Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-05-31

Fred Corners horses took fright
while he was moving from Troy to Cow
entry and scattered and smashed his
goods badly.
Salem.
Daniel Kelly recently lost his old
family horse.
A barn on the Lewis Shedd place
was blown down by the recent gale.
Geo. Spencer has exchanged his farm
in East Charleston for the Foss place in
this town.
Francis Wright has moved into the
P. o. Clarke house, where he intends to
work at the cooper business.
South Troy.
J. W. Phillips has gone to Nashua
n. H.
Work on the new bridge at this place
has commenced.
Jackson Coburn of Lowell Mass, has
been visiting friends in this vicinity.
North Troy.
| J. W. Currier recently sold 100000
feet of boards to one firm in Connecticut.
| Mrs. A. H. Gregory died last Monday
from injuries received in falling down
stairs the Friday previous.
Jack Gibson had a hand badly
jammed last week while at work laying
stone at Parkhurst's store.-Guy Harvey
recently badly hurt his foot.-Nelson
Wheeler was recently thrown from a
wagon and badly cut and hurt on the
head.
Memorial services were duly observed
here. The address of Capt. Start of
Burlington was very fine production.
Among the guests was Mrs. Portus Bax-
ter, wife of the late Portus Baxter. the
soldiers friend Mrs. Baxter was very
kindly greeted by the citizens and vete-
ran soldiers.
WestfieId.
Moody Bedell clears ten acres of new
land.
Mrs. John Hall who went to Montana
in March writes that she is in fine
health.
Mr.. W. H. Richardson, of Springfield,
Mass, is in town on business.-Mrs.
James Smith is here from Pennsylvania
on visit.
WestmOre.
Mr.. Colorado Beetle has arrived and
trying to contract for the present years
potato crop.
The steamer "Topsy" has made hel
appearance in new state of repair, and
is ready to transport passengers.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
| Ut. eb OIlhSOuTy.
H. G. Belden delegate to the Repub
lican National Convention left on Wed
day last for Chicago.
Presiding Elder Malcom joins tn
Touriee excursion for the Old Countr,
which sails this week, to be gone til
December. Rev. L. G. Dickinson of st
;, Johnsbury Center will take Mr.. Nal
:. CONS place in his absence.
- The st. Johnsbury Granite Co. latel,
sent a soldiers monument to Rochester
N. Y. which stands 40 l-2 feet in height
weighs 1O7 tons and cost delivere
" $1,000. The company has sold $23, 90
, worth of granite in the last two months
. sheffield.
Crops are looking finely.
At the Baptist sociable held at A. [
brakes on Wednesday, tables were Sc
n out of doors, and very pleasant tim
10 was enjoyed.
Mrs. l. K. Kenaston and daughte
+, are home on a visit from the Wes
- Hattie declares that she is not the leas
homesick here.
&c Mr.. and Mrs. A. Griffin were surpri
ar ed by large gathering of friends o
90 the night of the 22d inst, for a plea
u ant social interview. A very nice easy
# chair was presented them for the III
w ceremonious taking possession of the
70 home.
20 East IIardwicIk.
Dea. j. M. Stevens recently receive
a painful wound from the accidental di
~ charge of gun. The gun was in Il
~ bottom of farm wagon and in putin
in some tools it was let off, several sh
&c hitting the deacon's leg. 1t is hoped
70 will soon get over the effects of IL
/ wound.
H. Never before in the United States hi
single murder been avenged so terrib
~ by the law as that of Joseph Raber, wi