Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-27

The injuries of our worthy friend
Gage. are much less serious than was
imagined. We are glad to see him
again attending to business.
David Wells has purchased of the
w. G. Parker estate. the old house and
lot near the new cemetery, and is fixing
it up into comfortable little house.
Id. R. Collins has rented rooms in
the neat cottage house of E. D. Stafford,
which is just ready for the masons, and
will be completed soon.
o. H. Austin has bought of L. A.
Stafford, the west half of the old school
house lot, and is having the marble shop
moved on it. which will be occupied as
before, by Curtis johnson.
Robert ellis harness maker Barton
Landing, has removed his stock to the
basement under the Grocery store now
occupied by E. E. Stafford opposite the
Valley House. as the store is undergoing
repairs for large stock of Dry Goods
by Messrs. Buchanan & Albee.
SOUTH BART ON.
C. G.. Drown has the brick work near
lv completed on his new brick house.
and will put in the windows and do 9TH
er work during the remainder of the fall,
so that it can be entirely completed in
the early spring.
The farm and personal property be-
longing to the estate of Silas Quint,
were sold last Friday. We understand
that everything sold low. The commu-
nifty suffered a severe loss in the death
of Mr.. Quint, and regret that Mrs.
Quint is obliged to sell the property and
90 to her former home in New Hamp-
shire.
A. 0. Blake recently had an adven-
ture, not unlike the bold youth who
scaled the precipice near the Natural
Bridge some years since. This. young
man undertook to cut his name in the
soft rock high above that of any other
name, and in so doing made perilous
ascent, and was obliged to cut crevices
in the rock for his fingers and his toes
as he climbed toward the top. He made
slow ascent, and after having worn hi'
knife almost to the hilt and having
nearly exhausted his strength, reached ;
point high enough to grasp a rope. which
his anxious companions had let dowl
from above. Mr.. Blake was runnin,
lines and undertook to scale Bare noun
tain on the precipitious side, rather thar
90 around the mountain. The first par
of the ascent was not extremely difficult
but it became nearly perpendicular will
very few foot holds; he had now reach
ed point where it was impossible t
descend. and the higher and still NOR
dangerous rocks above him must b
scaled. By great efforts he had reaches
point where dead tree had fallel
from the top, some of its roots still
clinging to the rocks above. and climbe
this tree to a place Of safety. Tn
slightest accident might have change
his adventure to one of much more Sc
rious nature, and given the mountain th
name of him who had lost his life anon
lis rocks.
BROWNINGTON.
L. g. Smith is new shingling b
house.
| J. H. lite is about selling his farm
Franklin county man for $4,000
G. J. Gross has returned from Kansa
after four months prospecting tour.
A. Alexander lost his best cow lal
Thursday.
VIM. Bruce has moved from Wes
more to the W. B. Twombly farm, whic
he purchased some time ago. W.
Twombly has moved in with |. A. w,
man.
The lyceum came off last TEursda
night. The question for debate W;
(Which is most pleasant country
city life" 1t was ably discussed {
both sides, but was not decided, ii
president wanting one week to think
over.
Still on the move at Evansville. Sa
Church has moved into J. Marshall
hop house; A. Alexander has move
into Fred's house; S Hyatt has move
back from Charleston, in with his fat
er-in-law John Marshall Bradley wi
soon have his new house ready to mo
into.
H. Conway, one day last week we
) to the county seat, and when, after ira
r sacting his business, he went to get
team to go home, he found the shafts
his wagon completely demolished B
ing an ingenious sort of fellow
went to the woods. procured limb,
t manufactured and fitted in new shat
Q and went on his way rejoicing.
: A curious Giro umstance or accide
happened at S. Robinson's barn /;
Monday night. A son of Silas Vince
of Lyndon was there on visit. In t
> morning he went to the barn and fou
= his horses tongue had been cut off,
J but bit of ligament, some four or f