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


bold blasphemer and an avowed disbeliev-
er in any God, or any future state of ex-
istence.
MORGAN.
Charles Sanborn died of consumption
October 8. aged 81, leaving a father and
mother in feeble health who were depend
ent upon him. He is the third one of
the family that has died within the last
year.
Our enterprising merchant, L. Viii.
liams, is now receiving lot of about
$50 barrels of nice apples from Maine,
which he is selling low, as he also is
good assortment of goods such as are
usually kept in country store.
The vote for President, on Tuesday.
stood IA for Grant & Wilson and not an
opposing vote cast Although the voters
were obliged to walk from all parts of
the town Gas almost every horse in town
is sick) we poll a larger vote than in
September; it being then 1O7 republi-
can and l democrat. Well done, Nor
gan.
TROY.
J. III. Mcclure sells at public auction
on Monday, November Is, his farm, hay.
grain, tools &c. See bills.
SHEFFIELD.
Last Sabbath Rev. H. Stiles baptized
three by immersion.
Result of the vote for President on
Tuesday: Grant, So; Greeley. 81 !;
O'Conner, l.
| Almost all the horses in town are sick
with the distemper which is prevailing
through the country. We have heard
of no fatal cases.
NEWPORT.
J. Y. Green is putting up tenement
house on the lake shore near Mr.. Bow
leys.
It is said that 1.-The Drunkard's
Dream" is to be repeated tomorrow
(Tuesday) evening. We hope it is so,
for many were unable to attend last
week. Each part was well played, but
the part of Burt Snakey was considered
by all to be the best played of any.
ST. JOHNSBURY.
The man who was to wheel another
about half mile if Poland was elected
to Congress backed out of the agree
ment, and 1.-THE boys" lost their antici
pated treat.
Considerable money has changed hands
on the result of the elections, and some
it is said in trying to affect said result
? The rejoicing over the election o
, Grant and Wilson was great. Wednes
day, Thursday, and Friday evening
was unpopular, and in most cases, i'm
! possible, to 60 to sleep before the eve
small hours" and the ringing of tn
, bells was heroic, considering the powe
and constancy with which the boys at
. tended to it, the firing of guns and can
non was terrific, and the bon-fres wer
splendifc
Y 1t appears pretty certain that Judg
q Steele would have been elected to Cor
y gress if his friends had rallied out an
f scattered their tickets on election day
e In some towns this was done, and he II
Il ceived overwhelming majorities. l
b this place the Caledoaian says the tickt
n was circulated, but most of the men VIII
S voted for him in the caucus say they sa
Il no such ticket, and did not vote fl
Congressman at all.
r. The following items are from the Ca
A edoaaian.
} Mr.. F. B. Gage has sold his photo
N graph gallery in this place, to Mr.. Ge
e. A. Hastings of Lyndonville.
A During the month of October the
c. were 222 loaded cars to the scale work
to and 80 loaded cars away, making 27C
lie tons of freight in 81 working days, sc
W tons being completed scales.
&c The temperance lecture by Benz. Smi
10 at the town hall Thursday evening d
IN not draw large audience, nor did Il
lecturer have taking way; but tn
was no excuse for the boys to make
70 disturbance and march out of the hs
a IN platoons. A free entertainment do
ne not give license to ungentlemanly
ut havior
70 A MEAN AcT.-The selectmen of
he Johnsbury received brass twelve pou
IL cannon from the Quarter Master Gene
ne al, on Tuesday, and sometime duri
,;ss tuesday night the piece was spiked wi
nd rat-tail file. The obstruction was
ng moved the next morning, but the
was none the less dastardly for that.
me The gun was not sent here for polite
TT, purposes, but for safe keeping and
nd when needed.
We understand that Mr.. David G.
:. rler of Peacham, died from effects of
juries received at the railroad crossi
J.. below Fairbanks village. One of
om days of the State Fair he was attem
it ing to pass, when train came alc
our and frightened his horse so that he ba