Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-22
JAZZ.

the real and personal estate of Martin
S. Chamberlin, Henry d. Chamberlln
and Merrill E. Chase bankrupts, on
Wednesday May lst. The best farms
in town will be offered for sale, with
mill property and an immense amount
of personal property.
LOWELL.
Hay is rather scarce and some farm
ers are feeding their stock scarcely any
thing but grain.
A. J. Dodge had slight stroke of
paralysis, some days since, while going
through a wood lot to one of his neigh
boris. He got out of the woods with
difficulty. He is now recovering.
The long bridge near the A. F. Hard
ing place fell into the river on the even
ing of the 18th. The posts were so
rotten that they gave way under the
weight of the bridge. A loaded team
had just safely passed over the bridge.
NEWPORT CENTER.
Charles Allen has sold his village
residence, to Mrs. Euncie Bickford of
North Troy for $500.
The people of district No. II have
engaged Rev. Mr.. Drown of Wolcott,
to preach for them another year.
The parties suspected of leaving the
child at G.. J. Kendalls door on a recent
night, were Mrs. Skinner, lately from
Canada, and w. G. Morse of this village.
w. S. Rollins who was sentenced to
three years hard labor in the state pris-
on, has been pardoned by Governor
Fairbanks. Rollins has served one year
and two months.
SALEM.
Edwin Spencer has returned to town
and moved into the Horace Waterman
house.
The terribly muddy roads have dried
up and become passable again, and work
on the land has commenced.
The "atlas" agents have made their
final trip, and closed oat their business
by settling with some of their toughest
customers at dollar each.
WESTMORE.
Frank Gillfllan has moved into the
Rufus Green house.
E. Foster has let out the job to raft
his lumber to the outlet and run it tt
his mill.
Frank Warren has moved into the
Parlin house, and will board Mr. Par
Inns help.
Ambrose Allard has purchased a farm
near the head of the lake, and is putting
buildings thereon.
The ice went out of Willoughby yes
terday. the lake being frozen over l0t
days, an unusually short time.
Teachers examination was thinly at
tended. Those who seek a certifcat
hereafter are liable to get a severe ex
animation.
! Silas Cheney has spent considerable
time and has racked his brain not g
little on an improved churn, which i
said to be good invention. 1t is re
ported that parties have already Offered
large sum for it, and that 1t will b
patented, and build up several fortunes
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
SUTToN.-John Holtham has sol
Charles Flint seven acres of land off th
old Wheaton Campbell place,-Selil
Doyle has sold the Asa Ladd place
George Eastman and bought the Rober
farm in Egypt Uyndon) George Eas
man has sold his place to George Bear
Charles Switser has exchanged b
Sheffield place with his father for b
place at the Corner, and sold the Davl
Ash farm to Abner Mack; Mack b;
sold his farm to Myron Ham. 9th
trades are threatening.
SHEFFIELD.-I. K. Kenastons fami
left for Wisconsin last Monday M
Kenaston has been there some months.
Robt Mcdowell has put up the fran
> of his new barn.-Salma Davis wi
erect large new barn this Sprin
r Salma is good farmer and keeps go'
!. stock.
WEST BURKE.-Mrs. S. M. Bartle
O is very low with cancer on the breast.
D The West Burke dramatic club pl
q "Handy Andy" and Virginia Mummy
on Thursday evening, Apr. 25.
n S. A. Nelson has bought half int
v est in the Welcome Allard mills a
n lumber lands seven miles north of
n village for, $4,000. He makes the pr
chase as is understood, for the purpc
= of closing up large store bill due FRI
- the Allard estate.
e THE METRIC SYSTEM.
~ The metric system of weights a
measures. now being taught in most
our public schools, is a system that "
~ bring the weights and measures of
civilized world into an Identical a
u simnlifed form and nnoht to be hrout