Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-12
Mrs. Rozina Perkins who died Mare
Sd, Aged 81 years.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.


Bliss S. Haskell of St. Johnsbury has
bought out his fathers interest In his
store on railroad street.
The Union man, getting little short
for local items, has chartered the right
to look over the paper rags gathered in
by Quimby's peddlers. Last week his
paper rag items occupied nearly half
column.
The school superintendants met at st.
Johnsbury on the 7th, and arranged
their business for the year. Examina-
tions will be held Apr. "a, and Oct. 80.
A set of questions on grammar, geog-
raphy, arithmetic and history were pre-
pared and accepted by the meeting.
The managers of the 2. & o. railroad,
with money furnished by Boston man,
are buying up the claims against the
road for labor and materials furnished
before the road went into receivers
hands, at seventy-five per cent, exclu-
ding interest. These claims were de-
creed by the superior court to be paid
by the bondholders by the first of June,
the net earnings and rolling stock being
holden. AS the net earnings are mi
nus quantity, and the rolling stick poor
stuff, good many will probably accept
| the offer.
sTANNARD.
Mrs. Amasa Hutchins is quite sick.
James Aston thinks some party stole
100 sap buckets from bis lot during
last summer He had 1000 and some
body probably thought 100 would not
be missed.
Mrs. Emeline Munsey is in town Wis
iting Mrs. Winchester and Mrs. Brown,
sisters. Samuel Winchester went to
Mass. on Tuesday taking two valuable
Hambleton in colts.
SUTTON.
Mrs. Ira Jessamen is nearly gone
with the consumption.
Eva, the blind daughter of William
S. and Nancy J. Allard, aged seven
years, died very suddenly of canker-rash
one week ago Saturday.
Quite large number of the friends
of j. ?. Otis and wife, went to West
Burke recently to visit Mr.. Otis people,
who have removed there. Several ac-
ceptable presents weres carried, fine
supper was provided and a good time
was enjoyed.
Enoch Smith, one of the oldest and
most respected citizen of the village,
died one week ago Sunday. He has
been ailing for some months, but be-
came suddenly worse some days since.
He has lived in the village nearly his
whole lifetime
EAST HARDWICR.
When E. D. Paine's shop is finished,
Mrs. Paine will use the lower front room
for millinery. Eastman the second sto-
ny front room for jewellers shop, and
Mr. Paine the rear for harness shop.
Horseshoe ornaments are coming in
to vogue here. Will some. one tell us
why they are put up over doors Of
dwellings, and used as ornaments at the
present time? There is superstition
with certain people that the finding of a
horseshoe is an omen of good luck
hence there has sprung up sort o.
horseshoe mania, and this shoe is now
exceedingly fashionable. 1t will pro
badly have bout as long run as the
blue glass mania.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS.
A man by the name of Kathan wa,
badly injured Saturday during heav.
gale of wind, by having heavy barr
door blown on him in such a name
t as to break his collar bone, and other
wise injure him.
Report says that the large Music Hal
in Cowansville has been engaged for tn
last week in May, and that Prof. H.
Perkins of Chicago is engaged to con
duct a musical convention at that place
We also hear that Mrs. N. P. Leac
G from Montreal is engaged as leadin
| soprano.
S The heavy rain of Saturday and Sur
day brought the rivers up to an unusua
height. causing several washouts on th
s South Eastern and doing considerabl
It damage to the highways and bridges.
e The agents for the new Dominion a
+ las are now making SURVEYS and sketche
of towns and villages in Missisquoi cour
l. ty, taking in the public buildings, po
j. traits of prominent men and general ma
n tiers of interest. When completed
J. will be the first work ever published i
is Canada and the only complete atlas.
t. The Central Vermont Railroad Co
have leased the narrow gauge roa
d which runs from Stanbridge Station Q
the Central Vt North to st. Hyacintl
h on the Grand Trunk, and during tt
coming spring they will widen the gaut
to conform with that of their own trac
The business of the Narrow Gauge ros
siuce its opening has far exceeded Il
~ ovooo+ot;on, &C -, ,,oo,oor, n M Mill