Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-08-22
Holland.

A large hay crop after all the early
croaking.
A. Sisco is preparing to build house
on the Buck place.
Mrs. Eliza Lunt is very sick.-Mar-
ion Hall is rapidly failing and the doc
| tors do not look for his recovery.-Mrs.
HI. R. Allbee, late sick of fever, has re-
covered
Now the other party claims a hearing
in the case IN regard to the alleged ILL
treatment of the lady in this town, as
previously reported in this paper. MIR.
S. L. Blake of Morgan states that the
friends of the lady were not only willing
to assist, but actually did assist her and
care for her during her sickness. Peo-
pie in this vicinity will judge of the
case from their personal knowledge of
the affair in the contradiction of the par
ties themselves. -
IraSburgh.
Episcopal services were held at M. E.
church yesterday.
Hon. E. P. Cotton has sold his large
herd of Jerseys to W. D. Bronson of
Hardwick.
Geo. W. Parker has put IN single
mill. John Ord will build building
on the river and run his cider mill by
water.
Little George Wheeler, son Of G. W.
Wheeler, is slowly recovering.-Benj.
Morey appears to be doing well. and
will probably recover from the amputa-
ton of his leg.
| W. D. Tyler, one of our lawyers who
is in the habit of doing his own think
ing and having his own way, at an ag-
ricultural meeting held here some years
ago. asked prominent agricultural
speaker, what he. (Mr. Tyler could do
to reclaim piece of swamp land which
he called his frog pond. He was grave
ly informed that it could not be reclaim
ed and was worthless. Mr.. Tyler went
to work and has so far reclaimed his
frog pond as to have cut hay this sea-
son on the same at the rate of 5 tons
per acre.
The Supreme Court held one day
session here last week, and picked up
the judicial buds and departed. A few
cases were heard, but most were post
poned to be heard at the general term
to be held at Montpelier in November.
The cases tried are "with the court, p"
decision not having been made. The
case between |. K. Drew, formerly of
Barton VS.. Sutton is in dead lock, ow-
ing to the fact that the judges are even
ly divided in their opinion-three
against three. 1t will be reargued at a
future term. The case Town of Glover
VS.. H. o. Whitcher of Barton is con-
tinued, and petition for new trial is
in. The case Town of Barton vs.. Town
of Calais has been settled. Other cases
will be reported when the court for.
wards the decisions.
Jay.
A small bear was recently killed in
this town.
G. Sisco recently lost a valuable horse
by disease.
Edgar III. Chase is said to have tax
en- marriage partner, Miss Myra Bart
) lett. May success attend them.
Geo. Bliss recently moved to Maine
where he is to take care of an aged cou
pie, who deed him considerable valua
BILE real estate.
Mr.. E. Chaplin was thrown from ;
carriage on Thursday last, and suffered
severe injury from which his recovery
will be slow. The horse took fright a
!, a stone on the side of the road.
Morgan.
B. F. Moore and wife have been visit
ing friends in Johnson.
One day recently three hired men a
work for William A. Bartlett cut ant
drew in eleven large two-horse loads o
hay.
Newport.
Business at the hotels has not been a
good as at present for several years.
The R. R. Co. is increasing the capat
-, ity of the wharves on the Derby side {
the lake.
John Farrant has been employed b
- Mr.. Raymond to look after his garden
= ing and farming in this place at 5000
year.
! Apples are very abundant in this SCI
!, ton. The new varieties recently p,
out in the orchards hereabouts are thirty
ing we'll DR.. Hoskins estimates b
crop at 500 bushels. These apples al
o selling at from eighty cents to one do
lar bushel.
II Newport Center.
I, The Sabbath-schools will hold the
'r annual temperance picnic in Geore
Rogers grove next Tuesday.
le The covered bridge near Mr.. Peabody
oI is finished and has been approved