Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

tors of B. G. Burpee, the officers invoice
of goods attached were sold at public
auction, the 25th A. 7. Baldwin, one
of the creditors, bidding them off at SO
cents on the dollar of the invoice. The
sale is subject to the judgment of the
counts on the writs
LRASBURGH.
David Webster has six or eight
swarms of bees for sale. ----. =
Most everybody has been engaged du
ring the past week, in getting in oats.
There is a splendid yield.
Two weeks ago last Friday, while AL
bert Webster was raising his hop house,
the person holding the foot of post,
let his bar slip, and let the whole bent
of timber upon Mr.. Webster's right leg.
Although no bones were broken, the leg
was so badly crushed that he has been
unable to do any work since.
LO WE'LL.
Splendid weather for harvesting, and
for those who are behind hand to finish
haying. Grain never looked better.
The Lowell Temperance Society meet
at the Baptist Church on Tuesday eve,
September 9TH. A full attendance is
desired
Last week as d. Z. Newton was cut ]
ting brush, his ak glanced, cutting a
deep cash in the leg below the knee.
The next day while engaged in the same
business the AK glanced the other way
splitting the knee-pan of the other leg.
Mr. Newton will repair before the next
surgical operation.
Rev. F. B. Phelps, has entertained
several city friends for some weeks past,
and feeling that they were improving
under his fare, four of them stepped on
to the scales and found they had in
creased sixty-seven pounds in the last
five weeks. This speaks we'll for the
town as a summer resort, and compli-
ments Mr.. Phel ps' table.
NEWPORT.
Captain Fogg, of Newport, command
er of the LADY of the Lake." met with
a serious accident last Tuesday, while in
line of duty. In assisting in pushing
the boat off from the pier at Perkins
wharf, pole which he held in his hands
broke, and he fell, striking his head on
the wharf, and from there into the water.
He sank, and not rising to the surface,
the deck hands dove to the bottom and
brought him up in an insensible condi-
ton. 1t was found that the blow which
he received when he struck the wharf
cut his forehead and nose severely and
rendered him insensible He was taken
on board of the boat and remained un-
conscious for some time, but finally re-
covered and is now getting over his in
juries.
TROY.
A town meeting was held at the vii
lage Hall, Saturday the a1st inst, to
see if the town of Troy would assist
Capt John Hamilton in building bridge
across the river from his house to the
main road also to see if the town would
instruct the selectmen to lay out road
from H. i. Martins to L. J, Beadles
as petItioned by d. H. Buck, c. ?. Ste-
vens and others. But comparatively
few of the voters were present but the
meeting was quite spirited and it was
voted not to aid Capt. Hamilton in build
ing bridge. After a spirited discuss
ion it was voted that the selectmen lay
out road from H. L. Martins to T. J
Beadle's as petitioned and that tax Of
20 cents on dollar be raised on the
5 present grand list to be laid out on the
a road this fall to make a winter road
i. and an additional tax of 20 per cent. o.
a next years grand list be raised to com
r plete the road. This new piece of roaC
e when built, will be about one and one
half miles long, through valley. anC
saves going over number of quite steel
t sand hills, and will make one of the bes
y roads in town. The estimated cost o
i the road to the town is 5000, including
i land damages.
y ~ WESZ,K ORE. H#
e A young man by the name of Nut
; ting who was visiting friends in West
s more, got pistol ball into his leg on
: day last week. He was sporting witt
!. a pistol and discharged it into tn
leg. The wound though painful wa
n not considered dangerous.
GROVE MEETING AND PICNIC.-Unde
: the auspices of the Christian Worker,
there will be grove meeting and pic
y mic near the outlet of Willoughby Lake
J. on "Wednesday, Sept. 8th. Religion
IN exercises will commence at o'clock, !
NJ. All christian workers, all clergyme
r, and all others in this vicinity, interest
is ed in the work, are invited to be pres
he ent. 1t is proposed to have a christia
E. reunion and picnic, with suitable relie
ious exercises, and the friends will b
present, if possible. before IL o'elOcl
Sc A. NJ.
HARDWICK.