Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

and partaking of his hospitality, and
spending the afternoon at his house.
His friends are all glad to see him back
here, and to know he intends to stay ii
Vermont.
Eugene Pinney didn't hitch his horse
the other day, when he stopped for
few moments at S. R. Fletcher's, and the
space between the barns would not let
the wagon through. though the horse
went through clearing himself from the
wagon, and made straight for home
When Eugene arrived he explained to
his wife the advantages of hitching
horses, no matter how safe they are CON
sidered to be.
JAY.
E. G. Miller has rented his farm in
this town to A. j. Place for two years,
and will remove to South Troy.
A little girl of French parents who
live in what is called West Jay wan.
dered away from home early last week,
and though the most diligent search
has been made by hundreds of men
through the wilderness in all that region,
she cannot be found. The child was
three years old and was barefoot when
she went away. Several children were
in the woods gathering moss or beech
nuts and the little one was sent back to
the house. It is now feared that the
child WAS dAe.-e--i l.il haaats or
has been murdered and the remains con-
cealed. The town authorities have taken
the matter in hand and will try to as
certain if there is any foul play.
LOWELL.
Lots of new goods at Curtis Bros.
store.
Durivage is building a new house on
his West Hill farm.
Edison Kinney builds Levi Shufelts
wheelwright shop by the job.
Eli Hines has abandoned his farm and
moved into Mrs. Ainger's house
Marston Emery has moved on to Ellis
farm,
James Brown has taken in $4,000
bushels of potatoes at his starch factory
Low water has prevented his factory
from running as it ought, and hindered
considerably.
MORGAN.
A series of meetings IS to be held a
the Corner this week.
D. A. Currier, G. H. Colburn anc
Hugh Maxwell have gone to Lake Wee
don, Canada, to run saw mill the pres
ent winter.
The mail route contractor has accom-
modated the Corner by driving through
by that postof6ce, twice a week. Thi
arrangement if continued, with the ad
dition of one day more in the week, vii
make the mails much more convenien
than the plan started out on at first.
NEWPORT.
| The village votes to expend $500 o.
graveling the streets, if the weather i
favorable.
A little girl named Regain had he
collar bone broken by being ACCIDENTAL
run against by boys in the school-yard
recently.
1t is stated that Theo. Grout, State
Attorney, will investigate the matter {
the lost girl in West Jay, as there al
suspicious of crime.
A serious and exciting accident occur
red at Camp & Stewards block on Wed
nesday Z. R. Scott and another painte
named Smith were painting on tn
building some 25 OF 80 feet from tn
ground, when the staging gave way
Smith caught rope and reached wiz
dow in safety; Scott chung to the cave
a short time when workman graspe
his legs, but failed to hold him when b
let go. He fell to the ground and wa
taken up insensible. No bones wei
broken, however, and he is in a fair wa
to recover.
On Thursday last, as Z. S. Donna
was driving span of horses on I'll
Coventry road, little out of the villag
the bolt holding on the evener gave OF
and let the whifietrees on to the horse
heels. They ran short distance, brol
from the wagon and went on their wa
at full speed. Theo. Circuit and G.
Prouty happened to be returning fro
Irasburgh, and were run into by ii
frightened horses. The men escape
serious injury, but their buggy was sto'
into kindling wood. No serious dana!
to either of the horses.
NEWPORT CENTER.
: Baxter Bowman has moved into Il
widow Jenkins house.
Hollis Gould, an old neghbor, is he
, looking after his farm.
Fred Conner has rented W. Hal
mond's farm another year.
Ed. Bickford is remodeling his hor
barn, near the big dump.
| John Stowell has replenished his ste
s with new stock of goods.