Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-06-17

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this week, much to our satisfaction.
Ninety.two full carloads of freight
were shipped from this station. during
the month of May.
John l.. Lewis has purchased build
ing lot of Mrs. Rivers, paying 1920, and
will commence the erection of residence
at once.
WEST'MORE.
Sargent Jewell has lost good COW.
Sylvester Bickford has located on a
new clearing, and hopes to carve out a
new farm.
A curious reptile, thought to have
been black snake, was killed by par
ty working on the Lake road, some days
ago.
One of the Yankee aborigines of this
vicinity made him birch bark canoe
recently, and took it to the lake on the
sly, to test it. The experiment didn't
last long. Within two minutes the frail
bark was floating away quietly, while
its owner was beating the waves and
spouting like stranded whale.
Where is that profound philosopher
who accounted for the warm weather of
the early spring. by stating that the
earth had SO moved out of its usual
course as to change our latitude 800
miles If he had been in these regions
ole week ago Friday, we think he would
have corrected his previous sublime CAL
culations.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Prof. Noah Cressy is advertised to be
at Lyndon Corner. to deliver an address
on Diseases of Domestic Animals on
the 18th inst. Mr.. G. understands his
subject and will make it beneficial to all.
The contract for building the new
North church, at ST. Johnsbury, has been
let to E. and T. Fairbanks & Co. The
church is to be built of stone from Isle
La Motto, and work is to be commenced
this season.
The Republican County Convention of
Caledonia county, meets at st. Johns
bury, on Thursday of this week. 1t
seems to be the prevailing opinion that
Messrs. Belden and Thompson should be
renominated as State Senators. We are
most decidedly of that opinion. Mr..
Belden is very intelligent lawyer, and
careful legislator Mr.. Thompson is
one of the finest men and the most sue
cessful business men in this section of
the State. His counsels and his wisdom
are needed in the Senate.
The somewhat noted case between a
Philadelphia Insurance Co. and the Mer.
chants National Bank of st. Johnsbury
was tried last week, and resulted in ia.
vor of the Bank. This was the case thai
involved the question of the alleged for
gerry of the name of G. H. Green of Bar
ton Landing, by E. D. Hopkins. The
insurance company owed Green S54l fol
a, fire loss; Hopkins was the agent
Green met him at st. Johnsbury and de
sired pay. The matter was talked owe
and Hopkins agreed to pay it by draf
on the above-named bank. Green say
he did not endorse the draft. Hopkin
claimed that Green did endorse the draft
This was the question in dispute, and tn
case was very sharply contested on tn
point whether the signature of Green OIL
the draft was genuine or not. The jury
, after long and difficult consultation
decided that the signature was by Green
} and the Bank is the winner. At for
| mer trial the case was decided the othe
way it went to the Supreme Court. an
was sent back for new trial.
The grand jury of Caledonia count
f were in session just week, being dis
charged on Tuesday last They foun
| twenty-six true bills, among which wa
r an indictment against R. E. Peabody i
/ 80 counts for forging the names of Var
Dyke and Merrill to fifteen $1,000 notes
three indictments against A. r. Stoke
for procuring abortions Oderkirk an
Smith for stealing cattle from the Doles
Gouchee, Bean and Eastman, the buffaI
robe thieves; Bishop and O'Claire. fl
burglarizing the Barnet depot; Mil
= Gary for burning the Works barn in S
Johnsbury; Oscar Bigelow of Peachar
for indecent assault upon girl; Carl
. Drown, the Burke mute, for burglary
" and four persons indicted for sellir
liquor. The prosecuting officer is reaC
to try all these cases the present teri
though some may 60 over to anoth
term
SUTToN.-Several persons were ba
: tized yesterday.
John Corliss, of whose injury we spo
last week, died Monday night.
ALT. Burnham has had Gay sever
= days at work putting his carding wor
= in complete readiness for the wool Car
! ing business.
A dastardly attempt was made Thu
st day night, the 9th inst, to burn t