Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-26

ne is thankful.
Rev. W. W. Livingston of Mass,
formerly of this place and brother of
Indian agent Livingston, is visiting
friends in this village.
James A. Heath, who was recently
located over the Methodist church at
North Hero, was last Friday married to !
Miss White of Richford. The happy
couple have the best wishes of friends
here.
SOUTH TROY.
G. P. Stevens has commenced repairs
on his house.
D. G. Buck has just returned from
market with large lot of new goods.
F. s. Upper has been appointed agent
for the Mutual Life Insurance Co. for
this place.
Rev. T. Buzzell of Enosburgh is stop
ping at home with his father, being too
unwell to attend to his professional
labors.
Rev. J. Leavitt, the new minister, has
arrived, and has started subscription
paper for the purpose of building new
church. We wish him success.
WESIMORE.
Mrs. J. Richards died on the 22d inst.
She was much esteemed by all who knew
her.
Those who have been waiting for an
advance in the price of hops have con-
cluded that they have already suffered
enough, by "hope deferred" and they
are blowing them up.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
No. 2 Pomona grange will hold the
next meeting at the residence of Frank
Vance, North Danville June 18th.
LYNDON
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
of Vermont have engaged the R. R..
Grove for July 4th. Good speakers will
be in attendance.
Scion Walter put two fingers on to
the board saw at the box factory one
day last week. What remained of the
fingers he Immediately took away.
The new boilers at the R. r. shops
leaked so badly that they were obliged
to shut down entirely for day or two
this week for repairs.
The commencement exercises and meet
ing of the Alumni at the Institute, will
occur June 6. Two entertainments have
been given by the students and Alumni
to raise funds to procure good speaker
for the occasion.
ST. J0HNSBURY.
A new brick sidewalk is being LAID
on the south side of the Avenue.
Put on your mittens and 60 down tt
the market and get green peas and Gu
cumbers.
EAST HARDWICK.
Edgar Hunt has erected veranda il
front of his store.
c. G. Montgomery is painting hi
house.
Andrew Whitcher is building tw
story house between the hotel aud tn
Ira G. Stevens house, and intends t
keep boarders.
We do not object to sporting me
shooting woodchucks. but when the
, carelessly kill sheep which happens
be in the same range beyond, as som
one did for us last week, we should say
gentlemen, no more shooting on thes
: premises. The loss of valuable sheer
with lamb depending on her, in e,
: change for a woodchuck is an expensiv
l. luxury.
], SHEFFIELD.
Geo. Kendall will raise new bar
, next week.
t Work has been suspended for Il
e present on the repairs of the Bapti
It church.
d c. F. Sherburne is about to repa
u his buildings, by putting underpinnir
h under his house, turning round his bal
S and making other improvements.
u WEST BURKE.
A severe and curious team accide
n occurred here last Monday evenin
n Howard Powers hitched o young al
20 spirited horse at the depot, which slipp
- his halter and ran toward the villag
q. Near the Trull hotel he ran into t
is team of Frank A. Way. throwing h
r out of his carriage, breaking his should
81 and otherwise injuring him. Mr.. w
:. y succeeded in holding his own horse, b
ID the Powers horse having cleared hims
E. from the carriage ran home. 1t is
Is unfortunate accident all round.
= Diphtheria is prevailing to an alar
ing extent in Newark, and in the sch'
district in the Hollow around the
81 Coe starch factory. Over twenty, ca
are reported, six having proved fat
ch John Aldrich has lost three childr
". Everett Morse two. John Cole one. T
81 more of Mr.. Aldrich's, two of 10
10 Wilson's are lying at the point of dea
Others, including two adults, are VI