Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-15

ematiSm and his clothing store is
closed for the present.
Newport Center.
One arrest for drunkenness last
week.
Eli Sherman is very sick of pneu-
monia.-Wesley Reagan has taken
wife.
At the sociable held at Hazen
Meacham's, about 100 were present.
They were treated to supper of
hulled corn and milk. Old Mrs.
Meacham is improving in health.
WestmOre.
The lake cleared of ice on the 18th,
frogs ''piped'' on the 18th.
Sunday-school at Mill Brook was
reorganized on the 9TH, and F. H.
Foster was chosen superintendent.
Harley Cheney does not amend as
fast as it was hoped Sanborn
goes to Woodsville, n. H., not Ha-
verhill.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
HAL Heath of Barnet sheared 25
sheep last week, for James Galbraith,
the feeces of which weighed, 1887
pounds, the heaviest fleece weighed
141z pounds, which was taken from
yearling buck. The sheep are Cots
void and 10 Of them were yearlings.
st. j Ohnsbury.
Rev. M. A. Gates tapped 265 trees
this spring and made 1900 pounds of
sugar. This is the largest yield we
have heard of. The season was not
generally considered a favorable one,
though very long one.
Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks goes to
England, starting this week. He will
be accompanied by Miss Agnes Fair
banks, Miss Mary Stone, and Mr..
Ashton Willard and Miss Mary Will
lard of Montpelier. They leave New
York on the steamer Servia on We'd
nesday.
Hubbard Hastings, son of Lambert
Hastings, who was injured some
weeks ago by being caught between
lumber and brake rod on cars, died
on the It'll at Miles Pond, Concord.
His leg was terribly fractured and
amputation became necessary, but he
could not rally from the shock to his
system.
PeachaIn.
Mrs. Frank Granger is in a preca-
rious state of health.
Bert. Hooker has gone west to Wis
it friends and look over the country.
There is more house painting GO
ing on in this place than there has
been for years.
Both new ministers have arrived
Rev. G. W. Stowell, Methodist
church, Rev. S. S. Martyr, Congre-
gational. They start even.
Barnet.
ESP EMERSON, who got his should
er dislocated while at Mortified re-
Gently, is out again, flying around in
his usual business manner.
Cloud Somers recently lost six
veal calves all within few day. and
we understand he claims the cause to
feeding them cotton seed meal.
The Tim Worth house, recently
occupied by lawyer Stoddard, was
destroyed by fire last week, which
originated from a defective chimney
AS Abbie Stuart was driving
through the covered bridge the other
day, her buggy come in contact with
double team that was hitched in
side the bridge, causing her to be
thrown out and considerably hurt,
breaking three ribs.
Walden.
Mrs. Cyrus Smith has received a
back pension of $500.
Alton Dow has gone to Boston to
work with his brothers who are there
Sugaring is over for this year and
the farmers are now doing their
spings work.
Mrs. Sarah Green of Nebraska,
daughter of Hanson Rogers of Noyes-
vile, is at home and is in very poor
health.
The people of South Walden have
made some very nice sugar this
spring. Good sugar always COM
mands high price anywhere and we
don't see why it isn't better to make
first class sugar and get a fair price
than it is to make poor sugar and
get no price at all.
Lyndon.
Diphtheria is prevailing at the Vile.
Miss Barnard, one of the school teach
ers, is quite i'll with this disease.
The workmen at the Dressing Mill
are rejoicing over ten per cent adj
dition to their pay, dating from
May |.
Richard Leslie, a brakeman on the
Pass. r. r., lost the thumb and first
two fingers on his right hand while
coupling cars at Newport last Tues
day.
Ora Wilmot has bought the build
ing on School street, next north of
W. HI. Fletcher's, and will build a
house this summer. Price paid for
the lot $500.
The first grand list of Lyndon was
taken in 1892 and amounted to $50
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