Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-05

approached inhict more serious wound
which severed the jugular vein, and
caused immediate death. Funeral ser
vices we're held at the house on Friday
afternoon, where a large congregation
gathered. Rev. ]. Evans preached an
affecting and interesting discourse, from
Matthew "a, A. The deceased was
daughter of the late J. C. Kittell of
Sheldon, VT, and leaves two children, a
son of IL years, and daughter, wife of
d. G. Buck.
NORTH TROY.
Mrs. W. H. Rand started on the 3Oth
ult. for Illinois.
Several persons united with the Con-
gregatiOnal church Sunday, the 28th
ult.
Two gentlemen from Beebe Plain have
opened a boot and shoe shop in Elkins'
block, under the Palladium Office.
Butter sold in this market last Friday
at from 10 to 20 cents for fine article !;
the lowest at any time since before the
war.
The day express train commences run
ming to-day; and will supply lOng-felt
want to the business portion of this COM
munity.
Decoration Day passed off quietly,
with about half the usual attendance.
Col. Albert Clark of St. Adams deliv-
cred one of the best addresses ever heard
in this vicinity, on similar topic. c.
A. Barry of this place read an original
poem, which merited and received hear
ty applause. The graves of the dead he
roes were appropriately decorated.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The st. JOhnsbury academy student:
visited Burke Mountains last Thursday
Quite large delegation 60 from st
Johnsbury to the Centennial this month
Caledonia County court begins the
June session tomorrow with a largt
docket
Mrs. Lewis Jenkins of East Burk,
who attempted suicide some days sine,
is on fair way to recover.
CObleigh & Porter of West Burke
have hired the large Silsby store in tina
village and are about to fill it with gro
ceries and heavy goods. They will ais
run the wholesale store at the depot
Mr. Robert Beede, of Albany. got
broken leg while wrestling with MI
Ephriam Hoyt, of Craftsbury, last wee
Wednesday at Pixies hotel, in Hardwick
DR.. Ward set the limb, and the patien
is doing well.
A. NJ. Dickey returned from tn
Methodist Conference at Baltimore, Md
in season to participate in the delibera
o tions of the Democratic State Convention
held at Montpelier June /. From tn
sublime to the ridiculous
e Allie, son of S. P. Wheeler, aged 81
? years, got a severe fall last Friday, str
o king on the back of his head. He wa
taken up senseless, in which state b
lay for over an hour, but the LITTLE
G fellow came out all right the next day.
: During the month of June the P. &
R. r. will sell excursion tickets to Por
land and return for fare one wa
a Fare from st. Johnsbury to Portland an
n return only So. These tickets will
e good ten days from date and will allo
# holders to stop at the White Mountain
st The little village at PeObody static
/ (Groton) came very near being destroys
h by fire during week before last. Fl
was set in a slash about one mile fro
the village on Friday, and burned ov
IL 1000 acres of land from which the So
timber had been cut, before it burn
J. itsef out. During the progress of t
r fire all the help that could be raised
the vicinity turned out to fight it, a
or barely succeeded in saving the villas
w though the fire burned up to within
is few feet of the Peabody saw mill a
r other buildings. The loss was chic
in wood and bark and is estimated
49, $4,000.
90 No little excitement has been caus
o in St. Johnsbury by the tearing dow
vt during the night time. of high boa
ot fence built by J. A. Hadley upon
line adjoining the lands of one R. G.
Howe. These parties have had 10
II law suit about the line which result
,re in Howe's favor, Hadley, probably
spite, built strong high fence that &C
pletely shut off the light from How
buildings which stood close up to
= line. A large number of men and b
:, met, tore down the fence, threw sto
at Hadley. broke windows and did OF
- disgraceful things. Hadley will pro
80 bly, use the law on the parties commit
the trespass.
ne The burglar who entered Judge
III mas house at St. Johnsbury, week bel
al last was arrested at McIndoe's Falls
ov Friday. He confessed his crime, sta
that bis name was Geo. johnson, that
was an Englishman and came f