Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-02

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At the school meeting the district voted
to raise 30 cents on the dollar of the
grand list for the support of schools the
coming year, and $500 in addition to re-
pair the schoolhouse; voted 80 weeks
school
Ora M. Carpenter and wife intend start
ing for their new home in Wallace, Kan,
April I'd. They leave many friends here
who will be sorry to lose them, land whose
best wishes will accompany them to their
new home.
Mrs Ora Gilbert, who has been taking
care of her husbands invalid parents
for the past two years, returns to her
home in Chicago soon. Mr.. and Mrs. E.
III. Robinson will care for the invalids in
the future.
Coventry.
S. F. French is in very feeble health
Pliny Brooks has taken Geo. Waits
sugar place.
Mrs H. C. Cleveland who went to
| New York for medical treatment recent
ly, has received much benefit already,
and it is confdentialy hoped that she
may fully recover her health.
Geo. Collins, whose sickness was men,
toned, died on Thursday having been
confined to the bed only one week. He
was the oldest son of Hamilton Collins,
and was young man Of good character.
He leaves a wife and one child. His
wife also sick with pneumonia, could not
minister to him in his last sickness.
At the annual school meeting the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: VIM. Bar
rows, moderator: J. P. Wheelock, clerk
and treasurer: Hollis Thrasher d. p.
| Gray, and VIM. Barrows committee.
Some ladies were present and awaited
themselves of the opportunity to vote.
! A tax of 25 cents on dollar and three
terms of school were voted.
Ora ftSbIII-V.
| Mr.. Larabee, who has long suffered
with a cancer, is apparently near the end
of life.
Fast-day services will be held at the
M. E. church, Rev. Mr.. Fraser preaching
| Mrs. Paddock, lady of this town,
who is 50 years of age is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Cowles, in Coventry.
The academy school is running well
and the teachers are doing good service.
| A little INSTRUMENTATION on the part of
| few students has caused little unpleas-
antness but it will soon pass away.
At the South village school meeting,
six months school was voted for the
next year, and a tax of 25 cents on a
dollar. A. Daniels, A. Dawson and R.
A. Patterson were chosen committee.
Derby
j. G. Elder is home from Boston, where
he has been the past season.
William Blake has bought the Johnson
Lunt farm in Salem-Derby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kelsea are each
sick with pneumonia.
Lawyer Erwin has been on the sick list,
but is able to 60 to his office again.
The parlor meeting of the W. C. T. u,
held at DR. Clarks, was well attended.
D. Stevens has rented a room in L. P.
Jenne's building and will put in groceries.
A. D. Bates has furnished the stores
with new sugar, which sells at 121a cents
per pound
Quite number of our people have re-
Gently purchased horses of S. D. Hobson
& Son of Island Pond.
ID
C. Drisco was chosen committee. Voted
to have 80 weeks of school the coming
year.
Mrs. Story died Saturday from spinal
MENINGITIS, and Miss Abigail Davis on
Sunday from liberation of the stomach
The former was about 20 years of age and
the latter over 80.
Delegates to the state and district con-
ventions, to be held this week, are Mag
Josiah Grout, Charles Nelson, E. w.
Clark and c. S. Magoon. They are au-
thorized to appoint substitutes from the |
alternates to make the delegation full. 1t |
is desirable that there shall be good del |
egation from this county at the republic |
an conventions of representative temper |
ance men. Let the delegates to the ma |
toinal convention be men whose record |
shall be a guarantee that the advanced |
sentiment of the party in this state on the |
saloon question shall be represented.
SaleTn-Derby.
A boy baby at Joe Wrights.
The Johnson Lunt place is said to be
sold to VIII Blake of Derby.
Fred and Willie Wilson and Willie Nc
Lenahan have gone to New York to work
in the ice business.
Glover.
Interesting Easter services at each
church yesterday.
Elmer French Of Boston is in town; H.
Grow is here for few days.
J.E. Dwinell was chosen prudential
committee, C. Leonard clerk, at school
meeting.
David Jones is no better; L. II. Nye
remains about as heretofore. His daughter
is home helping to care for him. Ebert
was here Saturday.
c. A. Barrows and G. S. Parker are
chosen delegates to attend the republic
can conventions to be held at Burlington
and Montpelier Wednesday and Thursday
of this week.
Green%bOrO.
H. Hill has bought the Giffin farm pay
ing 1000.
Large quantities of hay are being ship
ped from this station.
o. E. Currier is about to move to Nor
witch, where he has Il job.
The basement of the Hudson block is
fitted up for Lagos meat market.
Mrs. N. Remission is in ST. Johnsbury
for a few weeks for medical advice.
Miss F. FL. Rabbit has been engaged
to teach the spring term of the village
school.
Walter McFarlane has bought and
moved into Henry Hill's new house on
the No. Greensboro road.