Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-03-23

Image Improvement society MaTCH 20 /
The entertainment begins at the usual
hour. Ice cream and cake will be served /
Mrs. Francis Tinkham died at the home
of II. H. Lewis Saturday, Mar. IA. On /
Monday services were conducted at the
house by Rev. Francis Parker and the /
remains were taken to Newport for in |
terment Dr. H. c. Tinkham came from
Burlington to attend the funeral.
WestfieId.
E. H. Wood has purchased of DR.. Err !
win the Widow Lawson farm near New
port Center, for $4,000, and has taken
possession.
A. M. Aseltine is visiting his sons in
Enosburgh Fals.-Mrs. ID. A. Winslow
returned last week from IA visit to rela-
tives in Whitefeld, N. H.
Reuben H. Wright has leased his farm
break up housekeeping for the present on
account of the i'll health of his wife.
The Cong. Ladies' Aid society gave a
new sugar social in the town hall Tues
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attendance and a very pleasant time en-
joyed.
The village school closes this week,
with an exhibition in the hall on Friday
evening. The school in the mill district,
taught by Mrs. Mary Brigham, closed
| last Friday.
Andrew Crawford has moved into the
house on the corner near w. B. Gilpin's.
| Frank Martin has rented L. X. Annis'
house in this village.-A. a. Cross has
moved on to the farm he recently pur-
chased of w. b. Gilpin.
At the recent meeting of the stock COM
pany owning the cheese factory the fol-
| lowing officers were chosen President,
Edwin Boynton; vice president, Willard
Farman; Treas, Homer Burnham; Sec,
| H. O. Miller; directors, Edwin Boynton,
| Walter Burnham, Willard Farman, L. l..
Miller, H. o. Miller, O. S. Miller; selling
| agent, Edwin Boynton; manager, Ii. o.
Miller. VIM. j. Shillitto of Waterloo, p.
O., has been engaged to make the cheese.
w eSt1nOre.
D. H. Fox has bought the Chas. Smith
place.
Chas Cheney has returned from North
Carolina.
E. w. Barron has rented the Johnnie
Smith farm for one year.
Charley Averill has gone back to attend
the spring term of school at Lyndon.
j. W. Hyde and wife attended the fu-
neral of Byron N. Moore of E. Albany.
John d. Cotton of Irasburgh is repair.
ing and putting the mill on the west side
in running order.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The town superintendent met with
Examiner Taylor at st. Johnsbury recent
ly and talked matters over in regard to
some uniform course of procedure for the
coming year. 1t is proposed not to low
er the standard in the examination Of
teachers and to grant licenses to no teach
er who is less than II years of age. Ev-
cry teacher must be examined in all the
branches required to be taught, and no
permits will be granted to teachers who
do not attend the public examinations,
unless the teacher shows the best cause
for not being present. Examinations will
be held at ST. Johnsbury Academy, Mar
25-26; at West Burke, Mar. 81 -2S
Lyndonville, Mar. 3O-3I; So. Ryegate
April I-2; Barnet, April 81; L. Hard
wick, Apr -.
st. u OhnS bury.
The Thespians drew large house and
, were complimented by the papers at St.
Johnsbury.
The Fairbankses furnish SIX set of
scales with a hopper capacity of 1000
bushels, for the Richford elevator
Rev. C. b. Atwood, Free Baptist, goes
from st. Johnsbury to Whiting, VT. He
t has been a very popular aud efficient pas
tor.
= East Burke
Fred Burt is at r. Cages, very low
with consumption.
Mrs j. B. jenkins has been quite sick
e for several weeks.
George Gibson has finished work at
Victory nd returned home
l. D. Bemis is moving from St. Johns
bury to the Walter farm which he is tC
have charge Of for year.
West EstsrlSe.
Frank Anger has gone to Hartford
Conn.
: Mrs. George Dean has been visiting hel
daughter in Glover.
n l. Craig has bought the Timothy Mar
shall house, paying 5000.
y, Dr.Cheney's sister from Albany is stop
ping with them for few weeks.
Edwin Humphrey has sold his farm OF
: the North Ridge to Willie Cummings.
:. S. ID. Bugbee had telegram last weel
! that his son Elmers wife had died il
Troy, Mimi.
w. Wheeler's little child who has beef
: sick at H. W. Turner's, died last Monda a.
morning of spinal paralysis.
d; Mrs. Vance who has been stoppin:
:. with her mother at H. w. Turner's for
few DAYS, has returned to her home il
Glover.
Rev Mr.. Church of Sutton preached i
to the NJ E. church here last Sunda
and Rev. Mr. Crane Of Marshfeld in tn
&c Universalist.
Last Wednesday afternoon May Rythe
4 was taken suddenly and violently ill. Fo
le some time it was thought she would nc
recover, but at present writing she is
q little better.
" Marshall w. Stoddard was killed b
falling from load of hay on Saturday
{, Mar. 81. He fell! upon the ice, fractu
n ing his skull and died at once. Mr.. Stod
dard had been a prominent citizen in New
ark and Burke for many years. He hel
- many offices in his day and was an az
= right and intelligent citizen His deaf
. will be a loss to his community.
H0TdvIcR.
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