Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-20

property which she turned over to Hi
ram Dow. after the separation from Fish
er, in consideration of life support. At
ter her death J. E. Willard was appoint
ed administrator Willard brings suit
against Dow to recover the money turn
ed over to him, basing his claim on the
ground that married woman cannot le-
gally make contract. Verdict ordered
for the plaintiff. Exceptions taken by
defendant. Bates and May for plff.,
Belden and Ide for def.
The grand jury was discharged last
Saturday. after finding sven true bills.
State VS.. Simpson. State VS.. Herbert Ed
dy, larceny of goods in Sheffield, State
VS.. J. O. Ingalls,, for adultery. State VS..
Meader, for perjury, State VS.. Woodward
of Peacham, for rape and assault. The
above are the indictments. States at
torney Bates has filed information
against Marcellus Colby of West Burke,
for selling liquor. and against Leveritt
Page of Groton for the same offense.
State vs. Caleb III. Hall of West DAN
vile, same offense. State VS.. Frank
Burt of East Burke for malicious mis-
chief. The above cases are all assigned
for trial. Also State VS.. Curtis Stevens
for selling liquor, State VS.. Henry O'Gan.
non, Danville, for assault, State VS..
Burke of st. Johnsbury, for selling liq-
uor. State VS.. Forsyth and Burt of West
Burke for breaking into a store, State
VS.. E. D. Hopkins of St. Johnsbury for
larceny of money from an insurance
company.
| West Burke.
Erastus Farr, upon whom creeping
| palsy commenced two or three years
ago, has become almost helpless. There
seems to be no help for him.
Marcellus Colby was arrested last
week charged with selling spirits and
the writ was made returnable to the
county court. Gel. thinks certain eld-
er made the complaint.
The Vermont Lumber company are
receiving at the depot about $4,000
feet of lumber daily and others altogeth-
er are receiving about as much more.
1t takes about 35 teams to do it, about
a half dozen Of them being four horse
teams. About dozen men are EN-.
ployed about the depot yard besides the
different proprietors.
Sutton.
Reuben Ellis has sold his three Jer.
sey COWS to Lucius Campbell; they
were making thirty lbs. of butter per
week at time of sale.
The friends and relatives of Davic
Eastman surprised him last Thursday
by meeting at his house to celebrate hi
seventy-ffth birthday. A good tim,
enjoyed by all.
| An assistant town clerk arrived a
the residence of J. E. Willard last Wed
nesday morning. making the third. l
seems as if some kitchen help would b,
as much needed, but John seems per
fectly satisfied as it is.
Joseph Parker has sold his farm t
Fred Roundy, also part Of his stool
and farming tools for $4,000. Nh
Parker contemplates moving to st
Johnsbury. and Sutton will lose one o
her best townsmen and an active work
er in church and Sunday-school.
East Hardwick.
VIM. d. Bronson, while getting ston
from the old stone house for his new eel
lar, was hit on the side of the head b
an iron bar, which inflicted a bad wound
John Cobb is building a new horse
barn and carriage-house.-J. W. Hove
is making an addition to his barn an
otherwise improving it.
Four of the grandchildren Of Hon. s
F. Taylor of Ohio, who. nearly fit
years ago. had law office in Greens
boro, are spending the season at Ore
Kellogg's, brother of Mrs. Taylor.
The grand list of Hardwick for 1873
is 1852. as against $462I in 1880, a
increase of S29ll. There are Is l.
miles of rail road bed appraised at So
500 per mile.
o Peacham.
I Charles Sargent has 100 young tn
! keys and lots more eggs to hatch.
: Simon Clark caught trout in IL
e Hollow brook which weighed eightee
= ounces
e Mrs. Ellen Watts recently sold 81
It teen feeces of wool that averaged nil
e pounds each.
Farmers worked with mittens on the
: hands on Wednesday.-Joseph Sarge
of Louisville, Ky. is visiting his faith
q here.-Bessie Varnum is visiting in s
l. Johnsbury; Mrs. Asa Hoyt in Passum
Z sic.-Fred Hoyt was severely bitten
cross hog on Wednesday last. T
IL hog made a jump at him and bit him
u Tho foca