Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18

Mr.. Drown Tor his keeping out OF the
same stolen money.
The following items are from the Ign
don Union, the best news and local pa
per in this vicinity.
WEsTMoRE-L. J. Brown of West
more is building a mill on Willoughby
Lake, at the outlet of Mill brook. The
foundation is 30x6O. 1t is to contain
board saw and bolter to start with, and
eventually will be supplied with other
machines. Alonzo Brown of St. Johns
bury Centre is agent for the owner. The
lumber comes from the mountain. Some
1000 feet of custom lumber is in the
lake at the mill, which will he built for
custom work.
1t is reported that the Mcfarland
boys have caught the same catamount
which Ira Cheney (the man who rode
Allard's Devon struck with a fish pole
some 40 years ago. The blow was so
severe it seems the hair never grew
again, as the bare mark shows nearly
the whole length of the animals body.
He is reported as monster, but no di-
mansions given. 1t is thought he has
been prowling about Fisk's lumber camp
this winter for chance to seize some of
the men or oxen. But the old hunters
fixed him. He caught a tartar.
SUTToN-On Thursday night of week
bef,re last concert was given at the
church by the Baptist choir, under Rev.
ben Ellis and G. F. Eastman, his sister
and S. G.. Cree with instruments The
concert, considering the weather, was
we'll attended, and was for the benefit of
the Eastman's, who have furnished in
strumental music for the choir. Elder
Wiley, at the close, made some appro-
pirate remarks in relation to sustaining
home music, which were very true.
Geo. NJ. Dean has exchanged his grist
mill for J. M. Balls farm. The parties
began to move last Monday.
c. F. Eastman has recently purchased
a fine flute costing 500. It's mounted
with solid coin silver, has IA keys, and
is beautiful instrument. Eastman,
who is already good player, intends
to make the flute life study.
WHEELocK- old house, known
as the Joseph Mathewson house, a mile
south of Wheelock Hollow, has just been
taken down and moved to Sheffield
George Gifin purchased it Of the Chas.
Welch estate, and will rebuild it on his
lot near Bradley Ingalls,. The house
was built about forty years ago by I. ].
Cree. and was where Mathewson started
in life.
E. NJ. Magoon has BEDFORD and bed.
stead which have been in use 90 years
Mr.. Magoon is "A years old, and knows
the cord has been in daily use since he
was born. Mr.. Magoon's grandfather
made them both, and presented them tc
his daughter, E NJ. Magoon's mother
at the time of her marriage in 1870
!, The cord is made from the long hair o.
cattle's tails, and is, to day, to all APP
pearance. as good as new. Magoon has
an English watch which he has carried
81 years, and it is a good timer yet
, He also has chair given by his grand
mother to his father 81 years ago. |
was then very old chair, and is prob
ably over 100 years old. Two pewte
platters of about the same date hay
, passed down in the family, and are nov
in the possession of Mr. Magoon.
: Orren Nelson paid s4250 for Gov
at E. S. Nelson's auction, March I'd
kept her week, and she died last wee
while calving, probably from want O
S proper attention. She was left in tn
t open yard with other cattle, and wa
found dead in the morning.
BuRKE.-Stephen Allard has bough
of Mr.. Winthrop small house quar-
!, ter of mile above the village. 1t wa
e formerly owned by Geo. Gregory.
Elder H. 2. Cushing has sold hi
trotting mare to o. G. Tinkham fc
$3.50. The Elder is one Of the bes
horsemen in the county, and he will hav
a to go again to Canada or somewhere els
) to supply the vacancy which Tinkham
i purchase makes.
o. A. Dennison has purchased th
Denison Filler farm for $4,000. He hs
e sold out in Browington, and will NOV
Y here this spring