Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-08-03

which he tried to shoot. The gun,
probably being overloaded, burst, so
SCATTERING the boys left hand that DIR.
| Garfield found it necessary to ampu-
tate it at the wrist. Eddie is bright
/ little fellow and has the sympathy of
all who know him.
Irasburgh.
Mrs. Ada E. Templeton and Percy
have been visiting at Bristol VT. sew
eral days.
S. w. Beauclerk went to Boston Sat-
urday He expects to return Tuesday,
accompanied by his daughter May.
The Methodist Society was yester-
day presented with new communion
service, the gift of Frank Webster of
Boston.
DR.. Branch has rented tenement
in E. B. HIPS new house and will
move in as soon as the rooms are
ready.
Rev. VIM. Schofield and Rev. G.. A.
Smith, former pastors of the Cong.
and Methodist churches, respectively,
were in town last week.
E. F. Wiley has purchased of III. S.
Wade of Boston timber lot situated
west of Black River and is now peel
ing the bark, and will put the lumber
on the river bank the coming winter.
The Cong. Society has commenced
the much needed repairs on the inside
of their church.-Judge Thompson is
repairing his office.-Geo. Beede has
made a new walk in front of the
court house.
John E.Stanford and Orrin A. Leach,
formerly Irasburgh boys, who have
been in the employ of t. E. Yerxa of
Fargo, North Dakota, for some time,
have entered into partnership under
the firm name of Stanford & Leach
and will open a general store at Ar
gusville, twenty-fi five miles from Far
go, about Aug. 10. The boys regard
this good location and we wish them
success in their new undertaking.
Lowell.
Frank Sawyer has moved into the
Coburn house and M. Lucas into the
Chaffee house.
John Stevenson's best mare ran
away and broke it's leg and had to be
killed. The buggy was also a wreck.
Newport.
Mrs. w. w. True is quite sick.
Rev. Mr. Mills has located at Island
Pond for a while.
P H. Holt has sold his place to Sey-
mour Lane. Price, $500.
Mrs DIN Dane was badly poisoned
with poison ivy at the Mountain House
a few days since.
Fred Bishop of Kansas City is visit
ing his cousin, Lillian Gilman. Miss
Gilman returns West with him.
The Newport Base Ball Club defeat
ed the Coventry nine s to IA. The Gov
entry nine put up a good game.
DR.. G. F. Branch has received the
appointment of Marshal at the cele-
bration at Bennington, the 10th.
The Newport Commandry of Knights
Templars will parade Aug. IS, at II M.
before taking the cars for Bennington.
Sheriff Hamilton had his eye badly
injured last Friday, while practicing
the "soft ball'' game, preparing for
next Tuesdays contest. He expects
to getrepairedin season to help 'wipe"
the regular nine on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Fuller have been
in town a few days.-Mrs. H. G. Will
son has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Harris, a few days. = Henry
Blanchard was in town over Sunday.
Jessie Holbrook and Kate Stewart
are at Mr.. Holbrook's in Colebrook
n. H. on visit.
North Troy.
G. G. Manuel is to take a months
vacation in the West, visiting Kansas
and other points.
Parties from Cowansville were in
town last week with a view to starting
a meat market somewhere in the vii
lage.
Mrs. M. E. Abbott, who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. L. G.
Abbott, went Friday to Burlington to
spend a week.-Mrs.. Ella Chamber
lin and daughter, Maud, have been
visiting friends in town. Mrs. Cham
berlin is spending the summer in New
port.
There is on foot movement to put
in a system of water works, both for
fire protection and domestic use. 1t
is purposed to make a reservoir just
above the village of capacity of at
least one million gallons. There is
magnificent head for the work, being
great fall and the system is badly
needed.
The Moses Dodge monument has
arrived and is very good in design
and finish, being a seventeen foot
shaft of white bronze. 1t is to be
placed on the common in the village
of Troy to commemorate the memory
of its namesake, most respected cit
izen who died a few months since,
leaving a school fund of several thou
sand dollars to be kept in his name
and to be used in annual expenditure
for the schools in this town. The Sc
lection of the monument by the COM
mittee chosen for that purpose is one
which is sure to give satisfaction to
the public.
WeStfieid.
Miss Mary Winslow of Boston Mass.
is here at her fathers.
G. HI. Wiley of Barton Landing was
in town last week.
Fred Mossa has gone to Canada to
work in a barber shop.
Lawyer Miles of Barton was in town
last week as arbitrator.
w. d. Miller has purchased the E.
Ell. Wood house, consideration $3.50.
Mrs. L. S. Woodwork is very sick;
slight hopes are entertained of her re-
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