Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-01-26
Local News
ALRANE.

interest in the well known ". Living
stone farm TO Moses Lurue. 1t was
while living on this farm that l. D.
Livingstone lost his leg. by getting
caught between the stump and body of
an uprooted tree which he had just chop
ped Of. The arteries of his leg were
torn to shreds. and but for the viee-like
manner in which the stump held him to
the log below. he must have bled to
death in a few moments But before
he could be taken out it was necessary
to chop of the tree again, which was
done bv his 1ncle John \. Hight Be
fore this could be accomplished the blood
clothed and thus his life was saved
His leg was amputated, and by this
means q change came over all his pre-
yious arrangements for business, and he
became a tailor instead of farmer
Express.
We understand there is to be do
nation visit, with oysters, at the Centre,
on the 29th, for the benefit of D. H.
Bicknall. Let there be a general turn
out.
Quite a strike is being done IN the
numbering line this winter, Fl. W. Chat
fee leading the van If his present in
tentions are carried out. he will supply
the river mill with over 1000 logs dur
Ing the winter. Other parties are doing
good business.
Prof Annis has now at his stable. two
very fine colts, one the property of Thorn
as Mcclellan, the other Of John Wright.
They are worth going to see For the
benefit Of our friends and neighbors
who have horses. we would say that the
Prof has a remedy for scratches. and in
most cases warrants a cure or no pay
BARTON.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson, Of Maine. occu-
pied the pulpit at the White Church the
last two Sabbaths-
Prof. Nichols gave one lecture last
Monday evening, and will finish the
course this week. comQeneiug to night
Hereafter, until further notice. the
Temperance Society viii hold their meet
ings on the first Sunday evening Of each
month. at the White Church.
Last Saturday. as a daguerreotype
saloon was being moved from the Land
ing, through this village, a little boy,
noticing the house on wheels, with a long
team attached. cried ont, ..Hurrah
here comes the Bank
During the week past the third Jan
thaw put in its appearance. and meltel
the few inches of snow and ice that haG
made decent sleighing, and now We art
without snow, with the roads very rough
for wheeling. The range of the thernom
eter has been 20 degrees, or from 80 de
grees above on Thursday to 90 below re
TO this morning. Those who condemn
Vermont on account of deep snow il
winter are seeing q time when sno7
would be q blessing
BARTON LANDING.
L. c. Grandy has sold his house TO
Mr.. Guild for the sum of $1,000.
L. c. Grandy has purchased the intel
est Of D. Skinner and the Parker estat,
in the steam mill property. and D. ski
: ner takes the goods of the late firm. an
THE Parker heirs retain the store. :
says rumor.
The mill property Of Grandy. Skinnt
and the Parker Estate has been sold ;
private sale; consequently there Will
no auction sale on the 29th. as adve
tised. See Notice" in another co
umn.
Two men, C. S. Seaver and Beef
Locke, had narrow escape last Monda,
While cutting ice away from the was
gate, below the dam Of Austin. Josly
& Cos mill. the cry Of .'the ice. the /,
Is coming" reached their ears,and wit
great exertions they reached the top
the dam in season to grasp the side
the fume just as the ice. which was COZ
ing down the river at a fearful rate. al
full three feet high. struck them Stror
hands grasped them and held on unt
the ice had somewhat abated. when tn,
were helped to safer places. They Nc
joke over their ten minutes bath.
The total business Of the depot
Barton Landing. in 1870, was $40, Isl
y. while in 1873 it was $50, 81. 2
which shows an increase Of business
three years of s13.I66.55. This
cludes all kinds Of business. The f
lowing table shows the increase in t
different departments of business:
fsssss ll 1ss.sss sf nssi & BE
Passengers. 1894 81 6sg2
Teal SAQIsO - So
The greatest outward freight is lumt
and potatoes. and Of inward freight flo
and grain. The Landing has had
steady. healthy growth for several yea
There are now in the place three gem
al stores. drug store. grocery. hot
TIN shop, two harness shops. mari
shop, shoe shop, grist mill. three ::