Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22


useful and ornamental had to be brought
on packed mules and the people had to
be their own mules then. The only To-
connective that run regular between the
two places at that time, was a dar-
key by the name of Jacob Eddy, half
Indian, half niger and all Moose, whom
the few first settlers used to hire to bring
their crockery, hardware and groceries
At one time he brought fve-pail ket-
tie, half bushel of meal and few
other little family trinkets, all at one
load and never complained or even said
''ugh!" If we understood Mr.. May
Alright Lynden Robinson has the kettle
now. The first saw mill in town was
built on the falls below the Mansfield
place, in 1869, by old General Barton.
General William Barton will be remem-
bered as the intrepid Lieut.. Col. Barton
of Revolutionary fame, who with forty
soldiers and negro, surprised and cap
tured the British Major General Proctor
while in bed at his headquarters, at
Newport, R. |. This town was granted
to General Barton, Oct. 2S, 1871, under
the name of Providence, as areward for
this daring exploit. In 1889 its name
was changed to Barton. The first grist
mill was built a year or two after the
saw mill, on the spot where the chair
factory now stands, by Asa Kimball. 1t
took an hour to grind bushel of wheat
in this mill. Asa Kimball also had the
honor of sowing the first grain ever
sown in town. AT this Time one of Mr..
Kimball's oxen got famed or hurt some
way, or else he never had but one OK
we don't remember what Mr.. May did
say about that but at any rate, Mr..
Kimball narrowed in the grain with a
yoke of cattle consisting of cow and
an OK. He worked the cow to please
the OK, and after the days work was
done, to please the cow he MIXED the OK.
Elk Governor Owen, of Rhode Island,
grandfather of Daniel and Joseph Ow-
en- came from that state in 1906
on visit, in the first carriage ever seen
in this vicinity This was so much Of
curiosity that the school teachers along
the ragged route, let loose their schools
to see the wagon 60 by. Now every lit
tie 'tot, as soon as he is born, has q
covered carriage of his own, and is ''toted'
about the street on fowery beds of ease
Sure enough, ''times amt now as they
used to was once" Everything is chang
ing-all the while changing-as VIZ
60 marching on.
BROWNINGTON.
Fast young men, like fast horses ar
not the most useful Bear this in mind
!, young man.
The name of Hiram Kimball shoult
have read Hiram Kellam, in Browning
ton items of last week.
Thomas McGill has sold his place a
Evansville, to Fred Alexander, sam
place, for 800.
Sheriff S. G. Bean, of Newport. OF
Monday, July Is, arrested VIM Hew
while at work for Elisha Foster, on
barn of Horace Smith, charging sal
Hews with hitching into buggy belong
, ing to Charles E. Durgin, of Derby
without leave Also seized said Hews
e horse, buggy and harness, for non pay
ment of duties this side of As, an
f bound Hews up in $3.50 to appear a
t the next term of county court, and fc
e want of bail was committed.
CHARLESTON.
Mrs. John Craft, of West Charleston
died very suddenly last Thursday, Jul
Is. She had been well during the day
doing her homework and getting suppt
as usual. While eating supper, 81
pitched forward and died in her chat
probably of heart disease. She SCENE
to have premonition of her demise,
IS she told her friends short time befo1
J. that she had not long to live and tn;
a she should go suddenly.
+ COVENTRY.
) f. W. Langmaid, hotel proprieto
y has returned, after an absence in Il
= west of six months.
" CRAFTSBURY.
. The farmers in this vicinity have be,
. very busy haying for the last eight
g ten days. Hay is heavy and help scare
but many of those having small farm
have got theirs secure, and are nc
d ready to help their neighbors, and Wi
n a few days of good hay weather hayil
H. will be complete.
" We are having an unusual growth
: almost all kinds of vegetation, and t
3 indications are that we shall have
, - abundant crop of small grain, corn al
'e potatoes. The same growth is to be Sc
~ in almost all kinds of trees. We saw
~ maple tree in S. Roberts front val
!" many of the leaves measuring from nj
- to eleven inches
% Professors Whitney and Xix. assist
u by Mrs. Rink, and Mr. L. Whitne
= pianist, gave a grand concert at t
+, town hall on the 18th inst. which W