Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-09-27

Mrs. j. W. Billiard is gaining
slowly. Her sister, Mrs. Martin
OF Maine, is with her.
5. r. Davis has given H. Temple
oox4O barn frame. He will put on
an addition of 10 feet, and put
basement under it.
j. S. Woodward has traded his
place with N. Laurette of Westfeld
for his farm west of o. P. Wrlght's,
receiving $500 difference.
Friday eve, the 18th inst, the
large brick farmhouse of VIM. Roys-
ton, known as the Keith house, was
destroyed by fire. 1t originated from
defective fue. By much labor the
barns were saved. Insurance $1,000.
Also the same night, the barn of H.
Temple was burned with a large
quantity of hay and grain, and
threshing machine belonging to G.
Keith of Newport Center. Origin of
fire unknown. Insured for 5000.
w estfeld.
Bears are making havoc with the
sheep of D. Barnes on Notch road.
j. Fl. Buck has gone west to look
after his farming interests in Iowa.
Ashley Farman has rented G.. R.
Hoyt's tenement over the store and
moved In.
Nelson Laurette has traded his
hill farm for Mr.. Woodward's place
in Troy.
Mrs. O. w. Goodrich is here from
Lisbon N. H., also Geo. Goodrich
from the same place.
The three years old adopted son
of Freeman Lockwood died at Adel-
bert Austin's last week.
Hoyt & Wakefeld's smoke stack
was blown from the boiler into the
brook last week. The same has
been placed in position again and
work resumed.
w. s. Trumpass has raised 100
bushels of wheat from 5 ID acres. The
same was threshed by N. King and
Peter Lafountain with one of Simp-
sons machines in eight hours.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
THE FAIR.-The agricultural fair in
this county is really becoming notable
affair, and probably excels in some re-
spects any like gathering in New En-
gland. In the line of oxen, and probably
in thoroughbred stock it is far ahead of
anything in this part of the country.
Among the herds of cattle was the L. B.
Harris, and the Harris and Vail cattle,
Herefords, Angus, land Devons the Batch
elder DevonS, the Fairbanks JERSEYS. and
other excellent animals from various
breeders. The big HaZen oxen, which
weigh over 6100 pounds and grit over
feet, were an attraction that drew many
to the grounds. Mr.. Hazen had nearly
80 pair Of cattle, and formed three strings
whic h averaged 1850, 4O14, and $3.50 re-
specially. Waterford had string that
q rQd punc %ha4
aged 1868, and st. Johnsbury one that
averaged 1898. There were many pairs
of less weight that were remarkable
for beauty. In other lines the show was
excellent, but perhaps not superior to
those of the few years past. The exhi-
bition was a great success in almost
every line and was profitable to the asso-
citation.
St. j OhnSbury.
At the meeting of the Passumpsic Rail-
road Company at Newport last week, the
old board of directors was reelected
with the exception or w. ID. Bishop or
Bridgeport, Conn.,, in place of c. W.
Pierce of Boston. In his remarks before
the meeting, Mr.. Raymond now nearly
of the road in 1850, and had served SO
years, the last 16 years as its president.
This was the 37th annual meeting he had
attended. At meeting of the directors
Mr.. Raymond declined reelection and
A. B. Harris was elected in his place A
resolution apprc ciative of Mr.. Raymond's
long and faithful service, was passed and
spread upon the records. Mr.. Harris is
young man, president of the Connecti-
cut river road, and thoroughly compe-
tent railroad manager. The company
has within the past year laid $500 tons
of steel rails, making the whole line
steel from White River Junction to Sher-
brooke, and that withouG charging any
thing to construction. The gross earn
ings for the fiscal year were 1858, 23O,
decrease of $39, 565, or 1-2 per cent,
due to the small pox scare in Montreal
and the low rate for freight, the increase
of 41,026 tons being almost entirely in
the lowest class of freight. The earn
ings have now begun to increase, how
ever. The expenses were $47I, 94S and
the net earnings $2S6,9S1. During the
year 1856 shares were sold at par, max
ing the total capital $2,5OO,OOO out of
$3,000,000 authorized, and the proceeds
applied to the floating debt, which now
has been entirely wiped out The road
is owned along the line and in Boston.
REUNION OF THE THIRD VT. Vols
There will be q reunion of the survivors
of the old Third Vermont Volunteers in
this village on Thursday, October 81, at
which Gen. William F. (''Baldy') Smith,
the first Colonel of the regiment, Col. W.
G. Weary, Col. Redfield Proctor and Gov.
Pingree are expected to be present. The
railroads will carry for half fare, and a |
large attendance Of veterans is expected. |
The headquarters of the reunion will be |
at Grand Army hall, where an informal |
meeting will be held in the morning. In |
the afternoon there will be a business |
meeting, and in the evening there will be |
a banquet and campfire. Details of the |
gathering will be be announced hereafter |
by the executive committee, j. A. Pad
dock, G. w. Bonett and T. o. Seaver;
Montgomery secretary.