Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-29

at Carlos Farman's ON the night of the
21st inst. Sometime in the night Mr..
Farman was awakened by house full
of smoke and found the bed occupied by
his wife and two small children we'll on
fire. The fire was extinguished with
difficulty but not until it had burned
up dress,-through into the straw bed,
and scorched the baby's head. Should
have thought the baby would have given
the alarm.
MASSAWIPPI.
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, Clar-
ence Shurtleff, a young lad of about IA
years of age, and son of Thomas Shurt-
left, Esq, of Massawlppi, while engaged
in drawing water from we'll in the
barnyard, slipped and fell head foremost
into the we'll, which is about II feet
deep, and about half full of water; he
went down to the bottom, striking his
head in his descent against the wall
inficting a scalp wound. but he turned
around. and came to the surface of the
water. Some members of his family heard
the strange noise and came to his aid just
in time to rescue him from his perilous
situation-His injuries were but slight,
and he is now about as we'll as usual
Journal.
.STANSTEAD. p @.
Mr.. G. B. Pike of Stanstead, engineer
on Stanstead branch. killed a pig last
week which weighed $50 pounds. The
pig was eleven days less than eight
months old. Who beats this for greas
er &?
SUTTON.
There will be an oyster supper a
Jenness' hotel on New Years eve
Christmas exercises passed of pleas
antly and satisfactorily. The tree was
richly laden with presents for the chill
dren.
Forty-six per cent. of the population
of Sutton attends Sabbath School. This
makes Sutton the banner town in the
county in this respect, and almost the
banner town in the state.
A chapter of accidents. Lewis Holme
had the misfortune to almost sever one O
his forefngers. with a dull ak a few
days since Hiram Jenness cut his foo
severely with an ak, and son of E. L
White accidentally cut an ugly gasl
in the head of a younger brother will
an ak, and lastly Riley Butterfeld 60
his hand caught while attempting to pu
on belt at the Steam Mill, tearing tn
skin nearly all off of one finger, anc
otherwise injuring the hand
NORTH TROY.
A dance came off at the Frontie
House on Friday eve. with the usua
Accomplishments of Ramsdells dances
select company and a good time.
Mr.. w. R. Elkins, was very severed
bitten, last week, by a dog, belonging
to j. w. Currier, which had been lief
with Mr.. Curriers' team at the shed con
nected with the hotel. No dog know
to be cross should be allowed to 90 un
muzzled
The exercises in connection with til
Christmas tree at the Congregations
Church, on the eve. of the 25th, was al
enjoyable occasion, everything passing
off pleasantly and harmoniously. Tn
programme was made up of vocal an
instrumental music, tableux recitation
&c. The Glee Club, assisted by Pro-
Cowles, gave number of fine selections
The solos "Gates Ajar," and ''Gate
Wide Open" by Miss Clara Bailey, wer
finely rendered, and called forth univel
sal applause from the audience,-as di,
also the tableux "Cross and Crown.
AT the close of the entertainment tn
distribution of Christmas Gifts too
place; the largest in number ever dis
tributed in this place on similar oc
casion.
WHEELOK.
Sometime last Fall Mr.. Allen Luce Q
North Wolcott discovered large sprin,
issuing from rock in a remote pal
of his farm, which he had brought
his buildings by an aqueduct. Afte
the family commenced using it, it wa
discovered that the water was slight
impregnated with some mineral substanC
which had very beneficial effect upo
those that drank it. tits good for a
domestic use, especially in washin,
making very thick, heavy suds and lea
ing the clothes very clear and whit
But the most remarkable thing abol
this spring is that it has regular eli
and flow twice every twenty four hour
Precisely at 10 A. M. the stream con
mences to lessen, and continues to {
so until IL NJ. at which time it con
mences to increase, and reaches its ma
ural volume at P. NJ From tn
time it flows naturally until 10 P. M
when the phenomenon already describe
is repeated. Will some Of the wi
readers of the Citizen account for tn
sip0ula p phauomonon o f,f.1o,,