Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-30
NORTH TROY


The freight business of the S. E. r. +.
has never been as large as now On
Thursday, of last week, the train South,
consisted of 80 heavily loaded cars.
A hen belonging to A. ]. Williams
having exhibited symptoms of disease
for some time past, was killed recently
and found to contain an egg eight inches
long: the circumference at the center
was IA inches.
This village is soon to rejoice in the
possession of weekly newspaper.
Hatch of the Hord.cick Reporter having
offered to commence its publication if
the citizens will secure him 800 new
subscribers. Efforts are being made to
that end with good prospect of success.
ST. JOHNSBURY.
Dick Wilson, the store robber, made
himself scarce at the Jail last Saturday
night. He had played sick for time
and was allowed to lodge in the upper
room. From thence he assembled through
the scuttle and let himself to the ground
by his bed -clothes. Of course no one
helped him, as c. S. Hadley was occu-
pying the same bed-clothes and knew
nothing about it !-F'trmer.
Carlos Day, of the late firm of Day
g. May, left his wife a very amiable lady,
ostensibly to go to work in Portland,
but the next day he put up at a first
class hotel in Montreal, IN company
with Miss Agnes Harlow, of St Johns
bury, who left her home claiming that
she was going to work in Newport, and
the couple are still supposed to be in
Canada.
The Listers of Caledonia county met
at the Avenue House on Saturday last,
and decided to apprais property upon
this basis: Working oxen, 5 cents per
pound years old steers, $50 per pair;
2 years old steers and heifers, SIS each !;
warnings, $40; mich COWS average,
$50 IS years old colts, $50; 2 years
old colts, $40 L year old, S25 store
and grade sheep each, $3.50; swine per
hundred, SIS bees per hive. So; aver
age hay, Sl8 per ton washed wool, 80
cents per pound Passumpsic R. R.
Stock, $50 per share.
SUTTON.
Very little sugar yet made. 4. Camp
bell has sweet material for about 800
pounds.
There are only three men and four
women now living at Sutton Corner who
lived there | wears 400
Rev. F. L. Wiley, formerly pastor OF
the Baptist Church of Sutton, was in
stalled pastor of the Corliss Street Free
Baptist Church, Bath, Me-, on Tuesday
evening, March oath.
E. T. Smith has the material ready
to build first class dwelling house Mr.
Smith is mechanic of good taste, ano
will erect building that will be credit
able to the village. Corydon Parker viii
put up new horse barn during the sea-
5 son. Rev. H. J.. Gilman has bought 8
acres of tlm'bered land IN Newark, of c
W. Taft o. S. Jessamin has also bough
70 acres Of Mr.. Taft, who proposes tt
leave Newark when he sells the remain
der of his land.
: SHEFFIELD.
The dwelling house of John Sanborn
of Sheffield, was consumed by fire OF
Tuesday. Supposed to have caught by ;
defective chimney. Most of the furni
!. ture was saved No insurance Thu
! fire took while the family was at supper
The loss will fall heavily on Mr.. San
born, who is hard working man.
= WHEELCK.
But little sugar has been made as yet
S farmers are generally in readiness, ant
Y are patiently waiting for sap.
Y The house and sheds of John Sanborl
near Wheelock village, were destroyed
by fire on Tuesday, at o'clock P. NJ
A portion of the household goods wer
: saved, but much was lost in the line o
o. provision, grain, etc. No insurance.
h The famous law suit, Sanborn vs.
J Bradley & Ward, has just been decide
y by the Supreme Court, in favor of San
born. This case grew out of the build
t, ing of dam across the river, which wa
If built by Ward, higher than the old one
ID and caused the water to rise so high a
ID to injure Sanborn's saw mill and me-
h chinery-Sanborn's mill standing on on
10 side of the river and taking water by
as fume from the newly erected dam. SAL
lg born brought a bill in chancery, and a
ar ter fighting for about four years, win
~ but the money expended would hay
IN paid for three or four mills as valuabl
er as the one injured. Sanborn had le
s. money than his antagonists, but had tt
OF courage to contend for his rights, an
IL has finally triumphed.
IL WESTM ORE.
Jonas Hunt has hired the Mary Woo
ard farm, formerly occupied by Hora
Sc, Magoon. and has moved on to the sam
re, The Messrs. Buck of East Charlesto
have leased the Starch factory of L.
,ly Brown for five years, paying for the sam
lie one hundred dollars per year, and inten
ys to manufacture starch on large scale
Mr.. A. D. Bemis was in town la
week. He is very much pleased wi
ow his new place of residence, which
Mechanics Falls. Maine. He repol
,st business as very brisk in that portion
rts the country.
Mr.. Ira. Cheney, an old resident
cir this town and father of Harry Chene
10. died in Newark last week, and his
vas mains were brought here for intermel
mel Funeral services, held last Thursds