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


treasury. The trustees report an ad-
vancement in the growing of the school
and average attendance. Voted to have
four school of 81 weeks divided into
three terms as the trustees may decide.
Newport Center.
Mrs. A. G. Sleeper is in Boston visit
ing friends.
Two car loads of apples in the place
last week, at Sl5O to SO barrel.
A fierce blow. high drifts, and bad
roads last week, but the sap ran well
after all.
Heman Gaylor is getting out timber
for new house, to replace the one
burned last fall.
E. Bickford's house came near being
burned last week, but the fire was dis
covered and promptly extinguished.
Herman Frizzell has gone on to the
railroad as brakeman. Geo. Brewer,
section boss, is going West for better
job.
The past has been an unlucky win
ter for E. Palmer, who has lost one cow,
one yearling, four sheep and twelve
| lambs.
North Troy.
The listers are on their pilgrimage
and find great many who refuse to fill
out and swear to the tax inventory.
A box mandatory is shortly to be
started here. A gentleman from Spring
field, Mass, has rented the upper part
of J. w. Curriers' saw mill for this
purpose.
James l.. Mason went to Lowell,
Mass, last Thursday, from whence he
goes to Idaho next week. Orrin Porter
and J. P. Gregory of this place are to
accompany him.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Sheffield.
Charles Sisco sent two good horses to
market last week.
Elijah Libby is going to put up
good barn this spring.
About two weeks ago, ]. o. Ingalls,
left town. 1t had been the talk for some
time that he was rather too intimate with
Clara Berry, and on the Monday following
his departure she also left. They were
seen in Manchester, N. H., afterwards
by H. Thomas. Last Saturday morning
George Jenness received telegraph
e. dispatch from Ingalls, saying that the
body of Clara Berry would be at Lyndon
vile the night of the 26th and requested
that some one should be there to take it
to Sheffield. Accordingly Bart Whitney
went to Lyndonville with the hearse and
brought the remains to Alfred Gray's.
Foul play was suspected. and the town
authorities decided upon post-mortem
examination, and Dr. Billiard and the
State Attorney came here for that pur-
pose, Sunday, and the result shows that
the occasion of her death was an attempt
at abortion. Ingalls, claimed that she
died from diphtheria, or some like dis
ease, and an incision had been made in
the throat to substantiate the statement,
and prevent, if possible formal exam
inatioa. Ingalls, came as far as Woods.
vile with the remains. Ingalls, was
arrested by Sheriff Sulloway at Belmont,
N. H.. Tuesday and brought to Laconia
and lodged for the night. On the fol.
lowing day the Sheriff placed his pris.
oner in the St. Johnsbury Jail. He is
held on the charge of adultery. The
funeral of the girl occurred last Monday
at the union school-house i'll the east part
of the town. She was but 20 years Of
age. Ingalls, has family here consist
ing of wife and two boys, who are
living at V. B. browns. Great excite
ment exists over the affair.-Inder.
St. .JOhnSbury.
Harlan P. Hale of Waterford is sale
by the Boston papers to be guilty of al
attempt to poison whole family il
Boston.
Some of our hen men are going t.
raising chickens by use of incubators fo
producing chickens from ordinary eggs
This kind of wholesale swindle on tn,
motherly inclined biddies.
Henry E Randall lately lost a llitt
son from what is supposed to have beef
heart disease. He died very suddenly
Curtis H. Bagley, conductor on the Pas
sumpsio railroad, buried his oldest son
| promising boy, on Monday last.
Stannard.
Davies Smith has sold the building
| and about 80 acres of the Stevens farm
to John N. Sawtelle for $500.
WheeIOc1x.
Sugar makers are having good tim,
; this spring, and much sugar is bein,
made in this vicinity.
!, The listers are quietly preparing thei
duties under the new law. A few O
the most wealthy don't seem to like tn
law.
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