Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28

Woman's Relief Corps here the first Mon
day evening in May. All interested are
invited.
Charley Patch, Leonard Shufelt, Ferdi-
nand Sawyer, Fred Revoir, Joseph and
Thos. LaBounty have gone to New York
to work.
North Troy.
Hon. H. c. Wilson and wife were in
Boston last week.
Mr. Currier of Ne wport is at work in
the PdltddiUnt Office.
II. B. Parkhurst, G. g. May and Frank
House were in Boston last week looking
after trades in the horse car horse line
1t is proposed to lower the railroad
track at the depot, and put the carriage
road by a bridge over the track. wor-
thy idea.
Some over twenty names have been Sc
cured for the purpose of establishing
Knights of Pythias lodge, and it is thO't
it will be done.
Mrs. Thomas Regain is quite sick.-Miss
Ella Harvey is to teach in the Hammond
district, on Province Hill, this spring
Miss Lydia Hardy is visiting in johnson.
Our community has been shocked by
the death of Miss Stella BoomhOWer, sud-
denly and under suspicious circumstances
at DR.. Isaac Kimball's early Friday morn
ing, April 18th. The selectmen immedi-
ately gave orders for an Investigation, and
an autopsy was held that day by Drs. j.
H. Hamilton of Richford, Erwin of New
port Center and Blackstone and Cum
mings of this place. The result was such
as to warrant the taking of portions of
the body to Burlington for microscopic
examination by DR.. j. B. Wheeler of that
city. The inquest was continued during
Monday at the office of Hon. H. G. Will
son, before the States Attorney and JUS
tice Chandler Bailey. More later on,
Newport.
Henry Chamberlin has returned from
Denver, apparently in good condition.
Fred Stratton of Lisbon, N. H lis work
ing for E. E. Scott at the painting bust
ness, and his family board with Mrs. Scott.
David Lockhart has hired L. M.
Smiths house and moved in. Edward
Idle has moved into the first story of Mrs.
AleXander's house.
Mrs Fuller, wife of Mr.. Fuller, who
was recently killed by the cars, is not
dead, as was currently reported here. She
| is much better.
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western trip and resumed his practice
here His health has greatly improved
during his absence.
The Congregational church building is
now nearly completed, and the carpeting
aud other fixtures will soon be in place.
1t will be open for service early in the
season.
A few days since, as J. G. Dawson was
Prouty & Miller, he got fall from step
ladder which laid him up forrepairs about
two weeks.
The Baptist church have engaged Rev.
! Olds to preach for them, and he has al
ready entered upon his work and moved
into the parsonage. Rev. Mr.. Wilder is
returned to the Methodist church.
H. S. Lawrence is expected home from
Denver this week.-Mrs.. L. d. Field and
her daughter, Mrs. Orem Newcomb, ar
rived last Thursday nights. w. Parker
and family will return from their winter
home, in Cambrdgeport, Mass, early in
May.
Mrs. Oscar Doney was hit by a spent
ball, fired by one Homer Marcy, day
recently and somewhat hurt. She was
playing an organ, and the bullet struck
her in the back, but not with force suffi-
cient to penetrate her clothing. Pistols
and small boys make a dangerous combin-
alton for village.
Old Cartwright, the old rumseller of
North Derby, fell into the clutches of the
law last week, and was bound up for sell
ing liquor without a L. S. license. He
will find himself in serious trouble when
| Uncle Sam gets after him. For some
time it has been known hereabouts that
LIQUOR has been sold at one Glines, in Der
by, and last week his wife was arrested
and found guilty of several offences of IL
quor selling. An expensive job for her.
WeSt6e1d.
L. X. Annis was married to Miss Emily
Brown of Troy, last week.
Mrs. Cyrus Carey of New Hampshire
has come to stay few months with her
daughter, Mrs. E. Rider.
Mrs Page from Haverhill, N. H., who
was in town recently, offered Ed. Boyntor
$500 for 10 cows, but the offer was refus-
ed.
On Friday last there was an auction
sale of the household goods of Mrs. Geo
Hoyt, preparatory to her leaving town tc
Join her husband in Omaha, Neb.
Hiram Smith, on the East Hill, has
made from $50 trees, over 1000 lbs of SUI
ger this season. Nelson Martin, his neigh
Dor has made from $50 trees, over 1900
pounds.
Mrs. Henry Miller was i'll last week
Her daughter, Mrs. Harding, of Lowell
came to care for her.-Mrs. Frank Sias
WHO So ScIIOuSIy nCl mp ny 4all
is still in a critical condition.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. j OhnSbury.
It has been arranged TO have a home
talent concert under the auspices of the
; G. A. r. on the evening of Memorial day
A pleasant programme will be arrange zee
and the concert will be well worth hea I
ing.
There will be a missionary meeting a
St. Andrews church on Wednesday o
next week, when several speakers from
abroad will be present. The occasion vii
be one of much interest.
P. B. Laird, formerly of this town, ha
: many friends her who will be glad t
q learn that he has been appointed to re
sponsible position in the office of the Uni
1 ted States commissioner of emigration
at New York city. The New York Pres
says of the appointment: "The Press
glad to note that 2. B. Laird, the oil
of SvracuSa vUhn ic wa