Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-05-25

this season.
Ladies' Aid received the present OF 6
good cook stove from j. P. Lyon; II Is
placed in the church kitchen.
DIR. E. G. Stevens is making his energy
show in the tasteful manner he is fixing
his cottage and grounds, keep on.-Chas
Carruth has his new cottage nearly COM
pleted, which with his new boat house
makes neat and convenient place.
The Peak Sisters of Barton will give
their entertainment at the church in West
more next Tuesday eve, May &c, for the
benefit of the Lake View Society. Cake
and coffee will be served after the enter
tainment. Whole bill, 15 cents children,
10 cents.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
LyndOnville.
The ssconcreters'' are here to repair and
to lay some new walk.
A break in the water pipe, shutting off
the water for day or two, shows how i'm
The lightning rod men are here. Will
they circulate among the hills and put up
a lot of wires where the people have no
need of them?
| Business is lively at the r. r. shops.
There are lots of damaged cars to repair,
butter cars to put in readiness, engines to
be overhauled and the usual spring repair
ing.
The new Masonic hall will be dedicated
with imposing ceremonies next Wednes-
day. 1t is expected that there will be
many prominent Masons present from this
and other states. A special train will leave
Newport at 10 a. m. to accommo date the
fraternity coming from the north.
Sutton.
Mr.. Voris, the owner of Arcadia Retreat,
was in town last week.
T. Sturgeon has bought place at Lyn-
don Corner and will move there i'm
mediately.
The town has voted to build a school
house in the Wheeler district in the north
part of the town.
The funeral of Mrs. Bennett Curtis was
at her home on the North Ridge, Tuesday,
Rev. NJ Atwood preaching the funeral SER
mon.
officers took place last Sabbath. Rev. Mr..
Burgin was chosen superintendent; F. M.
Abbott, assistant; Sadie Blake, secretary
and treasurer; May Colby, chorister; Mrs.
Hannah Parker, trustee Of Sunday school
fund.
East Hardwick.
F. H. Rogers goes to Barre to reside the
first of June.
w. L. Dow has been in Glover and Shelf
field buying cows. lft4 aR5 -
The farmers are planting large amount
of ensilage corn this year.
G. L. Cushman, of the firm of j. H. Bal
lou & Co. of Boston, has been in town.
Rev. G. P. Byington and Rev. Mr.. Hart
well of Cabot exchanged desks last Sab
bath.
VIII o'clock
Henry Hoffman is repairing his house.
town last week.
N. D. Sawyer & Son bought large pair
of horses at the Cavanaugh sale at Hard
wick last week.. pat s. sstsgsi9b fsJ9e
Will Welch, who has been at work for
A. Craig, took vacation a short time ago,
and has not been heard from since.
Rev. Mr.. Dackman of ST. Johnsbury will
lecture in this place Tuesday eve, June I'd.
Subject, ssOur Country's perils.'' Come out
and hear him.
This village was thrown into terrible
excitement Wednesday evening by the
most horrible tragedy which has occurred
in this part of the county since the muir
der of the Blake family. At 730 Wednes-
day evening Mrs. Jonas Bruce drove up to
the steps of Marshal Way, who lives in
the old hotel stand, and in a few minutes
afterwards her sister, Mrs. Marshall Way,
with valise and bundle in her hands,
stepped out and was about to get into the
carriage when her husband appeared, with
the leg of saw horse in his hand, struck
a powerful blow on her forehead which
felled her to the ground, and struck two
more blows on the head after the fall. She
expired in few minutes. I. z. Gray, who
lives on the opposite side of the road, saw
the deed, got to Way Immediately and
seized him. Lucius Cree, in the next house
south of Ways, got there next, and while
attempting to raise Mrs. Way from the
ground saw that Gray was having hard
struggle with Way, laid Mrs. Way back
on the ground, flew to his assistance and
the two brought him to submission When
he yielded his first remark was ssI've killed
her and now must swing for it, Nearly
the whole village was present in a few min
utes, and in less than an hour from the
murder Way was ironed and taken into
the room where his wife's remains had
been carried for last look. He was great
ly agitated and as he realized what he had
done, broke out into loud crying. 1t would
seem that the man was crazy from anger.
Mrs Wa1r,c cIull WAS broken nv the irst