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

ISLAND POND.
The dwelling house occupied by Rob-
ert Fitzpatrick, in this village, was burn
ed on the morning of the 23d inst, with
its contents. Mr.. K being at the time
sick with the typhoid fever, barely es-
capped with his life.
J. NJ. Bartlett and E. G. Robinson,
for several years in trade in this place,
have dissolved partnership Mr.. B. re-
firing from the firm. The business is to
be continued at the old stand by Mr..
Robinson. Mr. Bartlett it will be re-
membered represented Essex County in
the State Senate at the last term of the
Vermont Legislature.
An effort is being made, with the
prospective success, to raise money to
build an Episcopal Church in this vii
lage. We are informed that society
is already formed and quite sum SUBJ
scribed toward the erection of the church. |
The fact that three hundred cars have
been at one time in waiting for inspec
ton by the officers of the Customs at
this place, affords something of an idea
of the business performed at this port of
entry.
PRoLIF1C.-The attention of the crowd
gathered at the station last Tuesday
morning on the arrival of the down
| train. was attracted to woman APP
parently not more than 80 years Of age,
with ten children, all her own, whose
ages ranged from one to seventeen years.
AS they filed out from the car to the
baggage room, sized with military ex
actness, their appearance elected fire.
quent remarks from the by-standers
On the 21st, two deserters from an
English ship were found in box car of
freight train going east They had
been concealed in the car for "a hours
and one of them had frozen his feet bad
ly. Their confinement ard suffering
from cold becoming uncomfortable, they
made noise which attracted the atten-
ton of switch-man, who called for Mr..
Currier. Custom House officer, who broke
the seal of the car and released them
They supposed, before being let out,
that they were still in Canada, and con-
sequently expected to be returned to
service, but could not endure their con-
fnement and the cold longer. When
told that they were in free America,
their Joy was unbounded. -ESser Co.
Herald
JAY.
, Geo. W. Crandall was taken with fits
) one day last week, and they continued
, until he had twenty-four and at present
is lying ILL.,
V. B. Sisco has purchased of Elkins
g. Brady, the premises formerly owned
; by A. W. Burt, consisting of dwelling
house, wheelwright shop and blacksmith
shop, taking possession Immediately.
An assault and battery case occurred
between H. Ovitt, and H. Banister. from
which a complaint to grand juror result
ed in an arrest and fine of four dollars
, and costs on Ovitt.
The census of school district No. l
. foots up as follows: Heads of families
26; Children under twenty, 26; Whole
population, 100 Being a decrease o.
five or six.
NEWPORT.
The R. R. Company are just common
cling to have the Memphremagog Hous
painted. AS it is to be thoroughly paint
- ed, inside and out, it is expected that i
8 will take until June to finish it.
- DR.. Barbour, of Boston, has been de
- livering lectures in this and adjoinin,
% towns, and if his chronology shoul'
prove right, in the coming spring, 9TH
Angel of the Lord shall stand with on
foot on the sea and one on the land an
declare that time shall be no more"
] AS Thomas Beedle was coming to thi
ts village from Troy with a load of butte
o during the thaw, his horses got into tn
/ water near the Coburn school house, an
= one got down so he had to draw him OF
=, with the other. He was in the waite
. nearly half hour and was thorough
10 chilled. There was so much snow
held the water, making quite pond.
- Leroy Scott wanted to drive on tt
|, ice the other day with loaded team
f. but thought he would try the ice frs
o. which he bid, and found it not only tt
i thin for team but too thin for himsel
" He sang out for help as he went dow
an but nobody heard, and after tasting Il
av water twice he managed to clear himse
i'm and came up dripping and shiverin
bo He did not drive on the ice that day
is Robert Cammet narrowly escaped b
M ing killed last Friday while telling tire
,te in Andrew Wheeler's woods He tri
ar to jump out of the way of the tree, b
. fell into the snow and had just time
,ut roll over and save his life-Erpress.
ms ST. JOHNSBURY.
ng There are from forty to fifty cases
to measles among the scholars in the Ell