Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-20

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Blodgett and H. E. Folsom of Lyn-
donville, and E. Raymond of Boston.
Newport Center.
Sleeper & Buzzell will buy rasp-
berries again this year.
David Jenkins is charging his hall
which will be 32x62 feet.
Harvey Williams and family, of
Providence, r. L., are in town.
G.. W. Percy has his job on the
bridge, near Ezra Davison's, nearly
completed.
Asa Gregory, who has worked for
W. H. Wiley the past winter and
spring, is running an engine in the
International mill at Newport.
Rodney Rice, who disappeared
from his home about three years ago,
and was supposed to be dead, return
ed one day last week from New
York.
Frank L. Bailey, who recently died
at Centre Point, Texas, but formerly
of this place, will be missed by a
large circle of friends both at this
place and at Troy. His wife has
the sincere sympathy of the commu-
nifty in this great bereavment.
The Good Templars' lodge of this
place is in the most prosperous con-
ditlon since its organization. The
lodge numbers about eighty good
working members. They meet every
Saturday night at the Post Hall, and
next Friday evening they will assem-
BILE to organize degree temple.
Westfe1d.
They are happy with a new girl
baby at VIM. Edmund's.
Sherburne Locke and wife will
soon start West on visit.
Our summer schools have been sue
cessful and the terms are closing.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
| St. JOhnSbuTy.
A large number of our citizens are off
| trim fo no for. Il
elsewhere.
| o. FL. Hale paid his creditors 25 cents
on a dollar. The First National bank
takes his store building on Railroad street.
at $4,000.
Geo. L. Bradley writes home from Min.
neapolis that the point suits and that he
has decided to locate there. He will re-
turn here in two or three weeks to ar.
range his business for a final exit.
The Passumpsic savings bank has de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of 2 IA
per cent, amounting to $2S,566. The de-
posits amount to 81 ,3O7, 372 and the de
positors number 51SS. The present sur
plus is $ll, 800 and undivided profits after
paying dividend are $l6,443. The de
crease in deposits the last six months was
27,6O3. The First National bank ane
Merchants National bank declared pei
cent dividends.
A. F. Nichols shot his step son, Free
man Nye, one night recently, supposins
him to be burglar. The family had beer
disturbed dnring the early morning by
some noise about the premises, and later
Mrs. Nichols awoke and fearing that bur
glars were in the house, called her hus
band. The boys were sleeping in room
near by, and Freeman called out, "Fath
er, father!" Mrs. Nichols ran to the room
and found some one holding the door
Mr.. Nichols seized pistol and follow
ed and joined his wife in attempting tt
force open the door, and while pushing
against it his pistol was accidentally dis
charged, the ball passing through the
panel and entering the side of the boy
who was holding the door. Freeman hat
been ill and was up and probably awokt
his mother, and when she got frightened
he in turn was excited and thought bur
glar was entering his room. 1t was {
queer performance all around. The boy
is alive and will probably recover.
Danville.
Mrs. Hidden of Lyndonville spoke upor
temperance at the Congregational church
last Sabbath evening and organized w
G. t. U. of Is members, with Mrs, Qu
rant president.
/ The repairs that the church edifice al
| North Danville has been undergoing
have frightened it up and made it quite
fresh and pleasant. The re-dedicatory
services were well attended, the house
being well filled, and many present from
adjoining towns. The sermon by Rev
M. Atwood was very appropriate.
Sutton.
David Cross has been in New Hamp
shire visiting friends, during the last
week.
Contrary to the predictions of tn.
farmers, the hay crop will average with
former years.
Mrs. Caleb Moulton is not expected
to live long; she was thrown from ;
wagon, year ago, and never recovered
from the injury sustained. -Arad Ball il
in very feeble health.
Jane Page, of Boston, is stopping al
J. w. Colby's; Mrs. Cross, of Boston
at Rev. A. P. Tracy's; Ella Chapman, OF
Sheldon Falls, is visiting friends here
Sale Hall of Barton Landing is spending
a few weeks in town.
Mrs. Babcock has sold her house in this
village to Mr.. Tibbets, for $500. Mrs
Babcock came here, two years ago, to
take care of Mrs. John Ladd who die6
last spring; she intends to return to hel
western home soon.
West Burke.
Ethan Davis has moved into the light
house.
S. A. Nelson has gone to Boothbay
Maine, to join his family for short time
Misses Lizzie and Lou Paine of Sun
cook, N. H., are stopping with A. l.. AL
drich for few days.
Last Wednesday, while Elmer E. Wash
bur n Of Newark was setting fence posts
using an iron bar, in some way the end O.