Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-15

place.
In the recent races here, 'sYoung Lam
bert" won in the free for all race He
is owned by Mitchell Hunts and is prom :
Using young horse. cred Dan," owned
by w. HI. Daniels of Newport, won first
money in the 2 40 race.
westHeld.
Jenison Barley is better, and bids fair
to recover.
Miss Elva Farman has gone to Bethle-
hem to attend school.
Miss Mary Watkins is teaching in Comp
ton, P. O., this summer.
Willie Bickford is on visit to town,
the guest of Willis Wakefield.
The buildings of Willard Farman and
o. P. Wright have been greatly improv-
ed by painting.
Hoyt & Wakefield's mills were shut
down for few days recently to repair a
crack in the boiler.
Miss Helen M.Wins!ow is spending the
summer at home. Miss Winslow is Il
writer of some celebrity.
The remains of Miss BERTHE Miller were
brought here for burial on Tuesday last
| Miss Miller was a very estimable young
lady and the last of late happy family
of four.
| w eS tRnO1.e.
Preaching at the village school-house
| Sunday, the 2Ist inst, at 80
|
Mrs. E. H. Coy of Bennington is visit
ing her father, Amos Hunt.
w. F. King has hen that recently
laid an egg ~ by inches.
B. G. Ovitt of Plattsburgh, late of this
place, is suffering from paralysis, and lies
| at the point of death.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. y OhnSburY.
The Passumpsic savings bank has de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of two per
| cent.
Some scale stock sold at auction in
Boston last week for $432. so; a rise of
$25 since the last quotation.
The post office repairs are nearly COM
| pleted. 1t is in all respects a great i'm
provement over the old arrangement.
The excursion season to the Maine
summer resorts opened Monday. A round
trip ticket to Portland costs Sc, to Old
Orchard $3.50, good until Oct. 31st.
The county board of education hold
meeting at Y. M. G.. A. hall next Satur-
day at l 80 p. m.-The first examination
of teachers will he held at the Academy
next Tuesday.
| The new postmaster at Summerville,
f. V. Powers, took the office last Mon
| day. It is probable that when the free
delivery starts in October, this office will
be discontinued.
The ladies of East st. Johnsbury are
putting the men to shame by the way
they are walking into the rum traffic.
They have caused three arrests, two for
drunkenness and one for selling rum.
The eleventh Vermont regiment hold
reunion and camp fire here on August s.
| Chaplain Little, now Rev. DR.. Little of
Dorchester, Mass, will attend the reun-
ion. Company A of this regiment was
raised here by the late Col. Chamberlin.
| Changes at the court house are being
rapidly made and by the first of Septem-
Der the building will hardly be recognized.
The partitions for the new probate office
are being made, one stairway has been
torn down and the other one built over.
Barton Works of this town was nearly
killed by steer in pasture in Concord
last Wednesday. He was found uncon-
scious on top of rock. He does not
know whether he crawled there or was
thrown there from the steers horns. His
West Burke.
Jason Allard is quite sick.
Prof Bullock of WELLESLEY Hills has ar
rived at the Willoughby Lake house.
Mrs. D. r. Densmore has gone to Bos-
ton Mass, for medical treatment.
Mrs. Baker goes this week to Boothbay
Maine to visit her son DR.. o. w. Baker.
A large number of Jews were in town
to attend the marriage of Miss Julia Sol
onion.
Frank J. Wiley who has been stopping
in Barre for the past few months will re :
main here until fall.
Prof. E. A. Bishop A. M. principal Of
the Methodist seminary of Montpelier
will preach in the NJ. E. church Sunday
morning July 21st subject Christian Edu-
cation.
WheeIoclx.
Fred Brooks has bought the building
where M. ID. Park keeps grocery of Mr..
Dole of Danville.
Mrs. Cree widow OF 7. j. Cree had a
shock last Thursday night about O'Clock
and is not expected to live; she is about
Sc years of age.
Mr.. Arland Fay and wife from Mont
pelier are visiting friends in town.-Mrs.
Jenness daughter of Mrs. Jillson from
ter.
East Ha1-dNviclx.
Nathan Field was severely injured by a
runaway team on Monday.
Il. Hunt mas SOlQ Jne mouse Oh Ine edSU
side of Pleasant st. to Mrs. Voodry of
Walden for $1,000; possession given
about the middle of Aug.
Fire Co. was formed in the village
Monday eve. Henry De Ford, foreman; d.
W. Jenness, assistant; A. B. Hunt, clerk
E. S. Eastman, treasurer; G. B. Cole,
collector. Voted to raise money on the
grand list of village to pay running ex-
penses.
Sheffield.
DIR. Dow is repairing his buildings, fix
ing up the inside of his barn, and making
an addition to the L part of his house.
Mrs John ingalls, died very suddenly
July 4th. July 3, she went to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Horace Drown, and was
in usual health. At midnight she was
taken sick and her son, Bradley. was sent
for, but she became unconscious in few
minutes, and before his arrival, and new