Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-01
PASSENGER TRAINS GOING NORTH.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Local News.
ALRAWY

Harvesting is progressing finely and
BPS are good.
John Duckler broke leg one day
week, while rolling logs in the
bods.
Miss Nancy Mcclure, teacher, will
mmence school at the academy, Tues
by Sept. End.
j. G. Dow has moved the old store up
e street, and is fitting it up to rent.
e is also making repairs on his other
nildings, which will add much to their
Pnvenience and appearance.
There is to be fall term of school in
strict No. Q, in the east part of the
Fn, taught by Miss Buchanan. We
I've heard her spoken of as being one
the best teachers in the county.
SUIo1DE.-Last Monday aug. 25th)
atrick Flanagan of East Albany, about
years of age, came up out of the hay
eld at noon, took a strap in his hand
BID told his wife-who had been wash
g. and was preparing to hang out the
othes-that he was "going to hang
imself." But she, not thinking he
ould do it, proceeded to put out her
pthes on the lines which was just back
the woodshed, where she was then at
Drk. Soon after she heard some strange
funds, and hurried back, when she
ind he had fastened one end of the
trap around his neck, the other end to
post and settled down upon it. 1t
hve her such sudden fright that the
bought of cutting the strap did not oc-
hr to her; but instead she attempted to
1T him up, which her strength was not
efficient to do, and she left him for a
oment to call the neighbors, but be-
re any one reached the spot, he was
cad. He has been subject to fits of in
Anity, though few thought him really
fazy. Besides his wife he leaves three
hildren, two girls-one about 8 and
mother about 16, at homeland one
harried daughter whom we understand
ives in Barton.
BARTON.
See McDougalls advertisement.
John Twombly has left with us an
Early Rose potato-raised by John Bean
that weighs three pounds and three
unces. Any body got bigger one?
W. H. Hoyt has purchased an inter
ST in livery stable at Lyndonville
nd will Immediately go there to attent
b the business.
Mr.. Rogers preached at the Whit
Church last Sunday. Mr.. Webb beins
lbsent at the campmeeting, Mr.. McDuffe
pficiated in his stead at the Brick Church
The Supreme Court in Caledonia coun
~ has just reversed the decision of tn
Bounty Court in the case of A. A. Earl
rs. VIM. W. Circuit, on account of tn
Improper exclusion of defendants test
ihony. A new trial will be granted, an
fhe hattie renewal
J. N. Webster of this place has
good set of six stereoscopic views of tn
Campmeeting Grounds at Lyndonvill'
made last week. Price for the set of sil
81, or 20 cents for a single view. Ser
by mail postpaid on receipt of price.
VIM. H. Hoyt will sell at public auC
tion, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 10 o'cloc
M, at his house, besides good horse
wagon and sleigh, all his household fun
hiture. Mr.. Hoyt has no trash abol
bis premises. Everything is good, an
will doubtless be sold for much less tia
is real value
The citizens in school district No.
IRE having fine school building erect,
b replace the miserable howell recent
B urned. Mr.. f. A. Stafford of Bart,
Landing has the job, and is thus f
giving good satisfaction with his go
work and manner of doing things.
Where Stafford is business moves. 1t
located on fine eminence near the r,
idence of G. W. Heath.
Horace Alden, master mechanic, /
decided to leave the Passumpsic Ra
road and will leave Immediately, and
'Tc understand 60 upon the South Ea
I'm where his brother Henry has
ready gone to fill an important pl;
Upon that road. 1t seems to us to
very short-sighted policy on the part
somebody to let these two excellent N
leave this road. They have grown
with the road and no two men are as "
acquainted with the road and its int
ests as they are. Horace Alden is
excellent mechanic, gentleman. alw
courteous and obliging, and one of
best of men. Everybody that kn'
him will be sorry that he is going aw
and we believe it will be impossible
find man that can fill his place in
management of the mechanical affair
this railroad.
The postponed picnic came off
Tuesday, and was very agreeable
fair A large number, members of G
Sabbath School and others, left this
lage at. 9 A. NJ, and reached the b