Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-23

when here, and has been successful IN
his western enterprises.
ST. JOHNSBURY
Liquor and rowdyism are scarce at
present.
Col Ira Arlington, of the Centre,
slipped on the ice few days since and
broke his hip.
Rev. E. H. Chaplin lectures at the
town hall to morrow, (Tuesday) evening,
March "a Subject, Building and Be-
ing"
The listers of Caledonia county meet
at St. Johnsbury the last Saturday in
March to consult in regard to the valu-
alton of property.
The Portland St. bridge went down
Thursday. There were no teams on it at
the time of its fall and no one hurt. One
night last week, Bryant drove a six
horse team over this bridge with % pas
sengers, at the rate of 2:40.
l. P. Magoon has invented and patent
ed feed water heater for locomotive
engines, which is being adopted by some
Of the leading railroads, and IS said to
make great reduction in the amount of
fuel consumed. He is about to organ
ize company with a capital of $2000,-
900 to manufacture the article, which
promises fortune to the inventor.
SUTTON.
D. D. Hayward tapped his sugar place
the day before town meeting. We un-
derstand he has sugared off once and
got about eight pounds of sugar. But
it is always best to be in season, at all
events.
The bridge at C. B. Bailey's was car
ried away by the late freshet.
A widow in Sutton recently visited a
dying woman and said: 81 have been
wanting for some time, to see some one
about to die, that | might send mes
sage to my husband Tell him that we
are all we'll here, and send our best re-
CARDS.
The above item has been going the
rounds in the papers, and Sutton Yer
mont is getting all the credit. The
item first appeared in Massachusetts
paper, and referred to Sutton in that
state. We are willing Massachusetts
should have the benefit of it.
SHEFFIELD
Rev. r. Pritty has for sale good sec
ond hand buggy, that he will sell cheap
for cash.
The Methodist Society hold their next
Quarterly meeting at Wheelock village
next Sabbath, March 29th. Service
will commence at half past one. Rev
l. McAnn will be present and conduct
the services. The Quarterly Conference
will meet the Monday morning follow
ing at the N. E. parsonage at Sheffield
NORTH TROY.
1t is reported that the SOUTHEASTERN
Railroad intend soon to put on thu
Exnress train, which was taken off ear
ly in the winter.
At the last meeting of the Young PEG
pies Literary Club, it was decided t.
hold no more meetings until the travel
ing became better.
Farmers in this vicinity are busily en-
gagged in sugar making, and in conse
quence of this and bad roads. the vlllag
does not present its usual lively aspect
VEST BURKE.
The exhibition given at the Holloy
last Wednesday night was well attend
ed and there was no lack Of pleasing an,
entertaining pieces.
DR.. Henry Bickford of the East Vii
lage, leaves a good practice and goes t
Hartford Conn, where he thinks he Ca
better his situation and business.
Since the building of the two churchs
the people of West Burke have becom
the best church going people in thi
vicinity. The sabbath schools are in
fourishing condition.
j. N. Silsby is closing up his bushes
and going to Hartford, Conn.,, HIS mil
and property here is now in the hand
of Joel Fletcher and son, Of St. Johns
bury, and is for sale. Here is goo
opportunity for numbering business
and an enterprising young man wit
capital would do well, in this thrivin
location.
WE.SI,NORE.
A horse belonging to Horace China
died last Monday. 1t was sick only
; few hours.
Some Of the newspapers say tn;
: Calvin Gibson is our school superll
2 tendent which is a mistake Charlt
Wheeler is the man.
< Our farmers are quite busy preparir
] for sugaring. Several have built ne
e sugar arches, and Warner Fogg h;
built new sugar house and arch.
A little boy of Willard Lelands'. r,
Gently took from a hollow maple 10
= which was being sawed for wood, te
: quart pan full of beech nuts, all nice
0 shelled and laid away by the squirrels