Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-21
Caledonia COUNTY.
Sheffield grange numbers about seven

Saetheld grange numbers about seven
ty members.
T.yndOnville oyster dealers are selling
oysters for 50 cents quart
The railroad ball at the Avenue House
Feb IL. was attended by 100 couples.
The West Burke masons are prepar-
ing to give a general supper in their
hall about the first Of March.
The engine in the Silsby mill at West
Burke. has been removed. and sent to
parties in WhIte6eld. n. II.
On Saturday night Feb, -. Welcome
Bemis, SO years old, of Lyndon Centre.
fell down and broke his hip, His re-
covery is doubtful
Booth. the wOOd-curtain manufacture
err Of West Burke, has taken Mr.. Flint
as partner. and they win prepare fer do
ing larger business the coming season.
H. A. Blake of Sutton has commenced
suit against y. h. & Z. ]. Campbell
for the recovery of stock of goods which
he claims was unfairly taken from him.
A COW belonging to W. D. BrownsOn
Of East Hardwick, recently gave birth
to calf with two perfect heads, two
tails. one body and one set of legs. 1t
was dead when found
A man coming up in the train the
other day inquired of another what the
/ population Of ST. JOhnsbury is, Don't
know. says the other. but when you get
up to the station you can count them
/ Sunday. Feb Is. vote was taken by
the St. Johnsbury South church in re-
Spouse to the invitation to attend the
council called to investigate the Plym-
outh church affair. and the vote was not
to accept the invitation.
Caledouia County Grange Association
meets at Enterprise hall. Lyndon. Tues
day, Feb. %, at one o'clock. p. m.
Resolution for discussion: Resolved,
THAT farming holds out greater induce
ments to our young men than any other
occupation. -
Mr.. Theodore Trip. who died in
Sutton at the residence of his sou-in-law,
Mr.. Etheridge. on Saturday last has
been great sufferer from a cancer in
the stomach. He lived the last SO days
of his life taking no nourishment what
ever except small quantity of coffee,
daily.
A writer in the CaLedonean can't see
why it would be any worse for a man
who kept skunk for pet and satura-
ted his clothes with the musk of that
animal to attend church. in his highly
perfumed garments. than for another
man to attend the house of worship with
garments reeking with the scent Of tObae-
co smoke. There are many who be-
lieve that it would be as proper in one
case as the other.
A man working II g. G. Fosters tub
factory. at HardEiek. vas lately sued
for debt Of about SIOO. Mr.. Foster
being indebted to him for about sI0 or
thereabouts, was trusted. but thinkin g
that in any event. they could only make
him pay what he owed the man. he did
not appear at the court. consequently
was he was held for the whole amount
Of the judgement against, the principal
Citizen.
The North Star gives an account Of
an affair which happened in South
Wheelock that threatened to rival the
Wilder tragedy. One Charles Noyes
young man living with aged parents
got into a controversy on love matters,
became lnsanely mad. and threatened
BY his actions to take the life Of his par.
ents or his own A neighbOr was called
in and the knives and gun which the
rascal had got in his possession were
taken from him. The Star think
the States attorney ought to look aftel
the fellow.
VEST BURKE.
Two very successful terms Of schoo
closed. last Friday. Teachers. Miss Car
ne Stearns and Miss frankie Booth. .
The dramatic club did themselves IN
usual credit in their plays. last week
They are invited to play again"
Sheriff Trull was successful In work