Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-06-25
NEKPORr CENTER.

rees.
George L. Sleeper sent a quantity of
outter to a bogus firm in Fall River,
Mass, but learned of their irresponsi-
oility just in season to save his butter.
Thieving operations are carried on
in this vicinity and in Troy.
Liberty Aldrich recently lost sixty lbs.
Of pork. Parties were arrested here
some days since for stealing barley from
the barn of John Bean in Barton. In
Troy Mr.. Owen lost quantity of pork,
and Mr.. Gregory a number of hens.
Horace Allen, living on East Hill, (Troy)
was lately arrested for stealing oats from
D. W. Porter, but slipped off to Canada
on trip for his health. Mrs. Allen has
been arrested for robbing a clothes line.
NORTH TROY.
The festival at the Cong. house, last
Friday night, was a success. Receipts,
$50.
Mansonville is to have temperance
picnic, the 28th. Among the speakers
will be Mr.. Lynch, M. P, and others
equally as good.
G. G. Thomas has sold the Keith
place on the river road, to 7. J. Beedle,
for $7O0.-S. G. Whipple has sold his
interest in the Armory building to D.
W. Kelley, for $500.
WEST.MORE.
Several visitors from "the city" have
visited the WillOughby Lake house, thus
early, and Mr.. Thurber hopes for pros
porous season at that pleasant summer
resort.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mrs. Thomas True of Sutton. is very
low with consumption.
David Trull Of West Burke, is i'm
proving his hotel by adding new piazzas
and good rollway.
Mrs. Anna burlington of Burke, has
purchased the Jewett Corlis place in
Sutton, lately occupied by R. H. Moore,
for $1,000.
There will be ball at the brennan
Boys Hotel at Hardwick on the evening
of the 4th. A silver cornet band will
be in attendance.
Mr.. Edward Flint of West Burke, is
lying very low with liver disease, and
must pass away soon. He has taken no
nourishment for more than twenty days.
Editor Chase of the Union, has been
on rampage down in Maine and New
Hampshire, and has written several in
teresting and characteristic letters from
those regions.
BILLY" Babcock, an excellent locomo-
tive engineer, formerly in the emplyoy
of the Passumpsic r. R. Co., and well
known on this road, died recently of
consumption, at st. Johnsbury.
A son of G. Lee of Newark, was re-
Gently severely injured by being struck
between the eyes by broken limb from
a falling tree. DIR. W. w. Carpenter
repaired the broken nose and other
wounds, and recovery without seriou:
Disagreement is expected.
F. A. Way of Sutton, has lately fitted
up his residence for summer boarders
Mr.. Holmes and wife from Vineland, N
j., have arrived for the summer. These
noted Spiritualists will hold seances dur
ing their stop here, and those who be
lieve in Spiritualism can have opportu
nifty to hear from their departed friends
On the 4th of July the Changers o
this part of the State have celebration
in the Lyndonville grove. Preparation
have been made for good old patriots
time, with the best of speeches and mu
sic. An extra train will be run from
McIndoes in the morning, the same trail
going on to Barton to accommodate thos
desiring to attend the horse trot at tina
place. From Barton the passengers will
return on the regular trains. but iron
Lyndonvllle an extra train will returl
to connect with the trains on the P.
10.
THREE MEN DRowNED.-Three mer
John Dinley, Pat WEIGH, Pat Dougherty
were drowned near the P. 0. R. f
bridge at st. Johnsbury one week az
yesterday morning. They had been o
a spree Saturday night, and early
the morning took a boat and, during
melee upset the same and were tippe
into the water which was about six fet
deep. Pat Rooney who was with thel
swan to the shore, while the other thre
went to the bottom. The cries of Roor
ey brought help, but not until the thre
first were drowned. The funeral VIZ
} attended at the Catholic hurch on til
same day at 4, p. m. The drowned me
had no relatives in this vicinity. tt
liquor was obtained of one Geo. Metcal
who was arrested but escaped from IL
officer and has not been captured.