Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-06-10

ED.
Samuel Metcalf has opened the Noun
tain House, on Jay mountain.
LOWELL.
Rev. Phelps has taken a vacation, and
goes to New Hampshire ON visit.
A man named Green has purchased
and moved on to the Burchard Webster
farm.
There will be a Sunday School con-
vention here, the last week in June, of
which see program in the first column
of this page.
That ''atlas" agent has been around
collecting pay for the work. Some re-
fuse to pay at all others settle up for
from two to nine dollars.
NEWPORT.
Dwight West and F. P. Davis are
pOii0AAS ACW Udl
The Lady of the Lake has commenced
her annual trips on the lake.
The Baptist Sunday School Conven-
ton held here. last week, was pretty
we'll attended and of much interest.
Prof. Sherwin of Newark, N. J. was
the leader of the singing as well as the
convention. The music, discussions and
all the exercises were of interest, but we
have not time to report in detail.
A couple of well-dressed men called
at Lawrence's store, a few days since,
when one of them asked to purchase
some salt pork. AS Mr.. Lawrence went
into the back store to get the pork, one
of the men followed him and remained
with him until the pork was put up. In
the meantime. as the result proved, the
other was helping himself to the money
in the money drawer. The thief asked
to let the pork remain a few minutes,
while he stepped out, saying he would
return and pay for it. The rascals tried
the same trick in other places, but fail
ed. They had escaped to parts unknown
when Mr.. Lawrence discovered the loss
of his money.
NEWPORT CENTER.
On Friday morning mercury stood
two degrees below freezing at sunrise.
Rev. Mr.. Barton has arrived from
Montgomery with his family, and will
occupy the Currier house.
Ezra Palmer is making preparations
to build new house on his homestead
to replace the one lately destroyed by
fire.
Arthur Moulton. son of Lewis Moultor
of Troy, was drowned in Alexander
mill-pond in Newport last Monday eve.
ming. He went in bathing, got beyond
his depth, and, not being a swimmer
was drowned. Young Moulton was g
respectable young man, and was about
20 years of age.
SOUTH TROY.
Gold mining continues at the mines
with improved prospects.
A large number of persons were re
Gently baptized by Rev. J. Evans.
NORTH TROY.
Decoration Day was duly observed.
The Democrats hold their caucus fo
delegates to the State convention, at tn
Johnson chool-house, on Friday night.
WEST1MORE.
The number of enlisted polls in town
is 95.
Zimri and Arthur Fogg are runnin,
bachelors hall. Where are the oil
maids =?
The Westmore Lumber Co. got il
100000 feet of lumber, last winter
which they are now cutting out.
The horned toad sent to Mr.. Edward
from the West, some time since, ha
died, probably of homesickness. He wa
covered with horns
The long continued lawsuit betwee
the Westmore Lumber Co. and the towr
in regard to the collection of taxes fror
that company, has been settled.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
They begin to talk about Judge p
land as the fit person to succeed M
Denison in congress.
Editor Chase of the Union, and fy
, other stalwart fellows started, last weel
from Lyndon, on a fishing expedition
t Canada.
The county court convened, on Tue
{. day last, with the usual amount of Jul
j. work. About sixty cases were set Fl
a jury of these only few will be tried
: A. R. Stokes, who has been practisir
: medicine in st. Johnsbury for the la
few years, was arrested and placed
, Jail in this place on Wednesday,
charge of producing abortions. TT
3 grand jury now in session, have four
one or more bills against him, and it
!. reported that there is plenty of eviden
of abundance of crime. AS his late .
tients will have to testify in court,
y are requested to withhold their nam,
s This case has been worked up during t
e last three days by our our indefatigab
"a sheriff and states attorney Caleo
MAN.