Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-21

Hoyt & Wakefield are putting one
roof over their two mills.
Potato buyers are offering so cents
bushel for potatoes in this town.
Ed. Woods has taken A. G. Hitchcock's
farm for one year. and takes possession
November LIST.
Rev. L. Phelps of Barton preached an
excellent discourse at the Congregational
church on the 18th inst.
ESTIMORE.
G. Gibson is repairing his house.
The excellent school taught by Miss
Mary Wakefield, in district No. 2, closed
on the 14th.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a
fair and festival on the eve. of Oct. 3Oth.
There will be tableaux, music. addresses
and general good time. All invited.
Summer travel has ended, the steamer
is taken into winter quarters, Mr.. Thur
Der has closed up the big house. moved
into the small one and preparations in
dictate near approach of the winter
season.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
S. A. Nelson of West Burke has
bought the Welcome Allard mill pro-
perty.
The Catholics of st. Johnsbury are
holding fairs for the purpose of raising
money.
The murrain has appeared among the
the cattle in Waterford, and in every
case has proved fatal.
The dwelling house of A. Eastman of
Walden with nearly all its contents was
burned last Wednesday evening.
Twenty men recently left st. Johns
bury on an excursion visit to the West.
The party was got up by A. G. Harvey
and they were from the several towns in
that vicinity.
Meigs Hill died in Waterford one day
last week at the age of about 60 years.
He has been out of health for year or
more past. Mr.. Hill is known quite
well in this part of Vermont as show.
man.
Elder and Mrs. L. G. McKinstry have
received and accepted call to the pas
toral charge of the Advent church at
Paddock village, st. Johnsbury. They
will alternate their services. 1t is un-
usual for woman to become the regular
preacher for church.
VIM. H. Lynds of Peacham keeps 60
hens, White Leghorns mostly, and since
Jan. 1st, 1873, he has sold eggs to the
amount of 800. 1t has cost one-third
to keep them. 1t is the little things,
combined with the larger ones. both pay.
ing, that makes farming profitable.
Some days since at st. Johnsbury East
Oliver, son of John Spaulding. 10 years
old, received terrible cut on the head
from the hands of his brother Milo
While Milo was splitting wood, Oliver
stopped down to pick up something jus'
as the axe descended, receiving a cut
nearly through the skull from the crown
half way to the forehead. 1t was feared
for some time that the injury would prove
fatal, but at last accounts it was expect
ed he would recover.-Union.
HARDw1cK.-Way g. Titus have come
into possession of part of the Riley
Drenan real estate.
Massachusetts apples $3.50; potatoes
so to 55, butter 16 to 20 and foul
$3.50.
Mr.. Judevine voted for H. H. Powers
for Senator, and good many in thi
vicinity say he voted right.
Sheriff Sulloway has been in town
on business connected with the appoint
ment of deputy. He will find tn
task of sorting out the most fit applican
not easy or agreeable.
Cortillion party at the Centennia
House last Friday eve. This is onl
the precursor of the big ball on Thanks
giving. "Ase" will be there then wit
his full band. Also Prof. Kittredge
and the fddles.
Our representative, Mr.. Judevine,
one of the most useful members in tn
House. his great business experience be
ing such as to we'll fit him for the place
We trust he will do something towar
stirring up an interest in the Hardwic
and Marshfeld railroad.
The following in relation to the earl
history of this town may be of interest
The first town meeting was called b
limo. Stanley, then Justice of tn
Peace for Orange County. this sectio
of the state was then in Orange Coz
be held at the dwelling house of Mar
Norris, IN 1895, at which meeting tow
officers were chosen. The followin
September Freeman's meeting was hel
at the same place, and 16 votes wei
cast for Thomas Chittenden, candida1
for governor The sixteen were prob;