Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-23

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The second trial at competitive speak
ing and writing by the pupils of the high
school was concluded at the school-house
hall last Friday afternoon. The school
was divided into A and B divisions by
two choosing sides. The best nine speak
ers in school were Cora Murkland and
Lena Dewey from the A division, and
Mae Robinson, Nellie Heating, Matte
Hopkins, Jennie Wilson, Marion Currier,
Mabel Black and Ellen Foss on the B.
side The best nine compositions in the
school were written by Nellie Case, Cora
Murkland and Charles Worthen from the
A division, and Nellie Heating, Mae Rob
inson, Marion Currier, Jennie Wilson, Ida
Chaffte and Myrtle Scott from the di-
vision. The question, ''There is as much
pleasure in anticipating as in participant,
ing" was decided in favor of participa-
ton, the B division having that side OF
the question. The committee, +. w.
Baldwin, w 1. Robinson and Mrs. j. B.
Freeman, were very unanimous in their
decision.
barton Landing
Joseph Bartlett, John Trip and John
Bushev will build new barns as soon as
spring opens.
Mrs. Magoon is failing.-George Nor
rill has been on the sick list the past
week: the rest of the sick people are
gaining.
Our school commences Monday, April
goth, with Mr.. d. S. Waterman AND
Miss Lou Staples as teachers; the school
will continue eight weeks.
The milk cans for the Willoughby
creamery have come and are ready to de.
liver. The company will commence bust
ness May lst. providing the roads are in ii
condition.
Hon. P. X. Gleed of Morrisville will
deliver the address here on Memorial
day. Due notice will be given of the
exercises for that day after the meeting
of the G. A. R. Post Tuesday evening.
DR. o. E. Nettleton, dentist, who has
made several successful visits to this
place, will he at the hotel Wednesday
and Thursday of this week to attend to
calls in the line of his profession. Teeth
extracted with very little pain.
south Barton
A. o. Blake is expected home soon.
We hear that Charles H. Frost of Mid
dletown, Mass, is in very i'll state of
health.
Mrs. Mary Bean, wife of the late John
Bean of Victory, and mother of Mrs.
Henry A. Downing, Mrs. Aaron Drown
and Mrs Chas. Frost, died on the 18th
inst, aged SO years.
Alban%.
Mrs. J. c. Burke is here on visit.
Mrs. Frank Tenney has gone to Port
land, Me, to care for a sister who is i'll.
Mrs. Geo. W. Sanders, injured while
riding, recently is still confined to her
bed.
John Peters has moved to the Annis
place in Lowell; Geo. Driver has moved
back to Charleston.
Bro wilmington.
Lila Fletcher teaches in Browning ton.
Clarence Alger has gone to Hartford,
Conn.
John Maxwell has rented tenement
of D. 1. Colley.
Mr.. Thomas Maxwell is failing, not
having recovered from his illness of a
year ago.
Mrs. n. J. Moorehouse went to Stowe
last week where she has a sister dam
gerously i'll.
S. R. Jenkins has let, not sold, his
farm situated near j. G. Bartlett's to
Henry Rowe.
The report that DR.. Gilman has the
whooping cough is mistake. The doc
tor finished up the catalogue of children's
diseases several years ago.
We learn that Rev. w. N. Roberts
returns to this place another year. We
are glad of his return and hope his labor
will be blessed abundantly.
The road from the Center to Gallup's
mill was worked with the road machine
the past week so that wagons now run
from the mill to Barton Landing.
As Rev. L. J, Wheeler has decided to
90 TO East Charleston the ensuing year,
the friends in this place will wish him
success in his work for the Master
Eva -vIlle.
Mrs Lucy Eddy, wife of James B.
Eddy, has been awarded a pension.
Drown & Miller have moved into Mr..
1. w Wyman's house at Bloomington
Center
Mr. John Brown and wife, who have
been living at Will Kings, have moved
back to their farm In Westmore.
Mr.. Tisdale Eddy died Saturday morn
ing, April IA, after an illness of a few
weeks, eliminating in an acute attack of
two or three days duration. Mr.. Eddy
was a good neighbor, a kind and indulg-
ent husband and father. His loss will
be deeply mourned by kindred and friends.
Mrs. Eddy and her family feel very
thankful to their friends for their help
and sympathy during the sickness and
death OF their loved one.
east Charleston.
Bert Adams select school closed last
week.
Chas. Carruth has put Daniels planer
in his mill to do hard wood planning.
Henry Rich and Van Bruce have gone
to New York to work in ice business.
Rev. Z. j. Wheeler is to preach here
the present year; he began his labors
last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Hopkins finished his labors
the 9Th; he is in hopes to have chance
to preach somewhere else.
F. S. Cobleigh is selling a lot of Cham
pion creameries; they have no equal
and are a very cheap and good thing
for milk.
Pete Plunket has bought the Davis
carriaoe shon also the blacksmith ShOD