Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-02

she never rallied, dying in about an
hour. She was brought hon and
medical aid was summoned, but to
no avail. Her remains were taken
to North Troy where her parents re-
side.
North Troy
The Conference of the Cong'l
church, held here last week was well
attended and of great interest. A
detailed report reached us this morn
ing, too late for to-day.-EDIToR.
The selectmen have laid out road
through Chandler & SINNERS land
on East Hill, beginning on the A. B.
Button farm on the Burlington road
and running through to the road
from East Hill ito Newport Center,
at the Doane farms. This road is
three miles and fourteen rods long
and runs so as to leave a tier of lots
between the road and Newport West
line. 1t passes through thousand
acres of the richest and best soil in
town, lying inclined to the east.
Messrs Chandler & Skinner are rap
idly clearing up through that section
leaving the land in good shape for
some enterprising parties to settle,
and make splendid farms in few
years.
Otis Powell, deaf and dumb
man, living at Mays mill, while
walking home on the railroad track
Sunday afternoon, was struck by the
locomotive, B. B. Smalley, when
near the Mccormick ledge, and was
thrown from the track. The engine
was stopped, and the injured man
taken on board and carried to Mr..
Mays residence. DR.. Blackstone
was summoned and made an exam
ination. His side was found badly
bruised, his collar bone broken, and
besides the terrible shock to the sys-
tenn, was suffering from internal in
juries. He is improving at present
as much as can be expected, with
prospects of recovery.-Palledium.
westfeId.
Mr.. Benware is thoroughly repair
ing his farm buildings.
Elder A. J. Hall has taken possess
sion of the place he bought of D. 7.
Clark estate.
w. S. Trumpass wishes it to be
understood that he raised 80 bushels
of wheat to the acre instead of so as
was reported last week.
Miss Mabel Woodworth' schoo
on North Hill closed last week; this
was her fourth term in that school
and like the others, a success.
Mrs. Joseph Wards remains were
brought here from Fairfax for buria
last week. Mrs Ward was formerly
resident of this town and was
known as very estimable woman
and devout Christian.
Some evil-disposed person entered
the barn of William Edmunds las
week and cut out ten feet of beltins
belonging to a threshing machine
owned by Mr.. Temple. Such mean
ness ought to be rewarded with jus
punishment.
Wakefield & Bedell are doing
thriving business at their mill. The
: shipped a lot of lumber this summe
to Africa to build missionary school
house, probably the first shipped fror
the state for that purpose to any fol-
eign country.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. .JOhnSbury.
Station agent Henderson is selling FRI
: quent tickets to the West and South. A
unusual number have bought and ar
talking about tickets for Florida. Ticket
to Jacksonville by rail are $40.05, an
the round trip same route is $6S.1O. B
boat via Boston, fare is $31.00 and th
round fare $3.50 These rates are frol
st. Johnsbury.
The CdledOnidn has the following
regard to the G. A. r. Fair: At the clos
of the address General Logan took hi
stand ON the floor of the hall and prob;
bly, 1900 Vermonters had the privilege
shaking him by the hand. Thus close
the most successful gathering of the kin
ever held in st. Johnsbury. When til
committee went to settle width Gen. LIZ
gan he refused to receive anything excer
a ticket to New York, saying, Il ver
seldom take pay for speaking and last {
all from a relief corps. If I find an
3, money tucked into my pocket, I sha
promptly return it,
On Saturday evening all articles O
hand were sold at auction, and those thu
were voted for and guessed upon wei
disp osed of as follows: The quilt, Q
n which gueSseS as to the number of piece
it contained fell to Mrs. John Borlant
Mrs. Elsie Harvey and E. L. Hovey, the
, each guessing the right number, 314, an
they generously presented it to Go
S Pingree, who had expressed desire ft
n it and invested five dollars in guesse
The Afghan was voted to Rev. E.
Sanford, one clock was voted to DR..
B. Billiard, who presented to the POI
t and it was sold at auction for four dc
It lars. The silver salver and mixed s.
particular mode of disposing of article
at a fair, it is hoped may now be droppe
IL as its tendency is neither to promote fl
: or good will. The last clock voted {
O created the most interest of anything
q and the votes cast numbered 1914,
! which L. B. Heald had 61S; C. E. Pu
ney 553; George R. Crosby 143; nettir
: the post $131.4O. The entire proceeds