Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-06

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prove fatal.
John w. Currier was in Massachu-
sets last week looking after the Low
ell Loom Picking Co. He has estab-
lished an office at 81 Market street,
Lowell, Mass.
WestfeId.
l.. K. Annis has bought of James
G. Smith his village place.
James Hill has bought of Hoyt &
Wakefield, one-third interest in their
store. We wish them success.
The trustees of the Westfeld gram
mar school, have elected Silas Hill,
j. Ell. Buck and E. III. Miller, COM
mittee; A. G. Hitchcock, treas. o.
5. Miller, sec.
The town authorities have effected
settlement with Dennis Shortsleeves
for alleged damages received by Mrs.
Shortsleeves, from defective high
way. The town paying 5000.
r. H. Wright came near losing his
buildings by fire ON the morning of
the 9th. They happened to have
quantity of milk ON hand which just
saved them. RUDE says that he rath-
er have one pan of milk to put out
fire than two pals of water; worth
remembering. Estimated loss $40.
Rev. Geo. E. Burnham is very
fortunate in his donations, having
received over $40. On Thursday
evening last, $50 persons were pres
ent and partook of the generous sup
per provided, and the net proceeds
amounted to nearly $40. Mr.. Burn
ham is much respected and has been
very successful in his work. He is
holding revival meetings at present
at No. Troy village.
WeStmore.
Remember the concert Wednesday
evening at Willoughby House. See
bills.
Warren Pierce is very sick.-Mrs.
M. ID. Scott is in a very feeble con-
| ditiOn of health.
A large number of teams are draw
ing lumber from the Long Pond
country to West Burke.
There is talk of spool factory in
this place. A large amount Of tim
Der suitable for the purpose could be
got.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
There were sixty-five deaths, sixty
six births, and sixty-six marriages
in st. Johnsbury village during the
year 1881.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks is to erect
at st. JOhnsbury a building for the
use of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
There are nine churches in st.
Johnsbury and the Presbyterians are
to build another the coming season.
Besides these there are four more out
side of the village in the town, MAX
ing fourteen in town of $500 and
ten in village of $500 inhabitants.
The whole number of gallons of IL
quor sold in Caledonia county for the
past seven months is seven hundred
ninty-nine gallons. including all used
for mechanical and medical purposes.
This is not bad showing for a com
munity of %, 600 inhabitants.
Peacham.
Little Ralph Mears is very sick
with diphtheria, and his older sister
was taken with it Monday.
Stock sold well at Mrs Walbridge' s
auction last Wednesday; the farm
was bought by Charles Adams OF
DanvilIe for S2,725.
VIM. Kicker shipped 81 lambs ant
sheep to market last Monday, thai
aggregated 6001 lbs; they were some
of his own fattening.
Danvi1le.
That dreadful disease, diphtheria
, seems to be gaining ground in thi!
| village very fast. There have beer
two deaths from it already, and Their,
. are several more cases reported.
The inhabitants of this village wer,
shocked, last Friday, to hear of thu
sudden death of Mr.. Ezra Perry,
former resident of this place, but TO
the past few years living at St. Johns
bury, with his son-in-law, III. w
: Preston. 1t seems that he came III
l from ST. Johnsbury ON the o'clocl
E train and went to his old place, wher
Freeman Underhill now lives, ant
' knocked at the door. Mr.. Underhil
Immediately opened the door, and a
he did SO, Mr.. Perry fell into tn
house and died almost instantly, onl
gasping once or twice. His funera
was held at Mr.. Underhill' S, on Tues
r day of this week.-North Star.
/ West Burke.
The Vermont Lumber Co., hav
got their saw mill, south of the depo
up and covered and are this wee
putting in the machinery. The
have a board saw and edger whic
! are being put in by Charles Laboul
veau and S. f. Newton. In til
dressing mill adjoining they have tw
planners and the machinery of bot
concerns is driven by so horse pow
er engine. The logs 60 into one en-
of the establishment and 90 from til
other end into the cars in the shan