Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-05
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on to the same.
Irasburgh Common can boast of as
good wood piles as can be found else
where in the county, and all owing to
the honest men who drew them. When
a man won't cheat in piling wood that
he is selling, he is in hopeful cOndi-
ton.
Sam Stanford is alive yet. and his
harness hippOdrome is in full running
order-ten hours per day. Some thirty
or forty new harnesses of various styles
and kinds hang upon his hooks. Sam can
just knock the spots out of any other
harness shop in this county. If you
don't believe it, read his advertisement.
On the 10th of March Deputy z. E.
Jameson was in Pawlet, and over the
slOshy roads of that spring day walked |
twenty miles to Middletown. before noon.
In the afternoon he walked two miles
more. and in the evening organized
grange at Middletown, and was on his
feet until half past ten, p. m. 1t was
necessary to be in Rutland to take the
$40 train the next morning. No team
could be procured. so at midnight he
started for Rutland, fifteen miles, over
road entirely new to him. 1t was toll
cradle walking in the moonlight until
within about two miles of West Rut-
land, when the moon was obscured and
the muddy roads became hardened to
bubbles and the miles seemed long. At
last, with feet almost paralyzed, by con-
tinuous humping on the now frozen
ground, Rutland was reached at $50 a.
m, making thirty-seven miles walked
in the twenty -four hours, and only about
eleven hours were used on the road -
Burlington Free Press
LOWELL.
A. f. Harding has sold the Metcalf
farm to A. J. Blake.
i. o. Cox is moving into the hotel,
and Mr.. Brown. our former landlord, in
to l. Shoefelt's house.
VIM. Patterson has bought of A. 1.
Stebbins his farm. stock and TOOLS
Takes possession Immediately.
1t was reported in the last weeks
MONITOR that our next wedding would
be the genuine article, but it seems we
were mistaken, and this week we report
Levi Brigham and wife's wooden wed
ding. The guests consisted of the hap
Ply pair; the presents were chair and
stick of beech wood, presented by
Mrs. Brigham, and received by Mr.
Brigham on the top of his head. AL
though tOlerable acceptable, Mr.. Brig
ham says they made lasting impress
ion and the kindness will not soon be
forgotten, or at least, not till the swell
ing goes down. Result: Mrs. Brigham
4 under arrest for assault and battery anc
= Mr.. B. presented with copy of peti
z ton for divorce.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
e The spring term of the Lyndon In
:. stitute numbers about 80 students.
q The old American House at Well
u River was destroyed by fire last Tues
y day night. Loss $4,000.
. Books are to be opened at the Avenu
House on the 18th and 14th for sub
scriptiOns to the stock of the new bank
L. A. Eggleston of West Burke ha
=, bought of Abram Thomas, the Jahro,
II Thurber farm, paying $3.50.
II A st. Johnsbury musician has gone
Woodstock, for the present. as the re
vival, he says, ''has knocked fddlin
at higher than kite"
y, John F. ShOr.y, Geographic operate
* at St. JOhnsbury left last Friday. to tax
ee a position in the Boston Office E. 4
Silsby of Lunenburg takes his place.
v At Wells River, last Tuesday night
IT. lamp exploded in the Benton hous
gs owned by Nelson Forsyth, and burne
ut IL to the ground. Loss 81 500. Insure
a for $1,000.
IT. A st. Johnsbury man had poor gi
De working in his family for 50 per wee
ms During the cold weather the water frOi
up, and rather than carry water to {
the washing with he hired the washir
"a done. This cost 60 cents, and he d
ID Quoted it from the girls wages, leaviI
lily her Sl.4O per week.-Far1ner.
nt j. H. Moore. of Barnet. was broug
nd before Justice Willard last Tuesday al
fined $50 and costs for assault, on
wn young girl of Peacham.
Eek An itinerant preacher in Barnt
The preaching in far off western neighbo
d hood, telling his hearers that CHR
Is was our mediator. middleman betwe
use God and man" was interrupted by
brother who informed him that tn
''had voted to have nothing more to
IN with middlemen hereafter. as they b
+. been cheated enough by them
&c While prayer meeting was bel
lay held in school house at Barnet t
de- other evening. some scoundrel fasten
the the door on the ontside so that it cou
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