Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-01
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burned and probably more "lake water"
than usual drank. There will be an ex-
cursion train from the south and ride
down the lake and back. Some intend
to 90 to the races at Barton.
SOUTH TROY.
The old church is being repaired.
The village streets are being repaired
and put into better condition.
J. S. Dorman recently sold speedy
horse to st. Albans party for $3.50.
Weather has been extremely warm
lately, the thermometer having indica-
ted 1O2 degrees.
D. W. Sisco is going to Virginia soon
where he intends to make permanent
home.
Messrs. Hodsden & Albee will minis
ter to the wants of this vicinity in the
line of hulled corn.
Morton Stebbins has sold his farm in
Westield to L. S. Woodwork of Enos-
burgh for $4,000.
Mrs. R. D. Metcalf, who has been in
i'll health for some weeks, has been car
ried to her mothers home in Woodbury..
G. P. Stevens, & Co., have nearly
completed the saving of the vast num-
Der of saw logs put into their yard the
past season.
F. S. Rogers has arrived home from
Hanover where he has just graduated
from college with honors. He will choose
the profession of the law.
NORTH TROY.
Independence day is not to be cele-
brated here, as announced.
A Republican club is being organized
by the young men here. Our Democratic
friends, not to be behind, are also
organizing club.
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Moses Goodwin is building new barn.
There will be social gathering at G..
G. Thurber's on the 4th.
Fishing is very dull this season few
longe are being caught.
Philemon Kimball is chopping twen-
ty-acre piece. He proposes to have some
"new" land for another years crops.
The young ladies of Westmore have
formed Ladies' Aid Society and are
engaged in good work. They thank
the friends in Barton for assistance
rendered.
The lightning rod men "struck" this
vicinity pretty hard. Some persons, how
ever, had their eyes open wide enough
not to be ensnared by the wily-tongued
agents. Ono man offered to trade his
"atlas" for a rod, but the lightning man
didn't desire to take his pay in geogra-
phies.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A panther is lurking about in the
woods near East Burke.
Fireworks at ST. Johnsbury Center on
the evening of the 4th.
A new bell has been purchased by the
society for the Methodist church al
West Burke.
The Changers of Caledonia County
hold picnic celebration at Lyndonvillt
grove July 4th. Rev. Ii. L. Fuller o.
St. Johnsbury delivers an address.
Gochee, Bean and Eastman, the "buf
falo thieves who made themselves noted
all through this section the past year al
thieves, have pleaded guilty and beer
found guilty at the Caledonia County
Court and will 60 into the shoe business
at Windsor.
There will be celebration at Soutf
, Hardwick, on the 4th. Lawyer Carter
nominee for States Attorney, will deliv
! er the address the cornet band will
furnish music, and the wide awake citi
r zens of that village will see to it tina
the most possible is done to make thu
{ affair worthy the day.
The Caledonian finds considerable
, fault with the Republican County Con
; vention, for not retaining for anothe
, term, the two efficient men, Preston 70
Sheriff and Jde for States Attorney
! This paper complains, not unjustly, tina
/, the small towns are permitted to hav
the same voting strength in the nomin
y ating caucus, that the large towns have
: and that ring managed the affairs G
O the last convention.
s The graduating exercises at St. Johns
bury Academy were of much interest an
very creditable to the institution. /.
class of nearly forty young gentleme
and ladies graduated with much cred
to themselves as shown by the part se'
eral of them took in the exercise
!, Among the graduates from this vicinit
are G. f. Mathewson of Barton, W. n
Puffer. p. A. johnson. Addie r. eros
man, Agnes and Mary F. Fairbanks an
Julia E. Fairbanks, Mary E. Stone
st. Johnsbury. Harley H. Prouty
Newport, Helen G. Kinney of Craftsbur.
:. Florence M. Ingalls, of Greensboro, MAJ
NJ. Parker of Sutton, and Addie [. Tru