Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

March LIST: Moderator, B Z Paine; clerk,
H d Chamberlin; selectmen, C r Bart
lett, T ] Wetherell, E w Noble; treasur-
er, j E Chase; overseer, S S Johnson;
constable and collector, 81 ID Chamberlin;
listers, B F Paine, B f Place, E II Wright;
auditors, B f Paine, S B Wakeman, S d
Dennison; grand juror, G r Bartlett;
agent, B f Paine; superintendent, A A
Macomber Raised 40 cts. on dollar of
grand list for town expenses. 6 mar
riages, births, s deaths.
John Bullock has concluded to remain
on Orrin Taylor's farm another year.
AS some children were coasting last
Monday, Mae, little daughter of Nat.
Piper, fell from the sled and broke her
collar bone.
Morgan Center.
Some of our farmers are tapping their
sugar orchards.
VIM. Barrager while chopping in the
woods, last Tuesday, struck his ak in
his foot, cutting it slightly.
Eugene Burroughs, while unloading
logs at the mill, caught his hand be-
tween the sled and log, bruising it
somewhat.
Fred A. Gray has exchanged his place
with his father for his home place and
the Maplesden farm above the village,
paying $4,000 "to boot
As Frank Huntoon was coming down
the hill below Noah Perkins with a
load of logs. the neck yokes on both
horses broke, throwing them down and
breaking the leg of one The horse was
killed.
Newport.
New aspirants for office under the
new administration are not scarce or in
active.
The union meetings of last week were
well attended and good spirit and in
terest prevailed.
Rumor has it that the R. R. Co. has
purchased the old bark mill property tc
be used for round house, etc.
The O'Rouks. tailors at Rock Island
propose to start branch store at this
place. They are smart business mer
and good tailors.
There will be sugar festival at Meth
odist church vestry on Wednesday even
ing, New sugar will be served Come
with spoons and saucers.
The engine and car house at Rock
Island, was burned yesterday morning.
The engine and car used on the .'spur'
were destroyed, as far as fire could d.
it. Cause of the fire unknown.
Prouty & Miller, lumber manufac
turers and dealers, shipped 500 carload
of lumber the past season, amounting t,
seven million feet. Their sales proba
bly, amounted to 100000; their pa,
roll amounted to $4,000 month in th
busy season. They made extensive re
pairs in their mills during the year ant
have an immense stock of lumber cut 70
this seasons use.
Newport Center.
Jonn Sweet has rented Alvin Bowley
house.
George Gregware has moved back t.
the village.
John Alexander is slowly recoverin!
from long illness.
Ezra Palmer recently lost good GOV
by slipping on the ice.
North Troy.
This town voted $4,000 to pay ez
penses the ensuing year.
Remember the Fellowship Meeting
to be held here on Tuesday and Wee
nesday of this week.
Meetings were held at the Congrega
tional church nearly every evening las
week. They are to be continued.
Harvey Porter, who is residing her
owns several valuable mining claim
In Idaho, one of which he recently sol
for 81, 25O.
John and Rufus Blanchard, who wei
tried at Sweetsburgh last week for stea
ing harnesses in this town and takir
them across the line, got five years eae
in the penitentiary.
A young man named Ross from Bri
ham, P. O., brakeman on the S. E.
R, who had that day gone on to Il
train, fell from the cars at this place {
Friday last, and was run over and xii
ed. He was about 20 years of age.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Last Saturday while little son
George W. Hooker, of South Danvill
was playing in a cart he fell out so
to strike upon one arm fraeturing
badly above the elbow.
st. JOhnSbuI.y.
The listers of the country are to ha'
meeting at the Cottage Hotel in th
place tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Rev. FL. I.ockhart of North Danvil
has accepted call to the Free Bapti
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