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

| in town visiting relatives.
Willis Leonard is studying veterin-
airy surgery with Mr.. Elkins and will
soon be ready to practice.
By the death of Levi Scott, five
aged men, living at the village, have
passed away within a year.
Thomas Patterson has a pair of
| nice matched black horses, which he
recently purchased in Canada.
Luman Smith is driving business
in his carriage shop; the Merrill boys
are having a good run of business in
their shop, and Robert Patterson is
rapidly lowering his logs at the mill.
Leander Wheeler is in very feble
health Mrs. Simonds is no better,
and Mrs. Robbins is just alive but
cannot survive long.
The steam mill owned by Parker.
Fife & Midget was consumed by fire
the first day of June. 1t was in the
east part of Wolcott where the mill
was burned few years ago.
Prof. White is drilling the village
band, he meets them two evenings
in a week and the boys are making
rapid improvement under his in
structions. Mr.. White also has
class of music scholras here.
Arthur Boomhowen, who had his
hand so badly sawed, has obtained a
situation in Middletown, Conn.,, as
an attendant in the insane asylum.
He has saved his thumb and three
fingers.
The school teachers of the town
for the summer term are Frances
Babbitt, Effle S.Coles, Bell Hartman,
Aman la j. Allen, Emma B. Dorman
Jessie Smith. Jessie Chamberlln,
Lottie P. Clark, Hattie Hatch, Myr-
tie Warren, Eliza Root, Olive Dutton
and Susie Macomber.
Decoration Day passed off pleasant
ly here. A large crowd gathered, and
the address had the old patriotic ring
in it. Rev. Mr.. Jenne was at his
best, and he held his audience about
an hour with rapt attention. The
band led by Prof. White discoursed
some fine music. The G.. A. r. ex.
ercises were highly interesting, an6
the soldiers did their parts with sat
isfaction to all.
Derby
The Pulp Mill Co.'S lumber is float
ing past here this week. The logs
are now mostly past the dams.
On Wednesday last, Frank Edd,
started for Addison county to work
for the Miller & House nursery men
Thomas Ewens has the buildings
all taken down on the place he lately
purchased, and has his barn nearl,
ready to raise.
G.. w. Grout cut about an acre Of
grass June I'd, getting good loaC
of hay. He has since plowed tn,
same ground, thinking that some
thing will grow upon it if it is wei
, fertilized.
Charles Johnson is making i'm
provements about his new home b,
: grading and terracing front yard
} putting up a fence, etc. When h.
has it finished to his mind, it will b
about right.
, The ladies of the M. E.society will
meet at the vestry on Wednesday af
ternoon of this week. There will b
, games for the young people and chill
dren on the lawn. Refreshments
consisting of hulled corn, cake, etc.
will be served from to s O'Clock
p. N. A good time is expected, ant
all are cordially invited.
The Danville Baptist Associatio
will hold its next meeting at Beeb
Plain, beginning Wednesday, June IG
at 10 am, and continuing its session
through Wednesday and Thursday
Preacher of annual sermon, Rev
Frank Gardner; alternate, Rev. Gee
B. Wheeler preacher of doctrins
sermon, Rev. S A. Ives.
On Saturday, May 10Th, Sheriff Bow
ley and Constable Bates arrested Eu
gene Weber and Lorenzo Stalike
e for breaking into Lanes store an
;, G. A. Doody's blacksmith shop. O
Monday morning they were brough
before Justice Grout, and after tw
days examination they were discharg
d ed. One very prominent feature il
the testimony was that their shoe
s were more than half an inch too lon
for the tracks the thieves made.
b On Monday last the Baxter Post
e G.. A. R., and the Troy band wer
here for decoration services. Ap
, proprlate remarks were made b.
9 Mai. Grout and DR.. Branch. TIL
states were represented by young la
dies. from Newport. The ladies o
this place regret that they were no
:, informed of program, that they Nigh
have furnished refreshments. but the
knew nothing about it until late Sun
day evening but the soldiers monu
ment was duly decorated, which wa
their purpose.
On Tuesday, June LIST, man wa
arrested in the woods between thu
place and Derby Line. He was we
armed with a double barreled GU
and a revolver. He was asleep Whe