Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-02-03


the age of seventy years. He was a
worthy citizen and an obliging neighbor.
He has been a resident of this town over
twenty years and filled some important
offices Four prominent men living
within few rods of each other and of
nearly the same age have died here in
little over year.
COVENTRY.
A few of our schools are very nearly
failure as they are run except for the
teachers to get their pay. Business of
all kinds is very dull; in this place dull
is no name for it.
A few days since as A. Carrow was at
work for H. G. Cleveland with an OK
team, loading log upon a sled, the
team started too soon, and the log rolled
upon him, rolling up to his breast from
his feet before he could stop the team,
jamming him pretty badly but fortunate
ly the team stopped, thereby prevent
ing his head getting damned and he was
out at work the next day.
CRAFTSBURY.
The measles are making almost a uni
versal sweep through town. One school
has closed and others are expecting to
close this week 1t makes good ex-
cuse for many to obtain liquor of the
town agent. AS some have just had them
others are now having them and more
expecting to have them.
Mrs. John McAlister has a grape vine
which grew from the seed planted in a
box last spring, and which grew ten feet
during the summer 1t was taken into
the house December 23d. when a new
shoot started from the stock, and in 35
days it has grown l-2 feet. making an
average growth of 2 l-2 inches per day,
and is still growing.
Mr.. A. Randall, by his mode of keep
ing stock and the kind of stock he rails
es. is convincing the farmers of this vi,
cinity of the value of the Durham stock.
He has three pairs of twin steers, all
Durhams, aged one, two and three years
next spring. The three years olds meas
ure about seven feet The others are
equally as promising and all we'll match.
ed. he has large stock, mostly of the
same breed. The sire of these steers is
nothing more than an average of his stock
generally.
DERBY.
An Indian and two squaws, 6 or S
: pappooses, cats, dogs, hens, doves, &C..
have been living all through the past
r cold weather, in little hut of their owl
construction, in the woods between Wes
Derby and Derby Centre. They have
stove in the centre of the tent which
D just leaves room enough for them to la,
, around it. They got their living b.
S making baskets and begging. Last weel
t an old Indian over ninety years old VIII
d was with them died. He was given
d decent burial by the town.
GLOVER.
There were in school district No.
4 during the year 1872, sixteen deaths =
}. a very remarkable occurrence in the his
/ tory of the town.
IT The Patrons of Husbandry, Orlean
d Lodge No 5, will hold a public meetin
y for the installation of officers, on Thurs
'e day, P. NJ, February 13. There will /
W addresses by speakers from abroad; a
I" oyster supper will be served and thel
d. will be a social gathering in the ever
m ing. H. S. CHAPLIN, Sec'y.
~ Mr.. D. B. Randall has recently r.
'1 ' modelled and repaired his planer at Il
IL expense of thirty dollars. 1t is the OLE
10 est planer in town and formerly did i
work with one knife. Mr. S. G. Gre
ne of Wheelock has changed it into dou
n lie knife or cap planer. Mr.. Randall
IL now prepared to do his work as we'll
M those having more modern made m
be chimes. Mr.. Randall we'll merits Il
IN good run of custom he is receiving
81 Last October Mr.. L. W. Patterso
c while ploughing turned up woodchuc
!" then in torpid state. He breathed ma
no urally enough, but with all the shakin
IL u, pinching of ears, and twisting of ta
he would not be awakened to sensibilit
do He took him home and put him in
% empty stove in his shop. The next d
vi Mr.. Patterson took friend to see hi
~ and he gave them to understand that
&C. was not dead, by utterirg shrill VIII
tie. He very soon, however, gave hi
self up to dormancy again, in which sti
io' he has remained most of the time, p;
:, taking of no food since his captivity.
''S Occasionally he gets to thinking abe
''' Spring and wakes up and whistles, tn,
~ over and goes to sleep again. Duri
''0- all the cold weather he has managed
Jul suck his claws fast enough to keep fir
VIC freezing. Mr.. Patterson intends to ke
ey' him till spring when he proposes
re, pardon him. out of his prison and
5eu him free for his good behavior
i'' HARD WICK.
Mr.. H. r. Mack, of Hardwick.
Just returned from market with the