Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-20

gifts were presented in behalf of the
company, by DIR. Dutton. The occasion
was very agreeable.
NEWPORT.
g. w. Pratt had partial shock of
paralysis one day last week. He is
partially recovered.
The Ladies Aid society of the M. E.
church. are talking of contributing funds
for decorating and painting the inside
of the church.
Lawrence & Brown have sold the en-
CINE which was used in the Beede &
Gilman shop to VIM. Wiley of the Gen.
ter, to run his steam saw mill.
It IS asserted that the new mill, spok-
en- of few weeks since, will be built,
and that work will commence upon it
very soon. A New York party furnish
es capital.
Pres. Raymond is building large
reservoir on Prospect Hill, for the sup
ply of houses that he hopes to see built
in that vicinity, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Raymond has made great improve
ments on his roads and grounds, and put
them in fine condition for another season.
NEWPORT CENTER.
Clinton Trowbridge, recently injured
on the railroad is slowly recovering.
Albert Tracy has taken job to build
a new barn for his brother AFRO.
Quarterly meeting services at NJ. E..
church, Sunday evening. Rev. H. f.
Austin will officiate.
Freeman Bartlett has erected a long
building which will be used as shed,
carriage house and ice house.
Dr. G. L. Erwin's house is nearly
completed. There is some anxiety to
know when happy pair will move in.
Robert S. Scott was recently arrested
for an offence toward Mrs. Bulls, and
gave bail for his appearance to county
court.
Singing school by A. R. Cowles com.
menced Saturday evening. 1t is ticket
school and tickets can be obtained Of
J. L. Regan, j. Riley and Gil. Erwin.
Geo. Olin's barn, shed and granary
were burned on Wednesday morning
with their contents.-The same after
noon. in the same district, house anc
barn belonging to Baxter Bowman, will
nearly all the contents. There is al
insurance on the property.
John A. Riley on the same day of tn
fires was awakened at 3 o'clock in tn,
morning by tremendous crash, which
proved to have been caused by the break
ing down of the floor over his kitchel
and the ruin of that part of his house
He had stored a large quantity of grail
in the chamber and it went down foo
and all stove in the kitchen was de
molished. 1t was fortunate that tn
} accident did not occur in the daytim
: when the kitchen was occupied by mem
bers of the family. 81
SOUTH TROY.
E. M. Todd has moved to his farm i
: Bloomington.
E. W. Fisher has gone to West Jay
work in the tray factory.
Mrs. Arson Brown has nearly recoy
cred from her sickness. Sfs
Over fifty persons recently attended
husking at 0. Donegan's.
C. G. Kennedy raised so bushels
good wheat from "a acres of land.
| G. W. Stone, Adventist, has returne
to Battle Greek, Mich, to take charge
theological institution at that place.
l NORTH TROY.
2 Freeman Rogers has taken farm
Franklin county.
4 Col. Q. N. Elkins and Judge Geo. /
: Braley, now in the West, have investe
in a large tract of western land.
VIM. G. Elkins, of this town, owr
the champion two years old colt.
tips the scales at 1850 pounds.
! John w. Currier has sold house an
land on Pearl street to Mrs. Gaines +,
$3.50 The buildings have been new
painted.
The report that William G.. Elixir
was killed in the Michigan railroad a
cident, made it generally believed TIL
8 William G., one of our leading citizen
was the party killed. It was your
a man known here as willie" Elkins tn
y was killed. 5g gA8f
The bodies of Willie Elkins al
e Moses Green arrived here from the sceI
o of the Michigan accident on Wednesda
e and were buried in one grave. The
young men. in company with Villa
IS Buggy of this town. were on their W;
II ! to California and happened to be in Il