Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-11-13


stabbed twiee-onee in the hand and
once IN the side-lAst Tuesday. BY
Frenehman. in a quarrel. welch CON-
meneed to fog the Frenehman. when the /
knife was used. Blood flowed freely, but
the wounds are not thought to be dan
gerOus-
There was very interesting temper
anee meeting held at the Baptist church
Lyndon Center. one week ago last Friday
evening. A lecture was given BY Mr..
Doutney. after which some very inter
esting remarks were made BY Rev. Mr..
NOyss, and Wm- Robinson. president of
the Lyndon Reform Club. There was
good audience and several sigued the
pledge.
Lyndon gives Hayes and Wheeler 54
majority against 81 for Fairbanks in
September. The total vote in Septem-
Der was 5ll. Last Tuesday it was asa.
A crowd watched the returns at the tel
egraph office until nearly daylight We'd
nesday morning. The Democrats CON-
meneed firing guns Wednesday night.
but they soon ceased, as despatch was
received saying that Tilden's election
/ was doubtful.
A dispatch was received at Lyndon
vile. last Wednesday. from President
Raymond. which read as follows: Til
den is elected. thank God Fire the big
gun" Cheers followed the big gun
was taken to the hill t; the dispatch went
with the charge; cartridge after car
fridge was swallowed and vOmited forth.
Soon another dispatch followed: Hayes
one electoral vote ahead - and when
this was wrapped around the charge, it
was found too large to 90 down; since
which time quiet. anxious lull.
Business is qsite lively at Lyudonville,
this beautiful fall weather. Several new
buildings are being erected: Mr.. Shon-
70 has commenced to build large and
fine house just east of the passenger de-
pot; Mr.. Walters is nearly completed
on the outside, and will be ready for Oc-
eupancy next spring; Mr.. Pettegrew has
nearly completed one of the finest horse
barns and carriage houses in the county
Nj. Pearl is putting on quite an addi.
tiOu to his barn many others are doin.
considerable by way of repairs. painting
etc. Judge Baxter has lately purchased
building lot on Church street. jus
west Of Mr.. Weatherbee's. on which b.
intends to build
George Grows SO cent store at st
JOhnsbury. on the Avenue. was entered
last Monday night. and about 500
worth OF goods earrird of. The article
taken were jewelry, gloves. shirts, wal
lets, pencils, pistols. etc. The pistol
were single shooters, and marke,
: Eclipse" The money drawer was fore
ed open. but nothing of value was fOuu,
in it. The burglars left as much as the
5 took in some of the show cases, and al
e ter carrying considerable eonfeetioner
to the place Of exit. left it there, evi
: IDENTIFY having more stuff than they coul
5 get away with Entrance was game
by breaking out light of glass in
= window on the east side, next to Ir
h Hsrveys store, and forcing of an insid
shutter.
a There was intense interest in the II
turns as received at this place; Il
closeness of the contest making the resn
: all the more exciting. The telegraE
. Office was besieged Until late hOl
Tuesday night but there was hard
enough to give either side assurance
yet the Democrats were the most jubilau
~ Wednesday morning the dispatches ia
: ored Hayes, but later in the day ne'
came that the National Republican Cor
mittee and the New York papers conee
ed Tilden's election. when the Demoera
were again jubilant and prepared
. burn powder. and do various other thing
ID At six o'clock. however, despatch car
that Hayes was elected BY one msiorit
so The Republicans took heart again. al
n, the Democrats were eorrespondingly d
pressed. Thursday morning anoth
lot despatch was received. that the RePu
for licans claim FIVE Of the six Doubt
ng states-Nevada only to be heard fro
Although this was slender thread
rte hold upon. good many were support
;aI by it. and faces grew short, and not
~ few believed that Hayes was elect
President-O aIsciOni0n