Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-12

at 7.30 o'clock for the purpose of electing
four delegates and four substitutes to rep
resent them at the State Convention to
be held at Montpelier, June 2lst.
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PETER CoNNAL oo"sN''''ee'
Lucius Robinson, whose danger
Gus condition has been mentioned,
died, after suffering an amputation
of his leg, on Thursday last. not
having sufficient strength to rally
from the shock to his system. His
funeral was very largely attended on
Saturday, many persons being pres
ent from all parts of the county and
elsewhere. 1t was probably the larg-
est and most imposing funeral ever
held in this part of the county.
Revs. Somerville and Hall, officiat-
ing clergymen.
Newport Center.
Earnest Workers meet with Mrs.
A. G.. Sleeper, June Is.
Rev. Messrs. Drown and Jennings
have bought place in district II.
John Gaines has moved here and
will study medicine with DR.. Erwin.
A. B. Carrick is going into the
bark business, buying all he can get.
Mrs. III. A. Tibbetts will deliver
a temperance address before the
Literary Union at Methodist church,
Friday evening.
North Troy.
Mrs. Tisdale, aged SO years, the
oldest person in town, died at the
residence of her son George Tisdale,
last week.
Frank I'll. Rand having completed
his studies at the Albany law school
returns and forms copartnership
with w. r. Rowell, Esq.
Curriers' block was found to be on
fire last Wednesday evening, but was
saved with but little damage. The
fire caught in j. S. Dorman's law
office.
L. P. Gallup, for many years an
active business citizen In this place,
died in the asylum at Brattleboro, on
Monday, week before last. His re-
mains were brought here for burial.
South Troy.
The Methodist sociable meets
with Mrs. Booth, June IA.
Mrs. w. S. Jenne of Holland is in
town on visit to her parents.
Presiding elder Granger is ex-
pected to preach here June Is.
f. Hodgkins has sold his village
residence to Charles Kellogg for
500. Mr.. X. is preacher, of the
Seventh Day Advent church.
Alonzo Woods has completed the
horsepower which he has been max
ing for his shop, and now has some
of the machinery in running order.
Westfe1d.
The Methodist society are much
improving the looks of their church
by papering &c.
O. P Wright has gone to Minneso-
ia where he owns land, and if he
likes will make arrangements for To-
eating on the same.
1t is generally believed that the
reason ID. III. Gilman's old house did
not burn is because of the poor quail
ity of kerosene used for kindling.
Listers are at work making the
valuation of real estate, and find that
people do not think it of much value
just now. Wait a few weeks and
then see.
WestmOre.
Fishing has commenced and night
is made hideous by the fishermen.
Rev. Sweat of Barton Landing
will preach at Mill Brook school
house next Sunday at 3 o'clock.
''The old fisherman" Mr.. Cum.
mings, is in a very feeble state OF
health, not able to ''drop line
Mrs. John Hill has just re
turned from Massachusetts where
she went to bury her mother, sht
brought her aged father back HON,
with her.
Drown & Marshall have driven al
but one boom of logs into the river
Had good season for driving S,
far. Water In the lake is at tn
highest point reached this spring.
John Gates and son of Holyoke
Mass, having bought the Rash plac
on the west side of the lake are do
ing extensive farming, using i'm
proved machinery, and making thing
look better around there. They will
plant Is or 20 acres of beans.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
, Last week Wednesday, while War
, rem C. Lewis and otherss were il
Victory woods surveying they though
they heard bear scream, and o.
, passing few rods over small hi
they saw an old bear which had bee
caught in steel trap and had drag
ged the trap until it had become en-
tangled. The bear was making vic
orous efforts to free herself from til
trap, by striking it with the paw q
liberty and biting it: AS the me
had no weapons, Royal Towle wen
off some two miles and procured
; gun and shot the bear, which prove
I to be an old female. Caledonidn.
Lyndon.