Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-18

women; they are merely houses made by
digging into the ground and throwing
up turf and earth, to make sides and
partial covering to the inhabitants of
this dirty burrow, where the poor set
tiers are obliged to find home and shell
ter. But enough for this time"
NEWPORT.
DIR. Hoskins, editor Of the original
Vermont Farmer, is out with prospec-
tus for the Neao Vermont Farmer, which
he proposes to start within few months,
if he receives favorable response from
his many friends in the State. A large
number of the leading agricultural men
in the State have asked him to start up
new paper.
NEWPORT CENTER.
Alvin Bowley slipped and fell from
his sled last week and broke his arm.
Rev. William Morgan an old towns
man, is here on a visit from Canada,
and is holding religious meetings in
district No. r.
W. r. Connal has Hamburg pullet
which was Matched on the 18th day of
last September, and commenced to lay
orro on Tho 10Th met
James Maxfeld highway surveyor
on the lake shore, requested Clark Hunt
a few days since, to take down his fence
to prevent the snow from drifting the
road, but Hunt refused to comply. By
instructions received from the selectmen,
Mr.. Maxfeld commenced to take down
the fence when Hunt appeared on the
stage of action and began to kick and
cuff Mr.. Maxfeld, but he quickly retail
lated by disfguring Hunts visage with a
nail hammer.
NORTH TROY.
The revival meetings still continue
and are meeting with good results.
Henry H. Martin, of Barton, has COM
menced the study of law in W. R. Row.
ellis Office.
John A. Ramsdell, while at work in
the woods recently had the misfortune
to break his leg.
Emmons Raymond, President of the
Passumpsic railway, was in town last
week on business connected with the
railway compromise.
In the case, State of Vermont versus
Olive Hadlock, for assaulting the edit
or of the Palladium, the respondent was
fined % cts.
Henry Chamberlain, the lad who re-
Gently broke into the store of B. Z.
Pearl in this village was fined $50 dol
lars cost at Irasburgh last week. He is
to be allowed to work the fine out under
charge of constable Hammond.
WESTINORE.
Mrs. Colby leaves the Averill board.
ing house and Mr.. Edwards and wife
take her place.
Elisha Foster of Evansville is buying
logs in Westmore, to be delivered on the
lake and foated to his mill in the spring
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Lady members of Barnet lyceun
club take part in the discussions.
The Singing Convention commence
at st. Johnsbury to-day and CONTINUES
until Thursday evening.
Rev. J. Mcdonald, of West Burke
will receive the benefit of donation
visit on Tuesday afternoon and evening
February 26.
Pomona Grange holds a meeting a
Sheffield, Feb. %. The forenoon exer
clses will be private for business purpos
es; the afternoon will be devoted to dis
cussions on agricultural and educationa
topics.
y o. N. Colby, of Danville, was caugh
: by falling tree, some days since, an
$ received very bad compound fractur
r of the bones of his leg and dislocatio
/: of the ankle. He was held fast by tn
!, tree, being unable to raise help, unit
he managed to chop off log % inche
+; in diameter. With the homes protrudin
r through the flesh of his leg, he manage
: to crawl out of the woods and receiy
|, help from passing neighbor, who hal
: pened to be going cross lots at the tim
) Mr.. Colby was about giving up in d.
! spair when he received assistance.
SMUGeLERs AND THIEVES ARREsTE
During the last few years considers
: BILE trouble has existed in this part
n the state on account of thieving in whie
g teams, robes, grain and great varlet
: of articles have been stolen. Son
IT nights since, several robes and harness
S. were picked up in Peacham, St. job
d. bury, and Lyndon, and the States A
10 torney and High Sheriff of Caledon
S County set themselves to work to ferr
U out the thieves. They sent officers
ot Munroe, N. H., to Charleston. Vt, al
g elsewhere in pursuit of suspected partie
IN and in search of stolen property. Aft
y some days search the officers returned
W st. Johnsbury bringing in six prisoner
O. aDd n vary laroa stock of robes and ha