Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01


surprised on the evening of the 18th, it
being the anniversary of their marriage.
by the arrival of large number of
friends at their home. Valuable tokens
of friendship were left on their table.
NORTH TROY.
B. Frank Pearl has sold his stock of
clothing and merchandise to F. w. Sis
by of St. Johnsbury.
Railway matters are approaching
settlement. Report has it that basis
has been agreed upon and that the line
will soon be in operation.
Building promises to be brisk, the
present season. Among those who are
to build we notice W. H. Rand, A. P.
Gaskill, George E. Braley and others.
John w. Currier has sold his creek
mill to E. P. Harrington of Boston,
Milo Lewis has sold his residence in this
village to Edward Chaplin, for $500,
and will rebuild this season.
WESTNORE.
Wallace Morse has sold his farm to
Eugene Beck of Mass, for $1,000.
At our annual school meeting in dis
trict No. 2, the following officers were
chosen clerk, E. S. Gilman; committee.
Allen A. Brown treasurer, John Hunt;
collector, A. W. Lyon.
Warner G. Fogg is fortunate in re-
covering pension of $l4 per month.
with considerable of an installment of
back pension, on account of disability
received while in the service in 1862.
Mr.. Fogg was assisted by D. N. Trull
of West Burke, in obtaining the pension.
One G. H. Ryder put off forged or
der, bearing the name of Harry Cheney,
on to r. Solomon of West Burke, one
day recently, and obtained quite an
amount of goods. Solomon soon discov-
cred his mistake and followed the fellow
into Newark and got back his goods,
but let the rascal escape.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
M. V. B. Sargent of Danville has %
sheep that have had 43 lambs, and AZ
of the lambs are now alive. All of the
sheep had twins, but one.
Alonzo E. Dutton, of South Walden,
has suspended payment. A meeting of
his creditors was held Saturday, the
23d, at which financial exhibit was
made by Dutton, and a proposition by
him to compromise by paying fifty cents
on the dollar was considered. Liabili-
ties so far as ascertained are: Secured,
three thousand dollars; unsecured,
seven thousand dollars with assets OF
nearly eight thousand dollars. The
compromise will probably be accepted as
promising better results than bank
ruptacy.
At meeting of the listers of Gale
donia county. IL towns represented, tn,
following schedule of prices was adopted
in relation to appraisals: Oxen 8 l.:
cts. a pound 3 year old steers, 50;
each, 2 year old, sl3 each, yearlings
81 each cows $25; three year old colt
SIS, 2 year olds $50, yearlings SIS
sheep So; swine cents per head; bee
81 swarm; hay $40 per ton
cleansed wool, % cts. per pound rail
road bed, $4,000 per mile. In regar
to the quadrennial appraisal, it wa
generally believed that it ought to b
reduced little from the appraisal c
1874, but no de6nit conclusion was al
rived at.
q SUTToN.-An effort is being made
establish post-ofice at Clark's crossing
and well signed petition is being g
: up for that purpose.
- Two of the remaining children of tt
afflicted Page family in the north pal
of the town, are still dangerously sic
. with the fever that has ragged in tn;
valley, the past few months. Three chi
. dren and the mother have died, and oil
ers are very likely to die. From tho
who have visited the family, we leal
:, that they are and have been in very de
titute circumstances. and that the dea
of some of the members of the fami
We may be attributed to want of care, pro
er food and cleanliness.
ut WHEELocK.-Geo. w. Bean made t
amputation of finger necessary, a fe
ao days ago, on account of blow he ga
oo it with an ice chisel.
Sugar making is good, and alrea'
not less than two pounds to tree b
se been made in the best sugar plac,
s., Geo. Bean has made 255 pounds fire.
100 trees.
rst SHEFFIELD-Mrs. L. NJ NJ Gray b
ly sold her place here and moved to Lyndc
gs Thomas Mcdowell has sold his fal
and stock to his son James for $3.50
on William Mitchell was recently trl
g, for an assault on George Ranney a
Die wife, but the jury brought in verd
of mot guilty"
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:, A TERRIBLE DISASTER Engli
Channel is again the scene of q terril