Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-05-24
re last week looking after his farm

here last week looking after his farm
interests.
Frank Stevens has rented part of
Sylvester browns house and put in
harness shop.
Horace Bonett has bought piece of
land of Sylvester Drown with building
on it which will be fitted up for dwell
ling and tin shop.
North Troy.
Geo. G. May purchased $50 acres of
land last Saturday of the Rowell estate
for $4,000.
Capt. R. H. Start of Burlington has
accepted an invitation to deliver the adj
dress here memorial day.
The case Bickford VS.. Congdon was
heard at Lewis Office last Monday before |
Justice Sargent, who took the case two |
weeks for consideration.
A large pile of wood near the railroad
track belonging to T. B. Alexander was
burned last Friday; supposed to have
caught by spark from passing engine.
Experiments are being made with ore
from the iron beds in this town, with so
good success that party of New York
capitalists are talking of operating them.
Martin Gilman has gone to Massa-
chusetts to work in shoe shop.
Elbridge Hitchcock has gone to work
for Albert Miller.
Mr.. Curtis of Lowell preached at the
Congregationalist church.
Rev. Burnham and Marcellus Farmer
have gone to Burlington to consult an
occulist on account of bad eyes.
WeStmore.
Ella Nutting teaches the school in
the Hinton district.
l.. J. Brown has rented the Willough-
by House and will be in readiness to
wait upon those that call.
Ora Smith, from New Hampshire, is
engaged to run the board saw in A. B.
Browns mill. Smith is reported to be
an excellent sawyer.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The following are appointed census
enumerators in Caledonia county: Bar
net, W. H. Gilchrist Burke, M. w.
Smith; DanvilIe, Charles D. Brainerd /;
Groton, Isaac N. Hall Hardwick,
John H. George; Kirby, Chester W.
Carpenter; Lyndon, G. D. Wilcomb
Newark, Walter G. Cheney Peacham,
Isaac N. Watts; Ryegate, M. R. Gray
St. Johnsbury, W. H. Preston, N. P,
Bowman, N. M. johnson, John Bacon
Waterford, A. B. Carpenter; Wheelock,
B. F. Taylor Walden, G. J. Bell. {.
The Supreme Court at st. Johnsbury
on Tuesday gave decision IN the case
of the town of Barnet vs.. DR.. H. j
Hazelton, J. H. Clement and Lucius S
Brock, the bondsmen of J. d. Abbott
the defaulting Town Treasurer of Bar
net. The suit was brouhht to recover
the amount of $1,000 which Abbott ha(
faited to render satisfactory accoun
for. The defence was that the bono
was not sealed when signed by the de
PENDANTS. The Supreme Court sustaine'
the position taken by the defendants
and rendered final judgment for then
to recover their costs. The town 0
Barnet, it is said, has had some twenty
three lawsuits during the past twenty
| five years, and as yet has failed to wi
single case.
St. JOhnSbury.
, H. E. Fletcher has sold his residenc
to Mrs. Geo. B. Walker.
) Luke Buzzell and wife lose their fin
residence by their financial misfortune;
r The Fairbankses have received abou
e 100000 tons of freight on the ?. & {
| R. R.. since it was built.
The Harvey excursion took about 8
persons from st. Johnsbury last Tue
day. The number was increased to IL
at Montreal.
I The washing away of the Bagley hi
is progressing rapidly. One stream
e water from the water pipes is doir
more work than dozen men could
with shovels and carts.
Lyndon.
The drawing room car "Boston,
: being fitted up in fine shape, and wi
90 on to the road June lst.
= The establishment of butter mark
at the Vile is considered a good THU
fol-. the business of the place.
Is The R. R. Co. are getting out sever
new refrigerator cars, which are said
be better than anything yet used on t
road.
Mrs. Pearl, wife of H. M. Pearl cas-
:. Ter of the Lyndon bank, died last Nc
:, day. She was woman much esteeme
and her death is great loss to the co
munity as it is to her friends. She "
, assistant cashier.