Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-24
The snow is two feet deep on the
mountains west of Bennington.

The snow IS two feet deep on the
mountains west of Bennington.
Eight freight conductors, brakemen,
ETC., employed on the Vermont Central
railroad went to Canada a week ago last
Saturday, and had s.fne old spree. -
On their return to duty they were i'm
mediately ordered to ..walk up to de
capn's Office and settle
Mr.. Woodcock is prosecuting the work
vigorously at his gold mines in Plymouth,
and has recently taken specimen, only
a small portion of lot, worth nearly
seventy dollars. He will shortly close
his mines for the winter. but will open
again in the spring.
Week before last the barn and shed
attached, owned by Mr.. Remission, of
West Groton, was burned, the fire being
set by four years old boy playing with
matches. There was about 80 tons of
hay in the barn, and quantity of straw.
The buildings were MT insured.
Monday evening of last week, rail
was placed across the track of the Har-
lem Extension railroad, near Clarendon.
The accommodation train ran into it,
but fortunately the pilot hung low enough
to throw off the obstruction, without
damage to the train. 1t was very mar
row escape from wreck. The affair will
be investigated.
Archie E., s years old. son of I. A.
Perkins Of Waits River, while playing
with hay cutter in his grandfather's
barn last Friday, had two fingers and
part of one thumb cut off, He told
playmate who was with him to hold up
the knife while he fixed the hay, and
not to let it down till he gave the word,
but the order was not obeyed, and down
it came on his fingers The little fellow
fell through scuttle hole about five
weeks ago, and was severely injured,
from which he had just recovered.
Sunday night Nov. I'd. there was
quite an interesting performance at Hard
wick. 1t being surmised that Mrs. War
rem, the ex-milliner, was receiving too
much attention from certain man, a
party of men made raid upon her house,
seriously disturbing the occupants. Mrs.
Warren appeared at the front door with
her company and told him to "scoot,
which he did, first selling an axe with
which to defend himself He was follow
ed SO sharply with brickbats that he
threw his axe, and soon '.Tuck" was
seen crawling over bank in the rear of
the hotel. Soon after Mrs Warren halt
ed the men who had routed her, near the
bridge, and, revolver in hand, she de-
tanned them for half an hour, giving
each piece of her mind, and indulging
in a good many threats.
The pastors of the Congregational
churches at North Brookfeld and Royal
ton, arranged for an exchange of pulpits
last Sunday, and it was agreed that the
North Brook6eld minister should drive
to West Randolph on Saturday, leave
his team in horse shed previously des-
ignated, and take the afternoon express
for Royalton, while the Royalton minis
ter was to take the team and drive to
Brookfeld. At the appointed time the
North Brookfeld minister reached the
shed, but, finding it occupied, hitched
his horse in an adjoining one, the conse.
quence of which was that his brother
minister took the wrong horse, and did
not discover his mistake until he hac
arrived at his destination, when he i'm
mediately sent man back to exchange
, it. In the meantime Mr.. Adams, thu
owner of the team, missed his property
and, supposing it to be stolen, consulted
a sheriff. He started home and mat
man returning with his team, when thu
mystery was solved