Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

Capt. Rufus Averill has purchased
the interest of Mr.. Sewell, and now con-
trolls the entire milestone business at
this place. He has faculty of making
the chips fly when he gets hold.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
There will be social dance at the
Avenue House, st. Joknsbury, Wednes-
day evening, Sept. 10.
Isaac LaClair of Sheffield sells lot of
live stock, at his place next Saturday.
VIM. Barrows, Auctioneer.
The store of B. F. Taylor of Wheelock
was broken open last Monday night, and
goods and money to the value of $25
were distracted.
Four men on an excursion train were
arrested on the arrival of the train at
St. Johnsbury week ago last Friday,
charged with drunkenness and disturb
ing the peace.
The Holmes mediums have left F. A.
Ways at West Burke, and returned to
Philadelphia. If there are any more in
this part of the state that want to pay
dollar for the privilege of being humbug-
ged, they will have further opportunity,as
Way expects another medium from Chit
tenden, vt.
The Teachers Institute will be held in
Caledonia County at Sutton. Oct. Sth
9th and 10th, beginning Monday even
ing. The exercises will be of great ben
eft to teachers, and of much interest to
the public. We believe this is the first
time that an Institute was ever held in
this town. The people will give teach
ers free entertainments.
Considerable complaint has been made,
on account of drunkenness on the re-
turning trains, from Magog excursions.
1t is strange that there is not de-
cency enough In those who embark
in company with respectable people, to
keep sober while attending these boat
ride excursions. Those miserable Great
ures, who can't be happy without being
drunk, should keep away from public
gatherings, and thereby expose them
selves less to the disgust of decent peo-
pie. A little Jail experience might be
profitable instruction for some of them.
During the past summer a very
thriving sabbath school has been main
tanned in the North district of Sutton,
under the SUPPLEMENTARY Of Milton A.
Campbell. The school closed yesterday
with very interesting and appropriate
exercises. A large number from Sutton
and South Barton were in attendance.
Good speaking by the scholars, good
music, and appropriate speeches by A
P. Taft, j. NJ. Pillsbury. and the super.
intendent were had. The interest in
the school was shown by the fact thai
in sparsely settled district, the average
attendance has been 45.
NARROW EsCAPE-The PassumpsiC
railroad narrowly escaped being The
scene of another railroad horror last
Friday. The excursion train which tool
passengers from stations between Whit,
River Junction and Wells River to New
port, reached Lyndonville on its return
about $50 p. m, and through some mis-
understanding of orders left for st
Johnsbury. Soon after the train lief
Lyndonville, a despatch was received
!, from St. Johnsbury saying that the wa,
freight had left that station. The en-
CINE Thomas Upham," which drew tn
excursion train into Lyndonville, ant
was just starting for the engine house
was sent in pursuit of the excursion
train and succeeded in stopping it nea
Halls mills. The train returned t
Lyndonville. Immediately followed b
the way freight. If the "Upham" ha,
been three minutes later, or if the freigh
train had not stopped to unload freigh
at Wilder's mill, collision in the vicin
ity of the covered bridges would hav
been inevitable, and must have RESULTS
in great loss of life. Somebody blum
? dered, but who it was is undetermined
Conductor Sam. Bailey and enginee
Sam. Goss have been suspended.
l P. S.-The excursion train did nc
5 leave Lyndonville until 6:35. Th
/ freight was due at Lyndonville at 6:25
The conductor and engineer supposed tn
freight to have arrived on time. as the
d were told nothing to the contrary, an
o were told that they chad an hour to g
!. to Barnet in, to meet the New Yor