Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-17

220o pounds of Washington matter to his
old constituents, and the railroad compa
MES who are this month weighing their
mail matter, for basis on which to
make a new contract, will have a point
the start of Uncle Sam, and be able to
make paying terms.
Capt. r. w. Laird has sold his Blue |
Mountain granite quarry to Hendrick |
Bros. and Co. of South Ryegate for |
$4,000. The reason of the sale is that |
Capt. Laird finds that he can obtain a |
better quality of granite at less expense
from his recently opened quarry at |
Greensboro
On Sunday last, at the instance of an
officer in Biddeford, Me-, policeman Ran
dali arrested Fred LaCourse, who had re-
Gently arrived from Biddeford, on a
charge of breaking into house there and
stealing jewelry and hundred or more
dollars in money. Fred, who has good
connections here, seems to be Il sort Of
bad boy himself. He has served a term
in the reform school and now appears to
have some aspirations for position in
states prison. The Biddeford officer has
taken him to Biddeford, where his case
will be examined and his claims to the
position aforesaid duly considered.
East Hard wick.
Rev. Mr. Knowlton of Greensboro,
preached at the Cong. church, in ex-
change with the pastor, Sunday, August
| 9th.
The little child of Geo. Nelson, that
had its arm cut off by a moving machine,
is doing well; it is a daughter and not a
son, as stated last week.
Sutton.
The dwelling house of Luther Gray
in the north part of the town was burned
on Tuesday morning last The fire
caught in the garnet in some manner, and
had made such Roadway when discovered
that it could not be subdued. Much of
the furniture was saved. There was a
reported insurance, on house and barn,
of 1910, which will not cover the loss.
West Burke.
Mary Cahill returned to Lowell, Mass,
last Saturday.
Eli Packer Of Albany N. Y, is stopping
with his brother. II. H. Packer, for few
days.
Charles Wire of Newark, who has been
in South Carolina, is at home visiting his
father and friends.
While Mrs. a. O. Williams was eating
green peas for dinner Tuesday last, one
of the peas lodged in her throat and near
ly choked her to death; a physician was
Immediately called, who soon relieved
her.
East Burke.
E. E. Phillips and George Counter both
have a child sick with dysentery.
Alvah Jenkins has returned home from
Kansas. He is in quite poor health.
Lafayette Goss is very sick with quin-
sy sore, and an abscess on his lower jaw
bone.
O. H. Smith and eldest daughter, Miss
Rose of Springfield, Mass, arrived here
last Wednesday.
Rev..J. E. Smith and family of n. Y.
City are here and will remain until the
last of the month.
Mrs. S. Locke of Westfeld, who is &
I-c.c+o, Nv, Lron,.;c Wells cnap+ a fau
days here on her way to Dakota.-Dr. A
w. Cushing of Springfield, Mass, made
a flying visit to his friends here last week
WheclOch.
farm
S. G. Cree has just put new hume into
his machine shop.
Heman Mcclure has sold his place tt
Tyler Thomas and will move back tx
: Glover into his old home.
: Mr.. Farnham, who owns the old hotel
has arrived in town, and repairs on hi
buildings will commence at once.
e H. P. King and wife of Wheelock anC
, his son, j. C. King, and wife of Sheffield
are this week visiting friends in n. H.
John Topham has sold his place on tn
Wheelock road TO E. A. Williams of Dan
vile, and we expect John will now bull
q coy little home at the village.
- Mrs. Bullock is fixing up her barn
J John Sanborn doing the work. If yo
q want building moved, or other repair
It made, John Sanborn is the man to do ii
s Geo. Bean has moved into the Georg
: Jenness house.-G. j. Chesley has move
y his household furniture into Mrs. Bull
ock's house, and his children are going
their grandmother's in Sheffield for til
e present. Mr.. Chesley talks of buildin
h in the suburbs.
+ On the evening of the 9TH inst, the bar
; of Frank Robinson, who lives on til
, square, was entirely consumed by fir,
= Contents saved with the exception of
} hog, which was got out but went bac
} into the fire and was lost. Fortunate
l. Mr.. Robinson had been away from hon
j. and had not commenced his haying. I'll
fire was caused by his horse knocking
lantern down in the barn. 1t was wit
quite an effort that the house was save,
IN O. M. Ingalls, had his face qnite bad
burned at the time.
THE VERMONT METHODIST