Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-05-17

the same charge he mao last year OF
Stannard, West Wheelock, and this
place. and we are not bit sorry.
There is some talk of trying to finish
the house in this place the present
summer.
Holland.
l.. HI. Tabor and Walter Judd are
going to Colorado.
Cordelia (Jondro) Elliott has re-
deemed her farm and will carry it on
herself this year.
Elma Nichols who was stopping at
Mrs. A. A. Rummery's, undertook
to fight Mrs. R. recently, when
she turned on him and gave him such
clicking" as he will long remem-
Der.
Jay
M. S. Chamberlin who has been
very sick, is now considered out of
danger
Isaiah Jewell is building an addition
to his house. Mrs. Jewel's parents
live with them.
j. E. Chase is now at work on his
barn, moving it to the west side of
the road adjoining his house.
The NJ. E. Society have rented Mr..
B. H. Percy's house for their pastor,
Rev. Mckenzie, and are making re-
pairs upon it.
B. H. Percy has moved in with
Mrs. Denison.-Moses Barnes has
rented rooms of Frank Judd and
moved his family into them.
Rev. Nj. Currier returned this
week, and took Miss Fannie O.. Bart
lett of of this town for companion
for life; we wish them prosperity
They 60 to Walden this year.
lrasburGh.
Jennie Stanford and Carrie Allen
start for St. Johnsbury this morning
Hon. E. P. Cotton has built a new
sidewalk and front yard fence in
front of his new residence.
Regular communication of Contra
Lodge on Tuesday evening. Work
on third degree. Visiting brethren
cordially invited.
At the last meeting of the Coco
Templars was the public installation
of officers, after which some literary
exercises were furnished. The amend
ment favoring fortnightly meetings
was lost by large majority.
The Ladies Aid Society and H
T. C's will meet at the M. E. parson
age, Friday afternoon and evening
Picnic supper. Mr.. and Mrs. Chase
will be happy to see all of their par
ishioners and others at that time.
Mr.. Editor,-I noticed in your issue o
May 10th, an item relative to the recen
fire in this village, which conveys, as
believe, wrong impression, and also
casts an unjust reflection upon me or my
family, though concealed under the guist
of a pun. Some of the facts in regard tc
the origin of the fire which recently de
stroyed several buildings in our village
are as follows: The fire broke out in the
building occupied by Geo. H. Newland
while the family were at supper, Mr.
Newland being absent, about half pas
5 o'clock, Apr. 20. Mrs. Fisher, neigh
Dor living in the next house, discovered
the fire and ran to the house and raped
the door being fastened, with such force
as to alarm the family in the rooms above
while at the same time others heard the
alarm and came to the rescue. BY the
hardest efforts the fire was subdued.
great mystery about the fire is that il
was burning at the same time in two
rooms, in such places that it seems ar
igin, or that one was set by the other
There was a fire in the evening caused by
the ignition of quantity Of phosphorus
which was easily extin9uished. Suspi
cion of danger caused certain parties tC
prepare for watching the building during
the night, and little after nine O'Clock
some of them went into the garnet, ex.
amined it closely, and discovered neither
smell, smoke or blaze. Within fifteen OF
twenty minutes fire was seen coming
up through the roof on the south side OF
the building, and the whole garnet seem.
ed to be in flame. 1t is great mystic.
ry to all how from any known cause, sc
great fire could start almost instantane-
ously. Another thing that confirms the
opinion of many that the fire was incen.
diary is the fact that w. ID. Tyler, Esq,
received letter some weeks since which
was dropped into the Irasburgh post.
office, which warned him not to insure
the Newland property, and which also
threatened the burning of the buildings
There are excellent reasons for believing
that Mr.. Newland had also received SINH
lar threatening letters. The above, and
many other reasons, not necessary tC
give here, have caused me, and others
well acquainted with the facts, to believe
that the fire was incendiary.
THOMAS G.. FISHER.
Hasburgh, Nay 18th.
Lowell.
G.. Skinner has gone to Boston.
A A.Aseltine and W. E.Curtis are
in Boston after spring goods,
Col. E. B. Sawyer of HydeparE
will deliver the Decoration Day ad-
dress here Saturday, May 20.
Rev. L. B. Tenney of No. Troy
has accepted the invitation to deliver
the Memorial Day sermon May
80.
Mrs. Helen (Parker) Wright Of
Barton Landing was the guest OF
Mrs. A. A. Aseltine a day or two
last week.