Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-09-15

acre of land and has harvested 20
bushels of the best oats ever seen in
this section. Mr.. Mason tried an ex-
pertinent with the Early Rose and
Hebron potatoes, planting the same
quantity on the same area of ground,
the Hebron producing over a bushel
and half to one Of the Rose.
The barn with sheds attached, be-
longing to Chas. f. Woodward, liv-
ing in the west part of the town, was
struck by lightning on Thursday af-
ternoon and destroyed with all the
contents, and some farming tools.
Mr.. Woodward had all his grain crop
in and it is lost with his hay and fod-
der. There was an insurance on it.
The friends and neighbors made him
quite generous contribution.
lrasburgh.
Fred Fields has bought the Irving
Wells farm.
Bible reading at the residence of
Rev. Mr.. Hutchins Tuesday evening.
Ed. B. Hill and wife are home
from York state on visit, after an
absence of some years.
The lrasburgh base ball club went
to Barton on Saturday and waxed
the Barton boys, 81 to 15.
The skating rink was opened on
Saturday evening. With a new tele-
phone and skating rink this commu-
nifty ought to be happy.
III. d. Davenport, having heard
that one Howard is making exhibit
tions on the drum in the county, is
showing what he can do in the rub
a-dub-dub line. Henry is hard boy
to beat on the drum.
Herbert Wheeler who has been
home on visit from South America
and was to return on Thursday, was
thrown out of wagon On the Albany
road near the E. A. Leach place, on
Wednesday, and had his leg broken
in two places below the knee. His
sister Eunice was in the wagon with
him but escaped injury. The acct.
dent was caused by COW which rar
into the wagon and frightened the
horse Drs. Templeton and Blanch
ard were called and the limb was pu
in the best condition possible.
Jay.
| G.. G. Lucier has bargained hi
place to Mrs. Mahan for 500.
Rev. J. t. Buzzell has his hous
we'll under way toward completion.
Report has it that the foreman a
Paine's mill has been dismissed on ac
count of his temperance views.
Two persons United with the churcl
on the 7th inst.
Eli Domino will eject house o.
the site where his house was burned
Mr.. Laplant doing the work.
The lumbermen are hiring help ant
putting them into the woods TO
another years stock of lumber.
The Baptist Sunday-school held
picnic in the L. Crandall grove O.
the 9th inst, when nearly 800 wer
present. The South Troy band ha
been invited and favored the part
with some very choice selections O
music. Thanks are extended to ther
for the favor. The occasion wa
much enjoyed by all.
. Lowell.
Prof. B. T. Woods has returne
from Dakota, and Mrs. E. Stephen
son from Mass.
This town chose Frank Skinne
6 representative on the fourth ballot
o Mr.. Skinner will do honor to the of
fee.
n Morgan.
A terrible wind STORM crossed tn
. town on Thursday, doing great dan
! age. 1t first struck with violence I'll
q James Moore sugar place, theme
y struck the Geo. Bartlett building
- unroofng both of his barns and d.
- stroying his hog house and Woo
v shed. His house was moved on i
foundation, and heavy timbers wei
v blown nearly fourth of a mile. M
; Bartlett estimates his damage
4 thousand dollars. The storm passe
o over the east part of the town dom
h much damage to forests, fences, ct
|. Newport Center.
:. Charles Patch was arrested recen
j. ly for drunkenness.
s Eli Sherman has bought the She
IL tiers farm, paying $500.
: Mrs. Clara Stowell and daught
+ have returned to Boston.
Quite number went to Montre
y the 18th to attend the Fair.
Il CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The complete vote in Caledonia coun
for senators, as received at this Off
from the several town clerks, is as fl
II lows:
# Charles d. Branerd, rep. BOZ
Henry C. Ide, rep. 237
" William E. Peck, dem. 1893
I'll. E. Folsom dem. 143
This gives Folsom the same number
e votes that Redngton, DEM, received f
J. governor. The complete returns f
= sheriff show that Sulloway, rep, non
mated by the democrats, had 1899 N
/ jority, as follows:
/. Lorenzo Sulloway, Jr. 2S3
Isaac NJ. Smith 1853
St. JOhnSbury.
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