Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-29

Warner Fogg has exchanged his real
estate in this town for Willard Smiths
place in Sutton.
The name Frank Warren in last
weeks paper should have been Fred
Marvin.
The high water of last week caused
the dam at the milestone shop to give
way, or wash out, damaging the dam
considerable and hindering work.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The P. & O have bought two more
engines. The time of running on this
road will be changed the LIST of May.
L. H. Mcneil of Burke died Instant
ly at his fathers house, on the 2lst inst.
He had been slightly i'll for some days,
and died while in conversation with his
wife. He was formerly in business with
johnson, of st. .Johnsbury, an d was car
rying on the starch business at West
more. He was an exemplary man.
One day last week, little son of H.
r. Ruggles, of Lyndon Center, was
playing with other boys, with a grind
stone, when the little fellows mitten
was caught in the gudgeon and his arm
was wound around the inch shaft clear
to the elbow, breaking it three times
and putting the elbow out of joint. He
was held fast to the shaft until the stone
was turned backward and his arm. un-
wound Union.
On Wednesday last, Mrs. Metcalf
was fined for four second offences for
selling liquor. Her fine was $50 and
costs and 80 days Imprisonment. She
is now in the jug. What is to be done
with her customers during her incarcer-
alton? On the same evening one Live
ly of Elyville was fined SAT, including
cost, for selling rum. He paid his fine
and quietly remarked that he was going
out of the business.
SHOCKING AocIDENT.-On Friday
last, as Dexter johnson of West Burke
was adjusting the saw guide of the
board machine in his mill, he was caught
by the machinery in some way and thrown
on to the saw; his right leg was split
and mangled nearly to the knee, and
his right arm was severed, the saw cut
ting away the bones of the shoulder.
He died the next morning. Mr.. John
son leaves wife and six children. He
was about 40 years OF age, and formerly
resided in Newark.
The new water works at st. Johns.
bury have been put to one use that is
at least unique. Living in the vicinity
of a fire hydrant was a woman who kept
a very disreputable house, which CON-
manded large patronage. On re-
cent night some unknow parties turned
powerful streams upon and into the house
Doors were beat down, windows were
broken, and the house, its occupants
and customers (of whom some were pres
ent) were completely deluged. The
cleansing will probably rid the place o.
some of its offending citizens, and teach
the boys useful lesson.
SHEFF1ELD.-Charles Ingalls, will en-
large his barn.
SUTToN.-Lew. Hyde is painting hi
house.
J. P. Otis is quite sick with wha
threatens to result in brain fever.
N. X. Campbell was badly hurt by t
kicky horse some days since. He thinks
he will let Sherman handle her hereafter
The somewhat remarkable recovery o.
Mrs. Lucius J. Campbell from stat
of insanity, is believed by many to b.
in answer of the fervent prayers tina
have been addressed to the throne o
Grace in her behalf.
The difficulty between the school dis
trict and Elder Gilman has beer
settled by the payment of $23 by H
w. Easterbrooks, committee. Mr.. Eas
Textbooks, having received pay for tn
teachers board, pays Mr.. Gilman thi
sum out of his own funds.
The farm trading and moving still
continues. Rollins Frost has rented tn
farm opposite the Brockway place, re
Gently occupied by White, who move
to Walden. Mr.. White met with tn
bad luck in moving. to tip load o
goods off the bridge, near the house h
vacated. breaking and injuring the fur
niture badly.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.