Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-25
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Local News
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Crattsbury on the Albany line Tor SoOO.
Rev. Mr.. Ryder has snapped his vii
lage residence with W. A. Hyde for his
farm buildings, and the portion of his
farm above the road.
EARLY SoUEALERs-M Henry Fish
err has SOW which brought him fifteen
pigs one cold night last week. The
little chaps not liking the idea of living
in this cold country, Immediately left
for the other side of Jordan.
As Dr. Parker was coming down the
Center road few days since, he upset,
administering to the snowdrift strange
medley from his medicine chest. Our
snow has been sorely troubled of late
with the "few-end-ways," but never be-
fore had we entertained the idea of dos
ing it.
PULLED OUT BY THE HoRNs.-Mr.
Cass came near losing fine cow and
yearling one of the coolest days last
week. They went to the river for a
"drink," broke thro' the ice, and as the
water was warmer than the air, they re-
fused to ''come out" Mr.. Cass got out his
horse, fastened rope to the ''critters
horns, and succeeded in bringing them
to their milk" once more.
Died in Fast Albany March end Mrs. Jerusha Willis
(wife of Roger Wilsl aged SO years two months and
six days
Roger Willis was born September 80
1778, his wife Jerusha Willis was born
January 8 1873; they were married
February 10 1902. They were among
the first settlers IN the town, brought up
a family of eleven children nine
of them are yet living. The old gentle
man is alive and mourns the loss of his
companion, that he has lived with for
seventy years.
SMART YET.-Mrs. Susan lice who
lives with her son-in-law Riley Stiles. is
over 93 years old has always been an
industrious and hard working woman !;
has retained her strength and mental
faculties wonderfully well, and is indus
trious and smart as a whip yet washes
Dishes kuits. picks up chips and trots
around the room about as we'll as she did
ninety years ago, happy as she is smart
Takes great comfort in reading her bible
and preparing to meet Him she has faith
fully served for many years.
Senter Oh KreeoShem, 18Th of March,
ammo dominy 1872.
Mr.. WEBsTER-deer sur. feal dooty
bound, morrilly speekin, 2 rite you a
explanatory episel. shood ave dun it
bel, but sicknis in the naberhood &
luther dehectin circumstances have pre-
ventid few days ago i sent yu a
ralerode letter which it appears that
sum delinkwent bruther beyond the
mountins fales misunderstood Furst-
ly, he seq ''seem to laber under the i'm
preshun that my bedbug rancho is the
senter ov kreeashun, q that the grand
anne & objict ov the propozed rode is 2
set me up in the penut biznis REGARDLESS
ov expens" now iff he'll talk the panes
to reed that porshun ov my episel over
attentively, think he'll discover that
the bedbug rancho sis not part nor par
sci ov mine, but it is across the wa" p
Agin, iff amt in the senter ov kreea
shun then 1 have yit to larn whair the
senter ov kreeashun is. respectin tn,
penut bizn1s. it is individual speck
potassium which i propoze to undertail
on my own responsibility, iff the rod
goze thru here, & iff can manag t.
borry the capitle. Still further the igno
ramus seems to fatter hisself that thai
amt nothin ill black river valley but
flu penuts. want to jest deform foa,
that amt so, & mr.. shovel is Jest a
lnubCu lllISlblh6H dS III Ilt u lOSU HIS StllTI
black vally is very rich productiv
countrey, & thairs moar timber, hard 6
soft, along this vally than va can shall
a stick at This is CRATE stalk & dare
regin too & almoast evry man is puti
in set ov jewit's patent milkpans Ha
den & Dow agts., & the time is not ia
off when this vally vii furnish an awl
moast inexastible trafk in cows greese
doant blaim our transmountn phren
for wantin the rode thru his locality
that's natoorel. but THAR was thing i
his letter which must sa ii didn
egzactly relish. he accooses me ov bel
'better at spelin than calculatin." No
mabe am rong about it, but doar
b'leve the teller ment that as eny con
plement to me. i no my edicashun
poor I've alus had to work for my bre
& my opertunitiz for larnin have be
limited; but rote that ralerode epis,
in good fathe & with a onist intend
rote it for the good ov the publick. thr
filanthrowpick motives, & not to displ
my own talents at awl & now to ha,
Teller shovel" up my onthografik d
fshenses in this publik manner, tel y
1t cuts purity clus 1T did maik n
pheel kinder bad, think it was a Oh
gentlemanly trick. shall answer l
moar ov his episels, nor pa eny diets
his contracktin after this DAFT.
& now, mr.. webster. list beer tho