Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29


Will Coolidge of Lowell, who took
contract to carry the mail for one year
from this place to Lowell, came on last
week, looked the prospect over. but went
back, having concluded to abandon the
job. Geo Day, who runs the North Troy
and Lowell express, is acting as mail
carrier under temporary arrangements, at
the rate of $3.50 year.
One of the most pleasant and excellent
meetings of the Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor Society was held here on Tues
day evening, it being the anniversary of
their organization. Mr.. Root, now sup
plying the Cong. pulpirs at Eden and
Hyde Park, was present and addressed
the congregation in an earnest and inter
ested manner. He had largely to do with
the organization of the society, which
has progressed most admirably in growth
and Christian endeavor. Rev. Mr.. Carey
and Deacon Wheeler also made remarks.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
eclipse all previous ones. The managers,
at their meeting last Saturday voted to
secure a balloon ascension for one feature
of the show. The ''big oxen," still own
ed by Hastings and Moore, will be there
They are the biggest pair of matched cat
tie IN the world. Last year they tipped
the beam at 300 pounds, and Mr.. Hast
ings thinks they will now pull up 5000
pounds. The fair comes the 10th, 18th
and 18th of September, the week after the
state fair. The posters and all advertis-
ing matter will be distributed at the
Breeders Association which exhibits on
the grounds the 21st and 22d of August
The directors at their late meeting voted
to join the National Trotting Association
and their races will hereafter be conduct
ed under National rules and control. If
this results in controlling the horse jock
ey and securing honest races, so the
crowd can guess on merit, independent
of horse jockey combination and trading
it will be a great Improvement on the
past.
Sheffield.
Mrs. w. L. Darling is quite sick.-Mrs.
Geo. Sherburn has been on the sick list.
Mrs. Geo. German and her two daugh-
tiers have been visiting at Franklin Gray's.
Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. j. G..
Nelson at Wheeloc k Friday, Aug. 3. All
invited.
WheeIocx.
Mrs. Cree is failing.
Mr.. John Mann and wife from Concord
are here on visit.
Alfred Drown and family talk of going
to Barre keeping boarding house.
Miss Inez Sartwell and Eta Rogers
are out camping on Wheelock mountain.
Greensboro Bend.
Wilbur H. Clary, son of Cornelius and
Ethel Clary, fell ''asleep in Jesus, Mon
day July 18th at the age of % years. For
many years he had been a great sufferer
and vet never was heard to murmur or
complain. His uDselfish and gentle dis
position, won the respect and love of ali
who knew him. His funeral was held at
the M. E. church Wensday A. NJ. This
Gle is great shock to Mr.. and Mrs. Clary
who have the heartfelt sympathy of the
whole community in their deep sorrow.
LyndOnvi11e.
Mr.. Gore, boss of the section, was sur
prised last Monday evening by the APP
pearance of officers from Massachusetts,
who called and took him away on a charge
of running away with another mans wife.
1t seems that a few years ago he was at
work in Royaton, Vt, and becoming in
fatuated with another mans wife, eloped
with her, leaving his own wife and chill
dren to shift for themselves. He and the
woman were caught and lodged in Green
field Jail, and afterwards sentenced to a
liberty, took leg bail and disappeared,
making his way into Canada under an as
sumed name. The woman served a short
sentence, and being provoked at Gore
escape has been instrumental in tracing
him out. Some four months ago Gore
the section. Proving good road mas
ter, Roberts gave him the charge of the
section; and with his legal wife and two
children, in a tenement over Twombly's
store, he seemed quite happy till last
Monday when the old iniquity overlook
him, and he returned with the officers to
serve out the old sentence.
The Lyndonville camp meeting will
begin Aug. 14th at 10 O'Clock, a. m, and
close the 2Ist with the evening service.
The meeting is to hold over Sunday to
satisfy those who think the time between
Sundays too short for a successful meet
ing The Sunday service is designed es-
pecially for those who remain on the
ground Saturday night, but persons de-
string to attend the meeting of this day
will be furnished with free Sunday tick
cts on application to the Methodist pastor
of their section, which, by presenting to
the gatekeeper, will secure their admis-
sion. There will be fence on the line
of the highway to inclose the grounds for
hitching teams. This ground will be
lighted evenings, a man will be in charge,
and small fee will be asked for the en-
trance of teams, viz, single teams,
cents, each entrance; % cents for seas on
tickets double teams, 10 cents each en-
trance; so cents for season tickets.
| Lyndon, VT, July %, 1889.
| c.. Z. TAPLIN, Sec.
| East Burke.
Miss Nellie Bemis is spending part of
her vacation here.
Rev. Ell. N. Burton's son Charlie is h ere
! from the West visiting his parents.
| G. V. Frasier is improving the post
office building with balcony. Napoleon
Harvey is doing the work.
Mrs. J. E. Farrow has received news