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


anxious, revengcful and unwise from
their very inception. In view of these
and many others, we most
earnestly hope that Gen. Grants major
ity will be such as to cause all to think
of and shout "Appomattox instead of
FRAUDS Frauds Corruption and Tom
Murphy" and we hereby instruct our
delegate to the State Convention to vote
for delegate to the National Convention
in accordance with the spirit of this
resolution.
COVENTRY.
The widow of the late Thomas Guild
of this town, died at Monroe, N. H.,
about year ago, leaving in her will
$1,000 to the Congregational church in
this place, and the greater part of her
remaining property to a brother-ln-law
in Monroe. An effort is being made by
brother to break the will. Quite a
number went from this town the past
week as witnesses to the probate court at
Monroe. The case has not been decided
GLOVER.
Mrs. Paul will speak in the South
church in Glover next Sunday.
The farmers in town have made on an
average l-2 pounds of sugar to the
tree rather poor season this for sugar.
The roads through our village are get
ing as dry as June, which can be said Of
but few villages in the county.
Four new made graves were opened
in the cemetry near the village, in the
short space of three weeks. A rare
thing in the experience of the town.
Martin Abbott is fast putting into
running order about 40 wagons of all
kinds; some with tops and some with
out. Abbott is doing good business,
makes good wagon, and is deserving
of public patronage.
LRASBURGH.
Eugene Grant, son of j. 2. Grant, had
his leg broke last Tuesday, while at work
on the railroad between Newport and
Troy. He was digging under the frozen
earth, when large piece gave way, fell
upon his leg and broke both bones above
the ankle and bruised the flesh consid-
erably.
Mr.. EDIToR.-What is the proper of.
gee of a newspaper; Is it to dissent
nate information in regard to current
events as they transpire to give truth
full and reliable news, statistics and
dates to give correct versions of all &C
cidents, mishaps, and misdemeanors
or are they to be vehicles of unreliable
local correspondents to circulate Islander
against all who happen to differ with
them, and have not the same means tc
reply to their cowardly and defamatory
attack notice in an otherwise abb,
and respectable journal, the following
"Look at case reported from an adjoin
ing town. A teacher in the discharg
ofhis duty by boy is struck sever
al times in the face. The boys fathe
who saw the brutal and uncalled for at
tack, calmly remarked on his way home
he guessed Fred was rather too mucl
for the teacher" The facts are I
respectable and law abiding man of tn
district "stumped'' the boys after, tn
close of spelling school in the evening
to put him out of doors, and numbc
of them in a playful way accepted tn
challenge, and had succeeded in gettin
him near the door, when the teache
not understanding the case, or waitin
! to inquire, in hasty, harsh manne1
pulled one of the boys to the floor, struc
him, and held him there until with 81
perior powers or strength the boy SUI,
= ceeded in extricating himself, when h
. father stepped between them and trie
to explain the matter and end the a
fray. The boy, in the heat and excit
ment of the moment, being justly indiy
, nant at such a savage and unprovoke
assault, resorted to the most commo
and natural means of defense and Sc
protection. He stepped around his Fl
Their and struck the teacher one bio
/; only. No boy of his age with a spar
of manhood about him, would have dol
.. less. The teacher was the aggresso
( and to blame. The same teacher afte
ward struck another boy in school Wi
t 'slung shot, for which he has be,
i arrested and held for trial. The teac
: er is no doubt well meaning respecab
s young man. intending to do his dut
i but was badly advised. The pap
S printing the libel, no doubt supposes
was true, but the facts have been pr
sented to that journal and they refu
or neglect to make the correction
4 This is cruelty unjust to worthy pea
4 able and respectable family-none me
so.-All publishing such calumny shou
e give the correction as wide circulate
It as the SANDER. Common decency, j,
J. tice, truth and honesty demand it.
). ABoUNIR.
= JAY.
,e Hosea Ovitt had shock of paraly
c. a few days since, rendering him helple
e. The mice have made bad work W
S some of the apple trees in Jay, the p
s. winter.