Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-05-27

congregational churches VIII hold its an
nual meeting with the church here, on
June and 5.
We@ts1lore.
F. H. Foster has moved into Camp Gar
field for the summer
Cheney & Cole have their bobbin mill
raised and are pushing the work along
lively.
The two men in gray clothes that took
Mr.. Lyons boat without leave, Thursday
night, and went out spearing contrary to
law, had better go slow. They were seen
from the east shore by more than one
Don't light up any more, boys.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
In another month the main line of the
Lake road will all be laid with steel ex-
cept six miles. Last year there were Is
miles of iron rails. Sixty-pound steel
rails are being laid and bridges and tres
ties strengthened wherever necessary.
The big treste at Pumpkin hill on the
Lake road, rs feet high and several hun
dred feet long, will be gradually filled and
work will be commence on the culvert
next month. Some of the granite has al
ready arrived and it will take so cars of
build the culvert which is to be about 24O
feet long. The length Of the culvert re-
presents the width of the dump. 1t is
estimated that the least expense at which
the trestle can be filed is 5000
The Boston & Maine have begun to
boycott the B. G. &. NJ and all through
freight on the Canadian Pacific and Pass
umpSic now runs to White River Junct-
ion and over the Northern. Many af the
B. G. &. M. employees have been discharg-
ed for want of work and their freight
traffic is badly crippled The Boston &
Maine reaching fran Boston as far north
as Manchester has but to retain the North
ern and build the link from Concord to
Manchaster-19 miles in length-and
still have connection with the Canadian
Pacific and Grand Trunk roads, and a
line to the White mountains.-C aledonian.
The Ryegate Granite works at South
Ryegate have gone into bankruptcy. Their
liabilities are $50, 900 and their assets are
the plant whose original cost was $780,
600. The directors are held individually
for $4,000 Their largest single indebt-
edness is to the Bank of Newbury which
has sued them for $50, 900. The entire
property will be sold at auction June l by
Thomas B. Hall, receiver, and consists of
large amount of real estate, houses, ma
chinery and tools.
st. Bloomsbury.
Rev. f. d. Buckley of the Stafford
Springs, Conn.,, Episcopal church, is call
ed to Grace church in this village.
County court convenes here June 4th.
The term will be short. 1t is learned that
the suit against Thomas Ward for burn
ing the buildings of Harvey Foster of
Walden will be settled, Ward paying Eos
ter the loss and costs up to date.
Lyn
Robt. De Chambeau died in Lyndonville
on Monday night from the effects of an
accident on the train by which his leg
was crushed and amputation was neces-
sary. He was freight conductor and had
his leg crushed between the drawbars of
the cars. He was son-in-law of DR..
Kimball of No. Troy.
Hardxviclx.
Rev. Charles Morse was in town look
ing after a monument for his deceased
wife.
Otis Arnold has just set nice momu-
ment of granite for the Delano family at
East Hardwick.
The musicians have orginized double
quartette of male voices and they meet
every Monday evening for practice. We
expect they will soon be heard from.
Mr.. Marsh and Dorman Bridgman are
getting along nicely with their new build
| ings, and Dr. Darling will soon have his
Judevine building on his foundation.
MI Miles is also at work on his new
house.
Widow Shpman has done a good job
repairing her house and f. t. Bridgman
is repairing and painting his buildings.
The Dawson buildings are being repaired
and repainted, there seems to be gen.
eral fixing up of buildings here.
Sheffield
Chidren's Day will be observed at the
M. E. church Sunday June 9th.
The NJ E. Ladies aid meet with Mrs.
Spencer Drake next Friday afternoon.
A cordial invitation extended.
We desire, through the columns of the
| MONITOR, to express our thanks to the
neighbors and friends who so kindly as
sisted US during the sickness, death and
burial OF our loved one.
NJ. p. JENNESS.
MR.. & Mrs. A. 0. GRAY.
WheelOcix.
The heavy rains last week did much
damage to the highways.
Mrs Whitney, Il blind lady, recently fell
down stairs and was badly hurt.
Geo. Barber is painting his house
Hiram Eastman is building an ell on his
| house.-Christophe Fletcher has been
making thorough repairs on his house.
East Burke.
Charlotte, widow of Porter Walter is
quite sick
Mrs. Huntington, Mrs. H. p. Cushings
mother,is failing rapidly.
The District Union I. 0. G. T. will
meet here the 18th of June all members of
the union as well as members from other
districts are invited to be present as an
interesting session is expected.
West Burke.
Rev. S. Donaldson preached a very
able sermon last Saturday, after which
the quarterly conference convened.
Geo. Marshall has rented j. f. Ruggles'
shop in the rear of his store, where he
will attend to all kinds of wood work.
Mrs Ezra Powers and her son Frank
will stop through the summer with her
brother-in-law, Milo jenkins of E. Burke.
/ sutton.
A baby boy at Fred Roundy's.
L. w. Watson is building a large barn.
Memorial sermon yesterday by Rev.
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