Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-16

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practice which, no doubt, it would have
taken him years to have acquired. We
learned the above from friend who has
recently returned from Chicago. who also
states that the DIR. is very pleasantly
located in a residence which he has just
hired for $500 per year.
We were at Irasburgh few days ago
and saw what to Vermonters is curios-
ity; it being the head of a fourteen foot
alligator killed in Florida last winter by |
Charles P Allen of Irasburgh. who went
south for the benefit of his health The |
head is two and half feet in length, a
foot across the eyes and nine inches
high. Its jaws are twenty-five inches
long and contain no false teeth. The
alligator when in life would probably
have weighed 900 lbs, and was one of
the largest ever killed, as their most
common length does not vary much from
ten feet. This head was brought home
by E. W. Powell, the landlord of the
Irasburgh House, who was also south
with Mr.. Allen Although Mr. Powell
has this awful head in his house, it is
by no means its symbol, for he does not,
like the alligator, swallow his visitors at
two bites. but treats them civilly, feeds
them bountifully, sleeps them comforta-
bly, and charges reasonably. He is a
good fellow MorrisviUe Citizen
NEWPORT.
The. Orleans county Medical Society,
held their annual meeting at the Mem
phremagog House, June 4th. At 2
o'clock P. NJ, there was read before the
society and a few friends. by P. R.
Kendall, memorial address on the life
of the late DR.. S. S. Kendall. A vote
of thanks was presented Mr.. Kendall for
the preparing and reading of the me-
moir, and copy prepared for publica-
ton in our county papers. We expect
memorial address on the life of the late
Dr. M. T. Colby, to be delivered at our
semi-annual meeting the first Wcdnes-
day in October. Due notice will be CIV
en- the public with cordial invitation
to attend. The old board of officers
were reelected, viz. L. Patch, Presi-
dent; r. B. Skinner, Vice President !;
G. L. Erwin, Sec'y and Treas. j. G.
Rutherford, J. M. Winslow, c. L..
French Censors. Article X of by laws
was changed so that our semi-annua
meeting will be held on the first Wed
nesday of October, at such place as the
society may direct at previous meet
ing. Puerperal diseases were made the
special topic for part of the afternoon,
and the remaining time devoted to the
discussion of embolia and thrombosis. A
special meeting is to be held at Barton
Landing the first Wednesday in August.
At that meeting DR.. Cheney is to have
paper on rheumatism, which is to be
the principal subject for afternoon dis
cussion. Dr's. Rutherford, Human and
Wright are also to have papers to be
read at that meeting. The meetings Of
the society are becoming not only ex-
ceedingly interesting. but source Of
great mental profit to the members at
tending. We anticipate the pleasure Of
seeing every member at the August
meeting G. L. ERWIN, Sec.
ST. JOHNSBURY
Walter A. Shaw is building a fish
pond just back of Russell Hallett's
house. The size of the pond is abou
100 feet long and SO wide, and in tn,
middle will be about Is feet deep.
little stream runs into the pond, wher'
he intends to have the little ones star
and graduate into the pond.
The Caledonia County NJ edical Fra
ternity met at the Avenue House, OF
Wednesday, last, there being present G
B. Billiard, st. Johnsbury; c. S. Ca
hoon, L. W. Hubbard, Lyndon; J. W
Copeland, Lyndonville R. 7. johnson
West Concord; S. r. Corey, Craftsbury
Ira Brown, Wells River; Circuit
Wolcott; - Darling, Groton; W. A
Weeks, Walden; A. M. Ward, Hard
wick.
Luke Buzzell has just completed
new floor of three inch plank in his ma
chine shop. This is substantial enoug
to sustain Buzzel's weight, as a privat
citizen, but, if he enters the shop in til
capacity of village trustee we shouldn
/ be surprised if 1T gives little.-Umo1
- Mr. Thaddeus Fairbanks and famil
were the first party who assemble
Mount Washington this summer. Their
y was considerable snow about the noun
Il aims the first of June
The county court adjourned littl
before l o'clock Tuesday morning, III
: til Wednesday morning, to enable Jude
u Ross to attend the funeral of a sister
u Mrs. Lucius Nye-at Coventry, Tuesda
Z. afternoon Caledonian
We are glad to welcome home agail
: in improved health from his Californ
!, . trip, our pleasant friend and neighb'
Stone of the Caledonian He RESUME
5 the editorial throne this week, relieyir