Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
powerful machines for testing the
strength of iron and other materials.

AhS cdpdci'y Va tAc pup iuili UoioW
Lyndonville is being considerably in
creased. The company now makes about
a car load of pulp daily and employ
80 hands, who work night and day.
There has been change of time on
the P. & o. Railroad. The mail leaves
st. Johnsbury going west 10 minutes
earlier, and the express from the west
arrives 45 minutes earlier.
From Texas paper we learn that
Hon. Bennett Blake was recently thrown
from buggy near Nacogdoches and
rendered insensible. He was badly hurt,
but he will probably recover from the
injury.
The Caledonia county papers are dis
cussing the pros and cons of liquor agen-
cies. The question at issue should
really be: Is liquor for chemical, me-
chanical or medicinal purposes a necessi-
ty? If it is necessary in either case, it
should be obtained in legal manner, Of
legally appointed agents.
STANDARD.
0. G. Cole slaughtered eight months
old pig weighing 40 pounds.
Amasa Hutchins came near having a
pair of horses killed by the falling of a
tree.
Mrs. Matte Shepard recently present
ed her husband with the second pair of
twins in two years all are doing well.
SUTTON.
Rev. M. G. Henderson of st. Johnsbury
came here Monday to assist in the pro-
tracted meetings now being held. He is
rendering most efficient aid.-Mrs. Pa
thence Sewell, aged 81, died Saturday.
Her remains were taken to Wolcott fol
interment beside those of a daughter
Inde1.
SHEFFIELD.
One of our respected citizen was quite
surprised the other morning. as he tool
his wife out on visit and a grist fol
the mill, to learn that it was Sunday
He quietly returned and ordered hi
hired man to stop chopping. His calen
dar got set back a day in some way.
wHEEL0CK.
A son of Hiram Barton had a foo
badly jammed on Friday between tre'
and load of logs.
LYNDON.
1t is reported that John W. Evans ha
bought the Twombly house at the Vile
Miss Lillian S. Abbot, formerly pre-
ceptress at the Seminary here, is edith!
a paper at Ridgeville, Ind.
John Noyes has gone to Albany t.
live with his son-in-law. Moses Miles
E. NJ. Campbell will occupy Mr.. Noyes
house at the Centre.
The Ladies' Aid Society give socia
BILE and promenade concert at Seminar
hall, on Thursday eve, Feb. 10. Musi
by the Pin-a-back Troupe.
F. E. Griffin, Dan Paries and E. n
Campbell, employees at the box shoI
have each demonstrated the fact, With
few days. that the ''horny hand of tn
| working man. is no match for bu2
saw when the saw is in motion.
WEST BURKE.
One undivided half of the Beckwit
mill, belonging to the estate of Dextt
Johnson who was killed in the mill SON
since, was sold on Friday to Simon Bal
er & Son for $3.50. Our informal
says s6.5o)
The village school closes on Frida
The epidemic of colds has greatly dimi
ished the attendance of late. Hereaft
1t is hoped that We may have three i
stead of two schools, and thirty weel
schooling instead of twenty II
wants of the district seem to require it
/ The twentieth anniversary of DIR. al
Mrs. Davis was celebrated at their re-
dence on Wednesday, by about eigh
of their friends. The gathering W
planned by A. P. Taft of Waterfor
Geo. Bradley and E. Switzer of st. Johr
bury, r. Ellis of Sutton, and 9th
warm friends of the doctor and his ia
lily, but his Burke friends learned
the visit and turned out generous
After the usual congratulatory and
d cial exercises. Mr.. Taft made a We
y appropriate presentation speech, to Will
the DR.. feelingly responded. Amo
e the presents were solid silvers cas-
e from Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley two elegs
rocking chairs by the Sutton FRIEND
r a costly hat and umbrella rack from
; Donaldson of Lyndon; costly chair
the people of West Burke, and oil
articles from various friends, amount
e in value to $50. A pleasant feature
# the occasion was well-prepared pa
sketching important incidents occurri
:, in Sutton and vicinity, since the doc
! began practice. Mr.. Taft, Mrs. DAY
d. N. Trull and others furnished SO
very excellent singing, and the occas
was very enjoyable in every respt
The doctor and family were grea
pleased with the generous tokens +
sented, as we'll as the manifestations
y esteem from their numerous friends.