Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-08


DR.. F. S. Gray has added several
volumes of rare medical works to his
library. He has a large and increas-
ing practice.
Thomas Trumpass, who has been
sick for about two months, died ON
May 31st, aged g. years. Mr..
Trumpass was one of our most es-
teemed and respected citizens, and
his death is a great loss. He leaves
mother 81 years of age.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The family of Charles Aver of Lyndon
are suffering terribly from the effects OF |
lead poisoning. One child has died and
another is probably fatally sick. and other
members of the family are badly affected.
They have been using water from well
in which chain pump is used, the chain
of which was coated with lead. The wa
ter has been analysed and quite per cent
of lead was found in it.
The June term of the county court open
ed Tuesday morning, Justice Ross presid-
ing. Prayer was offered by Rev. ID. H.
Adams. The newly appointed associate
Judge, Hon. Jacob G. Hovey of this place,
made his appearance upon the bench, and
Judge George of Hardwick arrived in sea-
son for the afternoon session. The petit
jurors were sworn and instructed as to
the obligations of a secresy imposed upon
the m by their oath, and were dismissed
till afternoon. The grand juror from
Stannard not having arrived, the grand
jury did not set at work till afternoon.
The daily sessions of court were fixed for
a. m. and 1.30 p. m. The civil docket
of 1O4 cases was gone through with,
a good many of them being continued or
passed, number marked for court hear
ing, and the following were reported as
| settled: Hazen M. Gray VS.. A. L. Barber,
John W. Grant and wife VS.. Henry I.
Bailey Nathan w. Ruggles VS.. 1. II. Dun
| syre, First National Bank Of St. Johns
bury VS.. j. c. Adams, VIM. H. Gilchrist
VS.. Amos B. Perry, w. A. Weeks VS.. F.
| w. ingalls,, A. E. Judevine VS.. F. G.
Johnson, A. B. Jewett VS.. Waldo Bingham,
| Conn. & Pass. R. r. Co. VS.. r. w. Laird,
| VIM. Higgins VS.. Thaddeus B Wheeler,
| Asa L. Barber VS.. Hazen M. Gray, Joseph
Clutter VS.. Joseph B. Stewart, H. O. Stone
VS.. Albert Perley, Albert Brock VS.. Geo.
W. Carr and o. III. Hale, Rollin P. Kidder
VS.. Geo. w. Carr, G. T. Brigham VS.. A.
w. Brown, George Downer VS.. J. S. Pot
ter, G. E. Lamphere VS.. Samuel Mills, Jr.,
Dustin Moulton VS.. John P. Smith, Eras-
tus Howard VS.. st. j. & L. c. r. r. Co.,
and Hiram A. Kelsey VS.. V. V. Vance.
Eighteen cases were marked for trial
by jury, but only part of them will be
so tried.
The grand jury were sworn Tuesday af-
ternoon and C. d. Brainard appointed
foreman. After they had retired panel
of petit jurors were drawn to try the case
of the st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
R. r. Co. against B. A. Hunt In No
vember, 1881, Lake road engine ran
upon and injured heifer belonging to
Hunt, at Johnson, Lamoille county. Hunt
subsequently caused the arrest of Engin-
eer Collins who was running the train,
alleging him to be responsible for the ac-
cident. The writ for the arrest was serv-
ed by the officer upon Collins while he
was running cattle train very early on
Monday morning, stopping the train and
causing its delay, and the Lake road
claims that the whole action of Hunt
against Collins was inspired by mali
cious purpose to injure and harass the
Lake road company, and they bring this
action for damages, claiming that Collins
did all he could to stop the engine. Hunt
maintains that want of care on the road Is
part caused the accident, and that his ac-
ton against Collins was legitimate. Bates
& May and Ide & Stafford for plaintiff,
Messrs. Gleed and Boynton for defendant.
-Cdledonion.
St. .JohnSbury.
The Passumpsic Savings bank will pay
its usual semi-annual dividend in July.
The Northern association of Universal
lists will convene at St. Johnsbury the
second Wednesday and Thursday of the
present month.
The students, under the management
of Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Hazen gave q
musical recital Friday evening, which
was very much enjoyed by full house.
, Mrs. Wallace and Hazen were Of course
encored; solo, "Dream Faces" by Car
Fl. Jewell of Barton, was finely sung
Miss Fenno's solo was nicely rendered
piano duet by Misses Hazen and Stevens
| and a solo by Miss Jessie Morgan were
finely rendered; chorus of "a sang
''Mountain Land" which was very nice
clarionet solo accompaniment, (waltzI
"The Beggar Student" by Master Clinton
Cheney of st. Johusbury band was very
good.
Hardwiclx.
Mrs. S. R. Norris suffered fall re-
Gently, while engaged in looking for eggs
and broke her wrist.
| The band gave promenade concert or
the evening of the 3Oth, ult., at the Grand
Army hall. 1t was we'll attended and en-
joyed.
Mr.. Pike has furnished the Benjamin
Gray house, and expects to open it in /;
few days as hotel for public accommo
datiOns.
Memorial Day has come and gone. The
exercises here, under the auspices of Ellis.
worth Post, G. A. R., consisted in visit.
ing East Hardwick cemetery, attended by
the band, in the forenoon, and the new
cemetery at this place in the afternoon
After the exercises in the cemetery, they
marched to the church, where III. G.. Bates,
Esq, of st. Johnsbury entertained us with
a good Grafton. 1t was pertinent to the
day, recalling to memory those other
days that tried mems souls.
East EIardwick.
J. r. Delano raised his barn frame last
, Wednesday.
Mrs. S. w. Conant is very low and not
expected to recover.
Sutton.
Miss Burroughs of Glover is teaching