Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-12-27

was very seriously injured
Quite remarkable freak of nature
can be seen at o. W. Towards shop,
Don't think mean Howard himself)
in the shape of a section of a limb or
trunk of silver birch tree. A limb
starts from the body and re-unites with
it again in distance of fourteen or ff-
teen inches, leaving space between the
body and limb of two inches or so. 1t
unites so nearly alike at the ends, it is
difficult to determine which end is the
starting point.
LOWELL.
Cy. Durivage has bought the old Du-
rivage farm and moved on to it.
j. B. Powers has built a new house
since the beginning of winter, on his
land on the Kimptonville road, and
moved into it.
The Congregational church in this
village has received general repairs in
side, including the removal of the chin
ney to the outside, the putting in of a
heating apparatus below, paint, paper,
and new desk, all of which adds much
to its appearance and convenience.
The next Temperance meeting will
be held at the Baptist church on Tues
day evening, Jan. 4. An interesting
meeting is expected
LRASBURGH.
erred" has five bOarders at present in
the ''stone house"
Z. w. Powell has bought back from
Fred Conner, the stage route from Iras-
burgh Common to Barton Landing.
Alfred COlton's hop house was burned
one night last week. The fire is suppos-
ed to have taken from fire kindled to
dry some lumber then in the hop house
The net proceeds of the oyster sup
per. at the vestry of the Congregational
church, the 18th inst, was about SIS.
The crowd in attendance, though COM
paratively small, evidently went to pay.
The annual meeting of the Orleans
County Agricultural Society, will be
held at Irasburgh, Tuesday, January 4,
1876, at 10 o'clock, a. m. All interest
ed in sustaining such Society, will
be present. j. L. DODGE, Sec'y.
The Common now has two hotels to
accommodate the travelling public :
Stanford's "Black River Rail Road
House" and Pixies 'Irasburgh House. -
1t is hoped there will be less grumbliug
in future about hotel accommodations
here.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
Last Wednesday evening. Rev. S. W
Stiles was donated to the amount Of
S61.9O.
Ransom Adams had his thumb badly
smashed, while coupling cars at this sta.
ton last Saturday. etl
Albert Jones, while walking the rail
road section near Big Brook, fell through
the trestle bridge. about 20 feet upor
some rubbish. and was badly bruised.
NORTH TROY.
John Wheeler has bought of Baxte
E. Rines, his farm on east hill.-Johl
G. OlOugh, of Potion. P. O., has solC
his farm in Newport to VIM. M. Coburr
for S1300.-David Heath has erected
blacksmith shop back of Porter's shop
in this village.
There were Christmas trees at bot
the Baptist and Congregational churches
Determinations, recitations, singing. &c
At the Congregational church the sub
ject of the Origin of Christmas, and tn
reasons why it should be observed, wa
very ably discussed in an essay by Chas
A. Barry. t&tkH##fE EEths
| ~ . CALEDONIA COUNTY. III
Spirit thermometers at LyndonvillC
said 46o below zero last Monday.
The new Advent Chapel at St. JOhr
e sbury, was dedicated last Thursday.
The first train went through froI
Portland to johnson, over the P. & {
t R. K. Dec. %.
e A kerosene lantern exploded an
burned barn for Eugene Sears of Nj
t IndOes Falls, Dec 10.
i The house, ell and shed of Alfre
a Ainsworth of South Walden were burnt
on the evening of Dec. 81.
IL The twenty fifth marriage anniversal
Il of MIR. g. Mrs. David BoyntOn. of S
= Johnsbury, was celebrated Dec. Is.
A seven years old son of j. o. Nor
of Cabot was run over by team De
II. and badly hurt about the head.
; George Bennett, of Waterford, recer
ly killed four hogs for Luther Green
same town, whose weight averaged 5.
w pounds.
ID Barnet's peg mill employs 8 girls Al
men and boys, averages 80 bushels
pegs per day, which uses up cord a
- half of birch.
Geo. Hannett. of Walden, went to
,s JOhnsbury Jail last week, charged W
= bigamy. Also Harvey Judkins, of p