Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-19

make in regard to their general behavior.
In the instance mentioned, two young
men came here on Sunday afternoon,
brought or procured rum and got drunk.
They were loaded into their spring board
and started toward home. As they are
men of respectable families, we withhold
names. M. III.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
PeachaTn.
Fred Laid, a boy of about II
years, left for Oregon last week, I'M
attended, except by the conductors of
the trains. He made a trip from
California here a few years ago in
the same manner.
James P. Clark recently bought
new wallet at store at West Bar
net, and when he opened it at home
he found ten dollar gold coin in it,
which he returned to the merchant.
who remembered carrying the wallet
while in Boston a while ago. He
gave ssJim" dollar for his honesty.
A very severe hail storm occurred
on the 9th inst. some of the hail
stones were nearly two inches in di-
ameter and they piled up in some
places so deep as to remain unmelted
two days. Exposed glass was brok-
en-, and had the storm been accom-
panied with wind all the windows
exposed would have been destroyed.
Children's day was observed at the
Methodist church, and was a pleas
ant occasion. The church was hand
somely decorated with flowers, fes-
toons, notices, etc. The service con-
sisted of music, responsive readings,
recitations and addresses by Rev.
Mr.. Martyr of the Congregational
church and Rev. G. w. Stowell.
Both Sabbath schools were repre-
scented. The congregation numbered
$40.
Sutton.
Miss Hall is keeping a first-class
school in this village.
Charles Hastings, juryman, was
obliged to give up his job on account
of sickness.
Fremont Campbell is agent for
the Singer sewing machine company.
Hope he may do well in his new bus
mess.
Rev. H. P. Gushing of East Burke
is supplying the pulpit during the alb
sence of the pastor to Massachusetts,
for vacation.
Moses Brown got his hand hurt
and poisoned recently in taking
horn pout from the hook and is hav-
ing a very bad arm.
L. B. Harris is spending a few
weeks in town with his family, Mr..
Harris is engaged in the telephone
business in New York and is doing
well.
The Ladies Missionary Society
met with Mrs. r. d. Wilson last
Wednesday, and elected officers for
the coming year; this society sup
ports teacher in India.
Another school-meeting has been
called on June 21, to see if the dis
trict will vote for new school house.
l.. B. Harris proposes to buy the old
house, and it is hoped the effort to
sell the old house may be successful.
Miss Harriet E. Clark, late grad
uate from the school of oratory, Bos-
ton, will give dramatic reading at
the Baptist church, Saturday, June
"a. Miss Clark is visiting her broth
er, Charles Clark.
III. w. Easterbrooks has been
new shingling his store.-Dr. Colby
is charging and repairing his barn.
Joseph Parker has made a new
fence, which constitute the princi-
pal repairs about the village for the
last fortnight.
Miss Rozena Campbell has return
ed from Spring Valley, Mimi, where
she has been teaching for few years
past. She goes back in August, and
is to take the place in the Bushford
school, vacated by Miss May Parker
on account of poor health.
A number of the members of w.
c. [. Z. attended the temperance
meeting at West Burke last Thurs
day, and reported very interesting
meeting, and are resolved to be more
alive in the cause of temperance in
this place. The cider question is the
most difficult one to meet here.
James Holtham informs us that
the parties who opened the mineral
ledge in Sheffield last fall will try
their luck again this year, sending
up an engine, pumps and necessary
apparatus for furthur developing the
mine. There is doubtless consider
able valuable mineral, chiefly silver,
but whether in paying quantities re-
mains to be seen.