Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-11-30

their tDOuBHJlSSSutSS VI INSTRUMENTATION. I
Mr.. Aunis was we'll cared for by Charles
TAYLOR. Charles Hackett and DR.. Allen,
and desires to publicly thank tn EN- for
their kindness.
CARD.
in our recent trOubles-the destruc-
ron of our house, furniture and provis-
ions by fre-our friends and fellow
ovnsmen have remembered US in a very
substantial manner, in presentations of
food. clothing, money and the help of
their hands to erect new house, to all
Of whom and for all of which we feel
very grateful, and wish to express our
most sincere thanks.
EDWARD WATSON.
OLIVE E. WATSON.
BARTON.
Last week glorious for sleighing.
Crisp snow and floods of moonlight.
Mr. O'Rourke has left the depot. and
Mr. H. R. Ford, of White River juno
ton, takes his place.
If you want to buy new sleigh, call
on c. J. Ufford or if you want to buy
second hand one, Ufford has them.
The first Shedding is being improved
By the lumbermen, and timber is now
coming into the ckair-factory and saw
mills.
The members of the Murkland Loan
Association are requested to meet at W.
|. Robinsons office next Saturday even
Ing at o'clock.
We have never seen a larger amount
of goods in the stores in this place than
at the present time and we learn from
some of the merchants that trade was
never better than it is now.
S.P. Pinney of Greensboro, well known
in this vicinity as a good singer, and
teacher has been invited to come to
Barton next Friday evening, to see about
getting up singing school. The sing
ers, and others interested will meet at
the White Church on Friday evening
att - o'clock
CHANGE OF TINA slight change is
made in the time of the trains on the
passumpsic road, which we will give
next week. The day express is taken
of and a mixed train takes its place.
The mixed train leaves Newport for the
south at $50 a. NJ; Barton, $40. This
train comes in the afternoon arriving at
Barton at 2:4S p. m. The Montreal ex-
press trains are running as heretofore
BARTON LANDING.
Miss S. A. Stearns will reopen hel
shop near the depot store this week.
The property sold at auction last Sat
urday, brought fair prices. Horse:
from 1870 to 325 dollars.
Charlie Bush was run over by team
loaded with boxes. displacing a couple
Of his ribs He says it made him "set
stars
p r. Kendall would like legal con
test with the fellow who stole his shir
last week, so would Capt. Grant will
those who took two quarters of beef re
Gently, and Timothy Dudley with thu
one who took his buffalo robe
Last Monday, while A. Gray and fam
l!y were at Mr.. Luke Carpenters in thi
village child of theirs swallowed near
ly an ounce of iodine tincture Dl
Wright was called IN haste, and the FIRE
use Of lobelia emptied the childs stem
ach of its draught.
Thanksgiving day passed off with tn
usual amount of feasting and pleasure
Toward night there was lively seer
enacted in this village that was NJ
down in the programme. As G. E. JO
Ign was returning, after his day S visi
his team was run into by sled on whic
some boys were sliding. and his hort
became frightened and unmanageab
and ran. He brought up against fen,
where Mr.. Joslyn, wife and two childrt
We're thrown out. Fortunately all e
capped serious injury except Mrs. Josly
who was quite badly hurt. A horse b
longing to John Felker, emulating Il
example of the frightened horse of NJ
Joslyn, took fright and jumped over t
fence of A. D. Bigelow, taking the slei!
along with him. A white wire cloth
line, strung across the yard, did not hi
Der or daunt the flying steed. He to-
dash around the house and scatter
clothes, line and spliuters in all dire
tons. Having surrounded Mr.. Bigelov
citadel and frightened his family,
next charged on the team of 0rson Cowl
which was standing IN front of the t
shop. Mr. Cowles was hurt aud SCI
Tered over the highway. while his slei
Was knocked into set of fragmer
that will never assume shape agai
telker's horse. satisfied with his p,
lormance, retired from the scene of
contest, and the fright and excitems
subsidized. The wounded were broug
IN and cared for. the fragments w
gathered up, and the careless boys "
mad been the cause of all the commoti
retired, being abundantly satisfied W
Tue catastrophe which they had occasi
ed.
SOTTH RTON