Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-08

Miss Nettie Jones has gone to the
Normal school at Johnson.-Miss Lin
ME Corse has gone to Derby Academy.
| SALEM.
A Mr.. Martin from East Charleston |
has rented the Grow farm recently
vacated by Calvin Richardson.
Thomas Wright recently hurt one of
his eyes while chopping, and took cold
in it and is having quite serious time.
Luke Day of Coventry has bought the
Wright farm of the Powers estate, for
$1,000.
| The measles have come into town
and are having pretty thorough, and
in some cases pretty severe run.
NORTH TROY.
T. B. Waite has organized writing
school here, and will give a series of
lessons.
Bickford VS.. Killey was heard here
last Tuesday. Jury disagreed and case
continued two weeks.
Applicants for the position of enumer-
ators of the census for this town are
numerous. Some one will be disappoint-
ed.
c. A. Prouty, Esq, delivers his lee
} ture on the "Antiquity of Civilization, !"
. at the Congregational church next We'd
nesday evening.
9 The town clerks office is now located
, here, with F. S. Elkins as clerk. The
town safe which weighs $500, was
moved last week.
E WESI1MORE.
= The donation and visit for Rev. John
, Forrest, Jr., at A. J. Twombly's on
Thursday evening was pleasant affair.
About 70 persons met. and the evening
was spent pleasantly in songs and social
interviews. Liberal presents and dona.
g tions were made to Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
and a bountiful supper was provided
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest desire to express
their thanks for the kindness and gifts
of the people.
). CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. J0HNsBURY.
s L. G. Matthews, long prominent cit
d izen in st. Johnsbury died suddenly in
II Boston on the lst inst.
d The contest in regard to collector ano
constable was so sharp in St. Johnsbury
:. that the successful man, N. M. Johnson
Re pays the town fifty cents for the privi
y lege of collecting the taxes.
= The Union man enjoys the fight owe
!, the agency matter hugely. He has rub
bed the ears of every anti-agency fellow
and called out loudly ''stir-boy." Th
true inwardness Of his interest in th
e matter, is the fact that he belongs to tina
G lean minority in the state which is oppos
IN ed to the prohibitory law.
- THE ST. JoHNsBuRY LIQUOR AGENCY
There has been much excitement i
:. st. Johnsbury of late, over the questio
:, of the liquor agency in that place, an
. on Tuesday the town voted by smal
:. majority to keep an agency, but wit
" several wholesome restrictions. Th
agent cannot sell to any parties outsid
:, st. Johnsbury. and is compelled to max
- a weekly report of sales, the same to /
published in newspaper. Unfortunate
ar ly, the matter became personal betwee
Rev. f. l.. Locke and Emerson Hal
he agent, and they have accused one anotl
all er, through the papers, of making falls
statments. Mr.. Locke, who is vel
tn ardent temperance man, took the groun
nd in temperance meetings, some time sine
le- that town should not maintain agenc
st. and that liquor is very rarely, if ever,
ed necessity as medicine or as mechanic
IDS agent Reports having been currel
is that the agency in st. Johnsbury, f
he some years, has sold great quantities
too liquors; and that Walker, of the S
I'm Johnsbury House, could purchase Ii
RS. uors for his guests at the agency, b
ily order for the same being honored, gre
indignation was felt by some of the be
temperance men. Mr. Locke, in new
nd paper article. had the courage to ma
the grave charge that Walker cou
old purchase liquor at the agency on
order, and that there was pile of b,
ties in the st. Johnsbury House viii
-. came from the agency. The age
challenged Mr.. Locke for proof, and
Catedonian took strong grounds AGAR
eh' Mr.. Locke. An interview was had
ihe tween the agent and Mr.. Locke, relati
lug to which they make diverse reports, /
which resulted in an armistice until
ely ter March meeting. Mr.. Locke bel
has challenged and assailed, produced afie
the Wits from seven persons, and stateme
ing from Carl Zerrahn, by which his a
Locke's) statements were substantial.
nrt LIZ the afidavits are true, the St. job
was bury House has been large patron of
the agency, and the proprietor of the Aver
ned House was solicited to send orders to
agency for liquors for himself and CUES