Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-02-19

chair IN front of the mirror, IN order to
admire the set of his pantaloons. I'm
agine his feelings when the young lady
dropped in on him, - and caught him
in that position.
On the 9TH inst. S. ?. Burnett of
West Dummerston was in the act of
climbing ladder to the high beams of
his barn and as he clasped the beam
over his head, his hand slipped, so that
he lost his hold and fell to the floor, but
struck upon his feet, producing very
bad fracture of the bones of one heel,
which will be likely to lay him up for
long time.
A newly married couple were recently
caught in the rain when coming toward
Barre, from the East, and in vain tried
in the vicinity of East Barre to get an
umbrella to protect their wedding gar
ments from drenching. Applying at
several houses, offering to purchase or
give security, they were every time re-
fused, and had to stand the drenching
of the storm until they reached their
destination.
The dwelling house of Mr.. A. Adams,
of Cabot, with all its contents, was con-
sumed by fire on the Sd inst, the fami-
ly having just time to escape from their
beds, saving nothing except what they
had on. The origin of the fire is I'M
known 1t was first discovered by a
boy who slept in the chamber, about
half-past five. His cries woke the rest
of the family, and thus save their liver
The loss falls quite heavily upon Mr..
Adams, the loss being about $1,000.
Insured for about $70O.-ISmes
The barn and contents of Patrick
Burgin of Monkton were burned on Sat
urday evening last. The cause of the
fire was the explosion of a kerosene Ian
tern. There was burned in the barn six
cows, two two-years old heifers, seven
sheep, one horse, ten tons of hay, thirty
bushels of barley, twenty bushels of
peas and all his farming tools-almost
all the man possessed. The loss is esti-
mated at $1,000: insured in the Yer
mont Mutual for $3.50
Two boys, named George Watson and
Thomas Patten, on Tuesday evening
last, broke into the dwelling house of
Hon. J. NJ. Hotchkiss in Fairfax, where
they stole about 5000 worth Of property,
and destroyed much more. They SUBJ
sequently stole two of the best horses
from the stable of the Fairfax House,
without paying for them. They have
since been seen at Johnson, also at VOL
colt. Officers are on their track, and
there is but little prospect of their es-
Gaping.
OF 1874 Congregational Ministers in
Vermont, who have received collegiate
and theological education, 20 are gradu-
ates of the University of Vermont %
of Middlebury college; % of Dartmoth
ID of Amherst; II of Yale; 6 of VIII
liams of Union, and from l to in
half dozen OF more other colleges. OF
the number 60 were educated at Apdo-
yer, 20 at Bangor, II at Union, 9 at
Antrim and the remainder at other the
illogical seminaries. The average Of
their salaries is S905; 81 receiving
$1,000 or over.
The dwelling house of J. c. Morse Of
Cabot, was discovered to be on fire a
about II ID o'clock Wednesday morn
ing Feb IA. The citizens Immediately
focked to the place and succeeded il
saving the most of the furniture anC
clothing. The best clothing and Mr.
Morse's valuable papers were destrored
The buildings burned consisted of dwell
ling house, barn, and woodshed. Los
estimated at $4,000. insured for 1000
H. Beetle was knocked down by a fall
ing chimney and severely injured, bu
will recover. When he was hit som
one said There, one man is killed.
Mr.. Beetle was covered with brick, blu
he answered, Not much Anothe
man was injured severely at the sam
time. Cabot will now look into its fir
department.
An ELoPEMENT AND WHAT CANE OF II
Our place came near being the seen
of frst-class sensation, one day las
week. 1t seems a young fellow nameC
Ellis eloped from Wimbledon, Mass.
with an orphan girl under age. The.
came to this place and attempted to ge
marriage certificate, but it wa
not granted. They stopped at one Q
the Farnham's, an acquaintance of tn
family In day or two an agent o
the guardian arrived in town, and tax
ing sheriff Weeks, soon found the gir
and took her in charge at the Avenu
House. The would-be husband wa
away when this took place, and whe
he returned and comprehended the sit
uation, he made for the Avenue Hous
post haste. Arriving there he calle
for his girl. The sheriff told him sh
was going home, when he asked Jenni
for last embrace, which was had Their
before large and interested audience
when the girl departed by the train, an
Ellis remained.
Soon after this sheriff Weeks receiy
ed orders to look Ellis over for certai
described gold watch. This was done
but the watch was not found but Gel
tain persons were found who testife
that they had seen such watch in tn
possession of Ellis, and he was bound u
for his appearance at court Mr.. Gree
ley, the teamster, bailed him.-CaledC
man.
A HERO GoNE.-John Burns, til