Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-08-27

barn, and there is more or less re-
pairing throughout the village.
At meeting of A. E. Burnside
Post 6 G. A. r., held last Tuesday
evening, it was unanimously voted to
attend the semi-annual encamp-
ment to be held at st. Johnsbury,
Sept. 6 and Z. A cordial invitation
is extended to all ex-soldiers and
others to 90 with us. A good time
is expected as it will be during the
week of the muster of the National
Guard.
Holland.
Edwin Boothman while saving
shingles at Moulton's mill recently,
cut off two fingers.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harri-
son Clapper gave them a surprise
marriage anniversary visit on the
18th inst. A large number were
present and the day was pleasantly
spent. Presents to the value of $26
were left, for which their thanks are
extended to all the donors.
Trasbur.gh.
III. E. Jackman has rented his shop
for one year to George Marcott of
st. Johnsbury; he will take posses
sion Sept. 3.
I'll. Story has about thirty fine pigs
from four weeks to four months old,
which he offers for sale, also lot of
three year old cattle.
Irving Sanborn, who has been
clerking for G. III. Newland, return
ed last week to ST. Johnsbnry to at
tend school. He is a son of the late
A. j. Sanborn, who was well-known
to many citizens of this place.
Lowell.
The Misses Wheelock have return
ed to their school in New York.
A party went from here to Eden
Wednesday for picnic. Had a
good time.
Herbert Harding is home on Wis
it from Colorado, and d. E. Curtis
from Boston.
The Congregational church society
have invited Rev. Rufus King to re-
main as pastor another year.
L. B. Wellman is laying the found
alton for barn south of his store,
and he will put in a set of scales.
Morgan Center.
Frank Burroughs of Stannard has
moved on to his fathers place in this
town.
O. T. Haskill has bought the M.
Grow farm of A. M. Ward of st.
Johnsbury, paying 81, 200 for it.
Turner & Drown, granite workers,
have moved to West Charleston,
where they hope to do more extern
sive business.
In our last weeks items, J. A.
Gray was set to work in saw mill.
1t should have been stated that Geo.
Howard had that job, Mr.. Gray has
other business.
Newport Center.
A new covered bridge will be put
across the pond at Spaulding's shop.
Herbert Critchett and wife of Bos-
ton are in town visiting his grand
parents.
L. Wiley and family are going to
West Derby to live, where they will
keep boarders.
A fire, caused by spark from an
engine, on the David Rollins house
was eXtinguished.
ID. L. Hildreth is moving the house
he recently purchased of S. Keith a
little farther back from the road.
Mrs. J. III. M. Cochran has pam
sy geranium on which there were re-
Gently forty-ive clusters of buds and
blossoms.
Mrs. G.. L. Sleeper has gone to
Mason City, Iowa, to visit his sister,
Mrs Albert Cummings. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Tute have gone west to-
visit friends.
Some excitement recently over Pc
titions relative to the appointment of
deputy sheriff. The friends of tenn
perance petitioned Sheriff Patterson
to appoint A. c. Austin, a stanch
temperance man, and one who can
run temperance hotel, to the office.
Others petitioned for Dave Jenkins.
We should be pleased if Mr.. Patter-
son listens to the requests of the tenn
perance people of this community.
An application of the prohibitory law
has doubtless taught some of our
young men the danger of open
drunkenness.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
An old man by the name of Whit
ing Richardson was run over by the
mail train last Monday at Rickers,
and seriously injured. Richardson
is man of Incorporate habits, and
had been on spree for several days
previous to his injury. He went into
the sawmill just before the train came
along but was ordered out, and went
up on the track. He stepped one
side as the train came along, but did
not get far enough away and it is sup
posed that he was struck by the cyl
inder head of the engine. One leg