Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-12-19


nesday p. m. She leaves husband
and two children, who have the sym
pathy II all.
Our store windows show fine dis
plays this season. Notably Gilman's.
where some $50 dozen handkerchief
are wrought into team OF swans
drawing a doll boat.
The Annual Musical Convention
will be held Jan. 10, IL, IL and l3 al
Lanes Opera House. III. G.. Blasidenl
conductor, Mrs. Shepard, pianist, Bes
sic Hamlin, soprano, Mr.. Cushman
tenor, B. M. Babcock, bass. Therd
will be the usual concerts, matinees
etc.
In seventeen days from the time thu
first stills were laid, the block OF New
land & LaPierre has been put up, roo|
on and covered, window frames sci
and some of the clapboarding done. II
is 42x7O feet and three stories high
Pretty good time considering the late|
ness of the season and a small force|
The farm buildings of b. Wiley, A
few miles west of this village, wer(
burned last Friday evening, the glarj
lighting up the whole western slxyI
An overturned lantern was the causd|
and the loss will be about "a 900, fol
which he has 50, 800 Insurance. All hiI
stock was saved, except twenty -onl
good sheep. He has an auction said
on Wednesday, the 21st, at noon OF
account of the fire.
Newport Center.
ID. j. Perkin has rented his farm N
Adam Dunn, who has moved on TO 1
b. L. Brown, who has been sic
and at times confined to the house, III
able to be out again.
julius Wilcox has moved from Iras
burgh back on to his farm i'm Dist. Nc
II. We all welcome him home again
Mrs. j. r. Cutting has gone to Cal
fornia to visit a sister and spend tn
winter, hoping by a change OF climat
to benefit her health which is verN
poor.
Samuel ID. Meacham recently sold
farm in the north part OF this town Oh
Freedom III. Bean OF Coventry I'd
S550.-Mr. T.. Norway and famil
have moved on to the farm he bouglM
last spring, and known as the Petd
Williams farm.
Constable Stickney recently sold
auction some property belonging b
Mr.. Tute, who has gone West. SeveI
al colts were sold which were bid
at very low figures. Dr. Erwin bid
several, thereby increasing his stod
of horses, which numbered eigteen I'D
fore.
Litchfield & Harris have rented the
farm just out of the village to HON,
Buck for one year, who will taI
possession in the spring. They hay
recently dug a well on the S. File
farm above theirs and will run tl|
water from that and supply the bull,
ings with running water.
The Quarterly Meeting Of the Mint
District Union /. o. @. Il. was he
here with Newport Center lodge Tue
day, the 18th, inst. The attendan,
was not as large as was hoped il won
be. The address by the Rev. O..
Story of Bakersfield, VT, was an exec
lent one and drew "A large house.
North Troy.
A sad and fatal accident occurr
on East Hill on Tuesday mornir
Capt. Andrew l.. Bass, of Claytd|
NY, had been visiting his son-in- la
Nelson Dodge, who lives on Petite
gill's farm. On Tuesday morni
about 8 O'Clock Capt. Bass and bod
started for the woods to go rab
shooting. On their way a hound vi
them showed his JOY at the prospd
of the chase by jumping up on Ba
striking the gun in the Captains ha1
which in some way was exploded,
charge entering the Captains leg
the knee, SCATTERING it and max
a frightful wound. He was Carl
to the house and Drs. Kimball a
Morrill, of this place, and Erwin
Newport Center were immediat
summoned. He was made as CO
Portable as possible and on Wedn
day DIR. Bogue of West Derby,
called in and consulted as to the
visibility of amputation. 1t was
cided not to attempt it, and Capt.B
was told that he was dying. He 81
for Rev. Mr.. Munro, who unfor
nately only arrived a few mimi
late, the death occurring about
o'clock Wednesday forenoon.
remains were taken to his home
Clayton. We extend our sincere sy