Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-14

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name was Brown. and the name of the
Representative from Lowell is Brown.
Are they one and the same person? If
so, how about his ramrod votes and his
speech at the sunday evening temperance
meeting. CONSISTENCY. thou art "a jew
ell I" Eth ?-ArgnS and Patriot
Yes. Hiram. Lowell did have hotel
keeper who was heavily amerced under
the liquor law. and his name was Brown.
but not the Brown we sent to Montpelier,
by any means We shall not send that
Brown until the editor of the argus gets
to be Governor
NEWPORT
A Frenchman, LaHay. be believe. by
name, got rolling he did not want. one
day last week, by getting between the
depot platform and passing freight
train. Luckily for him, he opened his
mouth wide and loud enough to attract
the attention of the engineer who shut
off the iron horses wind just in season
to save him being crowded into space
that would certainly have caused a
general cracking of bones. and probable
death of the man. As it was the India
rubber part of his body, only, was
squeezed. but enough to make a terrible
grumbling in the vicinity of his bread
basket, and give him an everlasting fear
of the railroad.
VEST BURKE
Last Thanksgiving day Squire Cob
! leigh discovered strange looking tracks
:, near his house, and he concluded to take
/ his gun and search for the ''Varmints "
e Accordingly, he followed the tracks and
s found four coons gathering apples in his
: orchard They were shot, and added
S another luxury to the numerous dishes
u prepared for the feast of the day.
The West Burke Dramatic Club prof
fer their services to give an entertain
4 ment at the vestry of the lst Universal
y list church in this village on the evening
II of Dec. 25th, for the benefit Of sale
church. consisting of dialogues, cbarades
Dr. and tableaux, interspersed with singin:
OF and instrumental music Performance
to commence after the distribution of TIL
II presents from the Christmas tree. Ad
I'd mission ) cents.
M DR. ". ". Carpenter and wife cele
he brated the Goth anniversary of thei
marriage on Friday. Nov. |, afternoo
n and evening. One hundred and forty G
!. their friends assembled and partook {
- bountiful refreshments. and participate
m in the pleasures Of the occasion. Abot
So worth of linen and other present
we're left as tokens of the friendship
m the visitors, toward the DIR. and wifi
les and in appreciation of his services ;
Inc physician. The doctor has practiced
lay this vicinity for the last forty years, al
few men have won more esteem, and di
,ck tinction in the profession than he. II
O 4 evening. until Il o'clock, WAS spent
nd. greeting. singing, &c, when the Needle
of eye and kindred dramas were performe
cnt much to the delight Of those remainin
ing LYNDONVILLE.
NJ. George W. Walkers hotel, with
the buildings connected, was burned |;
or Thursday night, Dec. 10. The fire or
,uo mated in or near the furnace in the C
lar and communicated with the wo
. 70 which was piled near. When the
a.. was discovered at L ID o'clock. it
.,rr gained such Roadway that it could !
;ob be put out. Alarm was given, tn
.ooa started for St. Johnsbury for the
,ood companies, and the citizens began
,n,o clear the premises of such goods {
Gov furniture as could be saved. Much t
,+iu niture, in damaged condition was
- moved The stable, occupied by v
$500 Fl. Hovt, was cleared of horses, carrla
and grain before the fire reached t
building. The fire companies arrived
-. due time and rendered valuable ass
ance. The surrounding buildings v
all saved although severely blistered
the heat. Mr. Walkers loss is heav
~ part of the insurance having run
o'' only few days before. Whole
$4,000; insurance, about SILL
an Many of the railroad officials and
,sday Moves boarded with Mr. Walker
I'aiiy they find themselves as destitute
home as is Mr. Walker. This hotel
long we'll kept and had a large patron
has The loss will be great injury to
II the donville.
SUTTON.
Some time since, two men lost
have wives in this town. and both remar
On account of present and past rela
anger ship. (by marriage one could call
G and other father in-law' brother ln-iaw'
e. Gle and cousin. Can you tell how
f,on, compound relationship was produce
lower The engineer OF the I. q .. Rail
turn has been on and examined the
pro- near Clarks crossing and hnds a!
water just west of the crossing, where he t
depot could be located at tt
ooncos cost, which would afford the rail
I'll and anu Vhe 'o"h aii '"e '"0'ii''e' i0q