Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18


that section, and removed the office
down to the Bend There was consid
erablc excitement thereat for a few days,
and Greensboro people are looking after
the parties who. tempered with their pc
tition.
The steam mill built at the Bend.
where the one was burned last year,
does not work satisfactorily, and the
proprietors have Withheld part of the
contract price, and notified Mr.. Keith,
the machinist who built it, to come and
put it in shape
The camp of Erastus Hubbard and
family on the shore of Caspian Lake, is
the head quarters of many friends from
Montpelier and elsewhere, and there is
no talk yet of going into winter quar-
ters.- Caledonion.
S. D. Dow has rented his sash and
blind shop to James Dempsey, for the
term of two years. We understand that
he is to employ two men, and will do all |
the capacity of the shop will allow.
Mrs Margaret Stanton has sued Da-
vid Simpson for damage. The plea is
that Simpson sold liquor unlawfully to
Snow, and in consequence her husband
was killed by his hand Damages are
placed at ten thousand dollars.
John Wilson has petitioned for d.
vorce from his wife. Plea, '.intolerable
severity" and unfaithfulness to marriage
vows.
VEST GLOVER.
Joseph Poquet found one Of his best
COWS, dead in the pasture one day last
week.
HARD WICK.
J. H. Drew has instituted suit
against F. T. Bridgman for damages
from injuries inflicted at the time Drew
attempted to take possession of Mrs. G.
W. Warren's millinery store as an Off
Ger of the law, July 18th. Damages
claimed, $4,000. "There is music in
the air. for those who listen.
The contract for rebuilding the river
bridge abutments at this place has been
given to Wheeler & Fuller, stone cut
tiers. Price $500. The new abutments
are to be each twenty-seven feet long.
eight feet wide at base, four feet wide at
top, and of sufficient height to accommo-
date the new bridge structure, to be
constructed of split granite. The work
will soon commence, as most of the stone
is already deposited near the old bridge
for the purpose.
AY.
A. R. e. L. H. Percy lost fine mare
few days since. They found in her
) stead an excellent colt which is making
good cosset
L. J. Elliot has torn down an old
house and is building new one.
, NEWPORT.
The Memphremagog House has had
the best run of business this season Of
any year since it was first opened. Mr..
Bowman is a very popular landlord, and
| Camps raid on him has been followed
r by the usual sequel of his attempts t.
E squelch people that have asked him t.
: pay his debts.
VIM. Wallace Scott, on the west shor,
of Lake Memphremagog, near the Can
l ada line, has the best orchard in New
port He sells about 200 bushels 0
apples in good year. We called Their
: this week and found his orchard in goo'
condition and the trees well loaded. MI
Scott has dairy of forty cows, AM
: uses the Jewett pans.-Farnaer.
ST. JOHNSBURY.
! Our town never saw so many stran
\ gers as this summer. Many peopl
! passing to and fro from the mountain
and the lakes, stop over day or a trai
to see the Athenaum, Art Gallery
:, Academy, and other places of interes
!. We hope they may like we'll enough I
come again.
is Mr.. Bryant, agent of the 2. s. 0
e has caused large placards printed, whic
( are hung on the cars as they stand q
the station in this place. On these caro-
are the names of the stations where th
train goes. 1t is made so plain that h
: who runs may read /; and if any goin
= west are now left, it will be their ow
= fault.
n The official announcement sets IL
to camp meeting at Lyndonville for Au
rs, and the question of continuing ov,
or the following Sabbath is not yet settle
q We believe the better Judgment of tho
10 who have this matter in charge wi
- close the meeting on Saturday. after Il
10 experience of the last few years, wit
Sunday trains, ETC., ETC. Caledonian
:. MORGAN.
:. To break collar-bone, seems to
n quite the fashion just now. The thi
ID case within few weeks, is that of Il
tie daughter of Charles Judd, who elm
ed into tree and fell to the groun
= breaking this bone though not serious
- injuring herself otherwise.
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