Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-30

At the village school meeting N. G.
Hoyt was chosen committee f. III. Mill
er treasurer; Homer Burnham collector
1t was voted to raise so cents on Il dollar
to defray expenses.
In returning from Troy Monday even
ing last week, Fred Curtis, who had three
ladies with him, came in collision with
another team and was upset. The ladies
were somewhat hurt, and the carriage,
which was nearly new, was badly dam
aged.
A. G. Hitchcock and wife are spending
a few weeks in Mass. visiting friends.
Mrs. Ashley Farman was in Burlington
last Week.-Mrs. Elva Farman attended
the closing exercises at johnson Normal
school.-Mrs. David Hitchcock is visit
ing in Stanstead and vicinity.-Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Stebbins visited friends in
Derby last Week.-Mrs. Mary Winslow of
Boston is visiting her father, d. A. Win
slow, and other friends in this place.
Miss Lily Blanchard of Stanstead has
been visiting at N c. Hoyt's.
WeStmOre.
Mill Brook school is closed on account
of the illness of teacher.
George Katen of Barton is putting up
neat little cottage in Cottage Grove.
Mr.. P. Thompson from New York is
stopping at the Willoughby Lake House;
he is having the VanArsdale cottage put
in order for rental.
Gertie Fuller closed a very successful
term of school in Dist. No. 6. Of 10 pu-
pills, 10 had no absent marks Ina Hin
ton, May Campbell, Mabel Pilkington,
Nellie OKeefe, Eugene, Rob and Katie
Hinton, Walter and Wallace Mcnamara
and George Marshall.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. y q hnSburY
At the County Convention held at ST.
Johnsbury the following ticket was nom
mated; For senators, Albro f. Nichols,
St. Johnsbury; B. F. Lincoln of Lyndon;
for judges, Il. b. Hall of Groton and N.
X. Campbell of Sutton; for Judge of
Probate, Walter p. Smith of St. Johns
bury sheriff, L. Sulloway; high bailif,
d. P. Leslie of Wheelock; county COM
missioners, G. L. Morrill, of Danville
The ticket is good one and commends
itself to the voters of the county.
w est Burke.
The Quarterly Meeting of the District
Union 1. o. G. T. will be held with Har-
mony Grove Lodge at West Burke, July
10, afternoon and evening. DIR. CHI.
Burton, Rev. H. p. Cushing, Geo. II.
Smalley Rev. j. E .Farrow Rev. p. N.
Granger and other good speakers are an
nounced.
East Burke.
Mrs. Ira Carpenter has closed her
house and is boarding at Horace Cages.
Burke Mt. Lodge l. o. G. T. is in a
prosperous condition. Four have joined
lately and four more are expected this
week.
A. d. Thurber of Coventry has been
spending week here with his parents.
True Thurber has gone with his little
boy to Sheffield to live.
There is to be big, old-fashioned 4th
of July celebration here. 1t is hoped that
every one will come with his family and
basket of provision. There will be
horribles in the morning, after which
there will be music, speeches and liter
airy exercises in David Gilson's sugar or
chard.
HardNvicIx.
The school in district No. 4, taught by
Minnie Hoyt, closed pleasantly Friday,
June %. There was but one instance of
hardness during the term. Albert Chan
dler aged nine years and Ethel Frazier
and Wilbur Chandler both but six years
of age had no absent marks.
East Hard wick
VIM S. Bailey is repairing his trotting
course.
We have two road machines in opera
ton.
The approach to the station has been
changed so as to make the grade easier.
Geo. Nelson and wife and son have
been on visit to his father, M. G. Mel
son.
Charles Smith has his new barn cover
ed.-D. j. Ward and VIM. Stuart are
new shinglin2 their barns.
sheffield.
John Woodman lost his only COW June
26.
Mrs. Charles Chesley is improving
slowly.
The singing convention was quite well
attended.
N. F. Folsom and wife have been in
Bloomington visiting.
School in district No. l closed the 9th
with speaking and q picnic dinner in Dex-
ter's grove.
School closed in district No. June %,
taught by Laura ingalls, Speaking by
the children was the order of the eXerci-
ses.