Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-13
week and it was badly mangled.

f. G. Williams, having enlarged
and greatly improved his store, is re-
ceiving lots of fall and winter goods.
Henry Cleveland has been in Bos-
ton the last week.-Mrs.. Barnes has
arrived home from Little Falls, n. Y.
Samuel Newton has rented farm
in Salem-Derby and will move away
the first of December-sorry to have
the family leave town.
Sylvester Allen has bonght the
Eleazer Sanville place, paying $3.50.
WIN. Watts has bought of Sylves-
ter Cass the W. W. Frost house, pay
ing $3.50.
Singing school at the school house
every Tuesday evening. They are
singing out of the new books called
the "Climax," which John Wheelock
has for sale.
CraftSbur.v.
I. ]. Newton gets a pension of
So per month and $3.50 back pay.
Miss Ada Lyon is very sick with
brain and spinal trouble Myra Gage
is also very sick.
The Rev. John Chamberlin from
N. Y. City arrived in town this week
and will stop for the present to visit
relatives.
Communion services at the Presby-
terrain church on the last Sunday in
this month. A clergyman from
abroad is expected.
The dam at the McLaren & Bah
cock saw mill was carried away by
the freshet last week, together with
the gate, quantity of slab wood etc.
Intelligence has been received to
the effect that John White, who went
from this town to California some
twenty years ago: was recently shot
in the head in melee in that state,
and his injury is feared to be mortal.
Some of the neighbors on the
Greensboro side begin to feel that
they may have heen swindled by Bos-
ton parties to whom they have sent
quantity of butter. They were in
duced to send their butter on tie
promise of large prices and quick
payments. They have been anxious
ly looking for their pay but it does
not come.
The ladies entertainment at the
town hall was a success. G. G. Hoyt
related his experience in rebel pris-
ons, showing the extreme cruelties
practiced on union soldiers; he was
listened to with the greatest interest,
and all felt when he closed his re-
marks that the systematic efforts,
instituted by the Confederate Gov
eminent to reduce our army by starry
ing our soldiers, was the most bar
barous of anything known in modern
warfare.
A young swell with stove-pipe
hat, cooked on one side of his empty
head, arrived at l. T. Patterson's
last Wednesday evening, and called
for supper and lodging for himself
and wife, engaged the town hall for
Thursday evening to give side show.
On Thursday he hil ed Noble Kinney's
team to go to the Common, but ex-
tended the trip to East Hill, Mill viii
lage, along black river and other
places when he returned he found
Mr.. Kinney looking for an officer to
send for him. On Friday morning
he called Mr.. Patterson into his room
and told him he was "dead broke"
and he guessed that he and his wife
would not have any breakfast; said
that he would return next week and
settle his bills. Tom politely invited
him to leave bis traps, which he did.
Some one took pity on the woman
and gave her breakfast and the hap
ply pair started on foot for more
balmy cline.
Derby.
Albert White has bought the build
ing lot where VIM. Spears house re-
Gently burned. 1t is expected that
Mr.. w. will build in the spring.
Elmer Albee has rented the tene-
ment over E. Lanes store and will
soon commence housekeeping with
his recently acquired "better half %
Salem-Derby.
E. HI. Waterman has sold his Per-
cheron colt to Chauncy Wilson for
$3.50.
Calvin Richardson has sold his
farm to Mr.. Parks, and Mrs. Rich
ardson has bought the Calvin Grow
farm.
The school-house in the Crandall
district is undergoing thorough re-
pairs.
The auction sale of the Davis
property the 4th, was a complete
sham.
John Mitchell has rented his farm
and is going to move to Stanstead
Plain in November, where he has
bought a place.
Henry johnson and family met
with quite serious accident recent
ly: while going down the Libby hill
the horse stepped on rolling stone
which threw her down, breaking both
shafts. Mrs. J. and the children
were thrown on to the horse, and