Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-07-24
NEWPORT CENTRE.

Andrew Titus has notified the select
men that his wife received serious injur-
les at the Meacham bridge some days
since, and demands damages.
Last Wednesday was terribly hot
day; many farmers were obliged to quit
the hay fields on account of the heat.
Frank Stevens was overcome by the heat
and remained unconscious several hours.
SOUTH TROY.
Terrible hot weather here for the last
few days. Mr.. Stephen HOdsden was
overcome with the heat so that he had to
be carried home. He was unconscious
for some time.
The assignees of the Samuel Smith
property have sold the tannery and priv
elege to Mr.. Gilbert of Enosburg Falls
Mr.. Gilbert intends to take possession
soon and re6t the works. He is young
man, but practical workman and thor
oughly understands his business. We
wish him abundant success.
The tornado of the 10th did consider
able damage in this vicinity. 1t blew
portion of the roof off barn belonging
to Brad. Houston and carried it entirely
across the road; it also started the
building a foot from the wall Shade
trees, orchards and crops suffered
severely.
NORTH TROY.
"Hi" johnson has sold his span of
blacks to a Mr.. Atwood, for S400.
Henry Abbott recently had his hand
cut quite badly on moving machine.
John Prince and VIM. Hodgden Of
this place, have opened "a tin shop at
Newport.
The school-house between this village
and Newport Center, which was burned
last winter, is nearly rebuilt.
Our farmers have nearly completed
haying. The commodity is selling al
from IS to $40 per ton.
John W. Curricr has sold the resi-.
dence in this village formerly occupied
by o. P. Hadlock, to George g. May
for $500.
Prayer meetings are held in the Cong
church, Monday and Wednesday eve
nings, and in the Baptist house Tuesday
and Saturday evenings, at 7:30 P. m.
A rain storm, attended by a terrific
wind, struck this place at a few minutes
past 3, Thursday p. m. Several barns
were unroofed, trees blown down anG
much damage done in this immediate vi
einity.
WESIINORE.
About an average hay crop.
Summer boarders are beginning t.
arrive at the Willoughby Lake House.
D. J. Orne is making more improve
ment by the addition of an ell and she'
to his house, and seems inclined to hav
the best looking buildings in the city.
Mr.. J. Lyon of this town is sadl
afflicted. Within two years he ha
buried three children with canker ras
and on the 10th buried his wife, VIII
has been sick more than year with
! distressing illness which ended by col
gestion of the brain and death.
CALEDONIA COUNTY,
, The report is current that one WI
K Montgomery, formerly of Sheffield
was murdered in Lansingburg N. Y,
few days since.
q Mrs. John Gilman, Mrs. Elva M
+ hols and little son of D. NJ Fishe
), were injured by a runaway in Lyndc
d last Monday it is hoped not seriousl
S Four persons united with the chur,
d of the Messiah at St. Jonnsbury on t
e first Sunday in July, and three childr'
- we're enrolled as children of the cnurc
: Sunday, all receiving the ordinance
baptism.
Q Andrew L. Rankin, LII. d., of s
i Johnsbury, class of 1854 former secl
70 tary of the Vermont Board of EducatiC
d delivered the annual address before t
J. alumni of Middlebury College, on Tut
;. day morning, July 10.
lie The annual Methodist camp meetir