Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-25

plctou OF burning MS house and was
bound up in $1,000.
Alfred Mattiu. former resident of
this town. has moved from Bolton. P. o.
with his family to this place and has
purchased his fathers farm.
John Riley aud W. B. HOyt have
taken contract of the railroad eompa-
ny at LyndOnville, to furnish them with
three hundred thousand feet of hard
wood lumber.
Rev. E. W. Culver preached very III
teresting sermon at the Methodist church
last Thursday evening. Several arose
for prayers. He will also preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday, the 3lst.
A young lady united with the Metbo-
dist church last Sunday in full connec-
ton.
The 10Th anniversary of H. A. Lar
rabee's wedding was celebrated on Fri
day the 10Th inst. Mr.. & Mrs. LARA
bee were completely taken by surprise,
by quite number of their friends and
neighbOrs. Almost $50 in money, and
other articles were left for their benefit.
NORTH TROY.
o. n. Elkins has returned from mar
ket with lots of new goods.
Eight criminal cases have been tried
in this place. during the past week. We
are outdOing New York, just at present,
in this line.
Chester Bradley, the man whom we
have had occasion to speak about two or
three times in the paper for whipping
his wife has left this part of the eoun-
try with his sister.
Jonathan B. Bailey, brother of Capt.
Ira Bailey, of this town and one of the
old settlers of Troy, died Wednesday
Oct Is. in Ransom, Mich, at the age
of 50. He was soldier in the war of
1912 and was in the battle of Platts-
burg.
Frank Brill of this town, was arrested
last Monday, for setting fire to build
ing in Mansonville, P. O., belonging to
DIR. Langley. Brill was seen, about one
o'clock at night, carrying kerosene oil
can, and the fire started very soon after.
He is being tried before W. D. Crane of
Newport.
Heaten B. Skinner. who stole horse
from Geo. Tisdale this fall and was caught
in Westfeld, has been sent to the pene-
Tertiary in Canada for four years, and
the two burglars who broke into the
safes of W. g. Elkins and the Custom
House. and stole horse and wagon in
Waterloo, will probably get clear. The
only difference in the two cases is Skin
ner was insane and the two burglars are
cunning rascals.-Palladiaem.
HARDWIOK.
Hardwick and vicinity is having more
than usual or agreeable amount Of
fires, just at present On the mountain,
beside the burning of the large barn:
belonging to Gideon Burnham, the barn;
of Mr.. Dugar we're lately burned. There
is no doubt but that these two fires were
incendiary, and that the same fre-bue
kindled both fires. Another party ha,
been threatened by the same persons
who are believed to have set the TIVE
fires mentioned Where are the officer
: of the law or the vigilance committee
At So. Hardwick the tannery of Finlel
Green was burned, a few nights since
entailing loss of two or three thousan,
dollars. In Walden, barn belongin.
to Rufus Aldrich, was set on fire, Of
Monday last, aud consumed. While th
barn was burning, the house was discov
cred on FIRE. but this fire was extin
guished. There is mystery about thi
FIRE that is not understood. Somehod
has been providing about these premise
. for some time, throwing stones and club
at the house in the night, and has pre-
viOusly attempted to set the building
on fire.
LYNDONVILLE.