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

1here are tramps about nights, who call
people to the door, and then run; they
nave made speciality of calling at hous-
es where there are sick people, and neces-
sarlly lights burning They ought to be
caught and severely punished.
Lyndonville.
A railroad wood shed was burned on |
wednesday, with 400 cords of wood. In
sured
The listers Of st. Johnsbury have put |
IN the stock of the st. Johnsbury and
Lyndonville banks at par, and that Of the
DanVllle and Lyndon banks at 20 above
The Lyndon Carriage Co., are shipping
TO other States and selling at home, more
carriages than for years. This is vim
dication of their well established reputa-
ton, and the policy of building none but
the very best of work. 1t is the best pol
icy for builder and purchaser in the long
run.
Sutton.
Mary, daughter of Geo. Clark, died
Friday of consumption.
Malachi Richardson of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
is visiting old friends in this town.
Byron Clark is in town, to attend the
fun eral services Of his sister, Mary. He
is runner for Boston firm.
Geo. Allen has gone to Laconia, N. HI.
to work; Willis Berry started for Califor-
MIA recently; Bradbury Watson has gone
to Providence, RI. to work.
Frank Ball having taken a CONNER
ciai course of study at the Lyndon In
stitute, has received situation in the
w. H. McGaffey store, at Lyndon Corner.
Sylvester Greedy, son of Mrs. L. w.
| Wetherbee, was killed on the cars Friday.
| He was conductor on a train somewhere
| in Conn. His remains are to be brought
| here, and funeral services held Monday,
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sheffield.
John DIARY has bought the Garland
place in the village.
Oscar Simpson has sold his place to
William Dwyer, price $1,000. Simpson
has bought the Charles Dexter place.
| Salma Davis returned from Boston, via
Brattleboro last week, and took Fred
Kendall, insane pauper, home, to be cared
for on the town farm.
Walter H. Chase will visit localities in
this section, with his Morgan horse
''Mountaineer''. The lovers of this excel
| lent breed of horses will take due notice
See bills.
West Burke.
Lorenzo circuit is being treated for a
cancer by DR.. Smith.
Bert French, son of Asa French, is very
sick and not expected to live.
Mrs. Alexander, who went home to her
father, f. j. Bruce, in Charleston, sick a
few weeks ago died last Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Morse, the new Methodist
minister, preached very acceptably to a
full house Sunday.
John Jacobs, from Worcester, Mass,
spent Sunday here, leaving Monday NOR
ming. He with his family intend to start
for California soon, and will stop in Iowa
to visit Mrs. Jacobs sister, Mrs. E. Beck
with.
The horse market has been brisk in the
village of late. Samuel circuit has sold
his mare for 5000. She is nice animal,
but little deficient in courage. Ray
Roundy sold one for 5000; Fred Da-
Wis for $l75, and Leonard one for $l75.
WheeIOck.
The selectmen will work on the roads
with a machine and oxen bought for the
| purpose.
Hatch & House have delivered three
| hundred dollars worth of trees in this
| town.
Come and buy out the hotel in this
| place, and get good trade and lots of
summer boarders-if you want them.
Stannard-
The Methodist Episcopal church IN
| Stannard will be dedicated on Thursday
next, May Goth. The services will CON-
| mence at 2 O'Clock p. m. Rev. L. Donald
son, presiding elder of the st. Johns
bury district, will preach. Rev. S. B.
Currier of Barton will preach in the ev-
ening.