Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
A good time expected. and large at.
tendance desired.
GREENSBORO.

GREENSBORO.
Miss Coburn has commenced her Sec
ond term Of school here in this village,
and we believe is engaged for the winter
term. She keeps good school if out
side appearances indicate anything.
B. G. Burpee was thrown from his
wagon last Friday afternoon, resulting
in fractured collar bone. It is very
unfortunate for him, as he was having
quite trade, by taking light wagon
load of goods and peddling them out
through the town during the day, re-
turning home at night.
NEWPORT.
Mr.. Wiley will put up new steam
saw mill.
Colby Blair had his hand shockingly
mutilated on a board saw at the Centre
few days ago.
J. G.. Elder is negotiating with the R.
r. Co. for cheap excursion to Portland.
The Odd Fellows from Derby Line
and vicinity, with invited friends, had
picnic excursion down the lake to
Magog, stopping at Oak Bluffs on return,
last week, and the occasion was very
pleasant and enjoyable. Joseph Kidder,
G. w. Secretary of the order in N. H.,
was present and delivered a very inter.
esting speech.
The f1eId dock is approacnrns ->~.-.-
pletion on the outside, and its size and
height make it present an imposing ap-
pearance. The cupola IS nearly so feet
from the ground. The building is
unique in style and finish, but is cred
it to the owner and designer, and will be
a convenience and ornament to the vii
lage. Work on the inside is just being
commenced.
NEWPORT CENTER.
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A lynx has been seen in this vicinity.
They never do anybody harm.
Ira Quimby is building quite an adj
dition to his house on Main Street.
Ed. Bickford is erecting new tenement
hear his hardware store.
About two years ago four tubs Of
butter were stolen from Alex. Benoit,
and no trace could be got of it. Recently
he found the same under q log in his
woods. The keeping qualities of the
butter have been tested.
LOWELL.
The late wet weather has been dam.
aging to grain.
| Emma Manning Huntley of Boston, &
very popular reader, will give one of hel
readings at the Congregational church
Wednesday evening.
J. Brown is putting his starch factory
in running order, and will be ready Il
receive potatoes as soon as they are dug
Antoine Revoir is building a new
house on the place of the one burned
He has just received his insurance mon
ey.-F. d. Harding is putting an add
ton on his barn.-H. Stewart ha
built a new hop house.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.-Alyin c
Warner, son of William Warner of Low
ell, boy between thirteen and fourtee
years of age, was killed by lightning o
Friday, Aug. %. He went into pa,
ture to pick blackberries, and took she
ter under a cliff of rocks during th
violent shower. The lightning struc
the rocks above him, passed dow
through crevlce. struck the boy o
the head and passed off at his heel. HI
5 hair was singed, and there was blac
8 mark across the body where the currer
;. passed. Not returning his friends search
j.. ed for him, and found him lying deac
t He was doubtless instantly killed.
WEI,SMORE.
e Another company camping out Q
Y Lunge Cove.
t R. Averill is still at work adding
: and repairing his barn.
! A. W. Lyon has a friend stoppir
IS with him through the summer.
g VIM. Chappell has built a barn, al
Il his brother Charles has put up hou
this season.
IS Wet weather is all the 60 just no
= and that bothers the men who are n
y through haying.
= Sargent Jewell, seventy-three yea
. of age, rept, bound and set up TWEEN
stocks of wheat, one day recently.
George W. Page will give his lectul
~ postponed on account of bad weather,
+ Mill Brook on the 3lst inst, at o'clo
,r p. m.
VIM. McFarlin bought four pair
large oxen, which he will use in [
IS lumber woods for the Steam Mill {
W the coming winter.
There is to be town meeting Septel
i. Der I'd, to see if the town will vote
It raise the money to pay for building t
road east from Mill Brook toward Ea
= Charleston, and other business.
= CALEDONIA COUNTY,.
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