Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-04-20

a soclal gathering OF the young |
people at Mrs. George Watson's on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Edgar Coolidge entertained
her S. S. class at her house on Tues
day evening, April a.
Dir. Charles Peck and Mr.. Elmer
Clio have rented the sugar place of
MI. Jacob Greenwood.
George Chamberlain and his sis
ter Carrie left on Tuesday for Nc
Indoes Falls will be absent several
weeks
A child. two months old, daughter
of Mr.. Shepardson, who lives on the
Irasburgh road, was buried Wednes-
day April 18th.
George Watson has hired out to Carl
Harding for the summer. He still
keeps public house and all who pat
ronize him, give good reports.
Morgan.
Mrs. w. III. Rood is very sick
with pneumonia.
Newport.
The international mill is running
full time.
Lots of new buildings to go up
here this summer.
The ssMountain Maid is being
thoroughly repaired.
Hulled corn supper by the ladies
of the M. E. church next Friday eve.
Mrs. Folsom was dangerously sick
all last week, but is reported slightly
better.
WestfeId.
Asahel Smith has very bad sore
on his foot.
George Gilbert has rented George
Armstrong; farm for one year.
William Dickson has bought the
John Huse house near the village
price 1887.
Herbert Wright has gone west; he
expected to join ]. G. Buck in Mon.
treal and then 60 to Iowa.
Leander Miller Of Newport is in
town running his steam mill he has
quite large stock to cut out.
The creamery building Is being
erected; it is "a by 80 feet, 9 feet
posted, and built On bank where il
will be two stories high on one side
Hiram Miller will furnish the Mem.
phremagog House at Newport with
60 gallons of maple honey.-A. c.
Hitchcock has an order from Dakots
for sugar.
Thomas Trumpass slipped on the
ice last week, striking with great
force on the back of his head; he
has been dellrious since that time anC
his recovery is thought to be doubt
full.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
St. JOhnsbury.
E. X. Streeter, teller of the Mer.
chants Bank resigned his place
Tuesday on account of i'll health
He has made a very efficient teller
and will be missed by all. Herr
Blodgett of the Savings Bank take.
his place.
The celebrating of Mr.. and Mrs
David TrulPs twenty-ninth marriage
anniversary, and the marriage o.
their youngest daughter to Henry B
Cushman, of Irasburgh, which tool
place at their home in St. Johnsbury
Wednesday, April 9Th, was a yer,
joyful occasion.
: Mrs. Dennis (Howard) Cotter O
Maple street has lately received
$21O0 from the pension department
and is entitled to 800 year hereaf
ter for sons lost in the rebellion
Her two sons, Patrick and Joh1
Howard, both enlisted with Col
Chamberlin, in company A, 18th VT
regiment. Patrick was killed a
Cold Harbor and John died in An
Jacksonville prison-pen. Mrs. Cote
is poor and deserving woman, tn,
mother of clever children, and this
pension will be great help to her.
Seventeen union stone cutters from
Carriers stone yard at South Rye
gate, who are on a strike, were ar
rested and brought here last night 70
threatening and intimidating non
union men, the extreme penalty 70
which offence in Vermont is fine O
$500 or five years Imprisonment.
A hearing before Justice johnson
in which large number of lawyers ar
engaged, is now going on, and man.
witnesses are being examined to se
, whether the course of these men ha
7 been such as to make them answera
BILE to the law. The most of then
, are well-behaved Scotchmen and it i
believed that they have had SOM
provocation for their course ant
that the courts cannot infiict sever
, fines-if any-upon them.
, The Boston Traveller of Tuesda,
, has the following regarding the lat
railroad change in this vicinity
Both the Passumpsic and Contra
Vermont officials express themselve
as free from apprehensions on &C
count of the Boston & Lowelps &C
QUESTION of the st. Johnsbury
] Lake Champlain road. Neither re
, CARDS the new arrangement as hos
tile to their roads unless made so
, and they see no reason WHY it SHOULD