Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-11

with us.
A new belfry will be put on to the
M. E. church, and the job is let. The
belfry will be of symmetrical proportions
and we'll built. 1t is expected that
and other repairs will be done
to the house.
The Passumpsic K. r. Co., are still at
work on their picnic grounds and build
ings at Oak Bluff. They are now put
ting up building 40 by 80 feet. and
are to build a bridge to the island, and
do other things that will make this the
most desirable picnic station on the
Lake.
Alfred Randall, Esq, who has been
sick long time with seiatica In the hip, |
met with peculiar but severe accident |
recently. In some manner, while lying |
in bed, his right leg fell in such man
ner as to break the thigh bone near the
hip. He is in such an enfeebled condi-
ton that the doctors dare not set the
bone. He is "a years of age and prob
ably will not long survive the accident.
NORTH TROY.
A building on Pine street, now occu-
pied as a barn, was the first church
erected in this village.
John W. Currier has sold span of
fancy driving horses to L. H. Cass, of
Ao"eii' MASS, Ior D0UU.
There 10 to be ~-a.-.;~-, - It:
place to the Queen City Park, Burling-
ton the 23d. The fare for the round
trip is placed at 81.
A little son of P. Prevo fell through
hole in a chamber floor last week,
striking on his head and fracturing his
skull, from which he has since died.
SOUTH TROY.
Work is progressing on the new
church slowly.
Rev. J. Leavitt has been spending his
vacation fishing in Canada.
Three young gentlemen from Lowell,
Mass, are spending their vacation at G.
W. Aiken's.
Squire Sumner, long time resident
of this place, died in Hydepark recently.
His remains were buried here last night.
Mrs. G. W. Aiken had night bloom
ing cereus open on the night of August
8. About twenty-five persons were
present to see it open.
WESTFIELD.
Adelbert Clark is very sick with the
fever, his first sickness since childhood
A party has left here for weeks
recreation, camping on the shores of
Magog.
L. S. Hendricks is finishing his new
house and will have it done before cold
weather.
d. Jackson. dentist from Craftsbury,
has been here attending to the business
of his profession.
DIR. Martin is settling his accounts,
preparatory to moving to Maine. DIR.
Belzea takes his place here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, physicians, re-
Gently removed bad cancer from the
breast of Mrs. James Clark.
WESIMORE.
G.. W. Page, Advent, recently gave a
lecture which tended to prove that Sun.
day is not the Christian Sabbath. He
will endeavor to show at Mill Brook or
the 10Th inst, how and when the Chris
tian Sabbath was changed to Sunday.
Some days since, Mr.. Richardson anG
wife accompanied by a large lot of sum
mer boarders who are stopping at MIR
Richardson's hotel. visited Calvin Glib
sons grove for ride and picnic din
ner. The grove is very suitable 70
picnic purposes.
There is a man in this town whom th
lightning rod swindler inveigled. tina
has taken down the rods and packe,
them away in his garnet. He soys b
does not wish to have those who ride b
his house point at his rods and remar
! on the foolishness of the owner.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Camp meeting commences at the grow
in Lyndonville, on Wednesday, Aus
81, and continues until Sept. 4. Anon
these distinguished who are to be pres
ent during the meeting. are Rev. J. {
Knowles of Springfield. Mass, Re-
7 VIM. Mcdonald of Philadelphia, Re-
j. A. Wood of North Attleboro, Mass
r Rev. j. Gill of Mass, Rev. j. Short
, the National Camp meeting Association
4 and the Misses Smith of Bristol. R.
I 1t will be the aim of the managers
:. make the meetings as effective and us'
full as possible, and members of the d.
I, nomination, as well as others will FLU
them we'll worth attending.
Q LYNDON
o Stephen Hoyt has moved into his ne
house and will commence building b
store Immediately.
An excursion party of thirty went
Willoughby Lake last Wednesday al