Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-23

And simply say: my honored friend, !.
Accept this tribute to your worth,
May you live long upon the earth,
May Providence your pathway bless,
And may your shadow meier be less"
NEWPORT CENTER.
Luther Flanders who was taken with
paralytic shock few weeks since, is
slowly recovering.
James H. Crawford has bought the
widow Bulls farm in district No. II,
for which he pays $3.50.
A singing school Is in full blast, un-
der the able management of our old
teacher, Mr. Cowles of Craftsbury.
Albert Tracy has built a new cow
stable and has remodeled his barns,
which improves the appearance of things
very much, and Farley Perkins has
built an ice and carriage house.
NEWPORT.
Mrs. John Smith is very severely hurt
from fall which she received last week.
1t is thought her spine is injured.
One of the freight conductors on the
Passumpsic road was lately overhauled
for smuggling liquors. He will find that
costly business.
A costly chandelier that had just been
hung in the residence of Geo. c. Gilman
fell to the floor. recently, demolishing
itself and spelling a costly carpet.
A forged note was lately discovered
in the Newport bank, which has the
names of D. w. Porter and w. H.
Macomber as sureties. The party who
drew the money on the note has escaped.
He was introduced to the directors by
letter as John Crawford, cattle drover.
The friends of Fremont Smith, who
was killed by the cars In Michigan, not
satisfied with the report that his body
was so badly mangled that it could not
be sent home for burial, sent brother
in law out to see about the matter, and
he returned on Thursday night with the
body. The remains were buried in the
cemetery at West Derby on Friday.
NORTH TROY.
| o. N. Elkins, VIM. G. Elkins, J. H.
Hamilton. John W. Currier, L. Baker
and Asa B. Foster were chosen directors
of the Missisquoi and Clyde River Rail
way Co.. at meeting held here last
Friday. Hon. J. w. Currier was chosen
President and Col. o. N. Elkins, Sect
and Treas.
SOUTH TROY.
Remember the Christmas tree at tn,
old church.
H. d. Chamberlin is shortly to Civ
up the possession of the saw mill to B
F. Paine.
The school district of which Arthu
Chase was treasurer, are having sui
to recover the money embezzled by him
Chauncey Cole is to take charge Q
the blacksmith shop lately occupied b
B. Houston, and Mr.. Houston is to o.
cupy the Bailey Fuller shop.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
, The farm house of George Cook at s.
Johnsbury Center was burned on Satul
day night. Loss 81, 500; insured S. Loo
: The North Church at St. Johnsbur
y raises all its revenues by voluntary sui
s scriptions. known as the weekly offering
y and has money to spare to appropriate
y to missionary societies.
r Hopkins and Peabody succeeded i
y getting their cases put by, at the Cal,
IS donia County Court. The Caledonia
+: is about right when it calls the late pr
n ceedings of the court ga burlesque c
= justice"
'e Royal Cummings of St Johnsbury h'
~ issued the first number of month
, paper at st. Johnsbury, which is Gale
y the Item. The paper is intended to CT
u culate chiefly in st. Johnsbury al
vicinity, and will be devoted to ..local
interests.
The dirty trial of DIR. Stokes at S
Johnsbury, came to an end last wee
and the jury brought in verdict
mot guilty" There were FIVE indie
ments found against Stokes by the graz
jury last summer. He was tried t
procuring abortion, and the proof show
that be did all that seemed necessary
commit that crime, except that t
party swore she had used various ''me
icines" herself previous to visiti
Stokes. is generally believed th