Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-04-27

a time when work is slack and wages are
low.
The fact that the Boston & Lowell rail-
road has a contract with the Western
Union telegraph company to furnish them
Geographic facilities over all their roads,
probably knocks out the International
telegraph between Lunenburgh and
SwantOn, so far as the railroad is con-
cerned at least. The Western Union will |
either have to arrange with the Interna
independent line Caledonian
Lyndonvi1le.
Ed Holtham, freight brakeman, had a |
shoulder dislocated while coupling cars |
at Wells River recently.
The Universalist society and Sabbath |
school were entertained by John Allen at |
his sugar orchard last Saturday.
The trustees will extend the plank side |
walk on Center street so as to make |
continuous line of plank walk from the
Center to Music hall.
Delegations from this village and st.
Johnsbury were present at the dedication
of the new hall by the West Burke Good
Templars a week ago last Saturday even
ing.
There has been considerable amount
of evidence on our streets, during the
past few days, that somebody was fur
nishing intoxicating liquor to young men
in our village. One young man lay in
barn nearly all day dead drunk.
Sutton.
J. M. Pillsbury's sugar house was de-
stroyed by fire last week.
Rawson Stoddard has bought the J. M.
Abbott place and taken possession.
William Allen Of Sheffield, father of
| Mrs. P. P. Ball, died at the asylum in
Brattleboro, April 14th, and his remains
were brought here for interment last Fri
day.
Will Allen and family have gone to Cal
ifornia.-Ed. Hall has gone to Buffalo,
N. Y.-Bradbury Watson to Providence,
r. Mrs. Geo. Eastman has gone to
| Join her husband in Newton, Mass.
Newark.
William Ball, twenty-seven years old,
son of Marvin Ball of Newark, committed
suicide on the morning OF the Goth inst.
It seems that for some time he had been
brooding over family troubles-it is I'M
| Il 4I,a% ,>f xy,,1o ca1nt for.
him and his wife at his fathers-and on
Monday morning he went to the barn and
shot himself through the body, near the
heart He lived about an hour and a half
afterward. The weapon used was skel-
eton rife, the barrel being about foot
in length. The unfortunate young man
did not seem conscious after the shooting
and spoke but once. He leaves a wife
and two small boys.-Republican
West Burke.
Perry Porter has enlarged his store,
taking in the tenement rooms and making
great improvement in the matter Of
room.
j. J. Sulloway is painting his house.
J. P. Otis has shingled his house and is
making some improvements about his
yard.
The village schools will commence the
4th of May, Miss Jessie Powers teaching
in the higher department, and Miss Clara
Davis in the primary.
Jefferson Cowles had the misfortune to
lose his pocket-book containing some over
$50, but some days after found the same
in manager in his stable, contents all
right.
In the law suit between Geo. M. Dean
and Lucius Martin, Apr. 18th, the jury
gave Dean $40 and costs. Dean appeal
ed.-In the suit between P. Porter and
D. Wishart, Porter received verdict of
$13 and costs.
The dedication Of the Good Templar
Hall and sugar party, Saturday evening,
was very pleasant affair. Quite a num-
Der from the Lyndonville and st. Johns
bury Lodges were present. Hector Lodge
made this Lodge here present of nice
polished steel knocker, for the outer door,
which was very acceptable. the new
hall is a pleasant room, large enough and
well furnished with settees and chairs,
the tables and the organ they had before,
so the room is well supplied with all that
is needed, and the Order seems in a -four
ishing condition.
East Burke.
Willie, son of Richard Gage, aged 13
years, broke one of his legs below the
knee while wrestling recently.
David ellison has bought of C. A. Har-
ris the barn and remainder of the house
lot which formerly belonged to the And
erson place.
Bradford Flower has his things packed
ready to move to Newport, but was tax
en- suddenly sick with fever and at the
present writing is quite low.
David Austin's wife died on the 10th
inst, aged Al years. The funeral took
place at the M. E. church on Tuesday.
She had been sick a long time with con-
sumption.
I. D. Bemis was at home a few days
last week and unless his wife's health is
better will throw up his job and remain
at home. Mrs. Bemis has been in very
poor health all winter from lung trouble,
and unless she gets permanent help,
, fears are entertained 1t will result in con-
sumption.
J Lambert Finney, son of Harrison Finney
of this place, went west six years ago,
and has worked on one place ever since,
and by steady industry and good habits
+ has bought and paid for a farm of 160
acres, and last week took to himself a
wife, Miss Alice p. Bloker Of Kensett,
Iowa, she being the daughter of his en-
ployer where he has worked for the past
! six years.
Ed. Harris probably has the best equip
2 ped sugar orchards in the county, and a
{ visit to his sugar works will pay. He
taps 1900 trees, has all new tin buckets,
the patent iron spout, Houghton's COM
partment pans 16 feet long with heater.
t For storage he has feed tubs which hold
800 pals; he has sugaring- off arch by
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