Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-29
COVENTRY.

several years in New Orleans.
The family of Joseph Daggett, of N.
Y, are spending the summer with his
father, Phineas Daggett, having built
nice house on the old homestead for the
purpose of having retreat for his fami-
ly from the hustle of the city during the
hot season.
A few days since as Albert Webster
was moving with a pair of spirited hor-
ses they took fright and ran, he being
unable to stop them until he reigned
them against the fence. The machine was
somewhat broken and Mr.. Webster bad
ly Jared, but not seriously injured. ~.
One day last week gentleman and
lady on the road to Troy stopped to wa
ter their horse about two miles above
this village. While drinking, the horse
became frightened and whirled round
knocking the man down and dragging
him some distance, then ran about mile
with the lady in the buggy and was final
ly stopped by young lady who caught
it by the bit, no damage being done,
but the lady was badly frightened.
A Frenchman came from Canada,
bringing his '.hoss" along with him and
went to work for Chester Rowell, turn
ing the horse into pasture near the
Kidder pond. A few days after he
discovered that the beast had taken
French leave, and as he supposed, gone
back to his home in old Canada but
a fisherman has since found that he had
only gone to feed the fishes out in the
middle of the pond, and the poor French
man finds hundred dollars taken right
out of his bones.
CRAF7,SBURY.
John H. Forsyth, late miller at Mill
Village, has pulled up stakes and gone
to be miller at Plover, Wisconsin.
Ladies' in want of new dress will do
we'll to call on Powell & Son. They have
just received a new supply of goods.
A Greeley club was formed at East
Craftsbury last Friday evening headed
by J. w. Simpson, formerly republican
senator for the county. Another meet
ing will be held next Thursday night,
at which Mr.. Hill, from New York
and Mr. Simpsons son. graduate o
Amherst. will address the meeting
Lyndon Union.
1t has been generally understood il
Barton that there was probability tina
the town of Craftsbury would 60 70
Greeley. We are informed by goo
reliable citizen of that town that there i
| no such probability, and in our inform
ants opinion, Greeley will not get 2
votes in the whole town.
0 DERBY.
The Paper Mill Co., have lately bee
' building large store-house to stol
their rags, &c. Business is very livel
= with them at present. The mill is kel
0 running night and day.
On Thursday, Edwin Sias met wit
quite severe accident. He was in Il
y woods with his father and by some meal
v slipped and fell upon rough raggt
" knot, making severe wound in h
thigh. DIR. Rutherford dressed Il
:. wound, which is now doing we'll.
GLOVER.
: On Thursday afternoon, the 25th ms
about 6 l-2 o'clock. L. A. Chase,
Glover, came in from the field with
- load of hay, and in helping his son to g
= upon the load, fell off himself, strikil
:, his head upon the floor. He got u
" went to the scafold, and took away me
of the load before any one saw he W
'r much hurt, when he began to be era
~ and continued to grow worse until af
~ II o'clock at night. DIR. Corey, of Graf
ct bury was called, and Immediately b
him, at which he began to recover
ng senses. But he has no recollections
nd anything that transpired some ho1
op previous to his fall until Friday mo
. ing.
W IRASBURGH.
GRAFTON DELIVERED AT Picnic
ce' WARREN's SUGAR PLACE, HER
ce, HOLLER. RY EBENEZER DUyTERONC