Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-11-15

will be held. This institution employs
four teachers, and is well worthy the
patronage of those desiring a thorough
education The winter term commences
November 80.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
Cows sold at Bickford's auction on
Thursday, at from s25 to $50. and hay
at $40 per ton.
There was turkey shoot at this
place last Monday. Geo. and Amos
Cutting formerly of this village, made
some splendid shots. They fired twenty
nine times each, and shot sixteen tur-
keys, thirteen being hit at sixty rods
and three at eighty. Their rifles were
manufactured IN the city of Edinburgh,
Scotland, and are without telescopes.
The interest in the meetings is in
creasing. Several persons from Lake
Bridge attended the Tuesday evening
meeting at the Baptist church. Four
persons arose for prayers. Quite mum
Der arose for prayers at the Methodist
church on Thursday evening. and still
the good work goes or.
NORTH TROY.
DIR. Reach. the man implicated with
Brill, in the setting on fire of the build
ings of DIR. Langley, of MansonviIle.
has been released from Jail, on $4,000
bail
Joseph Leonard, of West Potion was
killed on the 9Th inst, by the falling of
a tree, while in the woods, chopping at
that place. Mr.. Leonard leaves wife
and seven children, to mourn his loss.
This quiet village has been the scene
of an extraordinary elopement. girl
fourteen years old named Mary Mass.
eloped last Monday. She is supposed to
have gone with one Cheney, married
man. A person was seen at the depot
Monday night, dressed in boys clothes,
who acted strangely, and it is supposed
to have been the missing girl. Town
Grand Juror Bailey and H. F. Petten-
gill, have gone in pursuit of the pair.
There are SIX more cases of the small
pox in the Walker family. Also one
other case, George Wilson, son of Hon.
H. C. Wilson, has the varioloid The
parties are all confined and tits thought
that the disease will not spread. Will
Walker, the first smallpox patient is
doing well. We also learn that Warner
boy in Potion, has come down with the
small pox. Warner was exposed some
time ago. He staid at Walkers one
night when Will was sick, they at that
time not knowing what allied him.
WESTIHORE.
Mr. McNeal is about closing up max
ing starch; he has worked up ten thou
sand bushels of potatoes. His dry house
caught fire one morning last week, but
was soon discovered and extinguished
with but little damage.
J. G. Orne is building new barn in
connection with his old one. Geo. Rob-
inson has built new sugar house. A.
M. Litchfeld has built shed 100 feet
long between his house and barn.
NJ. d. Scott has raised about three
thousand bushels of potatoes this season
]. Lyon has purchased the Charles
Morse farm and is moving on to it. The
8 lumber business will not be very brisk
. here this winter unless things take /:
different turn.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Thaddeus Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury
: has been awarded a patent on railroad
o track scales.
DR.. Hazelton of Barnet, who lost hi!
wallet containing about three hundred
and fifty dollars, some time since, SEEM
. to have got track of the wallet, and tn
q parties who picked it up when he left l
y on car seat beside him. He has re
covered 500 already.
! The Union gives an account of
riding on the rail- in Lyndon, tina
! was not pleasant to the passenger-on
Sanderson-who has maltreated his wifi
= for some years past. SandersOn was no
injured. but 1t is hoped returned to hi
home, a wiser if not better man.
Ellison Hutchinson, a brakeman Of
! the Passumpsic Road, was knocked off
freight train by the bridge just this sid
of Norrisville, on Thursday last. Tn
: bridge struck him upon the back of hi
: head. and he fell into the bridge, strik
:. ing upon his head and shoulders. H
was missed at once, and picked up an
taken to his home at Lyndonville an
his injuries dressed, and there is ever
:. indication that he will fully recover.
! came near being another death from
low bridge.
.CANADA.
{ The Canadians are enforcing the fish
! ing laws in the towns about Memphre
magog.
Mrs. May of South Stukley, freed
t. bear, the other day, and stood guar
! until help came and shot the anima
= The meat weighed 200 pounds after tn