Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-29
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Local News.
BARTON.

BARTON.
into Duncan McDougall's store
see his new goods which are just
b market. OF white and fancy shirts,
ars. cloths, wooden and gents furnish
goods, he has a splendid assortment.
hcan Is a good democrat and square
brick in all his transactions. See
ertisement next week.
Mr.. Chandler, the owner of the saw
at the Landing is getting in an un-
ally large stock of logs this winter.
yard is packed full, and he is now
ing the river up stream with them.
Irandy. Skinner & Parker are lay
in a large supply of clapboard logs
ere will be business when the river
ens in the spring.
On Thursday last the through freight
ing North, had IL cars thrown from
track Just north CT Barton Landing,
bm defect in rail- Eight of them
cluding the saloon car, were thrown IN
confused "snarl" down the bank, some
them into the river The conductor
Id brakeman were in the saloon car
hich rolled over three times. but receiv-
no injury. The next train had one
II thrown off, but it was drawn on with
1T much trouble. The wreck train
sxt morning got their engine off and
ndered the morning passenger train
ur hours.
Barton, Jan. 23rd, 1872.
Mr.. EDITOR Il saw in your last
sue, an item to the effect that somebody
ad drawn to Barton Landing two loads
stone with one pair of horses, the
ads weighing, including the sled, 8,ll0
IS. and S,3l5 lbs. Who can read it,
no has spark of humanity, without
uddering at such cruelty, for what else
I'm we call it? Do we live among bar
arians to encourage cruelty to beasts, or
the midst of professed christianity =?
no wouldn't rather read of some one
no went twice for the same loads GER
linly it might not be quite so remarka-
lie but wouldn't it be more humane
hd then "Who beats t?' as though
Hing for some one else who can excel
Is neighbor in overlooking and over
Drking his poor animals. | do not
lean that any one is to blame, neither
| wish to censure any person IN the
latter. Perhaps the horses were capa-
c of drawing twice as much as ordina-
ones hope that no common horses
ere compelled to do it don't know
Their the horses or man but say the
bove for the cause of humanity.
L. W.
BRO WNINGTON.
There will be donation visit for Rev
\. Ball, afternoon and evening Of Jan
30, in the Town Hall at the Center
oysters will be served.
BURKE.
A Teachers Institute for Caledonia
county will be held at West Burke, com
nencing on Monday, Jan. 30, at IL
'clock, A. NJ, and closing on the Fri
lay following, at o'clock, P. M.
CRAFTSBURY.
Levi I. Seaver died of consumption il
Jraftsbury, VT, Dec. I'd, 1871, in tn
wenty-frst year of his age.
The subject of this notice was born il
South Albany, VT, May 20, 1851. TIL
deceased was young man of great prom
Sc; educated, refined and highly respect
,d by large circle Of acquaintance, h
vas ever regarded as morally uprigh
md lover of truth. He had a grea
respect for Christian people, and espe
cially for the feelings ofhis mother, who
with others, offered almost incessar
prayers to God for his salvation. Ever
comfort that the tenderness of de5
friends could suggest was had to chez
him who daily grew weaker and sti
weaker, hard pressed by the ruthle
hand of disease.
While thus wasting, he was sensib
of the rapid progress the disease W;
making, and manifested an unwonte
Freedom in conversation on the subject
religion and desire to hear read fro
he bible ''rhe old, old story of Jes
and his love" Not many days did tn
continue before lie received Jesus as h
Saviour, gave evidence of a change
heart, and received the ordinance of ba
tism. After the change he seemed re
Onciled to his lot, ready and anxious
90, and he seemed to have "a desire
depart and be with Christ which is f
better"
He had many earthly attachmen
but the grace of God enabled him to gi
up all cheerfully; his seat among t
singers of the earth his position in t
"Cornet Band" as its prospective lea
er and then his friends so dear, la1
circle who mourned his fall, his mott
whom he loved so we'll; and superadd
still, the choice Of his youth, with VIII
he had a contemplated union at the