Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-10

transfer the Gus tom-house to Colonel b.
B. Smalley until the middle of this month
or the first of September.
A carload of spruce lumber shipped
from East Berkshire, recently, was
bound for South Africa. 1t is to be used
in the construction of a school-house
It is expected that Francis Murphy,
the temperance apostle, and Rev. D. Boil
ton of Boston will again be among the
speakers at the Morrisville camp-meet-
ings this summer.
Fred Newcomb of Bethel has lost near
ly two hundred young turkeys by dis
ease, the symptoms of which are small
spot of canker upon the middle of the
stomach, finally spreading until it covers
the whole inner surface and kills the bird.
Bears are making their appearance in
Lexington in more than usual numbers.
A large one was seen in a pasture the
other day, viewing flock of sheep, and
it all owed some men to come within a
woods.
Mr.. E. P. Stearns, living three miles
from St. Adams on the Swanton road,
b adj his house broken into in the absence
O his family recently. The robbers took
away with them twenty-five dollars in
m oney, besides effects amounting to for
ty dollars.
A representative of the yeomanry of
the hills drove into Burlington the other
day and seeing many buildings draped in
mourning was puzzled as to what it all
m cant. When told Gen. Grant was dead,
he said he sshadn't no sort Of an idee he
had so many relations in Burlington
James johnson, a shifter in the railroad
var at White River Junction, fell between
the cars on the night of the 9th ult., and
was so badly hurt that he died early the
next morning. Deceased was about 40
years old and had been employed at the
Ju notion some twenty years. He leaves
quite family to mourn his loss.
The 8th Vermont regiment expects to
send 40 veterans along with the 38th
Mas sachusetts to the Shenandoah valley
at Opequan. The Vermont veterans hope
to meet there the 2sth Georgia that cap
tured their battle-flag on the field. Nine
regiments of Vermont troops were Sheri-
dams soldiers.
The Methodist camp-meeting at Nor
ris vile occurs August IL to Is. Those
attending should purchase "a camp-meet-
ing ticket" Fare from St. Johnsbury
$1.25. Trains leave that place 6.25 a. M,
3.l8 and SOP p. M, returning leave Nor.
risville at sos and 1.50 a. m. and 7.15 p.
m. The same rates and trains hold true
for the temperance camp-meeting Aug.
Is, 10 and 20.
Aunt Dolly White of Newbury celebrat-
ed her 1O2nd birthday July %. She has
recently lost her eyesight but her mind is
still clear and her memory very fresh
She repeats poetry and scripture with the
same precision and dignity as she was
wont to 25 years ago. Aunt Dolly is still
the wonder of the community where she
resides. She is revered by all who know
her, and starts out on her 103d year with
| prospect Of living to good old age.
The Union Temperance Camp Meeting
Association Of Vermont present the fol
lowing as the list of speakers for its Sew,
enth Annual Meeting to be held at Nor.
risville, VT, Aug. Is, 10 and 20: Mrs
Mary T. Lathrop of Michigan, whose rep
utation in the West is as great as Mrs
Livermore's in the East; Rev. W. c.
Steele, of New York; Rev. Elijah Horr
D. D., Chelsea, Mass; w. W. Powers,
M. A, II. A. Cooke of Boston, and D. B
Mckenzie of Mooers, N. Y. A large at
tendance and successful gathering is look.
ed for. Dr. Bolton and Miss Bolton will
be present during Wednesday and Thurs.
day and give choice selections of solos