Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-12
IraSburgh.

Geo. Lee returned home from Montpolio|
last Friday.
Ed. Cotton is at home from Montreal fo|
a short time.
Frank whipple has gone to Newpor
| Centre to work.
George Brigham from Lyndon stopped
in town last week.
Miss Jennie Mcneil has returned to hel
home in Colchester.
Mary Corley is spending her vacation
with her mother, Mrs. Somers.
Mr.. Brown, an aged resident, died at thl
home of Wallace Smith last Tuesday.
A little daughter was welcomed to thj
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sears las
week.
G. w. Wheeler lost a valuable horse las /
Sunday, caused by sun stroke the day pre-
vious.
Our band has purchased new music ant
are giving as rare treats by their open al
concerts.
A friend of Norman Curtis from Laconia
n. H., is spending the summer with him
on the Ranger farm.
Mrs. Ned Foster and children from Now
port are spending few days with her sis /
ter, Mrs. w. f. Brewster.
The friends of Mrs. 5. II. Howard viii
regret to learn that she is very IN In Lowell
Mass, with no hope of recovery.
Horace Brewster who died at Barton
Landing July 9Th, was buried In the lras
burg cemetery. He was for many years
resident of this town.
Mrs. Potter died last Tuesday. July 9th.
aged 81 years, she leaves a husband and
little boy seven years old. The funera \
was held Thursday, Rev. p. n. Grange
officiating.
Mrs. p. ~. Granger entertained hers sun
day school class with some others, num-
bering about thirty in the Howard grow
last Wednesday. Pop corn, sponge cak,
and garden strawberries were served.
The primary department of the schoo
at the Common closed Friday. The pupils
not missing word during the term are
Bernard Lee, Elsie Aiken, and Julia Sim
inc. Those pupils not having any mark
are Ruth Buchanan, Julia Clayton, Sophy
and Margaret Simino.
Miss A. Bailey is visiting Grace Cotton
Mrs. Holmes and son from Johnson
visited Mrs. John Carpenter recently
Mrs. Winget and baby from Hardwick
have been visiting her sister, Mrs. George
Russell.-George Howard from Lowell
Mass, is in town looking after some bust
ness matters for Mrs. S. H. Howard.
Holland.
G. c. Caswell's mill was shut down last
week for repairs.
Miss Cora Demick is very sick at j. A.
Bradfords. DR.. Human is attending her
Chas. Cole has moved from III. w
Wheeler's tenement into the Pinney
house.
While Miss Susan Horn was absent last
Monday, her house was broken into and
some articles of value stolen.
Mr.. Eaton, who has been sick for a long
time, is failing very fast.-Mrs. Myra, wind
has been in a Montreal hospital about
three months, is home, bat is very feeble
j. A. Bradford's store was unusually NJ
lively last Friday on account of a justics
trial held there. IL was case in troyer in
which Chas. w. Cole brought action against
II. w. Wheeler TO recover for a horse al
legged to been have illegally taken. II
appeared by evidence that Cole was IN
debted to Wheeler about $1,000 for rent
Wheeler testified that he went 10 Cole and
bought a horse for S35, and was TO 60 with
him to the town clerks Office, deduct tho
amount of the rent due him from the price
of the horse, and pay him the balance
but before ne started away Cole conclud
ed not TO sell the horse, and forbade him
to take it, but he told Cole the trade wa
made, and SO took the horse home. Cold
testified that Wheeler came TO his house
and asked him what he had for horses; ha
told him he had a four-year- colt ind
the barn, and a two-year-old i'm the pas
ture. After some talk about the colt in
the pasture, Wheeler went into the barn,
looked at the horse, asked Cole II ha
would kick, and on being Informed that
he was gentle, united the halter, led the
horse out and said he would give $500 for
him. Cole replied that the horse cost him
5000, but that he would not sell him al
at any price, that he was going TO keep
him. Wheeler then jumped on his road
cart and led the horse away, calling back
TO Cole TO come down TO Mr.. Fletcher
and he would ix it up with him. Cole
told him to bring back mis- horse; that he
had not sold him and would not sell him,
but Wheeler did not stop. Mrs. Webber
testified that she was present and heard
Cole tell Wheeler he would not sell tho
horse, and that Wheeler led the horse
away under protest. The jury were out
but a few minutes and returned a verdict
that the plaintiff recover the sum of
ISL. 90 damages and his costs. Wheeled
then took an appeal 10 the county court Ia
September Erwin for plaintiff, Cook for