Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-06-04

Day as fresh as boy. A great many old
soldiers and others were pleased to see
him.
John w. Currier has gone to st. Louis
to the democratic convention. John is
for Cleveland, although he nominated
Edmunds for senator in the legislature of
1886.
WestHcld.
Russell Hitchcock and wife have gone
to Newport to live with E. Fl. Bedell for
time.
Benz. Cooper has moved to Troy viii
lage and will work in G. w. Aiken's box
factory.
N. Root has sold his shop to Mrs. Or
lando Wilson for 500. We hear that it
will be used as IA dwelling house by Mrs.
Phebe Smith.
Clarence, w. w. Bryant's three-year-
old son, was rescued from the river into
which he had fallen, by his grandfather in
barely time to preserve his life, few
days ago.
westmore.
The new safe for town clerks office
has come.
J. P. Lyon caught As lbs. Of cusk
Wednesday evening, one weighing 534
pounds.
f. Richardson & Co. have a large force
OF painters, etc, at work on their hotel
and will have it ready in few days.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The time tables on both the railroads
will be changed June 25th. The New
York express goes on then and the
usual summer arrangements on the Lake
road will be made.
West Burke.
Horace Lull is very sick at Warner
Fogg's.
Levi Haywood had slight shock of
paralysis last Friday and is very low
Simon Baker is failing.-Mrs. M. Smith
is quite sick.
passed resolutions on the death of most
worthy and greatly esteemed member,
Emma Barnes.
The third District Union of Good Tenn
plars met with Harmony lodge last
Friday and had a most stirring tenn
perance meeting. 1t was participated
in by VIM. L. Barrows, d. G. G. t. of
Orleans county, L. Warren, Rev. Mr..
Farrow, Rev. J. Morse. d. c. t. Woods,
A. L. Aldrich and others.
East Burke.
Harris Smith is much worse and his
sons are home.
Charles Drown and Frank Newton
died last week.
Horace Gage is doing extensive re-
pairs on his house.
Alvah ellison moves to house on
David Gilson's place.
Hardwicl<.
The people are coming more and
more to take interest in memorial
services, and the services in this town,
both by the Post and by the citizens, was
the most important yet held. The Sun
day services at the NJ. E. church in this
village were of great interest, the sermon
by Rev. A. B. Blake being timely, patri-
otto and earnest, while the singing and
the decoration of the church were suited
to the day. On Wednesday the services
were held at East Hardwick and the adj
dress by Rev. Mr.. Jenne of Glover, him
self a veteran, was listened to with mark
ed interest, and was a credit to the
speaker.
East HardNvick.
Kate Bailey teaches the school at the
HaZen road.
Miss Edna Hovey has returned from
her western trip in improved health.
Caledonia county conference of Congl
churches hold their annual conference
here Tuesday and Wednesday June 9Th
and 9th.
A forest ire ragged in the Victory
woods in the vicinity of l.. ID. HaZen'S
mill on Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
that threatened at one time to destroy
the entire property. 1t seems that on
Thursday Joseph Cloutier, who desired
W CleuI up HILL du acre VI ialu WHICH AC
owns adjoining Mr.. Hazen's, fired the
underbrush on it. The flames soon spread
beyond the limits of Mr.. Cloutier's land
and on Friday had settled down into
what is altogether too well known in
this section Of the country as forest
fire. The fire travelled distance of
three miles, burning over between 400
and 500 acres. On Friday the 20 or more
families living at the mills became alarm
ed for their safety and Saturday loaded
all their belongings including the wom-
en- and children on to fiat cars, that
were showed down grade to places of
safety. The fire surrounded the houses,
the dense smoke making it almost i'm
possible to fight it effectually, and not
until Sunday afternoon was it fully under
control, the rain of Sunday evening eff
fectually finishing up the job Some 80
or IS cords Of bark were burned and the
total damage will be about $4,000 Over
a million feet of sawed lumber was on
the ground, as well as II or Is houses,
large barns, store, etc, and the loss
would have been large had all been de-
stroyed. Fortunately there was little or
no CaIed0nian.
Probate Business.
Hearings for week ending June II, 1888.