Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31


NORTH TROY.
Butter sold for p cents last Friday.
A gentleman from ST. Albans has put
in large stock Of boots and shoes. in
the Brown store
Gardner ). Butler. theological stu
dent. has been engaged to preach in the
Congregational Church until February.
The Musical Convention under the
auspices Of the Orleans Co, Musical As
sOciatiOn. was very pleasant affair
The chorus consisted Of hundred and
fifty voices. The singing by the chorus.
and solo by Mrs. Motto were magni6-
cent Among the celebrities present.
were Mrs. Motto. Of New York, Miss
Daggett of New York. Miss Sheriff Of
Boston, Mrs Davis Of Burke, Messrs.
Rix. May, and others. Prof Whitney
. showed that he was master of his pro
fesslon, and acquitted himself with cred
it. Mr.. L A. Whitney Of Craftsbury.
also showed himself master Of the piano.
The following are the officers elected for
the year ensuing: President. l. d. r.
Collins, Barton Landing Yiee-Presi-
dent. H. E. Miller. Coventry; Seereta-
~, G. H. Blake. Barton; Treasurer, H.
5. Green, Newport Executive Commit
tee. ]. B. Freeman Barton. W. R. Row.
ell North Troy, Geo. Leonard. Newport.
| That inspired Idiot, who dlsgraces the
editorial chair of the P1lladium !; that
weak apology for an editor; that most
striking illustration of perverted human
ity, and slovenly exponent, Of an art
worthy to be styled The art preserva-
tive Of oil arts. . has bottled as up. He
says that that baby disciple of Blackstone
has stood on the doorstep and seen his
mother bringing in wood and water
Now we don't know as this veteran dis
| eiple Of BlGckStrap ever stood on the
/ doorstep and saw has mother bring in
water, but we do know that Hateh's
better half has brought both wood and
water, while her drunken leige lord was
absent. engaged in his favorite reerea-
tion-a game Of draw-poker-meanwhile
stufing his carcass with lager beer and
stagger-juiee. He says MS cup is run
ming o'er. We don't know what cup he re-
fers to. but if it is a cup of rot-gut whIs-
Ky it will not run over long,-in his
presence This disgrace to the profess
ion came here from Hardwick, about
two years ago, leaving thoroughly
disguised community. and an unsayory
reputation--Of which more hereafter, as
occasion demands started the
Palladium. He might have enjoyed the
respect of his patrons, but the natural
eussedness of the brute soon developed
itself in a general pitehIng-into men and
measures, with the evident intention of
inspiring sort Of terrorism. and of
/ gaining thereby cheap notoriety. This
course has had ITS legitimate result, in
making the Palladium nuisance, and
this blatherskite, Hatch, obnoxious
to the better portion of the community.
"WhOop Ia % j. A. L.
I CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rufus Wood. of St Johnsbury. was
seriously injured JAN p, by being
thrown under and run over, by hand
car
J. o. Dodge, painter at Paddock's
village, St Johnsbury. was arrested last
Monday, and fined 1920, for selling
rum
The man that was killed on the P. &
o. at St JOhsbury, JAN 20. was Ho-
ratio Bullock from Canada, on his way
to visit sister in Hardwick
The Masonic ball at the Avenue House,
st. Johnsbury, Jan. 81. was attended
by about so couples The annual rail-
road ball comes off at tie same place,
February IL.
A building on Eastern Avenue, St.
Johnsbury. owned by j. L. Perkins, and
occupied by Swftzer & Eastman as an
upholstery shop. was burned last Thurs
day.
A steam boiler il Story's peg-mill at
Barnet, burst last Tuesday. 1t was
thrown from the basement INTO the sec
ond story and out through the end Of
the building, separating the frame and
raising general confusion. Fifteen men
at work in the shop at the time, escaped
unharmed
The whole number of families in St
Johnsbury village Is 93f; number Of
families having children under 20 years
of age. $50 number Of children under
) years. 439 children between 5 and
10 years, 446; children between 0 ant
Is years, 80; children between 10 anc
: 20 years. 285 whole number Of child
rem under 20 years, 1889; number o
births last year, lis number of deaths
81 population Of village, 1910. Th'
above includes Somerville.
On the evening Of Jan q, w. H
Durkee. Of Sutton, gave a sleight o.
hand performance at the hall in suttor
Corner before full house. Among the
things performed was getting his hand
out Of hand cuffs. put on and riveted b
the blacksmith Watchie, Of West Burke
He was only three minutes getting him
self free He was then bound with
/ rnr.e mt inan a sack The sack wa seal