Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
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u. NJ camp Will lecture before the
Reform Club next Friday evening the
| Sth, instant.
The friends Of Rev. j. Thurston met
at Sleeper's hotel on Thursday evening
the Sd, instant and left for his benefit
about $50 in chash, provisions and other
necessary articles, for which the Elder
returns thanks.
One day last week Amasa Crawford
was happily surprised by band of
friends from Irasburgh. They cleared
out one of his rooms and placed very
fine new carpet on the floor. Amasa
thinks that a tin wedding is not the
worst thing that happens.
TROY.
The scholars in the Porter district
attacked their teacher the other day and
tried to eject him from the school house,
but after severe struggle the scholars
surrendered Internationally.
NORTH TROY.
l.. B. Hammond has bought the A.
Bradley farm in West6eld paying
$4,000.
The compromise between the South
Eastern and Passumpsic railroad CON-
panies is reported to have slumped
through.
The report that Col. A. B. Foster is
alive and in California: and that his
reported death was hoax. is sensa-
tional story got up to excite the credu-
lous.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The bank of Lyndon has declared a
semi-annual dividend of per cent.
St Johnsbury got record of cold on
Monday night, of forty degrees below
zero.
L P. Poland, Horace Fairbanks. Cal
vim Morrill,. Franklin Fairbanks. S. s.
Thompson. George L Bradley and L.
G. Mathews were chosen directors of the
First National Bank. at st Johnsbury
at the last annual meeting.
The failure of Judge J. D. Abbott o.
Barnet caused great deal of surprise
and Indignation. Judge Abbott ha.
been considered man of good character
is member of the church and has beer
entrusted with the funds of widows, OF
phans and others who desired to pu
their money where it would be safe
Since he failed many crooked transac
tions have come out against him. and i
is found that large number of person
will lose the money entrusted to him
Abbott attempted suicide some day
after his failure, but is still alive. thougl
in very bad condition of health.
is supposed that his creditors will los
from twenty to thirty thousand dollar
by him.
Considerable has been said of late i
regard to the management of the affair
of the Merchants National Bank of 81
Johnsbury. and at the Bank meeting o
the 9Th instant. the question of manage
ment was thoroughly discussed. Tn
bank officials deny an toto the variou
floating stories in regard to the losses
and Encouragement of the affairs {
the bank; but an investigation was d,
cided upon. and three men wei
chosen to look into the affairs of til
bank and report. The following are th
directors chosen for the year: Frederic
Fletcher, George Ide, II. E. Fletche
W. z. Smith. G. A. Sylvester. I.
Fletcher. G. 7. A. Humphrey. l.. D. HI
zen and |. NJ. Smith. The old boar
of officers was reelected.
Willie Roberts. aged IA years. hun
himself at the residence of Mr.. Fai
banks, his father-in law, Jan. 8 NJ
Ephriam Fairbanks married Willie
mother little over year ago. Will
has lived with them since that tim
Jan I'd his mother and Mr.. Fairbanl
left home for visit, to be absent f
the night, leaving Willie with Geor'
Fairbanks, a young man of about
years of age. On the morning of t
Sd, George went from the house to h
barn. half mile distant, to do t
chores. leaving Willie alone In the hous
He thinks he was absent two hours. {
his return he found that Willie h;
MIXED the COW, strained the milk al
with leather strap around his ne
had fastened it to the towel rack with
slip knot and was dead. 1t seems
stood in chair and IN a boyish fire.
J with the strap. fell from the chair a
the knot did not slip. His knees ne'
E ly rested on the floor. Willie was
D years old that day. mentioned the f;
8 IN the morning and said he wished
had present. The family have I
sympathy of the whole community.
Union.
SHEFFIELD Rev. S S. Bingham
p ceived SlOO at his donation last week
: The report, that Myron Simpson b
bought the Gregory farm was incorre
s the report that he is married is dou
o less correct.