Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-24

the prisoners the case knives and the
file. After making these disclosures.
and while the sheriff was looking up the
matter to see what was to be done (the
States Attorney being away from home
the rogue by the assistance of his friends
started for Canada, and has not yet been
caught. 1t is claimed by the rogue's
friends that one or two others in the
village are implicated with him. 1t is
said that 800 was the price to be paid
by the prisoners for the tools. The
ringleader in the affair seems to have
been the prisoner Henry Poronto, who
is in jail waiting his trial for robbing
the railroad Office at Barton Landing,
since the February term of the County
Court. The prisoner, Taylor, who is in
jail waiting his trial for DEMONSTRATING,
seems to be willing that the doors of his
prison should be opened by any means,
while Danforth, the fellow committed
from Barton for being drunk. didn't feel
In duty bound to say anything about
what was going on until HOldridge had
found out that deviltry was afoOt. 1t is
hoped that the fellow who furnished the
knives and file may yet be caught, even
if the State has to wait for him dozen
years, and all connected with the affair
brought to justice, if there is more than
one implicated in the transaction.
JAZZ.
A Christian Quarterly meeting will
be held at North Jay. commencing Sat-
urday, May 6, and continuing over
Sunday.
Deputy D. E. BOyden of Waitsfeld,
Vt, organized Pride of the Valley
Grange" at Jay, April /, with 40 char
ter members. VIM. NJ Macomber, mas
ter +; George d. Blair, overseer; j. E.
Chase, lecturer Hollis Manuel, steward ;
l.. H. Percy, assistant steward G. W.
Crandall, chaplain; c. R. Bartlett, treas
urer S. B. Wakeman, secretary E. X.
Hunt, gatekeeper; Mrs. G.. G. Wakeman,
Ceres Mrs. J. E. Chase, Pomona Mrs.
VIM. NJ. Macomber, Flora Miss Edith
Macomber, lady assistant steward.
LOWELL.
Deputy D. E. Boyden organized a
Grange in Lowell April 20, with the
following officers H. c. Quincy, master
VIM. B. Dodge, Overseer; n. F. Hutch.
inson, lecturer; w. Quincy, steward
A. l. Stebbins. assistant steward E. B
Coolidge, chaplain ]. Stephenson, treas
urer; l. Stephenson, Jr., secretary
Mrs. G. Eddy, ceres; Mrs. 1. Lawrence
pomona; Mrs. NJ. Stephenson, fora
Mrs. l.. Sweet, lady assistant steward.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
Deputy D. E. BOyden of Waitsfeld
Vt, organized Center Valley Grange
;. at Newport Center, April Is, with full
charter list. Willard A. Palmer, mas
ter; S. D. Meacham, overseer; J. E
t Stiles. lecturer o. S. Larabee, steward
John Hoyt, assistant steward; n.
Rogers, chaplain; John L. Cromford
| treasurer J. H. Whipple, secretary
Baxter Bowman, gatekeeper Mrs. j. E
0 Whipple, Ceres Miss Belle Larabet
s Pomona; Miss Myra Whipple, Flora
Mrs. John HOyt, lady assistant steward
NORTH TROY.
n Butter remains at about the sam
price, selling for from 80 to 81 cents fC
n gilt edge"
!. John W. Currier and wife returne
from Florida last Wednesday, where the
It have been spending the winter.
u Public examination of those who il
il tend teaching the coming year in tn
town will be held at the Academy, Sa
t.. urday next, at 10 o'clock a. m.
r The managers of the Passumpsic
g r. have announced their intention of n
rs putting the day express train on to 4
Dr. road until about June 10th.
The 500 p. m. mail train was delay,
as several hours Friday night by slide
he the gravel pit about half a mile nor
rs of this village.
s. Sugaring seems to be about "play
al out" There has been but very lit
IS sugar made this year in this section
s. from l 4 to l 1-2 pounds per tree.
A prayer meeting for business m
has been established at the Congreg
" tional Church, commencing at 1890
~ m. and continuing one half hour ca
day.
~ SOUTH TROY.
., Butter sold, last Friday, at from
to 80 cents per pound.
. Thad. Powers has had rather bad lu
with his dairy, this spring, having Il
20 four cows lately.
Madison Stebbins came near losi
.or his sugar house by fire, one night L
b. week The house caught fire from a {
: fective arch, and burned out the side
= the house large enough to drive no
l. through, and then went out itself.
he Mr.. A. P. Smalley and family ha
he returned from Philadelphi, where til
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