Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-06-18

Marshals; F. H. Holdridge, Irasburgh,
Marshal-Samuel Burbank, Coventry;
VIM. L. Barrows, Irasburgh; l. 7. Pat
terson, Craftsbury; E. B. Holt, Newport;
l. X. Drew, Barton. Assistant Marshals.
Arrangements have been made to have
teams cared for at reasonable rates.
EAST CHARLESTON.
Mr.. Chas. H. Gray has sold his farm
near Echo Pond to Herbert Currler Of
Morgan, for $500. Mr.. Currier takes
possession Immediately.
On the 9th of June, the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Trip met at
their house in Charleston, it being the
twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage
day, and remembered them by suitable
silver presents. They in turn treated
their guests with "sugar on snow" the
snow not having quite disappeared from
a huge drift that had piled up during
the winter near their home. A pleasant
and sweet occasion.
DERBY.
Elisha Lane has purchased the Holt
store.
There are many cases of measles and
some cases of canker rash in town.
The Good Templars lodge is reviving
and their number increases weekly.
The post-ofice excitement has subsid-
ed, and Benz. Human is to be the new
postmaster.
Lucius Colby is suffering from can
Ger, that is liable to terminate fatally al
most any day.
Timothy Holt has lately made great
improvement on the Mill hill, by grad
ing from the top and filling in at the
bottom
EVANSVILLE.
Miss L. w. Robinson has a tea-rose
bush that has grown A inches in eight
weeks.
A. P. Alexander was badly hurt in
Fosters mill last Friday by being caught
u nder some rolling mill logs.
Potato bugs have come and lice
in countless numbers, have come
upon the plum trees and in many cases
completely stripped them of leaves.
GLOVER.
John Wilson has l9 hens which have
laid lis dozens of eggs since Feb. last
Mr.. J. S. Bulkley had valuable coll
break its leg in the pasture one day las'
week.
Charlie Hibbard has sold his matched
pair of horses to Mr.. Gates of W. r.
Junction for 1925.
Beedle & Soule's Swiss Bell Ringers
left town last Thursday morning fol-
their summers work. The entire troupe
is first class and Is eminently worthy Of
patronage.
A colt belonging to Wesley Sherburr
was stolen from the pasture where il
was kept in Sheffield a few days since
The thief took the colt into Canada and
exchanged it for another horse. The col
has been recovered, and the thief cap
tured and taken to Irasburgh Jail.
LOWELL.
A town meeting will be held mex
Saturday to see if the town will go int
partnership with Westfeld and Troy il
the purchase of "poor farm"
Last year posts were set for parsOn
age front yard fence, this year the lum
Der is drawn for the same. next year, o
the year after the fence will probabl,
be completed. Enterprise is worth every
thing to town.
John Stephenson had narrow escap
from serious injury last Monday. H
took VIM. Patterson's team and wen
to neighbours for cutivator and Will
returning the holdbacks broke, lettin
the wagon on to the horse, which ra
and threw Stephenson and the cultivate
to the ground. The man escaped with
out broken bones, but the wagon an
cultivator were badly smashed; tn
horse was also seriously injured.
. NEWPORT CENTER.
! Mr.. Cook died on Sunday last {
heart disease having been i'll but fe
/ hours.
Mrs. McKinstry has been engaged
preach at the Baptist church ever
: fourth sabbath.
Those persons who are in the habit
purloining their fire wood from the
R. wood-shed are requested by Mr. Ha
to ego in peace and sin no more"
The dwelling house of Mrs. Bull
e took fire few days since, Init was save
by the prompt action of little boy wi
was the only person in the house. Fl
] dragged a burning bed out of doc
: and succeeded in getting the fire out.
NORTH TROY.
D. 7. Gallup had several calf-ski
= stolen on a recent evening. No trace
y the thief