Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-05-20


The Republican had very full account
of the Danville fire, with diagram show
ing the burnt district.
st. Johnsbury will have big horse
trot on the fair ground July 4th. July
horse trots do not amount to much.
The ST. Johnsbury people made an or
ganization at once and contributed money,
clothing and other needed articles for the
Danville fire sufferers. A very worthy
object.
Carrick Bros have contracts for two
more monuments for the Vermont organ
izations, to be set at Gettysburgh one for
the First Brigade, the other for the Sharp
Shooters.
HaI.dwick.
The ice cream festival and donkey par
tv came off at Good Templars hall on
Friday night. A good crowd attended.
A new suspension bridge is being
built across the Lamoille River, near
Wheeler & Shipman's saw-mill. 1t will
only be used by foot travellers.
About one hundred of the friends of |.
P. Titus entered his new house unexpect-
edly on Wednesday evening, May 10, to
give him houseWarming. Refreshments
were served, and general good time en-
joyed.
LAWYER Thomas is back from Alabama
He likes the South very well and expects
to return in September He reports that
Charley Ide is doing good business, and
intends to remain Ill the South during the
summer.
West Burke.
The Juvenile Temple recently passed
resolutions on the death of Ernest Berry,
who was recently killed here by falling
from a cart.
j. f. Ruggles has placed his steamer on
Willoughby Lake. A young man, nephew
of Mrs Geo. Woodruff, who has been in
poor health for a long time, died at Mr..
Woodruff7s, May II.
Quarterly meeting at M. E. church Sat
urday and Sunday, May % and 26. Presid-
ing Elder Donaldson will preach on Sat
urday at 2 p. M, followed by quarterly
at which all the official men,
bers are requested to be present. Preach
ing Sunday, at 10 80, followed by sacra-
ment.
The following officers were elected by
Caledonia Ledge, No. 9S, +. & A. NJ, at
their annual meeting: E. B. Smith, w.
M. III. III. Packer, S. W.; A. B. Glidden,
j. W.; j. +. Ruggles, Treas; A. L. Al
drich, Sec. Alvah Moulton, S. D.; G. S.
Densmore, j. D.; E. E. Alexander, S S..
E. A. Way, J. s.; Perry Porter, Chap.
H. M. Moulton, marshall; w. G. Anger,
tyler.
There will be singing convention at
the M. Z. church, commencing June r.
Mrs. Herbert J. Cloud of Union Village
is visiting at her fathers, Geo. w. Shell
ing.
E. w. Clark has arrived home. from
Hanover, N. H., where he has been doing
a job of mason work on the large hotel
which is being built by Dartmouth Col
lege. 1t is one of the finest buildings of
it's kind in the state. Contractor and
builder, w. J. Bray of St.Johnsbury. Mr..
Bray has built some very fine buildings
in Hanover in the past two years.
Wheelock.
Rosa Kelley has returned home.
Memorial services here, May Both.
D.T.Jones will move to Massachusetts.
Henry Newell moves back to the Ed.
Williams farm.
David Wood cut his leg quite badly
while hewing timber for the bridge.
John Nelson is going to move to Lyn-
donville. Sorry TO have him go.
Supervisor w. II. Taylor and wife are
in town. 1t is hoped they will make their
home here
S. G. Cree went to Boston merchants
week, and it is expected that his son Luz
Their will return with him.
MIS- w aI0 DHdQ1Cy AuNlbCO hCl 1AACu0c
in recently to see the unfolding of night
blooming cereus blossom.
The selectmen have taken up one of the
bridges at the upper end of the village
and will pat in new one.
The f. b. Ladies' Aid Society of Shelf
field will meet with Mrs. III. p. King, at
Wheelock, on the afternoon of May 81.
All are cordially invited.
Barney Post Decoration Day services
will be as follows: Formation of pro-
cession at Sheffield village at 8 O'Clock, a.
m. Veterans, town officers, teachers,
scholars and citizens will march to the
cemetery to decorate the graves there;
thence they will proceed to Wheelock,
decorate the graves there, and go
to town hall, where refreshments will be
served. at O'Clock addresses will be
Christie. Cordial Invitation to all. Bring
your dinner baskets.
Sheriff Leslie and Fred Hoffman had
quite a race after one Frank Drills last
week. bTIIlS WIS Wdnteu 1OI SOIuC Ills
demeanor and word was sent that he was
in this town. The officers found that he
had been at So. Wheelock, visiting man
working for one McCrudy, and they fol-
lowed him from there to Walden, Drills
having a team he had hired at stable in
West Concord. The officers overlook
the man, asked him to stop, but he didn't
stop, and when they crowded him he
turned into sugar woods, jumped from
the carriage and ran. The officers did
not pursue him but brought the team
back. 1t seems Drills had hired Hoff'man's
team and left it with the West Concord
stable keeper. The officers got informa-
ton in regard to the team captured of
Drills and also that Hoffmans team was
at West Concord. The teams were sent
home, but Drills has made his escape.
East Burke.
James Smith, a transient person, who
has been called insane, committed suicide
here recently. His remains were carried