Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07

There will be donation and oyster
supper for the bsne6t of Rev. Mr.. Ma
plesden. at II. Cheney's hall, on Thurs
day evening, Dec. 18th. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
Daniel Parlin of Charleston, has pur-
chased the Chester Aldrich saw mill
and so acres of wood land. Price $500.
| CALEDONIA COUNTY Ne us.
Judge Poland left for Washington
last Saturday.
Oysters are selling at st. Johnsbury
at 81 cents per quart.
l. H. Hall of Lyndonville, has sold
his farm to Joseph & Oscar Chesley of
Sutton, for S4,250.
G. H. Aldrich and '.Ned Cobb" have
been fined for selling liquor at the Ave
nue. House, at St. Johnsbury.
The new Odd Fellows Hall at st. /
Johnsbury was dedicated last Tuesday
evening. The building is one of the
finest in st. Johnsbury. /
| E. ?. Allen delivered three hogs to
Daniels. Sylvester & Go. of St. Johns
bury, Wednesday, weighing (dressed)
532. 444 and 34l pounds. Good hogs
He has killed about 240o lbs this fall.
Thaddeus Fairbanks invented. several
years since, an arrangement for refriger-
ating purposes, which has since been pa
tented and become of great value. An
important lawsuit is now pending in re-
gard to the same, and parties are at st.
Johnsbury consulting Mr.. Fairbanks and
others in regard to the matter.
The Caledoaaion relates an instance
where man has expended in money,
besides time and annoyance. $500 to OBJ
tain small damage on land and an
other instance where party took bonus
on money loaned to the amount of 500.
After while he fell out with the man
who loaned the money, and took advan-
tage Of the usury law, and compelled
:, the man to pay back the 500. He then
thought he would pay his lawyer for his
:, services in the matter. and it took just
the S1O0 to settle with him he was out
$3.50 on other expenses.
y CAN4DA.
Rock IsLAND.-The building connect
ed with the old Spalding store, and occu-
: pied by L. G.. Bates as silver plating
establishment, and above by the Misses
Brown as millinery shop, took fire on
Tuesday morning about s o'clock, and
Is was well on fire in the second story and
ie attic before any organized attempt could
~ be made to extineuish it. Warren En-
~ CINE Co. No. t was soon on the ground
and laid on stream within three min.
ct utes after placing their engine, keeping
g, the fire from extending into the connect
re ing wing. Essex Co. from the Plail
an soon after arrived. and the two companie:
oh were successful In entirely subduing tbs
III, fire. The building is pretty badly
n, wrecked. The contents we're mostly re
nd moved. but considerably damaged. Pix
" Bros removed many of their goods, ant
ey sustained some damage to them. Tn
&C. building was insured, but we have no
ler heard in what companies.-The stock 0
So Mr.. Bates and Pike Bros is also insured
sd' The fire originated from the stove pipe
IN extending from Bates store to the attic
the floor being found on fire by those VIII
first entered the building. We suppos
I'LL the arrangement was considered safe, 0
lid insurance companies would not take tn
risk and until they refuse to take sue
risk. except at extra hazardous rate
ore attic chimnies will continue to be bui
and used. It was quite fortunate for tt
asst rest of the street that the fire occurre
the in remarkable still morning and whe
led. there we're an abundance of men with
of short distance. -.Staastead Journal.
IS BoLToN.-0n the morning of No
not 9th, at the Huntington mines, Bolto
?. O., man named [. Lanark. emplo
and ed in the smelling works, while carryir
AIRY scrap iron to put into one of the watts, ft
the off the plank which was laid across
and mouth, into the boiling mass. He W
also almost Immediately taken out, but
lave had received such fearful scaldin
af- that on removing his clothes a great pc
ton of the skin came off with them
3av suffers terrible agony. The accident
attributed to his own carelessness.
Jean On the same day. a laborer in I
,nng employ Of Mr. Willard. near BoItol
flee mines, while chopping in the goods. v
! the badly, crushed BY the fall Of a dry tr