Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-03-05

singer, Mr.. John Chamberlin, gave the
singers very excellent instruction and
drill, and the convention was both use
full and enjoyable. The concert on Fri
day night Melted $25.
L. H. Thompson has put into his office
one of those wonderful little machines
known as 1.-The Type writer" By touch
ing keys, anything desired can be print
ed as fast as it could be written with a
pen; and if copies are desired, from one
to twenty can be made at the same time
that the original is printed.
Ed. Fisher, who broke out of Iras-
burgh Jail some two years since, was
decoyed over the Line and captured by
deputy Gallup some days since. He now
occupies his old room in the County Inn,
and sheriff Holdridge rejoices in the
fact that he has succeeded in re-captur-
ing all the prisoners who have escaped
since he became sheriff and jail keeper.
The meeting of the Irasburgh Tenn
perance Club was we'll attended the Sd
inst. The question "Resolved that
under our Constitution and Laws, the
Roman Catholics are right in demanding
that the Bible should be excluded from
the Common Schools" was discussed
A majority of those who voted on the
passage of the Resolution, favored the
same. At the meeting of the Club a
week ago, L. H. Thompson delivered
lecture on "Joan of Arc to one of the
largest audiences that ever came out to
Temperance club in this place.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
Oliver Bowley was badly injured by
a kicking colt last Tuesday.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Sargent
was burned last Thursday evening.
W. H. Wiley has quite a stock of
saw and single timber, and is doing
good business at his mill.
The grangers are buying up stock
of corn for spring feed.
The wind on Friday last was very
severe; barn belonging to Sidney
parkinc uac unroofod
The case of Rogers VS.. ButlAr-ia
which Rogers claimed damage for pas
turing Buffers turkeys, last summer,
was tried by jury on Thursday and
Rogers was awarded So damage.
TROY.
This town has received severe loss
in the death of Herod Farman, whe died
at 4 o'clock p M, Thursday March l,
after 9hort but violent attack of ty-
phoid pneumonia. Mr.. Farman was
native of Bath N. H., where he lived
till about Is years of agA ~
moved to lowell VT, in what was then
wilderness, where he cleared up
farm on land which he has owned till
his death. A few years ago he moved
into the south part of this town. He
represented the town of Lowell three
terms in the legislature, and has held
various town offices in towns where he re-
sided. He acquired quite property,
mostly in real estate, in Troy and Low
ell. He leaves a wife, four sons and
three daughters to mourn his loss.
NORTH TROY.
H. D. Chamberlin's store in Jay was
recently broken into and robbed Of
goods and small sum of money.
A very prosperous religious work is
being done in this place. The Gospel
Workers will visit the place this week.
H. Spooner has rented his Jay farm
to J. J. Bailey, and A. J. Keith has rem
ted his farm on the west road to d. Y.
Clark of Jay.
Jerome Burbank who spent last year
in the Black Hills is at home for short
time. He reports plenty of "big injuns'
and considerable gold. He returns il
the spring.
Mrs. Phillips, an aged lady, was very
badly hurt, some days since, by being
run over by runaway team.-W. L
Leach fell from building on which h,
was at work, and received broken riI
and other injuries.
The news of the decision of congress
in regard to the election of Hayes {
Wheeler was received here on Friday
and on Saturday the air was filled witt
shoutings, bell rlngings, canonadings
Yankee Doodles and Hail Columbus.
WESTMORE
Josiah Lyon has purchased the plac
u formerly occupied by his brother,
Lyon. and is moving on to it.
We are to have school exhibition O
IS Tuesday evening, March 6, at the Mi
; Brook school house, under the directio
e nf Miss Ncttie Cutler. teacher. or
IL school closes on that day.
N CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Eden meeting house in the ca
d part of Sutton has been repaired ar
(, will hereafter be used as a union house
u Like Buzzell, the long lost machinis
o has returned and is apparently in goo
= health and spirits.
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