Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-16

upon the occasion. All are most cor
daily invited to be present
VEST GLOVER.
The next lecture will be given Wed
nesday eve, Dec. Is. Lecture free !: all
invited.
JAY.
Edmund Ford has got his new house
completed and has moved into the same.
At Huntley's, Paine's, Buffers and
Chamberlin's mills 81 is to be the price
paid for logs per M.
GREENSBORO.
n L. Spafford brags over IL months
hog, which dressed 635 lbs. which he
thinks is hard to beat, and so think We.
Lake Caspian froze on Saturday night
of last week, somewhat earlier than u.s.
ual, but the thaw of Tuesday and We'd
nesday broke it up again.
The Steam Mill Co. are making larger
preparation than ever in the way of
numbering, this winter, one party having
contracted to get 100000 feet from
their lands the next three years.
NEWPORT.
Prouty & Miller will close their steam
mill until spring, which will throw sew
eral men out of employment.
At last, we are to have those much
talked of street lamps. The village au-
thorities have the posts set and we ex-
pect soon to have ..light."
A son and daughter of Mr.. johnson
came very near being drowned last week
Sunday. They were walking on the ice
near the steam mill, when the ice broke
and they were barely rescued.
Last Monday Jonas Smith received a
telegram stating that his son Fremont
had been killed on the railroad where
he was at work in Michigan. Mr.. Smith
telegraphed them to forward the body,
but received answer that it was so badly
mangled that it could not be sent; he
was about 25 years of age.
NEWPORT CENTER.
The mercury stood at zero at 8 o'clock
last Sunday evening the 9Th inst. and
on the following Tuesday it rained while
the mercury stood at temperate"
G. L. Sleeper's team was sold on the
5th inst. for violation of the revenue
law. Dave. Junkins and Carl Morse;
who hired the team and did the SNUG
Cling, had to pay the bill, which amount
ed to $75 in cash. Rather tough to
pay so much for six gallons of whiskey.
An alteration took place few days
since, between Edward Bickford, our
hardware merchant. and A. Keith OF
Troy, which terminated with some extra
hard pounding. Keith opened the ball
by striking Bickford, but Bickford de-
Tended himself in a manner that
Keith will long remember. The row
took place at North Troy, and we uu.
derstand that Ado was unable to go tc
his home for several days.
NORTH TROY.
The Boston mail now arrives here "a
hours later than heretofore.
A two year-old son of Samuel Cool
died last Tuesday of diphtheria.
The hume to O. 2. Hadlock's mill wal
badly damaged by the high water O
last week.
SOUTH TROY.
The high water last week took dowI
stream about 1000 logs belonging to G
P. Stevens & Co., by the breaking of
boom.
Curtis Wilson who was recently sen
to Jail for non payment of a So dolla
fine for intoxication, has been pardoned
and is back again.
WESTMORE.
Fred. Winslow of Charleston teache
the school in the Fogg district.
R. Averlll has bought the shingl
mill of J. G. Tibbetts of Sutton.
The Willoughby Lake Hotel has bee
sold to Francis Richardson of the Ian
caster House, Lancaster, N. H., and hi
brother William A. of the Union House
Littleton, N. H. They will proceed t
put it in order at once and refurnish
nicely for next seasons business. TIL
Richardson's are experienced landlords
we'll known in this part Of the State, an
are familiar with the wants of the sun
mer traveller. They will continue t
run their two hotels in New Hampshir,
but will make it lively at Willoughb
Lake next season.
SALEM.
John Dryer has moved on to tn
John Wilson place to assist in takin
care of Mr.. Wilson who is in very fe,
BILE health.
lothian Cummings has bought tt
farm known as the Horace Waterma
place paying 500 for the same. Gun
mings has moved on to the place.
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