Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-07-26

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Wiers, N. H., attending their centen-
NAL.
Prof. Brown and Miss Colley return
to the Lyndon Institute the coming
year.
During the heavy thunder shower
which passed here Friday the residence
of Samuel Forrest, in Walden, was
struck by lightning, setting fire to the
upper portion of the building and strik-
ing the cellar stairs very near Mr.. For
rests daughter, who was just descending
the stairs. The fire was extinguished
with but little damage.
st. JohnSbury.
The Fairbankses cut 425 tons of hay.
It turns out that the Island Hose
boys won first prize at Morrisville and
$3.50.
st. Johnsbury loses DR.. Stokes, as he
is about to move to New Hampshire.
Too bad
Some of the st. Johnsbury boys, in
Guiding few men and some rowdies,
disgraced themselves on recent even
ing by blowing horns, throwing rotten
eggs, and doing other unpretty things
on the occasion of an attempted lecture
by one Ronayne, who was to talk in
opposition to Masonry. This is free
country and every man has right to
talk as he pleases, if he is neither
obscene or profane, and no one has any
right to modest him.
The will be grand Republican rally
at st. Johnsbury, Aug. 9Th, at which
the issues of the impending campaign
will be discussed by Gen. Stewart L.
Woodford of New York and other prom
inent speakers from abroad. Gen.
Woodford is universally conceded to be
one of the most brilliant and eloquent
political debaters of the nation, and it
is to be hoped that Republicans, every
doubter and every honest Democrat who
can possibly attend, will be present, and
hear the reason why Vermont should
stand by her glorious record of the past.
-Caledonian.
Sheffield.
Mrs. Dustin Kendall and daughter
are in town on visit.
Rev. Mark Atwood is away attending
the Baptist centennial meeting at Weirs,
N. H.
Aaron Hanscomb's folks lost 40
chickens few nights siuce, supposed to
have been caught by two-legged skunk.
Lyndon.
Camp-meeting is to begin August Is,
about one week earlier than usual.
DR.. N. K. Tracy drew $4,000 in a
lottery and received his money last
week.
Samuel Bigelow. of Stanstead, P. @.
former resident of Lyndon, was buried
here last Saturday.
Lyndon has 2,439 inhabitants, gair
of 260 or about l per cent since 1870
The Vile has 500, the Corner 400 and
the Center 1876.
The Good Templar's Lodge are ex
pecting to attend the mass Temperate,
Convention at Burlington, August "A
They intend to charter car.
The Republicans raised Garfield
and Arthur flag at the Corner on tn
10Th inst, with speeches by Hon. L. P
Poland and Col. Bigelow of Burlington
and music by the Lyndon band.
Stannard.
A large crop of hay.
Robert Alpaugh returns to Conn ecti
cut from his visit here among hi
friends.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS NOTES
Butter sold at Cowansville Saturda
at IL and Is cents for choice.
Several car loads of Catholics lief
Farnham, Marieville and Chambly 70
annual pilgrimage to st. Anne de Bear
pre- last week.
The South Eastern Railway are lay
ing the entire length of the main lin
between Newport and Farnham wit
steel rails. The work is being pushe
forward at the rate of half mile da,
, Missisquoi county on Friday was VII
tied by the heaviest storm of wind an
hail ever known in this section. In th
towns of Durham, Farnham and Brom
fences were destroyed, trees uproote
and barns and sheds were blown dow
Upon one farm in Farnham the dan
q age is estimated at $4,000, on building
|. and crops. There were several mario
|. escapes to persons who were caught b
e the falling buildings.
Missisquoi Park, which was recent
opened by the Central Vermont Railroa
. at Highgate Springs, bids fair to GU
\ rival their famous Queen City Par
which has been so popular in years pas
The park is beautifully laid out al
! commands a rare lake and mounta
q view. The railroad company have spa
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