Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-16

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ing decided upon full consideration that
he cannot remain.
Mrs Mason, widow of the late Lloyd
Mason who died short time ago, died
at her home on Main Street at about noon
Sunday. Funeral at the house Tuesday
p. IN. She was a most estimable lady,
and leaves many friends
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18th.
Geo. Katen of Barton will put up a
cottage in the Foster grove this week.
+. II. Foster has put in line of gro
ceries, confectionery, canned goods, etc,
which he will sell for cash or barter.
The Churchill camp has been a lively
place for the past ten days; besides the
usual number of Churchills we saw H.
w Buchanan and Will Buchanan of Bar
ton Landing, and Clarence Wheeler of
Holland.
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M. w. Farman delivered his lecture
on Lord Nelson before the Y. NJ. c. A..
at ST. Johnsbury on Tuesday night, June
10. He is expected to deliver it at John
son the 23d.
Scott Elkins of No. Troy, who contract
ed to build the new road from Wakefield,
Wood & Thompson's mill to Jay line,
has Recommended his work which he
discontinued last fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bryant of Bolton,
P. O., lately visited at Christopher Bry-
ant's.-Dr. Chas. Drew and wife from
Taunton, Mass, were in town one day
last week to visit the doctors aunt, Mrs.
Henry Miller.
The school in the south part of the
tewn, taught by Miss Emma Wakefield,
closed Saturday, June Z. The school on
the East Hill, taught by Miss Lillian
Wright, closed last Friday The village
school taught by Miss Elva Farman,
closes next Friday.
Mr.. Ruggles who commenced the work
at the cheese factory, has returned to
his home in Westford. T. A. Smell of
Little Falls, N. Y, has been engaged to
run the factory this summer. Pliny
Wright is also working in the factory.
The quantity of milk received has been
| increased the past week. The cheeses
weigh so lbs. each and not 80 as the type
had it last week.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The freight train going south early
| Monday morning ran into herd of colts
between Passumpsic and East Barnet,
| killing three. Two yearlings belonging
to B. S. Dow of East Barnet and a fine
two year old owned by w. A. Dow of
| Passumpsic.
Fred Gilman, son of N. I'll. Gilman of
Passumpsic, was seriously injured at
Pumpkin Hill trestle. No bones were
broken, but he received internal injuries
and it is feared that his spine is injured
as he seems to be partially paralyzed.
st. y ohnSburY.
Mrs. c. Caswell has returned from Lit
Teton and will spend the summer here.
Foster G. Stevens has had his pension
increased from s. to $l2 month. Spen-
Ger Simonds has also received pension.
The republican county convention will
be held in the Opera house on Tuesday,
June "a, at 10 a. m, to nominate candi-
dates for state senators and county of
ficers.
Carl E. Gray has bought the steam
launch "Molly" of Walter ID. Gould and
will put it on the Passumpsic river this
week. 1t will be run from Paddock viii
lage to the Center this summer.
The rear portion of the big drive OF
logs of the Connecticut River Lumber
Co. passed McIndoes Falls last week.
The drive had about 90, 900, 900 feet. An
other drive of 10000, 900 feet will soon
be started from Connecticut Lake.
Mrs. j. N. Chandler of Summerville
was thrown from carriage Saturday and
received very severe injuries. The car
riage wheels passed over her, and her an.
kle was broken in several places. 1t is
feared that the injury will be permanent
Forty-four members of st. Johnsbury
Guard participated in the annual drill last
Saturday, June Z, and were inspected by
Quarter master Gilmore of Fairlee. They
made Il creditable appearance. The high
est score at the range was Ii out of pos
sible %.
! new arc circuit for merchants will
soon be put in by the local electric high
company and E. d. Steele, Lougee Bros
& Smythe and L. & Il. Fairbanks & Co
have already signifed their intention o
using the service. This will necessitat,
putting in fourth dynamo at the plant
, LyndonviIe-
; At the annual meeting of the corporal
ors and trustees of Lyndon Institute hell
on Tuesday, the following officers ant
trustees were elected: L. b. Harris, pres
ident; l. w. Sanborn, secretary ant
treasurer; l.. B. Harris, Theo. n. Vail
o. B. Cheney, DID, Rev. G. A. Bickford
A. M, H. E. Folsom, A. c. Hall, Rev. c
S. Perkins, A. M, Geo. w. CahoOu, A
t NJ, J. c. Eaton, trustees.
, Lyndon Center.
The high standard of speaking at tn
Institute was not lowered by the speak
) ing of the middle class on Friday ant
Monday evenings. OF the twelve speak
q ers Friday evening, three were chosen t
e compete for the prize Monday evening
/ First prizes were awarded to Miss Nan
. tie May Evans of Lyndonville and ElwYl
y Gilbert Campbell of Lyndon Centre; sec
f ond, to Miss Martha Alice Farmer o
East Burke, and Guy Monroe Winslow O
q Barton Landing. A second honor wa
e awarded to Miss Lena Dewey of Barton
: Mr.. 0. B. Cheney, highly respecte
S citizen of Lyndon Center, died Wednes
S day, June 4, after a long and distressing
Il illness. He was born in Lebanon, n. H
y A years ago. At the age of 16 years h
enlisted in Company A, N. H. Volunteers
+ and was brave soldier for three years
/. to the end of the war. He was in NeN
= Orleans under Gen. Butler. He had bee
l. resident of Lyndon sixteen years, bein
l. for several years merchant and postmas
, ter at Lyndon Center. His funeral wa