Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-15

here to Aleck Allen for one year.
James B. Gilbert has sold his grocery
store to Truman Blake of Newport, and
report says he is going to put in a meat
market.
George Caswell has hired O. Griffin's
farm, and ST. Caswell Ransom Adams
Mr. Griffin will move to his residence in
the village.
Geo. T. Shaw has bought the farm be-
longing to the estate of the late Henry
Sumner of Troy, paying 50, 700. He takes
| possession soon.
Mrs Perkins, widow of the late Farley
Perkins, died on Thursday, the 18th inst,
of consumption. She was highly esteem
ed by her relatives and friends and will
be greatly missed.
North Troy.
the boldest of the series of burglaries
and safe robberies that have occurred in
this part of the state, and in the Eastern
! Townships during the past few weeks,
was perpetrated here Sunday morning.
The post-office, the scene of the safe
blowing, being situated in E. T. Seaver's
store only eight or ten feet from his resi-
dence and most of their operations being
carried on with a light before uncurtain-
ed windows, shows the burglars to have
been cool nerved and experienced cracks
men. A. X. Story, living next to Seavers
residence was the first man out after the
explosion which occurred at ten minutes
past O'Clock. He reached the flag pole
| where he saw the sentinel stand in front
| of the store. He then called at Seavers
side door and finding him up received di-
rections to go through the garden and
arouse C. p. Ewins, the clerk. Immedi-
! atey after his departure Seaver went out
| to raise help, and in crossing the gutter
heard the peremptory command-"Hold!
and the next instant a pistol shot rang
out. Thoroughly frightened, as he con-
fesses, he made quick time up Railroad
street, shouting ''Help! robbers muir
der, ! % in which the escaping thieves
! Joined in lusty vigor. Geo. 7. Hardy was
! the first in the store after the Hight. A
| sickening odor of explosives filed the
room and one of the store lamps was
burning on the floor. dozen citizens
were soon on the scene and an Inspection
of the premises showed that entrance had
been made by prying open the front doors.
The top of the safe was drilled in two
places, one of them being useless by being
bored longitudinally into partition. The
| explosion threw both doors open, scatter
/ nj
of which were left by the robbers in their
hurried escape, and blew out five or six
large lights in the show windows. A long
row of lamps had been removed from a
window shelf to the floor to avoid aug
menting the crash. The store and post
office tills were wrenched open and their
contents taken, making the total booty
not far from $50. A haSty examination
of other stores and business places reveal
ed the fact that the safe of the American
Express Co in w. T. YOung's store had
been drilled. Young's private safe con-
tanned no money and was left unlocked
This had been inspected as well as the
grocery money drawer, from which small
sum was taken. The tools left at Seav
er's consisted of a common bit brace,
pair of dividers, a rasp and short bar,
which had beer stolen from Rierdon' s
shop. At daylight it was found that the
gang, which is generally supposed to have
numbered five, had broken into Hadlock' s
grist-mill and made that hating place
during the earlier part of the night till
conditions were favorable for action.
The burglars were traced through School
and Railroad streets to ]. NJ. Lakes path,
when they took to the railroad and all
track of them was lost.
The town authorities have offered re-
ward of 5000 for the arrest and proof for
conviction of the guilty parties, with a
view to stimulating search Palladium.
WeStGeId.
Rodney R. Foster has had an increase
of pension.
AT the auction sale of the Rowena
Kempton estate, the house was bid off by
Wesley Kempton for S205.
There is considerable late grain yet to
be harvested and the continued wet
weather makes it doubtful if it is all Sc
cured.
Everett Hadlock has moved to Hardy's
Mills, and Henry Leach has moved into
the house vacated by Hadlock.-Truman
Lockwood has moved to Lowell.
We-tnROH.s,
d. j. Orne is moving and repairing the
house on the Carpenter farm, which he
has purchased.
A. NJ Litchfield offers his farm, stock
and farming tools at auction at l o'clock
Thursday, Oct. %. See bills.
Geo. d. Litchfield has moved into the
house with his father. He still works on
the Lyon place and keeps his stock there.
Dwight Cheney received a bad cut in
his arm on the boiling saw at the bobbin
mill Thursday, cutting it half off, below
the elbow.
+. Richardson's auction was well at
tended, considering the wet weather.
Horses sold from $75 to $205, and COWS
from $1S to $32.
CALEDONIA COUNTY