Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-11-25

festival at the Town Hall next Saturday
afternoon and evening.
Frank Stanley has moved into the Wild
ow Dow house.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. y OhnSbUrY.
Judge Ross will preside at the coming
term of Caledonia county court and Judge
Powers at the June term, and the May
term of the Supreme court will be held
by Judges Powers, Rowel, Tyler and
Mnuson.
The examination of applicants for GER
tificates for teaching, as provided by the
new school law, was held IN this place on
Tuesday. There were 100 in attendance,
mostly teachers, from all parts of the
county. There were five candidates for
first grade or five year certificates, 81 for
second grade or two year certificates, and
Is for third grade or one year certificates.
Successful candidates must have an aver
age of rs per cent and not fall below 80
per cent on any one subject. The exam
ination was conducted by Supervisor Tay-
lor. Some reflections on the law that
were suggested by this examination will
be found in the editorial columns.
The store of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co.,
scale makers, caught fire at l.30 Friday
morning. Cause unknown. 1t burned
rapidly, and the greater portion of the
goods was destroyed. The store was
among the largest in Vermont, and con-
tanned $50, 900 worth of goods. The ex-
act loss is unknown. All the stock in
the clothing, carpet. crockery, wall paper
and ladies' garment departments was de-
stroyed. Value 500, 900. The losses are
heavy in the grocery, hardware, boot and
shoe and dry goods departments, where
some goods were saved in each depart
ment. The store will be Immediately re-
built The building was insured $500;
the goods heavily in various companies.
West Burke.
The M. E. church has expended about
$50 on their vestry and expect to seat it
with chairs.
Wendall Silsby finished saving his
shingle stock last Saturday and is now
waiting for snow.
The Sd District meeting will meet with
Riverside Lodge, Lyndonville, Dec. 9th
Rev. O. d. Clap and w. H. S. Whitcome
are expected to pc present.
Emma Densmore is home from Mont.
pelier Seminary for two weeks.-Mrs. ID.
S. Townsend came home last Thursday
from Franklin Co., where she has been
teaching.
VIM. Switser of Sutton, was arrested
Nov. 18th on charge of intoxication and
he was brought before the authorities;
he plead guilty and paid his fine. ashley
Bishop was also tried for the same offence,
found guilty and appealed. Switser was
again arrested Nov. 22d, charged with
selling liquor.
sutton
Mrs. L. b. Wilson has returned from
few weeks visit with her brother. ID. n.
Beckwith, and her sister, Mrs. David JOY,
at Ludlow, Mass.
Rev. A. p. T.acy and family are moving
this week to their new home in Meredith
village, n. III. 1t seems natural to see
him moving around in our streets again
as we do this week.
Rev. S. n. Royal supplied The pulpit at
the Free Baptist church last Sabbath |
morning, and is to do the same next Sab
bath morning. Beyond that it is not |
known who is to oflicate.
Mrs. L. b. Harris was thrown from |
ing from West Burke and hurt some
what badly. When she got Near Austin |
Thayer's the horse took fright at the |
Strengthening of hogs close to the road
and whirled suddenly and threw Mrs.
Harris out. Her arm and shoulder were |
hurt as well as her lame limb. We hope |
it may not prove serious, but at present |
she is unable to sit up.
EEs,x-.s wick.
Dnrman Bridgman has moved into his |
new house.
Donation at the NJ. L. church on the |
evening of Dec. 4.
The Arnolds have a steam engine in |
their granite shop for running polishing |
machinery.
The Academy and intermediate schools |
closed last week with thorough examina-
tions and pleasing rhetorical exercises. |
Mr.. Andrew and Messrs Baker and Lewis
have each done remarkably well for the |
district.
East HardNvicIx.
We understand that DIR. A. j. HYDE of |
Southern California is dead, he pursued |
the practice of his profession in this |
town several years before going to Cali |
fornia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Cole died at her |
home in Oakland, Cal, recently. She |
had been here during the last weeks of |
the life of her niece, Jennie Smith, re-
turning home in October, and as we I'M
soon afteI arriving home.
sheffield.
Donation at F. B. church Tuesday |
evening, Dec. 3.
Picnic Sociable at Mrs. John Olcott's
next Friday afternoon.
Miss Jennie ingalls, and Mrs. Ida Bruce
have taken millinery rooms at Mrs. Lucy |
browns.
Harry Philips goes to Springfield, Mass,
on a visit.-Mrs. Ed Richardson of Bar
net visits her daughter, Mrs. Nc Neal.
Ground was broken for the Nicaragua