Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-10-10

day, breaking both bones of his left arm
and putting the wrist out of joint
North Troy.
Hon. John W. Currier and wife are
in Boston on visit to relatives and
friends.
Col. W. R. Rowell is to go to York.
town with the governor, and expects to
be absent several weeks.
George G. Lewis has removed to Bos
ton, where he has started a branch pic
ture copying establishment. Henry G.
Lewis has charge of the business here.
Mrs. Geo. E. Braley and son are to
start for Chicago in about three weeks,
where they 60 to join Judge Braley.
who expects to engage in business in
that city.
South Troy.
Quite number of our townspeople
have been to Boston the past week.
DR.. Emery has his new house plaster
ed and intends to be ready to occupy it
soon.
Mr.. Merrill has opened his photo
graph saloon again and is here prepar-
ed to do work.
The freeze of Tuesday night and
Wednesday, did considerable damage to
the ungathered fruit in this section.
Mrs. P. A. Ward, who has been abb
sent from this place for several months.
has returned well pleased with her Wis
its in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Ohio.
WeStmOre.
May Comfy is dangerously sick of
typhoid fever.
Alanson Cheney and wife are work
ing at the hotel at White River juno
ton.
John Fuller recently lost valuable
young horse from the breaking of a
blood vessel in the neck.
VIM. Wilson has returned from Can
ada with twenty head of young cattle,
which he intends to winter
The Beck farm near the outlet Of
Willoughby Lake is offered for sale.
This is desirable place. See the adj
vertisement in this paper.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A dispatch from Barnet says: The
town is in state of intense excitement
over the murder of VIM. Morgan, a
young man l9 years of age, who quar-
relied with Lewis Merchant, 81 years
old. about a little debt that Morgan
owed Merchant. Merchant was arrest.
ed Saturday evening by Sheriff Bruce,
from whom the following facts were
learned: Morgan was passing the house
where Merchant lives, when Merchant
went out and swore at him. Morgan's
reply was that if Merchant got the mon
ey before he did to let him know it
Then Merchant called Morgan dirty
scoundrel. This provoked Morgan and
he attempted to strike Merchant, whC
avoided his blow and struck him once
on the head. They were then immedi
ately separated by John Champney, WIZ
was there at the time. Morgan wen
away threatening to return and thrasl
Merchant Morgan was about the vii
lage all the afternoon. after the affray
and wrestled once with the village black
smith. After 4 p. m. he walked to hi
, mothers home, about two miles distan
and complained of his head. He grey
worse, and in very short time beam
unconscious, and remained so until q
| m. Saturday, when he died. State
Attorney Bates was called at once. an
) a council of physicians, Drs. Brooks
. Hazeltine, Stiles, Marden and Cilley
who conducted the autopsy, found tn
skull fractured and clot of blood o
the brain four inches long and one-hal
inch thick, which indicated that one Q
the arteries had been ruptured.
st. j ohnsbury.
1t is reported that there are counte
felt So bills on the St. Johnsbury N;
;, ton bank.
s The Scale Works are pushed wit
business. and are turning out lao
scales week.
y A. G. Harvey, the excursion tick
d man, has resigned his position as tel
graph manager, and will devote his Ell
- tire time to his business with the Unic
. Pacific R. R.
. Lyndon.
+ Henry Chase and G. NJ Chase, edit,
r of the Union, are going to New Mexic
y Colorado, and thence home, after tv
u months visit.
Peacham.
e DR.. Parker is putting in silo tn
,fIl fall.
r D. A. Walbridge has bought tt
Isaac Watts farm with stock and tool:
y Geo. Sanborn and wife are soon
n leave for South Carolina to spend Il
t. winter.
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