Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16

case is investigated, the more 1t becomes
evident that the disease was carried into
the school house the day school COM
menced, by children then poisoned with
the effects of diphtheria, which they
had recently had. There is considerable
feeling against Mr.. Cheney. on account
of the burial of the colt near the brook
side, among those who have lost children
by the disease, but no one who has made
an intelligent examination of the whole
case believes the poison theory at all. 1t
will be shown by still better testimony
that the condition of certain families in
the district was, and is such, as to propa-
gate fatal diseases.
Steps are now being taken, through
State authorities, to have the case inves-
tigated, the houses where the disease
has been thoroughly disinfected, and the
places where the disease now prevails
safely quarantined.
DR.. w. W. Carpenter of West Burke,
has been in constant attendance, since
the breaking out of this disease, and
deserves great credit for risking health
and life, and sacrificing other business,
while he has been attending to these
patients. Many of the families in which
he has doctored are too poor to pay doc
tors bills, and it is said that the physi-
clan has not received single dollar for
medicine or services rendered.
STANNARD.
VIM. Blair has commenced on his
buildings. VIM. Jameson does the job
both house and barn.
Charlie Clark has returned home after
an absence of four years with his uncle,
N. W. Leavitt of Leavitt's Swiss Bell
Ringers. He will spend the summer
with his father, E. ". Clark.
SHEFFIELD.
Sunday the 9Th inst, while on the
way from Sheffield to Sutton, through
Wheelock, on the occasion of the burial
of Mrs. John Barber, J. B. Knox who
was driving the hearse broke through a
bridge, throwing himself and the driver
very suddenly and violently to the
ground, breaking the shafts of the hearse
and nearly throwing it off the bridge.
Mr.. Knox sustained severe injuries
fortunately no bones were broken, and
it is hoped that he will soon recover.
ST. J0HNsBURY.
The closing exercises at the st. Johns
bury Academy commenced yesterday by
a sermon to the graduating class from
president Buckham Of Vermont Univer.
sity, and will close on Thursday by the
usual exercises Of the graduating class
There will be a concert on Wednesday
evening by the Mendelsshon Club.
SOUTH HARDwICK.
Ryland Drenan buried a little dau
ghter of erysipelas on Saturday.
A. M. Woodbury. is selling moving
machines this season.
Blanketed tomatoes and cucumbers were
destroyed by the late cold weather.
There will be ball at the Centennia
House the 4th.
LYNDON.
Rev. W. L. Noyes has engaged tt
preach at the Centre another year.
A Mr.. Palmer from Maine has moved
into S. S. Thompson's house at the Cen
tire. He runs the board saw for tn
Lyndon Mill Co.
Myron Miller will build a new hous
on the triangular lot near the freigh
depot. The Coleman Bros. do the eel
lar and mason werk, and Darling tn
carpenter work.
The Strawberry and ice cream festi
val held at the grove last Thursday eve
was failure on account of the rain.
Jeremy Pearl, Clough & Bugbe
bought twenty thousand pounds of WOO
most of it in this town. in four days las
week. The prevailing price was twenty
five cents.
SUTTON.
Levi Frost has had finger amput;
ted-just south of that felon.
Charles Nutting has moved into til
house lately occupied by c. B. Davis.
Albert Allard has moved into A. ]
Taft's house at the lower end of the vi
lage.
G.. NJ. Campbell and H. W. Taste
brooks have bought over thirty thousar
pounds of wool, paying from % to 3
cents per pound
The Free Baptist church here, whic
is the largest in the Wheelock Quartz
ly meeting, and probably the largest
the state is, and has been for sever
months without pastor. The churt
is fortunate in having considerable loo
talent. and meetings are held regular
whether they have minister with the
or not. Last Sunday, the 9Th the de
was occupied by Miss. Ella Chapma
The church and town ought to raise ST
fcient salary to have first class preac
er, and at the same time put their hou
IN better state of repair.