Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-06-07

for a purse of 5000 between John
Teemer and Wallace Ross. All four
of these men are so we'll known in
the country as to require no farther
description. The fact that they in
tend to be here a week or more for
practice on the lake before the race
will add to the interest. All the
boats on the lake will be pressed into
service to furnish seating accommo-
dations and those wishing to secure
seats beforehand can do so by ap-
plying to Captain E. E. Cleveland
of the Lady of the Lake.
North Troy.
Remember the annual meeting of
the W. G. t. U. at this place, Friday,
June 18th and 18th. A good pro-
gramme and interesting speakers, will
make the meeting worthy the fullest
attendance.
WestGe1d.
The selectmen are giving the roads
their annual dressing up.
John Jones has moved on to Car
ter Fowler's Huntley place.
Hoyt & Wakefield have the job to
build the new schooI-house in district
No. 5, for $500.
Last Thursday, John Brown had
the misfortune to break one of his
legs, receiving very bad fracture.
Mr.. Frank Martin and Miss Min
ME Goddard were made very happy
last week, by being married. May
they long continue to enjoy their hap
piness.
Mrs. Thomas Brown is in this vi
entity, visiting friends; Mrs. Oscar
Miller of Newport is her daughter.
Mrs. Brown will be greeted right glad
ly by her many friends. She went
to Usage, Iowa, some IA years ago.
Fishing parties are numerous,
though the number of fish taken is
rather small. DR.. Templeton of
Glover secured four nice ones recently
in less than two hours. F. T..
Gates took seven one afternoon with
a single hook and line. Several have
been caught while fishing for small
trout.
WeStmore.
H. d. Magoon has recovered from
his accident enough to be up around
the house. 1t will take death him
self to kill Horace.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. i OhnSbury.
The grand list of St. Johpsbury for
1886 shows an increase over 1885 of 1921
&C. There's plum for the hypochon.
driacs.
The Caledonia county fair managers
have voted to hold four days fair this
year, and it will come September IA
10, l6, and II.
Plans are already matured for the early
organization of a manufacturing company
in this place, which may add very i'm
portant and extensive manufacturing in
dustry to our town. Some of our citizens
in connection with parties from out the
| state, are about to organize for the pur
pose of manufacturing and dealing in dy
namo electric machines, electric lighting
apparatus, and supplies pertaining t.
electrical plant.
sE:t<C Hard w ick.
The Changers are to hold basket pic
mic at the R. 2. Whipple place, Saturday
June 18th, at II O'Clock a. IN.
Mr.. Mills has moved into John Ed
wards tenement in Walden, and Adil
Miller is to occupy the house vacated by
Mills.
d. w. Jenness is to vacate J. t. Will
Jams tenement, and rents d. McDaniel's
tenement, and will remove the Post-oflice
into the basement.
Albert Stevens died Wednesday night
he was at Barre at work, and was taker
sick with pneumonia; he was brought
home May the 9th, in feeble state.
The mugwumps are ahead, and d. w
Jenness is appointed postmaster, vice
H. A. Babbitt removed. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Jenness voted the ST. John
ticket two years ago. If this is so, the
administration have done well to reward
him as part of the democratic annex
which helped elect Cleveland.
East Burke.
WILDER Godding found a good family
horse dead in his pasture last Thursday
morning.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Bickford of Hart
ford, Conn, will be at Martin Whites
ne xt week,
Children's day will be observed in the
M, E. Church, with a concert and appro-
pirate exercises.
John Pierce, an old and highly respec-
ted citizen, died Wednesday morning OF
pneumonia, after only four days illness.
The funeral was at the house Friday Rev.
H. P. Cushing officiating.
West Burke.
The Spiritualist Convention at West
Burke, is being well attended by an in
terested and earnest class of people from
every direction; some from Canada and
N. H.. and from different sections of this
state.
Rev. F. E. Healey preached the funeral
services of Woodbury. Marshall on Fri
day, the 4th to a large audience. His
family have the sympathy of the whole
community. Mr.. Marshall was about fif-
ty years of age, and member of the
| Universalist church.
sheffield.
Mrs. Stillman Bickford has rented
rooms in the M. L. Hunter house.
Mrs. B. ingalls, will entertain the La
dies aid society, Friday, June the 18th,