Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-08


of the lake near the Page saw mill.
The Brown & Powers road case is set
tied, and the road is laid out. H. Che
ney will build the road for $50.
Potatoe crop light. McNeal pays 20
cents per bushel at the factory at Mill
brook and will get the usual supply.
A pumpkin vine in A. Hunts corn
field is over forty feet in length, and
has buds, blossoms, five green and five
ripe pumpkins and is still growing Wig
orously.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The foundation for the new North
Church at St. Johnsbury is being laid.
The Passumpsic railroad took SO cars
into White River Junction. last Monday.
A company has been formed for the
manufacture of butter tubs at Lyndon
vile.
They have specimens of California
cucumbers in the grocery windows at St.
Johnsbury large enough for canoes.
No term of Supreme Court in Caledo-
MIA county this fall. The cases will be
tried at the general term at Montpelier
in November.
The Grange fair held at Lyndonville,
last Thursday, was grand success.
There were very large number of excel
lent exhibits, and a great number of
people.
Persons intending to attend the Insti-
tute to be holden at Sutton this week,
will find free carriage to and from
"Clark's," by informing J. P. Otis the
day and train to expect them.
Lyman Utley of Walden died Sept
Is, aged 6S years. He suffered from
paralysis for the past Is months. A few
weeks ago he fell while attempting tt
walk with canes, and broke his hip bad
ly. which was the immediate cause Of
his death.
The house and barn, with about five
tons of hay, on the Calvin KittredgC
place in Walden, were burned the 1Stl
ult. The place was owned by Dennis
Cox. Loss about 5000. Insured ii
Vermont Mutual for $500. Fire believed
to be incendiary.
George A. Farnham of st. Johnsbur.
was taken to Jail one week ago Wednes
day in a state of intoxication. DurinI
the same evening he died in fit. Tn
circumstances of his death were YER
similar to those in Fred Fields case, VIII
died in Littleton the night previous.
The latest story of the progress of tn
Colorado beetle comes from farmer i
Hardwick who says that he found pota
toes in which whole colonies of beetle
had made themselves comfortable homes
by eating out the inside of the potatoe
and stopping up the holes by which the
entered.
The old Jail at Danville is being d.
molished, and the stone are being carrie
to st. Johnsbury to be used as found;
ton of a church. A very ingeniousl
constructed key, which Bristol Bill mac
and used to unlock the cell doors, W;
discovered where it had been conceale
81 years.
The P. & O. K. R. folks deserve CO..
siderable credit foe getting up cheap e.
cursions to Portland, Boston, Moutre
{ and elsewhere. Beside the privileI
afforded those who desire to patroni
their own road, they have caused {
Passumpsic company to initiate the
liberality and enterprise, by making e
cursions at prices never known befo
g the advent of the new road. Competitl
| is always useful.
: On Monday afternoon last W.
Haskins of Lyndonville, was using
n circular saw in the railroad wood she
S when block caught on the saw, stru
e him on the forehead and felled him
e the floor. Medical attendance was
q quired in haste. He was insensible
!. some time, but finally rallied and it v
S for time hoped that his injuries wol
e not prove fatal, but he grew worse a
If died Thursday morning. Mr.. Hask
was a resident of Bradford, Vt, wa
true man, highly esteemed where
re known. He was about 60 years old Q
}. had for many years been employed
a the railroad wood shop.-OniOn.
m The annual reunion of the Verm
Cavalry regiment and the officers. '
N be held in this place the oath and 2
or instants. The cavalry boys will b
. their time Wednesday evening, wit
al free supper rendered by the citizt
Gems. Wells and "Beauregard'
:, blacksmith are expected, and all m
- bers of the cavalry are invited.
officers reunion will be on ThursC
Public exercises will be held in t.
hall, probably, with an address by
Roswell Farnham of Bradford, and m
by the orchestra. A quartet will Fl
!" ish music at the ''spread," which viii
~ at the st. Johnsbury House. A
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