Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-05-13
CALEDONIA COUNTY

eer, Ora Lyon, lOSC MS Watcn.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. .JOhnSburv.
Eighty-nine men have joined the Catho-
lie total abstinence society.
Some of the liquor-peddlers and women
of low repute have been arrested, fined
and driven out of town dnring the last
week.
The village trustees have been laying q
piece of macadam in the Avenue road. 1t
is put in as an experiment, and promises
to be a success.
Herbert, son of Walter Hale, and
grandson of A. z. Hale, a lad 8 years
old, was drowned in Paddocks village
below the dam. 1t seems the boy was
alone and fishing from a plank in the
penstock which run out over the water,
fell in and disappeared with no one to
call for help.
T. G. Fletcher and DR.. Brown have re-
turned from their western trip, having
been absent some - days. Fletcher sees
millions in the Dennison, Texas, boom,
and contemplates returning there in a
few DAYS. The head man of the Denni-
son syndicate is w. p. Rice of Kansas,
formerly superintendent of the Vermont
State prison.
J. F. Shedd, who was injured by the
breaking of the machinery of an elevator
in the Fairbanks shops last winter, has
l,a Fol rI1a nI-c for
damages sustained by falling in the ele-
vator. DR.. Nelson sues the railroad COM
pany for injuries sustained at the time OF
a railroad collision at Passumpsic some
months since, when a freight engine ran
into the rear end of a freight train stand
ing on the road.
The county board of education met at
Associat ion hall Tuesday morning to
elect county supervisor under the new
school law to serve for the next two
years. The full board was present. The
board organized permanently by electin9
C. E. Putney, president, and j. II. McLoud
secretary, and then adjourned until after
dinner. In the afternoon the board came
together to ballot for supervisor. The
following gentlemen were candidates fol
the office: t. G. Bronson, East Hard
wick; Rev. DR.. G. B. Hubert, Eas
Hardwick; Walter E. Ranger, principa
of Lyndon Institute; Walter Sampson
principal of the Lyndon graded school
w II Taylor of Wheelock, principal O.
Hardwick Academy. On an informa
ballot out of IA votes cast, w. E. Ranger
received votes, Walter Sampson anc
w. H. Taylor 7. Mr. Taylor was elected
on the next ballot receiving II out of the
II votes cast with for Mr.. Sampson
and 2 for Mr.. Ranger. w. III. Taylor
the newly elected supervisor, is a native
of Wheelock and graduated from the
scientific department of Dartmouth col
lege with high honors in the class of 1886
! Since then he has been the principal o.
Hardwick academy. During vacations he
has been reading law with Idle & Stafford
of this place.
HaI.dWic1x.
The Buck Lake Granite Company began
to load their stone last week for the frs
time this season. They have about II
carloads on hand
The Bridgman girls are here and will
open the meadow for a new street. Her,
will be plenty of building spots, and lane
enough to give each Il acre.
Ben. Smith has moved on to the Nc
Crillis farm.-Charley Hatch has moved
back to Craftsbury .-Mr. Marsh has NOV
/ ed into the Ed. Wakefield house.
The schools closed here May Sd. They
have been unusually full the last year ,anC
another department is needed. The teach
ers have done faithful service.
We shall miss Prof. Taylor in ogT
/ Academy, but we congratulate him on the
/ honor conferred on him by his election to
the important Office of county supervisor
/ He is a gentleman OF good talents, fine
| teacher and good business man. We
! bespeak for him successful career il
/ his new position.
The many friends of w. I'll. III. Conner
and wife Cynthia Bridgman), formerly
of this village, will be gratified to learn
that they are just moving into a new
house built in one of the most pleasant
localities in Burlington. The house is
thoroughly built, with modern improve