Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-08-19
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NEWPORT CENTER.

and gave his first sermon in the M. E.,
church last Sunday.
Burt Scott was badly hurt while
drawing long timber on Wednesday
last by the breaking of a chain he was
hit in the head by wagon pole.
Will Davis was set upon by a known
william, on recent dark night, and
frightfully pounded and bitten by the
creature, who will probably be brought
to justice.
A greenback club was orginized here
last Tuesday evening. The infant is
being nursod by Ezra Sears. 1t is be-
lieved that the wet nurse and others got
a free ride to st. Adams on Saturday.
SOUTH TROY.
The North Troy band gave US fine
concert on Thursday evening. The boys
play we'll and the thanks of this COM
munity are given them for their concert.
DR.. Rogers and Mr.. Washburn each
met with team accident recently which
threw them out upon the ground, stove
up the wagons. but fortunately resulted
in no serious injury to themselves.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
"Dick" Peabody has been released
from St. Johnsbury Jail on bail.
To the voters of Caledonia County:
The undersigned being personally &C
quainted with Heman G. Carter of
Hardwick. present Republican nominee
for States Attorney of the county, hear
tily endorse him as a fit and worthy
candidate, and shall give him our hearty
support at the coming election. Mr.
Carter is strong temperance man, and
we consider the unfavorable reports
about his character, which have beer
circulated of late, to be unjust, SANDER
Gus and false. Ira A. Shattack post
master; Rev. D. Lewis; l. ?. Titus re
publican town committee; G. L. French
A. E. Judevine; J. S. Drenan; A. M
Ward, M D., citizens of Hardwick.
A sad accident occurred at st. Leol
Springs, P. O., last Thursday, Aug. s
which resulted in the death of Mr.. Free
Ely. cashier of Mortified Vt. bank
Chas. Randall and Albert Twombl
from this village in company with MI
Ely were sitting in the hotel office afte
breakfast Thursday morning when Ell
, proposed shooting at mark with thei
revolvers. Twombly not having one
borrowed of friend and all three wen
out to shoot. Twombly sat down on tn
: ground to load his weapon and havin
got the chambers full tried to close th
{ barrel, it being rusty however, it woul
not close easily. Twombly made the re
, mark that he could not close the barre
. upon which Ely stepped up to see if b
could remedy the matter. At that il
, slant the revolver exploded, the ball hi
ting Mr.. Ely in the groin. He live
until Monday at 2 p. m. No blame
attached to Albert by any one. Mr.. Ell
having said before his death that til
8 matter was wholly accidental. III
funeral was at st. Johnsbury Wednesda
at 4 p. H. Union.
SHEFFIELD.-Mrs. Bullock, lady z
years of age, recently went to Bartc
Landing on foot, making the trip in OF
. day. The distance is about Is miles.
s LYNDoN.-Prof. Brown has been r.
n engaged as principal of the Seminary.
The bolt from the county nominate
II has very few supporters in this tow
/ We predict that not dozen votes wi
is be cast against the regular ticket by +
d publicans.
a Two of the strlngers and sever
J. planks of a bridge over the Sutton bran
d of the Passumpsic river, near Geor
d Roots, fell into the river just as tea
IN driven by George Randall had crosse
1T 1t was narrow escape from serio
ot accident.
Harley Folsom, Supt. of the Pass.
R. returned from his wedding tour Ia
Oi week, and on Thursday evening W
q serenaded by the band. Harley respo
ded and invited them to the Union Hot
o. to partake of the best the house affordt
Nt SUTToN.-There will be lively tim
here this fall in regard to Town rep
t. sentative. The post Office war and 9th
a local troubles have split up the Repu
as lican party, so that they are in dang
of losing representative. If it is nj
70 essary to send few Democrats into t
of legislature this town has some pre-
or good democratic material.
One of the best kept and neatest ce
eteries in the county may be found nj
of Sutton Corner. Great pains has be
IRE taken for the last few years to make Il
he what cemetary ought to be, attract
in appeara nee. Many fine monume
have been put in of late, the stones h;
ny been cleaned and righted up, and
ID, grounds put in the best of order.
ne Sutton cannot be outdone when
lm citizens set out to do good thing.
Friday last there was picnic under
auspices of the Sunday School, and
nd hundred and mimety-three teams v
tn. | loa.lod NTH man ,roron and oh;ld.