Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-08-22
A match game of baseball was played

A match game of baseball was played
at this place on Saturday last between
the Richford and Westfeld clubs, which
resulted in victory for the former by a
score of % to IL. Two more games are
to be played.
Flavius Prevy caught large fat
woodchuck the other day and dressed it
for dinner. Some of the boys were try
ing to bother him about it, when he de-
livered himself thusly: "By gosh You
needn't laugh some boy; tell you take
some nice fat woodchuck, skin him, bake
him some, den bile him leetle, fix him
up wild good butter gravy, bet you JUS
soon eat lamb as It," They were con-
yinced.-Paliadium.
South Troy.
Many of our summer visitors have
departed, but occasionally new one
appears.
Mr.. Stewart, our new postmaster, has
been making Improvements about the
postofice.
A party from this place are attending
the Seventh Day Advent campmeeting
at Morrisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Davis celebrated
their golden wedding August Is, by a
family party. A pleasant time was en-
joyed, and after feast of good things
Mr.. and Mrs. D. were presented with a
handsome tea pot which looks as though
it was fashioned after the style of "ye
olden time" but unlike many of those
this one contained 500 in gold, as a
token of friendship and esteem from
their friends present; also, pair OF
silver cups were added to the gifts
The groomsman or fifty years ago, c. Fl
Warren of Lowell, Mich. was present.
Death has again entered our midst
and taken one who was we'll known t.
all, DR.. G. S. Rogers, who died Tuesday
morning, Aug. l6. DR.. Rogers came tt
this town some thirty years ago and
commenced the practice of medicine
He has faithfully attended to the duties
of his profession until some two or three
years age, when failing health compel
led him to give up his practice. HI
was ever ready to minister to the wants
of the suffering, and had many warn
friends in this community. He leaves
wife and three sons to mourn his loss
The funeral at the Congregational church
was attended by many of his friends
The services were conducted by Rev
Mr.. King. who delivered a good dis
course from the truth, 1.-The day of dealt
is better than the day of birth" 4
profusion of flowers were tastefully ar
ranged by kind hands about the casket
Westmore.
The apple crop is good.
Mabel Averill, daughter of Capt
Averill. is very sick of dysentery.
Mr.. Miller, the butter tub manufac
l
turer from Lyndonville. has been in thi
town looking after timber for his tn
business.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Passumpsic river is very low
and if it dries up as fast in the mex
twenty years as it has in the last tw
decades. there will not be water enoug
left to make it profitable to have lawyer
to quarrel about it.
Some of the people in this vicinit
are wondering how it is that fellows lib
L. D. Hopkins and Dick Peabody evad
the law, while those whom the Onio
designates as "poor cusses" always g
their deserts. 1t is a question rattle
: hard to answer.
WheeIocIx.
DR.. Patterson of Philadelphia lectu
ed at the church last Sunday.
The village school commences to-da
Aug. %, Miss Hattie Allen of Lyndol
teacher.
: A horse belonging to Fred Day ra
! away recently, and had several ri
g broken and bad cash cut in his TO
by running against bridge in h
fright.
9 By the death of Mrs. Charles Roger
mother of the Hon. Charles Rogers, th
town loses one of its most respected al
r ablest citizens. She was born in R
ch ester. N. H., and moved to this sta
ffty-two years ago. She reared Nil
, children all of whom are now livin
She retained her faculties to remark
BILE degree till near the time of b
death.
Sheffield.
IL Miss Susie Rogers teaches the villa
Y school.
IL