Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-08

The church in Lyndonville has raised
in the two last years-chiefy by the en-
velope system-over $1,000 toward pay
ing the debt on their house of worship
The total tax in St. Johnsbury viii
lage this year is 264 cents on the dol
lar, l35 being for school, highway and
village, l29 for town, state and school.
Chase of the Union learn that the
wcrld is coming to an end in 1921, and
hopes that his long wlnded subscribers
will get round and pay up for their
newspaper before that time.
ANOTHER WOULD BE LAPAGE.-Oscar
Bigelow, we'll known tramp, who has
been wandering about Peacham for sew
eral years past has been arrested on
some very severe charges, although the
court has not decided what they will do
with him yet. A Miss Clark, daughter
of E. Clark, at West Barnet, was teach
ing school about two years ago in what
is known as the Kimball district As
she was coming home one Friday evening
after school she met Oscar Bigelow who
ran up to her and caught hold of her
shoulder and used some very insulting
words. She broke away from him and
ran until she came in sight of house
and he followed her no farther. An
other charge is that last spring one Sum-
day afternoon he went into Ned Blanch-
ards sugar house and smashed a sap
pan and sap heater with large ham,
mer, completely spelling both pan and
heater. There are more charges against
him of the same nature but worst of all
is the one which caused his arrest. He
threatened about three weeks ago to
murder his mother with butcher knife.
His father had him arrested and he is
now in custody.-Unson.
The public have been surprised by
the failure this week, of Hiram Weeks,
merchant of this place. Mr. Weeks
has been, until last January, director
and one of the largest stock holders il
the Merchants National Bank, from its
organization, and was generally consid
cred wealthy man. He had between
$4,000 and $4,000 invested in bank
stocks, largely upon borrowed capital
Within the last year. the market value
of the stock has very largely depreciat
ed, so that it became difficult to raist
money upon it. Added to this is thu
depreciation in real estate, and espec
tally in an expensive set of new build
ings on his farm at the Center. Tn,
immediate cause of the failure was th
attachment of all his bank stock b,
Col. F. Fletcher on note for $4,000
The secured debts are stated to amour
to about $4,000 and the unsecure'
debts to about $4,000, making $4,000
in all. The largest unsecured debt i
one of about $4,000, to John Hancocl
of this place. 1t is estimated that tn
assets are sufficient to pay forty pc
cent. of the unsecured Indebtedness
Caledoni0.
WHEELooK.-lsaiah Piper has sol
, his place to Henry Glidden.
SUTToN.-T The Smith Harvey place o
the South Ridge has been sold to Ros
we'll Leach of Burke, for 500.
Mrs. Sarah Fisher formerly of Lyr
don who died last week at the residenc
of her son-in-law. D. d. Hayward, wa
carried to Lyndon for burial on Tusdal
CANADA.
: The st. Johns NeaoS says: "La;
Friday special train containing s.
I. Hugh Allan. Hon. J. G. Smith, Messr
G.. W. Bentley, J. W. Hobart, |.
e Futvoye, and others, was run from S
0 Johns to Magog and back. The obje'
e of the excursion, we understand, was
( see about the construction of a ne
r steamboat wharf at Magog, which
/ certainly badly enough needed. In col
s sequence of the troubles on the Sout
e Eastern road, the travel over the Waite
e loo and Magog will propably be vel
t large this summer, and we are glad
J. see that the railway and steamboat of
n Gals are taking steps to add to the cor
e fort and safety of travellers"
Mr.. Thomas Hale, living near Hale
boro, Red River county, Texas, w