Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-30
was insured, but the Powers house was
not. Loss quite severe.
NEWPORT.

was AuoulCAy O0U VnC lOWGIS uUuSG was
not. Loss quite severe.
NEWPORT.
III. G.. Sargent has removed the boot
and shoe business to room in the old
Newport House.
The widow Dane has let her residence
to o. Wiley and has moved to the vii
lage at Lake Bridge.
S. NJ. Fields new block is progressing
finely, and will be, when completed, the
finest block in the village.
Mrs. Jesse Lahar has purchased of
Mrs. Black her millinery business, and
removed the goods to her shop.
Asa Sleeper has hen turkey, which
commenced to lay early in the month of
April last, and has laid every day since.
If any one can beat it we should like to
hear from them.
Tuesday, July lst-Dominion Day
boat-race is to come off at Magog, P.
Q. Competitors, students from Montre-
al and vicinity. The several steamers
run special trips on that day. Large
crowds are anticipated.
A disgraceful fight took place in our
village one day last week, between Ches-
ter Allen and George Grigivire. At
the commencement of the fight clubs
were used but it ended in kicking and
pulling hair. GrigivIre was arrested, tried
and put under SIS bond for his ap-
pearance at the County Court.
The anniversary of the Young Mems
Christian Association at this place last
week, was pleasant affair to all those
who attended. Mr.. Cree was the princi-
pal figure here. Yet others who were
present spoke we'll and added greatly to
the interest of the occasion. Col. f.
Fairbanks and Capt. Blodgett Of St.
Johnsbury were present the first day
and evening, and occupied a share of
the time in earnest talk.
WESI'MORE.
Charles Cheney and wife arrived
home from the West last week. They
do not bring fattering report of affairs
in the location where they attempted to
build future home. They left Mr..
Harry Cheney and his daughter Matte
in good health.
John McSherry, whose mysterious dis
appearance we chronicled last week, has
been heard from. He wrote to S. A.
Nelson of West Burke, dating his letter
from Potion, P. @. He says he will ex-
plain the cause of his mysterious disap-
pearance when he returns.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A set of burglars operated in St
Johnsbury last week, breaking into
several houses and stealing considerable
money and other valuables.
The larger part of last week was con-
sumed by the County Court in trying R.
E. Peabody for forgery. Peabody was
indicted for forging fifteen $1,000 notes
and the evidence was conflicting. The
jury returned decision of-guilty.
Three hundred men are at work or
the river opposite Waterford with the
immense jam Of logs they have been try
ing to run down the river to McIndoes
Northampton and other places. Unless
high water comes they cannot get then
over the falls.
Strange that the usually well-informed
and accurate CaiedOnian will insist il
saying that the Newark scourge was oc
casioned by poison from dead horse
The following facts, long since establish
ed, ought to have destroyed that theory
weeks ago. The horse was a yearling
colt; it was buried near the brook 9
year ago last winter and removed to ;
bank forty-fve feet away early in thu
spring of 1878; the carcass lay in sucl
earth and in such situation that N,
part of its remains would naturally ge
into the brook in 1879, if so it would
pass through more than forty feet o
earth. The disease was malignant ant
very contagious diphtheria. There wa
diphtheria in the neighborhood just pre-
vious to the commencement of school
children who had recently had the dis
ease. and one affected with diphtheri
sore eyes was present at the commence
ment of the school; third of thos
who died and large number of thos
who had the disease did not drink an
water from the brook. We visited tn
place and made careful examination O
the premises, during the time of tn
disease, smelled and drank the water
and are satisfied that the water was no
poison. Diphtheria still prevails il
Newark, and We think that neither sens
nor science points to the dead horse a
e the cause of all this sickness. g. H. B.
ST. J0HNSBURY.
: The band are to have new uniform
e before the Fourth More than 500
has been subscribed by the citizens 70
this purpose, of which Robert Pettigrev
g gives $50.
After most severely contested tria