tardy marks, Fanny and Florenc
Drew, Alice Sterling, Carrie Gray
Lucy Chamberlin, lila and May Ly
man, Mary Woodward, Eliza Stan
dish, Judson Stevens, Clark Borland
Geo. Gray, Lyman Cook, Leonar
Drew, Henry Skinner, Frank Drew
Ellis Prescott. Those who marked
100 in department were Judson Stew
ems, Alice Sterling and Lucy Cham
berlin. Miss Nellie r. Swasey, teach
err.
Greensboro.
Geo. Porter has lost 26 young tut
keys, which he believes some two
legged skunk stole-probably cas-
of fowl larceny.
Mrs. D. Campbell from New Yor
city is in town, and hopes to visi
, her numerous friends before she re
r turns. Glad to see her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Streeter from WoI
ccster, Mass, who have been visiting
| friends in town for sometime mast