Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

three delegates; Barton anu DERBY G
four delegates; Newport to five delegates
Gen. Grout has been, and probably is
seriously sick in Washington. The re
ports of late are more favorable, and w
hope soon to hear that he is on duty again
He has been laboring with great assidui
ty on pension, sugar bounty, District O.
Columbia and other matters, and is oblig
ed to surrender to the effects of a luns
and liver trouble. Senator Edmunds ha.
also been off duty for some time, bu
reports indicate that he is considerably
better.
Some new pensions: Perley Tucker
Irasburgh; J. C. Page, Barton; Francis
Going, Morrisville; John G. Gibson, Troy
John A. Holman, Newport; John A. Pad
dock, St. Johnsbury; o. J. Adams, New
port Center; Charles Chase, Sutton
Luther B. Harris, Lyndonville; A. w.
| Adams, Newport; Everett X. Keith, Barn
ct; Edward Jarvis, Barton Landing; Geo.
w. Flanders, Greensboro; Eli Gilbert,
Albany Hiram H. Gray, E. Charleston !;
Thos. Cochran, Craftsbury Phebe Knights,
Wolcott
The spring term of the village schools
closed last week with thorough eXamina-
tions, and public exercises in the hall on
Friday evening. The examinations were
made in the lower departments with ref
erence to promotion to higher classes and
higher rooms. They showed good pro-
gress for the year. The exhibition exer-
cises consisted of Rotations from six
pupils each from the lower grades, and
members of the academy and academy
graduates, together with music by men,
bers of the school. The recitations were
thoroughly committed, and each speaker
was we'll trained. So we'll were the pieces
rendered that it would be difficult to name
the best. William Heating, Charles c.
Baldwin and E. Elmer Webster gradual
ed, each giving a recitation. Mr.. Web
ster pronounced the valedictory, which
was excellent in matter, spirit and deliv
cry. The music and singing was very
interesting part of the exercises. Mr..
Martin, principal, has the happy faculty
the same time requiring rigid and thor
ough work from his students. Credit is
due to all the teachers for faithful and eff
ficient work performed.
Barton Landing.
Some thirty of the K. of P. have pur-
chased new uniforms.
Timothy Dudley, whose health has
been failing all winter is very low.
Ceylon Prescott has bought the Pierce
place, belonging to the j. C. Bartlett es-
tate.
rel of maple sugar stolen from his sugar
house.
E. S. Howe has rented shop over the
Fairbrother blacksmith shop, where he
will do repairs, file saws, etc.
Rev. Mr.. Hubert is much appreciated
here, and the congregations at the M. E.
church are on the increase.
The Barton Landing Military Band
have been engaged to play here Deco
ration Day, by Geo. G. Meade Post.G. A.
r.
The village library has been moved
from Ornes into lighter and more COM
modious quarters in Ordway's furniture
rooms.
Mrs. Henry Haselton has a fuchsia five
and one half feet high which has one hun
bred and ninety seven buds and blossoms
on it. Who can beat that?
Fred Parker is at St. Johnsbury, work
ing for Chandler & Skinner.-Arthur Ord
way has left the mill and will work out
on buildings this summer, on account of
his health.
Mrs. L. c. Simpson has purchased
new Smith American organ from the
Smith American Piano and Organ Co.,
through Mr.. John H. Carpenter, the Com
pany's travelling agent.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
serve hulled corn and milk at their sociable
on Thursday evening, May 18th, from five
to eight o'clock. Ladies and children,
cts. gentlemen, 10 cts.
Frank Smalley has rented a tenement
in John Trips house, and gone to work
in the mill.-Mrs. Bailey from Island
Pond has remind rooms in Mrs. Spen-
GERS house and will move in this week
South Barton.
William t. Allard, who has been con-
fined to the house with rheumatism is bet
ter. 1t is reported that he was recently
married.
L. FL. circuit, who was burned out Apr.
Both, is about buying Aaron browns
place. If he does that he will move his
store up just above the Drown house to
make it convenient for him to get to; he
is just filling it up with good variety of
dry goods and groceries, and deserves the
patronage Of the public.
ALBANY
DR.. Campbell, who has been to Burling
ton of late attending college lectures, will
be home on Saturday.
Daisy Darling, a niece of Col. Wood
bury, has been at Burlington keeping
house for the Lieut. Governor during the
absence of Mrs. Woodbury. in Boston.
Last but not least of the marriage ami
versaries, so popular of late, was that of
Uncle Frank Tatro, which occurred May
10th. Quite a number of friends were
present, a goodly number of presents
were donated, and a good supper was
provided by the hostess, who also enter
tanned her guests by singing the songs of
her youth.
BrOwnin&tOn
Mr.. Pike has moved to this town.
Gilman Bryant has been seriously ill.
Children's Day will be observed here
the Sth day of next month.
Mrs. N.J.Morehouse has moved to Bar
ton Landing.
The cheese factory commenced work
Wednesday, May 7.
A. w. Wiley made 1900 pounds of su-
gar from 300 trees this season.
Chauncey Dutton has sold his farm and
stock to Jerome Houston for 81 200
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