Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-07-19
got hand badly damned, and in conse-
quence is now on the retired list.

this place the port of entry for goods
from Canada passing over the South
Eastern Railroad.
Mathew W. Elkins, whose son Willie
was killed at Jackson, Mich, last fall,
is here on a short visit. Mr.. Elkins
now resides in San Francisco, Cal.
A Garfield and Arthur club has been
organized. The club met at South Troy
Saturday evening, July 10th, and was
addressed by Rev. G.. Fl. Parker. They
met in this village last Saturday even
ing.
w estfe1d.
Willie Gilpin has just finished fine
new barn.
A slight shock of an earthquake was
felt in town on the morning of the 9th
A. M. Austin was kicked by vicious
horse. recently, and received serious
injury.
Haying is going on with the usual
zeal, but help is scarce and higher than
last year, and not so good crop of hay.
Repairs on the Congregational church
are progressing finely and when COM
pleted it will be much more convenient
and pleasant.
Alva Hitchcock and family, and Mrs.
Harvey Williams Of Providence, R. l.,
have been spending a few days in town
visiting their old friends,
Mr.. Asa Smith is to receive pension
from the loss of son in the army and
as he is poor man it will not come
amiss in these hard times, being some
over 81, ZOO.
Westmore.
A wrestling match, best three in five.
for a purse of 500 comes off at the
Willoughby Lake House, Thursday,
July 29th, at 2 o'clock, p, M, between
Ira NJ. Richardson of West Burke and
G. H. Burt of South Troy. They are
both standing men" in their respective
communities.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Editor Stone of the Caledonian has
been doing Old Orchard Beach.
Col VIM. Harris and Samuel Green of
Danville have just received pensions
amountining to $1,000 each, from the
U. S. Government.
The big drive of logs is effectually
chung up" in the 10 mile falls. and no
effort on the part of the lumbermen can
get the logs down till high water comes.
The St. Johnsbury and Lake Cham
plain Railroad Company has just pur-
chased 800 tons of new steel rails which
they intend to lay this summer, COM
meDcing at st. Johnsbury and working
toward Danville.
The Republican district convention
will be held at White River Junction on
the 28th inst. CALEDONIA county towns
are entitled to representation as follows
St. Johnsbury. s delegates; Barnet,
Burke, Danville, Lyndon, 3; Groton,
Newark. Peacham, Ryegate, Sheffield,
Sutton, Waterford, Wheelock, 2; Kirby
and Stannard, l..
St. j Ohnsbury.
Tho Avenue House is being well
repaired.
There are % railroad trains daily al
st. Johnsbury.
The population of st. Johnsbury is
5,80l gain of l,l36 over 10 years ago
A semi-annual dividend of 2 l-2 cts
was declared June 30th by the Passump
sic Savings Bank.
The Ely, Balch & Co. fork factory
manufactured $4,000 dozen forks anc
hoes during the year ending July
This was the largest years work evel
done in that factory, and the profits
exceeded those of any previous year.
Widow ellison of West Burke has re
Gently received a back pension of littl,
over $1,000 and will receive So +;
month hereafter. AFRO Kenerson il
the edge of Newark has received bacl
pension of $500, and 81 month here
after.
Sheffield.
Raspberry trade is brisk, Buchanan
and Folsom & Gifin taking all they cal
buy.
John Sheldon has recently received
pension with back pay amounting t.
several hundred dollars.
A son of Henry Newell recently fel
from cart and had one leg badl.
broken. He is six years old.
Edwin Garfield was scraped off a loa'
of hay while driving into the barn, re
Gently, and quite badly injured.
Hiram Jenness. of Lyndonville, ha
the first table meal was ever eaten Of
in the town of Sheffield. His grand
father John and his father Richard cam
to town in 1894, his father being a
that time "a years old. They stoppe'
and cut the first tree on the bend of tn
river about half way between Wheelocl
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