Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-25
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

CALEDONIA COUNTY.
o. NJ. Fogg and H.. A. Blake have
been drawn as jurymen from Sutton, for
the December term of court.
On Sunday morning last at o'clock
Mrs. Andrew Buchanan of Ryegate, died
from the effects of accidental poisoning.
aged about 40 years. She has for some
years been out of health an was under
the doctors treatment, About midnight,
Saturday night, she got up to take some
medicine, and. supposing she understood
the positions of the bottles, did not
light lamp. and by mistake, took
spoonful of medicine from the wrong
bottle which was rank poison. She
knew in moment of the mistake, and
alarmed her husband who made all
haste possible in procuring medical as
sistance, which proved in vain as she
died in less than II hours. Mrs. Bu-
chanan was daughter of Daniel Rob-
erts, ESQ.,, of Groton, and was a woman
of superior worth and very highly es-
teemed in the community-Un Union.
SHEFF1ELD.-Dr. Carter is finishing
off an Office in his house.
The winter school in. district No.
commenced on the 18th, under the
instructions of Amos Scott of Glover.
No. 2 Pomona grange meets at Shelf
field Dec. 18th. There will be public
meeting in the afternoon.
H. M. Gray is putting in a new set
Of scales. He has quit work on his
new set of buildings.
Corydon Simpson, one of our most
enterprising farmers. will put on a large
addition to his barn in the spring. VIM.
Mcdowell doing the job.
HARDwIoK.-The sidewalk brigade
have advanced their work.
Are you going to Drenan's Thanks
giving day eve? The rest are going.
D. W. Aiken Jr., goes West to occupy
position in store in st. Louis. Dan
is an intelligent, honest business man,
and we wish him abundant success.
Sorry our P. & o. r. R. is so censur-
| ed on account of the recent accidents. 1t
has heretofore been very fortunate, and
we expect the management will do the
most possible to keep the road in such
repair that avoidable accidents will not
happen.
BURKE-Frank Silsby Of Troy has
bought the Conant place for 500. He
takes immediate possession.
The petit jury from this town are E.
B. Gaskill and Wilbur +. Godding.
Rev. Mr.. Cummings of West Burke
assisted by Rev. Pickles of N. H., has
been holding religious services of late
with good success.
The large estate of the late Harley
M. Hall was closed out on Friday. De
Won cows sold from $3.50 to $50
grades sold at from S23 to $40; year
ling heifers from $2l to S26; calves a
high as $50 hay $40. Catswold sheel
brought from Sc to $40. bucks So t
SIS. The farm was bid off to Georg
lde of Lyndon, for $4,000. Mr.. Id
also bought from so to 100 tons of tn
hay.
LYNDoN.-Dressed hogs sell at ct:
per lb. /; hind quarters beef at 5 IL 6
fore quarters, IL. Oats sell a
80 cts. per bushel.
A fire in a clothes closet, in j. Evan.
house, last Wednesday night destroye
a forty dollar dress and other propert
to the amount of $3.50.
Charles Cade has moved from th
boarding house to E. G. Jenkins hous,
L. M. Hall goes into the boarding hous,
Mr.. Bundy is just finishing goo
house at the north end of Main Street.
Master Mechanic Hubbard will 500
move into his new house. 1t is one {
, the most tasty residences in the place.
The new vestry has lately had a
addition put on to it for choir purpose
and is ready for the masons. 1t wi
soon be finished and minister will |
sent to supply the desk.
The fall term at the Seminary close
, last Friday with literary exercises In I'll
evening. In spite of the rain the ha
was well filled and all were pleased wit
the talent and good training show
Winter term begins Dec. 3.