Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-25

The Methodist Ala society meets
with Mrs. Wilcox on Friday after
noon.
Z. w. Powell recently had trial
of his Victor road machine, where the
Champion had failed to work on &C
count of the solidity of the ground,
and was able to cut and root up ev-
erything that came in his way. He
sold his machine.
The n. G.. H. B. will give an en-
tertainment at the Hotel hall, We'd
nesday evening, May 9th, consist
ing of a farce Using the Weed,
dialogues, etc Music will be fur
nished by the Irashurgh band; all
are invited. Admission 10 cents,
children 10 cents.
Lowell.
Mrs. Williamson of Brooklyn,
daughter of the late Aipheus Hard
ing, is in town.
A little son of Carter Fowler re-
ceived a severe injury by being rtep-
ped on by a horse.
Comrades of Hazen Post are mott
fed that there will be special post
meeting May 26, at s o'clock p. N.
Fred Newton's barn was burned
last week, and his farming imple-
ments and sleigh were consumed with
| it.
Don Curtis and family are mourn
ing the loss of a favorite family
horse. 1t was found in the stable,
in the morning with broken leg.
Samuel Flemming has also lost a
| horse.
Newport.
Major Grout delivers the Grafton
Decoration Day.
G. B. Cleveland and family are i'll
town visiting.
The verandah at the Bellevue House
has been fixed over.
Pronty & Miller are running theil
saw mill nights at present.
P. j. Farrell has bought Rays
house on Pleasant street for $4,000.
A beautiful baptismal font of mar
BILE has been placed in St. Marks
church.
A new job team made its appear
ance last week being run by Rich
mond Lindsay.
Oliver Grow from the Information
al has hired out as sawyer to Prout.
& Miller for a year.
Jake Hopkins has moved into th'
tenement over Humans store, vacat
ed by Mr.. Brewster.
Homer Thrasher, Will. Hinmal
and Henry Chamberlin each re.paint
ed their houses last week.
| G.. G. Gilman has two new clerks
a lady from Beebe Plain and a gen
tleman from Burlington.
A Memorial sermon was preached
to full house Yesterday by Rev
Wilbur, the Baptist pastor.
DR.. Gaines is breaking the Mexi
can mustangs recently got by MI
H. Cleveland of Coventry.
Work has begun on the count
buildings, and the work of gradin,
the hill at the foot of Second street
Work has begun on the waite
works for the fire department.. Schoo
and Third streets are pretty niue
dug up.
F. O. Blount formerly statio
agent at Magog, has moved here, i
the employ of the Pasumpsic rail
road company.
, W. H. Daniels and landlord Bow
man went fishing to Sugarloaf pom
= recently and brought home 51H lbs
of trout. Good luck for one day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Dickerma
start in few days for Englan
where Mr.. Dickerman is called b
some law business. They expect t
, visit the continent also.
Chas. B. West, Jr., of W. Derby
| died at his home last Sunday morn
ing of erysipelas. He leaves vic
; ow and little girl about three year
j., old. Funeral Tuesday a. m.
3 While son of H. j. Bonett wa
$ in A. j. Whites shop, he had on
t hand drawn into a planer and badl
: mangled. The wound was dresse
so that the thumb was saved, br
! most of each of the four fingers al
+ gone.
There is to be grand excursio
h from stations on the South Eastern
o to Montreal, Monday June 1st. Pa
y sengers from Newport, Richford an
q intervening stations will take the reg
ular morning train, returning by tt
same in the evening, making plea
!, ant trip. Fare for the round tri
$1.40.
1t having been claimed by IL
manufacturers of wood pulp in tn
country that Canadian manufactu
ers of the same article who exporte
this product to this country, were ell
tering this pulp at too low a cos
and thus by lowering the duty, bein
, able to undersell the American pr'
Queer, commission was recently al
pointed to take testimony in tt
L matter and render decision. Th
commission met here last week, an
consisted of Hon. n. w. Bingham
Boston, Col. Briggs of Washington