Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-06

never had any communication from the
spirit land. The father further says,
that If any one living will tell him the
contents of the letter he will become a
convert to spiritualism.
LYNDoNvILL.-Benjamin Darling and
wife celebrated their silver wedding Jan.
| l.
Walter Brigham had a hand badly
cut at the R. R. shops last Thursday.
The higher department of the Lyn-
donville school, taught by Mr.. Jenne of
Derby, is closed on account of the Sc
we're illness, of diphtheria, of the teach
| er.
ii. II. Miller & Co. are putting new
and greatly improved machinery into
their tub factory. They are about to
commence the manufacture of sap buck
cts for the spring trade.
The Lyndonville Orchestra went to
Massey's hotel Christmas eve to play for
ball. They occupied the hall all
alone during the evening and went off
home without paying for the use of the
| hall.
ST. JoHNsBURY-The expenses of
the village corporation for the past year
we're $9,397.
The new building in rear of Odd Eel
lows block, is completed and presents a
neat appearance.
| A little child of Francis Droulette
was struck by runaway team few
days ago and badly injured.
Clayton Harroun shod 20 horses all
around last Thursday, he doing the nail
ing and most all the finishing up.
Luke Buzzell has made arrangement
with his creditors by which he resumes
business. His shops started up again
Wednesday.
An epidemic of colds is having its
run in st. Johnsbury almost everybody
seems to have one, and many are get
ting it the hardest way.
An accident to the gas house, one
week ago Saturday, caused the loss of
5000 feet of gas, the serious injury of
Chester Felch workman, by sufocation,
AID deprived the village of gas four
nights.
Col. J. B. Meade, Superintendent of
Agriculture, assisted by members from
the Agricultural College and others. will
lold series of meeting in the town
hall, commencing on Tuesday and hold
ing till Thursday night. The meetings
will be of much interest and all should
avail themselves of a privilege to attend.
Last Friday morning an employee in
tie A. H. McLoud gristmill kipdled a
fire about frozen gate start to thaw it
out. In the same room lot of straw
had been piled to prevent wheels from
freezing and when the fire about the
gate had cffectually thawed that out, ii
engaged in the bigger job of cleaning
out the mill. But large volume Of
smoke raised an alarm, which the hose
company answered by stream of water
that would have drowned out a dozen
J fires. The damage was slight. An in.
cldent in the fire was the "skedadIlng
of hundreds of rats from under the mill
to safer and cooler quarters. They took
up temporary abode in the Buzzel
machine shop.
HARDwIcK.-Judge Poland has come
into possession of the Tuck Bridgmar
house by mortgage decree.
GOLDEN WEDDING.-One of the mos
notable events that has occurred
in this town of late, was the COLDER
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Dorman Bridg
man, on Wednesday, Jan. 1st. Mr.
Bridgman and his wife are among on
best known and most eeteemed citizens
and a golden wedding at the old Bridg
man homestead necessarily called out
very large number. Mr.. Bridgman wa
born in Harkwick in the year 1900
and has resided there almost ever since
Fifty years ago he married Achsa
Mitchell of Calais, and not long afte
moved on to the large and exceller
farm on which he has resided nearly a
the time since. Mr.. Bridgman hs
been what would be called large farm
er, and has always been one of til
most active and industrious men in til
town. He was the first postmaster ]
the town, and, from that early time, hi
nearly always been identified with Il
official as we'll as the business lnteres
of the town. Possessed Of good talen
and an excellent memory, probably
person living knows SO much Of the hi
tory of Hardwick as he does.
His family consists of several sol
and daughters, who are now scatter'
, from, Dacotah TO Vermont, several
them were present, however, to partlt
pate in the exercises of the day. Of la
Mr.. Bridgman and his wife have su
rendered the management of the far
! to their eldest son, Dormau, and ha