Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-25

Mrs. David Sylvester has already
made % pounds and ounces of sugar
from one maple tree this season. The
tree has been tapped 40 years in success
sion only two buckets were hung to
the tree.
A. E. knight moves to Starksboro,
VT, to reside-R. S. Orne has purchas-
ed the Field blacksmith shop Henry
Wiley has taken the John Wiley farm
for one year-Parker's mill logs are
coming down the river from Albany.
Morgan Center.
Fishermen are busy on the lake these
days catching lunge and cusk.
Archie Burroughs has moved from
Richard Maplesden's farm to his father
in-law's, Noah Perkins.
Orcar Hackett and Frank Huntoon
have gone to New York city to work at
the ice business this summer.
Thompson & HoYard have cut a road
about four miles long through the woods,
from their mill to the summit" so as
to load their lumber on the cars of the
Grand Trunk Railway. This saves the
drawing of their lumber to Derby Line.
Newport.
Ii. S. Root is back from market with
large stock of goods in his line.
Painters are in demand, there being
a general desire to put premises in re-
pair early.
Charles Churchill, section boss on
the railroad, surrenders his place to
Charles Mason on account of i'll health.
Hollis Baker, express messenger on
the S. E. R. R. is laid up with bad
trouble in his back which is liable to
prove still more serious.
Customs officer Bean recently seized
five horses and a quantity of sugar of
parties who entered the horses but
attempted to smuggle the sugar. The
sugar was covered up by hay.
Newport Center.
Harmon Preston, former resident of
this town, died at Troy the 18th.
John Riley has bought DR.. Erwin's old
house and will soon move into it.
E. H. Williams will buy butter here
every Friday and pay the highest price.
Ira Brooks, former resident of this
town, has come to live with his daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Kilby.
Clark Rogers has rented part of
Mr.. True's house, and Stephen Olin
Stephen Keith's house.
The next meeting of the Earnest
Workers will be with Mrs. T. B. Alex
ander. April %, afternoon and evening.
Nettie Jones will teach in the Sumner
district in Troy, Laura Cowles in the
Hoyt and Lizzie Montgomery in the
Burgoyne district.
The village schools will commence
May I'd with Miss Lane for the higher
and Miss Bertha Hardy for the primary
department.
North Troy.
The new school house question is be-
ing thoroughly agitated.
Arrangements are being made for the
observance of memorial day. 1t is ex
pected that the governor and his stat
will be present.
Mrs. Estell, mother of Mrs. E. H
Whipple, fell down stairs recently
breaking a leg and sustaining seriou:
injuries about her head.
James Magoon, who has achieved &
very unenviable notoriety here of late
was arrested at Mansonville recently fol-
larceny and committed to Sweetsburgf
Jail.
= Deacon Horace Porter aged Sc years
one of the early pioneers of this town
deceased last week. Mr. Porter wa
: one of the oldest men in town. He wa
an exemplary christian and was uni
| versally respected.
Walter Brooks sugar house and sugar
\ making utensils were burned on recen
). evening.-The sugar season in this sec
n ton is at an end and farmers hav
gathered their buckets. The yield ha
been large, five and six pounds to tn
q tree being reported.
q Westfe1d.
Hoyt & Wakefield are brushing u
l. with new paint and paper.
n D. Y. Clark from Jay has moved t
town, and taken his mothers farm.
The German measles are canvassln
}. the town thoroughly, and some are quit
e sick with them.
Ii John Buck is going to market tn
e first of May. and will again fill his stor
= with goods, and says that he will CIV
good bargains for cash.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
e Some of the early farmers are pillow
: ing and sowing.
Mr.. Lot Woodbury. of Miles Pond die
last Friday, at the advanced age of 8
wears. Mr.. w. was the oldest man