Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-09-04

the West Village Monday night. He
is the father of the prohibitory liquor
law, and has worldwide fame.
As A. H. Darling was engaged
with other men in telling trees last
Thursday, tree that was lodged fell
upon him breaking the right leg just
below the whirlbone. He received a
slight cut on the top of his head, and
barely escaped receiving the force of
the blow on his head. This is the
third broken leg reported from this
place within six weeks.
South Albany.
A. G. Williams is putting mp
new sugar house.
Lewis Smeade while raising sugar
house recently was badly hurt on the
head by the falling timbers. Pat
Ruin was bruised and cut in the
head at the same time. Mr.. Smeade's
escape was very narrow.
Mr.. Waters, at the Center is put
ting up one of the best finished houses
in the towD.-E. G.. Rowell is repair
ing and painting his residence.-Wil-
liam Williams is to commence thor
ough repairs on his house soon.
East Albany.
S. H. Smalley has sold his place
to Mr.. Bagley.
O. j. Cass lately sawed 1853
shingles in his single mill in one
hour.
Erwin Hunter, son of Mr.. Fry
Hunter, died of consumption on
Tuesday last.
Flora Dow is failing rapidly with
consumption. = Mrs. Pettingill is
down with dysentery.
Barton.
The annual meeting of Active Engine
Co. will be postponed one week, until
Sept. 18th. HENRY GAY, Sec.
A republican caucus will be held
on Monday evening at the Academy
hall.
To all persons wishing the address
of frst-class reliable dye house, we
would name Lewando's French Dye
House, II Temple Place, Boston.
1t was not the "helper,'' as we
stated last week, which ran over the
COW at High street crossing, but a
"wiId" engine running wild. Mr..
Phillips and Mr.. Whitcher do not run
over many cows.
We understand F. P. Cheney, in
an illegitimate campaign sheet, ''goes
for the editor rather severely. Per-
haps when he goes into print next
time he could write an interesting
letter about that little affair of his in
Albany.
The village schools started up with
a very large attendance. Mr.. Mar
tin in the academy, Miss Baldwin in
the grammar school, Miss Frasier in
the intermediate room, Miss Jenness
in the primary department. The
school starts under favorable au-
spices.
We hear little said about town rep
resentative as yet. By custom and
general consent it will fall to some
body in the south or village section
of the town. Some of the farmers
are talking of farmers candi-
date. If they could all hitch up to-
gether, they would make a strong
team. County politics absorbs at
tention considerably.
Mrs. Samuel Drew was taken VIC
lenily i'll Sunday night and died on
Tuesday morning. She came to this
town with her husband nearly forty
years ago and they have resided in
the west part of the town ever since.
They have reared large family,
nearly all of whom were present to
attend the funeral on Thursday.
Mrs. Drew was woman who devot-
ed her life to the interests of he1
family, and was much esteemed by
her neighbors.
Preparations are being made fol
the coming fair which will be hello
Sept. 26-27-20. The buildings will
be repaired, the grounds put in goo6
order and everything done to make i
a success. A premium list and adj
vertisement will appear next week
The association expect to secur,
some eminent man to deliver an ag
ricultural address. There will b,
other special attractions for the ben
eft and entertainment of the people
1t will be remembered that Davi,
Jacobs had a lot of clothing stol
from his cart last March and suspi
clons rested on the Browns, two O
whom were arrested, but they 90
clear for want of evidence. Sine
that time it turns out that two O
them, Scion and Daniel, have bee
peddling clothing in Canada. Sui
tlclent evidence having been obtaine
they were re-arrested last week
brought before Justice Barnard
where strong evidence was produced
and they were bound up in the SUI
of $3.50 each, which they could nc
procure, and they were taken to Iras
burgh Jail. Joe Pierce, son-in-la,
OF Daniel Brown, was also arrested
IL having been found that he wa
clad in suit of the stolen clotbino