Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-07-25
NEWPORT.
J. Y. Green is putting piazza on his
tenement house.

ID from the West well pleased with
heir journey and the country.
Geo. Herrick was thrown from
nand-car on Wednesday last and very
badly bruised. The car, loaded with
men, tools, etc., and weighing about a
ton, ran completely over him.
The fire company, at late meeting,
adopted bylaws and chose set of ca
pable and efficient officers. 1t is pro-
posed to name the company the Raymond
in honor Of President Raymond
Of the Pass. R. R..
A. J. White has put up frame for
his sash and blind shop. Size 80 by
5O-ell 20 by % feet. The shop is set
back from the street far enough to set
house in front. - O. G. Miller has dug
the cellar for his new house. 1t will
be large tWo-story house with suitable
out buildings.
Center.
Mrs. A. G. Sleeper pays cash for rasp-
berries.
Lyman Williams has big job on
boots, for Canada parties.
A little daughter of D. J. Perkins
broke her leg by falling on the floor.
Albert Keith, convicted of rumselling
and sent to the House of Correction, is
home, having served his sentence. Now
if the able bodied rumsellers can be
looked after, there are those who will
not object to the process.
North Troy.
Mitchell Preva had five two years old
cattle killed by the express train last
week.
Curtis Elkins has got the frame to his
new 70 by 100 feet barn up. 1t is to
be one of the best in the county.
E. Richardson, who was recently sent
to the insane asylum, is said to be con-
siderably improved and will return home
soon.
Mrs. F. W. Rand started last Satur-
day for Leadville, Col, where she goes
to join her husband. Fred has a good
job there and is doing we'll.
The "No Name" club met with Mr..
and Mrs. John W. Currier last Friday
evening. The music by Miss Aiken and
Mrs. Miller of South Troy was of high
order. The club discussed the Chinese
question.
The customs officers at Mansonville
have within few days seized a dozen
teams for alleged violation of the GUS
toms laws. For carrying two quarts of
kerosene oil across the line from this
village, one man loses team worth
$500.
WeStmOre.
Aaron Twombly has finished his
road job commenced last fall.
The late wet weather has greatly i'm
proved growing crops.
A young man, resident of Coaticooke,
P. O., was drowned on Wednesday
morning at Long Pond mill, while en-.
gagged in getting logs to the slip. His
remains were sent to Coaticook. This
is said to be the first drowning accident
that ever occurred in this town.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Newark has curiosity in the shape
of learned doctor of medicine. He is
reported as being very we'll educated
man and well read physician, also /;
very skillful surgeon, can speak three
different languages correctly, and cal
learn anything out of book almost a
sight, and yet he is about as bad look
ing specimen of mankind as one Otter
meets. He lives with his family in tn
utmost squalor, goes ragged and yer.
dirty, and if it was not for charity
would certainly suffer for something t
eat at times. For the past two OF thre
weeks his wife has been drawing lumbe
from one of the mills to this place,
distance of six miles, with an old horse
making two trips per day, when every
thing goes we'll. He compels her to d
this work, and will whip her if she doe
not. This looks almost inhuman, an
the authorities ought to stop it.-Nort
Star. What is the fellows name2
Peacham.
Scott Farnham is very sick with COZ
gestion of the brain.
VIM. Bigelow has moved to the Jer
nison place in the west part Of the town
Ashbel Martin has bought the oil
Mack place, and Becky Blake has mo-
ed on to it.
| Charles Williams has recently sol
his four Jersey calves to J. S. Kenerso
of Barnet, for $50 each.
D. Harvey cut his second crop of ha
July 18th. For six years he has CT
four crops every season, who beats ?
Mrs. f. E. Palmer and Mrs. M.
Hidden started for Bangor, Me. la
Tuesday; they intend to be absel
about six weeks.