Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-05-04
Windsor.

Windsor.
Barton, the alleged Waterbury
Bank robber, whose re-capture we no
ticed last week, has been removed from
the Montpelier Jail to the State prison.
The Governor issued the warrant for
his removal.
M. X. Paine is one Of the best
druggists in the State. We passed an
hour in his establishment the other day,
and we are convinced that he undertandS
his business. He is a Sir Knight, and
his beautiful regalia and gentleman y
bearing attracted much attention at the
Masonic Ball at Woodstock last winter,
Says the Greenfield (Mass.) Gazette:
con Thursday afternoon, as Miss
Flora Lamson, of Shelburne Falls
daughter of Mr.. +. G. Lamson of the
Windsor (Vt) Manufacturing Company
was driving pair Of spirited horses
near the depot, the animals became
frightened and ran up to Main street
and took the direction to Montague.
The lady, perfectly selt-possessed, kept
hold of the lines and tried to rein them
down, but on they dashed at break
neck speed People in the street who
witnessed the brave lady's efforts to stop
the .horses, were fearful OF a terrible
smash,up, and all who could obtain car
riages, fastened to follow the runaways
with hardly hope that the lady would
escape injury. But Miss Lamson kept
her horses in the road and the long pull
up the Rocky mountain was too much
for their mettle, and she stopped them
at the turn near the top, and her pur
suers found her there, a little exhausted
from her efforts but still brave and
plucky. The horses were driven quiet
ly back into the village. There are few
ladies, or men, as for that matter, who
could have done so well. The womans
cool self-possession probably saved her
life"
A BRAVE Acr-W ednesday the 10Th
inst, four boys residing at Windsor
Frank Savage, Elmer Silver, Fred Low
water, Eddy Norrington, went to the
bank of the River to play. Seeing a
boat tied to the shore they got into it,
and commenced rocking back and forth,
by which means the craft became un.
fastened and hoated away, without their
notice. Soon they were several rods
from shore, going down stream. This
frightened them so much that they all
jumped into the river, and two of them
swan ashore, one chung to the boat and
the other WAS fast going beyond all
help. Those who reached the land
started for help, which was soon found
in the person of Mr.. E. A. Wardner,
who without stopping to throw off any
thing but his hat, plunged into the riv-
er and grasped the one in the water just
as he was sinking for the last time, but
was nearly exhausted before he reached
the bank with his living burden. Mr.
Wardner deserves the highest praise
for this heroic action, for without his
aid the lad must undoubtedly have
been drowned.
Windsor is growing and bust
ness prospects are improving. A new
shoe factory is to be put up on the pris-
on grounds, in which will be employed
some seventy-fve free workmen. About
the same number of convcts will be en-
ployed at the same business inside the
prison walls. The scythe snath business
so long carried on in the prison goes in
to Goodnough, Lamson x Co, S estab-
lishment.
The proprietors Of the stores, shops and
hotels here wear smiling countenances.
r, L. Britton has one Of the best restau-
rants and groceries in the State. 1t is
located in Hubbards new block, and he
is about adding new dining hall to it,
that will put Delmonicos celebrated
vacuum cure" in the shade. Mr.. B. is
a liberal aud enterpriSing business man
and is sure to succeed. Charley Stocker,
his assistant, is wde-awake, entertaining,
and courteous to all. He is of literary
turn of mind, and is now engaged on a
biographical sketch of the Hon. VIM.
Cady of Rutland, formerly prominent
citizen Of Windsor. The work is pro-
fusely illustrated, and the friends Of