Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-08-02
A large number Of Bloomington pic

neighbor, Is the first man to hnlsh hay
ing.
Crops of all kinds are good, but the
weather has been pretty dry all summer,
and rain is needed.
Richardson reports fair amount Of
business at his hotel. He has quite
number of boarders.
The Westmore Lumber Co. have pc
titioned for a road from Long pond
down Mill brook to the lake road.
A large crowd were present at the
Willoughby Lake House to see the
wrestling match. The parties wrestled |
hard for some hours, Burt winning one |
fall.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Harvey's excursion leaves St Johns
bury, August 10th.
A Garfield and Arthur club is organi-
zed at ST. Johnsbury with all the leading
men, and almost everybody else as
members.
Hon. S. S. Thompson of Lyndon has
been nominated as presidential elector.
He is one of the most popular men in
the whole district.
The county convention is called for
Thursday, Aug. 18th. There is consid-
cradle canvassing in the county for the
various offices, and county politics are
liable to be warm.
A valuable set of buildings belonging
to Alex. Stewart, who lives near Fair
banks village, St. JOhnsbury, was de-
stroyed by fire few mornings since.
Loss heavy above insurance.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford of New
York will be present at the grand Re-
publican rally to be held at st. Johns
bury, Aug. 5th. Gen. Woodford is con-
sidered one of the best campaign orators
in the country. Everybody ought to
hear him. Railroads will carry for fare
one way, bands of music. will be pres
ent and the day will be one of great
icterest to all.
Sutton.
There will be an Eastman reunion
at Jonathan Eastman's in September.
J. P. Otis Is suffering from the injury
received at the school house last winter.
Very dry here and the river is so low
that no business can be done at the
mills.
William Allen and wife, after several
months of matrimonial infelicity, have
separated.
Mrs. Roxy Curtis Haywood is very
sick of the diphtheria and is liable not
to recover.
Luther A. Gray recently caught a
hen-hawk which measured four feet
from tip to tip of wings.
The friends and neighbors of Riley
Richardson, whose family has suffered
so terribly of diphtheria, have turned
out and cut most of his hay.
Sadie Blake, a little girl of eight
years, has attended school for the last
seven terms with such punctuality as
not to receive single mark of imper
lection. What little girl has better
record
The 10th birthday of Richard Will
lard was celebrated at his place las
Tuesday, 100 persons being present
Mr.. Willard has resided In town TO
many years, and is a man much esteem
ed. The occasion was very enjoyable.
Stannard.
The raspberry trade is good, larg
quantities being shipped from tn
Bend.
Farmers are drawing straw to tn
, Lyndon paper mill to make room 70
e the large crop of hay.
Miss Ida Stevens returns to Mar
chester, N. H., where she has been a
e work for the past two years.
Lyndon.
g David M. Silsby has bought of T
Jenness the Walker hotel site at th
It corner of Main and Depot Sts., and il
tends building livery stable theron.
i The Good Templers could not g
IS terms of the R.. R. Co.'S, until too late
n make the necessary arrangements to
to Burlington, and have given up tt
excursion.
10 The officers of the Good Temple
u lodge for the next quarter are, w. G. I
# l.. G. Grandy; W. V. T., Miss Il
= Pearl; W. S., George Miller; W.
S., E. S. Tracy; W. T., Miss Ely
e Nichols.
g John Gilman and wife we're throw
from a wagon last Wednesday al
d injured. Mr.. G.. struck in the road {
W his head and shoulders and was unco
scious for nearly an hour. Mrs.
70 struck stone wall but was not hurt
D. badly as her husband. An ugly nor
:. caused the accident.
East Hardwick.
J Mrs. Laura Farnham Terrill Of Sta