Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-06-03

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waters protected by fish boards. Some
of the boys who had been hauled up for
fishing on spawning beds. and who are
gruffy because they cannot spend their
Sundays on the fish ponds. proceeded to
the woods, caught the poor sinners in
the act of catching a few small trout,
with sprinkling of sinners, and then
left the woods swearing and threatening
vengeance. They proceeded to the Viii
lage and entered complaint against
the parties. Unfortunately for us, we
are guilty, and though part owner of
more land, near, adjoining and surround
ing the prohibited waters in that vicin-
ity, than all the fishermen in the valley,
are still amenable to the law, and ask
DO quarter. We cheerfully surrender
and bear the disgrace that should fall
upon us. "Let no guilty man escape"
COVENTRY.
The Ladies Sewing Society meets at
d. P. Walworth's, Tuesday, June IL.
Wait Morey has moved into E. H..
Langmaid's house on the river.-Lewis
Hitchcock has moved int town again.
Israel Trudeau has moved to this
place from Stowe, and will put the tan
merry in order and be ready for hides
and bark very soon.
The village schools are taught by
Miss Clara and Miss Carrie Day. The
boys don't wear hats in school these
Days. There are 60 scholars.
Potato bugs are flying from field to
field. perching on fences, and wandering
about.the meadows in search of the ear
ly potato vine. A little Paris green
will cool their aspirations.
Rev. A. II. Webb of Irasburgh will
. address the Ladies Mite Society at the
Town Hall on Friday evening next.
Hall admission, cents. After the ad.
dress ice cream will be served. The
public invited.
Perch are becoming quite plenty in
the river. Some large ones have been
caught. Four trout, weighing ! 2 pounds,
have recently been caught out of the
mill pond. They were big enough to
wear fish boards.
DERBY.
The silver wedding of Darius Badger
was celebrated on Saturday evening, al
their residence. A good number Of
friends met, and amid silver presents
music, speaking and refreshments a
pleasant time was enjoyed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tolman Jenny, parents of Mrs
Badger, who have been married almost
fifty years, were present
VEST DERBY.
The ladies of the Free Baptist demon.
ination met at the church, some days
since, and gave it thorough cleansing
Cleanliness is next to godliness, they
think.
Considerable "talk" and some i'll
feeling has been occasioned by the &C
tion of the trustees of the cemetery in
the cutting down of shade trees about
the graves of those buried there. The
wishes of the owners of lots were not
; carried out.
g GLOVER.
: Ripe strawberries have appeared.
Rev. B. Drumming, who was here on ;
visit, last winter, has removed from OIL
cult, n. Y, to West Henrietta, sam,
l State.
Alexander Bogue and family, VIII
have been living with l. Il. Drew sine
the burning of their buildings last win
ter, have moved into the old Willard
Leonard house.
Mr.. Alfred G. Clark and wife desir
to thank their friends and neighbors
through the MONITOR, for the assistanc
rendered them during the sickness ant
misfortune of the past few months,
s During the thunder storm, on tn
il 25th, a bolt or ball of electricity fell il
# Alfred Clark's door-yard, knocking dow
i son of Mr.. Clark, and doing sligh
i damage to the house. When the littl
a boy reached the house, his whole bod
e seemed to be electrified, and there was
IS red streak on one limb, as though til
l. fluid had actually passed along the LEI
1t was very narrow escape.
Fletcher Blodgett, son of Sumne
q Blodgett, died from the effects of loci
70 jaw on Sunday last. He injured b
1t foot few days before on a rusty spill
l. and from this hurt lockjaw was produce,
Mr.. Blodgett was lately married to Mi
* Ella Hardy and was young man muc
D. esteemed in his community; his deaf
of casts sad gloom over the town. HI
D. funeral services will be attended to-mo
row, Tuesday, at o'clock p. m.
e. John Arthur hitched colt near
k, Cooks barnyard, a few days since whit
e. got frightened, broke away and stru,
i'll out for home at a 2;4O gait. A m;
who saw the approaching animal, in
es profound wisdom, set his dog upon hi
[r. and he turned into 7. J. layers var