Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-21

sA0 ASSAs4@s0iS SV1OAeAASS 70 pun u Ooun-
ty On their scalps. we shall be pleased
to lend our big bear trap.
T. A. Belknap has ten silver pencilled
Hamburg pullets which have laid. from
the first Of April to the first of Septem-
ber-fye months-ten hundred and ff-
ty-three eggs. which would be an average
Of loo eggs each
F. W. Baldwin having dissolved part
nership with Gen. Grout. has moved his
traps into l.. &. Woods building. next
door south Of Printing Office We expect
the whole MONITOR shebang, from edi-
tor to Beelzebub. viii have to look sharp
now.
The Caledonia County Agricultural
Society. having engaged Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher to deliver their address
this week. it is suggested that Orleans
make an effort to engage Mrs Tilton to
come here next week
W. /. Robinson. having been admit
ted to the bar at the last term of court,
hangs out his single at the Office for
merly occupied by the late j. B. Robin
SON Mr.. Robinson has had eonsidera-
bic experience already in the law bust
ness, and Will be q safe and faithful
counselor
Harry E Smith, who died yesterday.
contracted his disease in the army some
twelve years ago. He enlisted in Capt.
fuckers company in 1862, and soon af-
forwards returned broken down in health.
For the last few months he has been .
great sufferer. Mr.. Smith was respect
ed citizen
There are several boys in this village
that appear to be looking up a new board
ing place Constable Jenness will pro-
vide one at Irasburgh for some Of them.
unless they keep out of orchards and
melon patches. Some Of these cucumber
and crab apple thieves are known. and
they will be severely dealt with unless
they quit thieving-
John Kelley has presented Us with a
half bushel Of vegetables from that nice
garden, spoken Of last summer. We
J ate heartily Of them last night and
: dreamed We visited the Lords vinyard
: to report an agricultural show, and saw
! John there, carrying of all of the first
: premiums
The dedication of the new Congrega
: tional church. and the installation o.
Rev Mr.. Dodge, will occur next Friday
afternoon and evening. Among the eler
| gymeu who will Ofhciate in the exercises
are the Rev Messrs W. A. Robinson q
/ Homer, n. Y; c. N. Southgate Of St
: Johnsbury s R. Hall Of Bloomington
P. B. Fisk of Lyndon; W. c. Sommer
i vile Of Coventry; VIM 7. Herriek o
:. Charleston S. K. B. Perkins Of Glover
n E P. Wild of Craftsbury; A. A. Smitl
: of Irasburgh R. V. Hall of Newport
= A. Dodge and A. II. Webb Of Barton
: ST. JoHNsBURY, VT Sept. Is, 1874.
n Ed. MONITOR: Please say where tn
Il bear trap, spoken Of two weeks ago. wa
o found About the year 1923 or
2 nv father came from Massachusetts, t
|. Craftsbury. A man by the name 0
Merryfeld preceded him Merryfel,
wrote to father to go to certain black
smiths and get trap made for the pun
pose Of catching bears l have ofte
heard father describe the trap. Tn
:. spikes on the jaws answer his deseriE
ton exactly, l think. One Byfeld Pierc
y used to help them set it. The mode was
q two men with levers placed under th
v roots of tree to bear down the springs
= while the third one placed the droE
There was logging chain attached {
/ one spring, and maple log to the 9th
s er. The first time it was set, 1t was Sc
in the brook between great aud littl
Hosmer ponds The bear went there
get suckers for supper. sprung the ira
and erawIed into tree, where he d
e. Tended himself for some time before /
could be captured l think they caugi
nine bears in the trap. in all The la
one broke the chain. and trail of Il
L. bear, and the trap was lost The iav
of the trap were made of bars OF Russ
Ia Iron JOSEPH HANCOCK.
he The trap was found by Horatio Ny
on his farm near the west shore of Bel
Water Pond. about half way betwee
:, Barton village and South Barton \
traces of any springs could be found
nothing but the trap. Whether 1t "
g made of Russia Iron or not. we are IN
IL bic to tell. The color of the rust ind
-er Gates that it was made from good ira
The jaws have the appearance of havn
K, been made Of bars Of iron 1t is pos
er, bic it is the trap lost by your father
for BARTON LANDING.
James Field has hired shop at Sta
,u- stead Plaif.-
nd Heller Parker moves into the H
to house and Henry Wells viii occupy t
tenement vacated by Mr. Parker
ur- Mr.. Brown has put the starch faeto
Ieil in readiness for business, and wants L
in 600 bushels Of potatoes. He pays
". cents per bushel-
civ G. E. Ordway fell from staging
II J. HI. Browns barn. last SATURDAY.. q