Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-29

customs service
A lamp exploded Saturday evening in the
tenement in c. S. Moulton's house occu-
pied by Mrs e. w. Clark. The fire was
soon extinguished, with only slight
damages to thefurniture.
w. Hight has moved into the store for
merly occupied by Mrs. j. o. Thrasher.-
E. F. Miles is moving into DIR. Gaines
tenement.-A. L. Brown has accepted
position with Blair and DeLarme and has
moved into q tenement in Myron Bla1r's
house
Mrs. T. Grout has returned from Ottawa,
ILL.,, where she has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roseberry.-Andrew Robitelle
was in town last week. He has lately sew
cred his connection with the Hildreth drug
store at Barton Landing owing to i'll health.
Sydney T. Davis spent Sunday with his
wife In Cabot.-Mr. and Mrs. Walter j.
Avery are visiting friends in Boston, Mr..
Avery combining business with pleasure.
Last Thursday morning when Amasa
Gray, living near North Derby, went to
his cold storage room, he found that
quantity of butter was missing. He at
once suspected Collins Merrill, a former
employee, Immediately began operations,
and found that he had brought two
trunks or 90 pounds of butter to this place
and disposed of it, also discovering that he
had gone to Barton Landing, walking on
the track. Mr.. Gray, in company with
Constable T. Human, left on the air line
and found him at Barton Landing. He
was brought here and Saturday pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to three months
Of ion r mil
Complaint of cruelty to animals was
made to Grand Juror Farman last Friday
and he, in company with DR.. Ward pro-
eeeded to the T. S. Cummings farm and
found two cows belonging to a Mr.. Wilson
of Troy, who in driving them here had SO
beate tt e q that when near Mr.. Cummings
they became exhausted necessitatiDg their
remaining there. Upon examination it
was found that Sone was suffering from a
broken tail, four breaks, the sight was
destroyed and the body painfully bruised,
plainly showing that the animal had been
shamefully abused. The other COW was
suffering from numerous small bruises.
The ndition of theanimals was sufficient
to warrant legal procedure and Saturday,
Wilson appeared, pleaded guilty and was
fined 5000 and costs.
Newport Center
The village schools commenced last Mon
day morning.
J. G. Turn bull of Barton Landing was
here on business last Tuesday.
The W. c. T. U. met with Mrs. E. s.
Rogers last Tuesday afternoon.
Sprague Jenkins has moved into the AL
bert Jones house which is now owned by
AJIsper Phillips.
Cr,ando Williams has returned home
from Lowell, Mass, where he has been Wis
iting for the past few weeks.
H. l.. Smith is shingling his village resi-
dence.-Geo. Larabee is shingling his res
idence on the North Troy road.
Mrs S. G. Lewis has returned to Danville
and is preparing to move soon to Barton
Landing where Mr.. Lewis is to preach the
coming year.
Charles Buck was hurt quite badly one
day recently at Newport by loaded team
running over him.-Mrs. Erastus Buck has
been quite sick with tonsilitis.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs John lib
bits died last Monday after a sickness of
two weeks. Much sympathy is extended
the bereaved parents by their many friends.
North Troy.
Miss Florence Baton has gone to Provi-
dence, r. L.
E. o. Hadlock has gone to Richford,
where he has employment.
Prof. and Mrs. A. d. Wiggin are the
parents of little daughter, born last
Tussdey.
The funeral of the late Chandler Bailey
was held at the Congregational church
last Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock, Rev.
w. F. Sturtevant officiating. The deceas-
ed was man highly respected by all and
his loss will be eenly felt throughout the
community.
Westi-ld.
Peter Ducharme is at work for Luther
Reed.
Mrs. Elvira M. Brown is in very poor
health.-Tom Ducharme is sick in bed.
On April % Mr.. and Mrs Willard Far
man completed forty years of married life.
Mrs. Farman returned from Milton on Sat-
urday.
The CoDg1 G. E. society have voted to
purchase door and window screens for the
parsonage and mats for the aisles of the
church.
Capt. A. w. Farman of Newport was in
town last week.-Harold Farman was
home from Derby academy last week. This
week he begins the school at Morgan.
Will Benware, who has been working in
Woodsville, n. H., returned home last
Wednesday. On Thursday he left for
Chicago where his father has been for sew
eral wears.