Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-10

Holyoke, Mass, to work in a saw (
mill as marker, at $50 month and
board. Edgar Drown has also gone
to the same place at $50 a month.
Newport.
Easter services at the churches,
yesterday, with decorations and suit
able exercises.
Rumor has it that the Canadian
Pacific r. r. Co. has leased the S.
E. r. r. for SO years, and will make
this portion of their through line to
the Atlantic.
Nixon Morse broke through the ice
on Friday with a horse and wagon
and learned to his sorrow that the
water was too cold for bath. Help
being at hand, ''Nick" and the horse
were soon got out, but the wagon
went to the bottom, to be fished out
afterwards.
The funeral of Gertie Bean, daugh
ter of Horace Bean, was attended ON
Friday last, at the Bellevue House, a
very large number of relatives
and friends being present. Revs.
Wild, Atwell and Hall officiated in
the services. There was a profusion
of floral emblems. Gertie was great
ly beloved by large acquaintance.
Notice is being given to all veteran
soldiers of the late war, who were
honorable discharge, that there will
be special meeting at the armory of
Baxter Post No. 81 G.. A. r. to con-
suit upon some matters pertaining to
pensions and soldier bounty land
claims. The offices of the grand
army posts have been called upon by
national encampmeut of the Grand
Army of the Republic to furnish GER
tain information. This is matter
of great Importance to every veteran
whether he belongs to the grand army
or not. There are several bills now
before the congressional committee
on pensions and bounty land claims
that are of special interest to us all.
And all are cordially invited to make
a grand rally at Newport on the 10Th
of April, 1882, to take counsel to-
gether. Let every veteran in the
county manifest his interest by his
presence on that day.
j. G. RUTHFoRD, for Committee.
Newport Center.
d. j. Perkins and William Wiley
exchanged houses last Monday.
Lester Sweet leaves this village
next week and goes to work for L.
R. Robinson we shall miss Let.
North Troy.
O. n. Elkins' auction was well at
tended. He sold good proportions
of his damaged goods at fair prices.
n. b. Parkhurst's block is to be
S0XS0, to front on both Main and
South streets. 1t is to be a fine build
ing.
We see the name of Hon. John W.
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candidate for governor. 1t is wise
selection.
The listers are after the invento-
ries, and find that personal property
will not figure as large as usual in
the tax list of 1882.
The auditors for the school distrist
: met at w. r. RowelPs office last
Saturday evening. They found the
village district in good financial con-
5 dition.
Col. o. n. Elkins is making ex-
pensive repairs to his store. He will
newly arrange the postoffice, putting
in lock boxes and fixing things up in
=, fine shape.
The case, Edward Bickford VS..
Eugene Tate before justice Elkins last
Wednesday was decided in favor of
the plaintiff. j. L. Lewis for plain
tiff, j. S. Dorman for defendent.
Bert jerks, who has been at
work for Geo. G. May & Co., while
crossing the ice near Masonville sta
ton, last Wednesday, was drowned.
e The body has not BEEN recovered.
Bert was aged Is years and was a
promising young man.
: WestInOre.
Alanson Cheney has moved to
Evansville Carbee has
moved to Woodsville, n. II.
J. P. Lyon was chosen committee
! of district No. 2, and vote was tax
en- to repair the school house. Mr.
d Lyon found he had friends on Thurs
e day last, when he gave general in.
It vitation to sugar party.
n CALEDONIA COUNTY.
4 Stannard.
q Sugaring has commenced in gooC
earnest, most of the farmers have
q tapped and are getting good flow Of
4 of sap.
S. j. McLoud is back from Evans
, vile and has gone to work in his ole
= place at the mill at Greensboro
9 Bend, at $40 per month
h Samuel Winchester has returned
2. from Massachusetts, where he ha
n been looking for farm. 1t will b.
r hard to fill Mr. Winchester's place il
n town matters and as an neighbor.
he Quite number of changes in rea
!, estate this spring. William Wolcot