Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-23
Holland.


The potato crop is very light in this
section.
Geo. Tice has rented his blacksmith |
shop to Henry Lafo.
Norman Eastman recently shot blue I
heron that measured 6 feet from tip to
tip.
EraSDIIr.h.
New boy baby at M. j Baileys.
Lottie Dutton is stopping at Mrs. Met
calls.
Will France has gone to Boston to work
on the railroad.
Little Dot Johnson is better; Mrs.
John Ord is failing.
Geo. A. Beede has been making repairs
on his cider mill and is now ready to
grind apples.
The Ladies Aid and the Fl. t. G. Socie- |
ty will meet with Mrs. E. A. Chapman on
Thursday. All invited.
Brewster and Russell are running their
mill night and day and are improving the
high water to run their logs over Parker's
dam.
Lowell.
May Chamberlin has gone to Epping,
N. III.
Charley Patch has moved into his new
house.
The new boarder at Johnny Stephen
sons is boy.
G. II. Newton's house was burned last
Sunday morning. Some of the furniture
was saved
They had a sort of a strike at Silsby's
mill recently, but it was short and the
men are at work.
Newport.
"A Prouty is home from his European
trip.
E. B. True has harvested about 5000
bushels of potatoes and they are not all
dug.
H B. Cushman is putting his dwelling
in thorough repair, and putting in a Guer-
nv water heater, etc.
Several of our citizens are having con-
crete walks laid in front of their residence
es, the village paying half the expense.
The late Clarence E. Spalding, who died
at Bradford on the Sd inst, was insured
in the Connecticut General Life Insurance
Co. for $1,000.
The annual reunion of Co. D., 9th vt.
Regt., will be held at the house of Ara
Miller, Oct. 8. An address will be deliv-
cred by Bessie Cook of Glover.
Frank Mitchell builds house on east
ern avenue for Mr.. Shepley.-The rainy
weather greatly hinders progress on the
new church and other buildings.
Newport Center
DIN Kilby's shingle mill was burned
Wednesday night.
Frank Hildreth and Alta Drown are at
tending school at North Troy.
Jay Percy is at home from Lancaster,
N. H.. where he has been at work.-Sadie
Ionic has returned to her home in Low
ell, Mass.
North Troy.
George Porter, while at work building
the abutments for the new bridge that is
being put across the river opposite West
Potion, received terrible injuries last
Thursday afternoon, by the breaking of
one of the guy ropes to the derrick, let
ting it fall against Porter, jamming him
against the abutment with such force as
to break four ribs on the right side and
otherwise injuring him severely. DR..
Kimball was called and dressed the
wounds, and Mr.. Porter was brought
home Saturday and the prospects are fav-
orable for his recovery. 1t was narrow
escape from instant death.
weStGeld.
VIM Edmunds Sowed IL bushels of
barley, and recently threshed 1S2 bushels
from the crop. A big yield.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. .BOhnSbUrV-
The St. Johnsbury ice man is out OF
ice, and lots of people who can't swear
will not ''keep COOL
A. L. Bailey exhibited his musical in
, struments at seven fairs last week. The
effort was good but the affair was consid-
, erably dampened by the rain.
The races at the recent fair were among
the sharpest ever had upon this track
The attendance was large. Prof. Allen
who made the successful balloon trip
landed first in Cabot spread his wing:
again, went over Washington County
across over Camels Hump and landed il
. Huntington, near Champlan. He gath
o.,I univ I'D hap
at st. Johnsbury the next afternoon al
: right.
East Hard <Vick<.
Orrin Paine is confined to his bed.
J.B. Livingston has bought the Johl
q Porter shoe shop and tannery buildings
: He will probably erect business blocl
! in place of the old tumbled down build
ings.
Rev. D. Hubert received a Telegram
on Tuesday last from New York city
sent by Rev. E. e. Rogers, stating tina
J. his little daughter, Olive, aged nearl
e three wears, fell from the fourth stor
J. window to the pavement and was instant
t. ly killed. They came to his native place
i Wallingford, VT, for the burial. MI
re and Mrs. Rogers have the tender sympath
g of the entire people here in this great al
id Fiction. She was their only living chile
e sutton
he The Busy Bee Society will have ia
d next Friday eve.
l. The Ladies' Reading Club will me-
with Mrs. D. E. Ruggles next Saturday
Rev A. P. Tracy and wife are hon
l. again.-Miss Lucy Colby has returned
nv St. Johnsbury.
III. A. Blake and wife and Mrs. Hanna
av Parker attended the yearly meeting
he Huntington last week.
Mrs S. S. Doud's father, Mr.. Goode
died the 18th inst. The remains we
ok carried to Lyndon for burial.
Use Miss Carrie Cahoon of Lyndon teach
in tho Rundv diStrict-The county Supe