Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-29
DERB Y.
Butter has sold, during the past week
for 25 to % cents per pound.

tons farm, paying $4,000 for the same.
Mr.. J. Alger of No. Stratford. N. H.,
is in the place for the purpose of boring
wells he has been engaged. during the
past week, in putting one down for A.
7. Daley. Several of our citizens con-
template having them, as Mr.. Alger
claims them to be much cheaper, and
Just as valuable as ''dug wells"
VIM. Burpee, of the firm of. Elder &
Burpee, was badly injured, on Tuesday
last, by the bursting Of an emery wheel
he was using in the Robbins & Daley
mill. He was discovered lying on the
floor of the mill insensible and bleeding.
He was at once removed home, and Drs.
Blanchard, Clark and Burpee called to
dress his wounds. The flying pieces. of
the broken wheel struck him in the face,
broke his cheek bone, injured his eye
and badly confused and cut the flesh on
the side of his face injured Though
suffering much from the wounds, he is
expected so recover.
JAY.
Snow two inches deep in the woods,
and the Peak clad in winter robes.
c. d. Ovitt is about to erect a saw.
mill and single mill on the Percy brook.
The Jay people are wondering why
they are not relieved of their obligations
to pay their railroad bonds, by the refu-
sal of the road to run regular trains, ac-
cording to the original contract.
LOWELL.
D. E. Curtis has gone to market for
new stock of goods.
James Brown has taken in 10000
bushels of potatoes at the starch factory,
and they still keep coming in.
John Flint has taken the Bill farm in
Westfeld.-A Mr.. Shepard of Hyde
Park has taken the Stephenson farm.
disease called the diphtheria has
appeared among the cattle in this town.
Henry Woods lost a yearling by it, and
John Lawrence thinks his calves have
been afflicted with the same disease.
The dwelling house belonging to D.
A. Leach was burned on the night of the
2lst inst. with most of its contents.
Cause of fire unknown. Loss, $1,000;
insurance on house and contents, 1925.
NEWPORT CENTER.
Mrs. Judkins has rented her farm to
a Mr.. Shurtleff of Glover.
G.. L. Sleeper has sold his barn near
the railroad to Ed. Bickford for $500.
D. Holbrook has given the old Shell
tiers farm to his son Wilbur, who, like a
sensible boy, accepts the present and
proceeds to occupy the same.
NORTH TROY.
Mails are carried from this point to
Newport by stage as formerly, during
the railroad war.
Butter sells from % to 80 cents per
pound, hay at SIS per ton and potatoes
are getting scarce at 35 and 40 cents
per bushel.
There is high pressure of excitement
here on account of the railroad difficult
ties. A posse of men are stationed at
the break where the rails are torn up to
prevent the repair of the road, and the
South Eastern is in quiet possession Of
the road from this point to West Farm
ham. Trains are running on that por-
ton of the road. 1t is hoped that set.
Element of the difficulties will be soon
made, and peace and railroad facilities
again return.
? WESIIH ORE.
The diphtheria is abating.
The graveyard is being refenced.
Capt. Averill's stone shop is running
night and day, employing nine men.
CALEDONIA COUNTY,
A Waterford man is feeding 1000
turkeys for the Thanksgiving market.
James Lang of Ryegate "goes to thu
head with squash weighing $50 lbs.
The Vermont Branch of the Woman
Board of Missions will hold its annual
meeting at St. Johnsbury on Wednesday
, Oct 3lst.
VIC. Powers thrashed on Bemis Hill
Lyndon, in l6 l-2 days 1928 bushel
: oats and 48l bushels wheat. For Joshu
Bemis he thrashed 500 bushels of oat
in eleven hours, and 80 bushels of whea
; in four hours, and for H. NJ. Hall b
: thrashed 720 bushels oats in ID hour
and 20 minutes.
The noted suits, A. E. Judevine VS.. T
: L. Bridgman, and F. G. Harrington vs.
F. T. Bridgman Of Hardwick, are likel
to be brought to termination. Tn
suits were instituted to secure settlement
of book account. The cases were bot
closed the past week, in evidence an
!, argument before Hon. John L. Edwards
to whom they were referred by arbitr;
ton. The arbitrator reports to th
county court at the next December tern
when decision will be made.