Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-30
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Tuesday, ranged from 30 to 40 cents.
Senator Morrill, of this State. will de-
liver one of Che eulogies on SenatefSum-
ner in the Senate.
Congressman Hendee. Poland and
Willard voted against the initiation bill,
which passed the House on Monday.
Brattleboro boasts man who mas not
failed to attend church and the Sabbath
school Sunday for SO years except
when sick
The McIndoe's Falls Lumber Co. have
got in about twenty-six millions of lum-
Der the present season. About half of
this will be sent down the river to their
mill at Northampton, and the rest will
be cut up at their mill at the Falls.
Wednesday of last week, Arthur, son
of Henry jackson of Orange, II years
old, was thrown from colt which he
was riding to water, and his skull bro
ken by striking on a stone. He lived
little more than seven hours after the
accident
The body of Jacob Decker of Swan
ton, has not been found He has been
missing since the I'd inst, and no doubts
are entertained but that he is dead. Still
there is some mystery connected with it.
He was a soldier serving in the Seventh
Vermont Regiment and a pensioner.
Wednesday of last week, as Mrs. Lo-
rem Foss and son Of Hardwick, were dri-
wing through Greensboro, their sleigh
struck a stone in the road. which caused
the horse to run, throwing them from
the sleigh, slightly injuring both, and
completely demolishing the sleigh.
What manufacturing does for place,
is illustrated by the village of Winooski.
The Wooden Company there, probably
the largest in the State, and one of the
most successful establishments in New
England, gives employment to about six
hundred persons. The cotton mill, since
it has been greatly enlarged. is giving
employment to about 100 persons.
A team in which was about twelve
hundred pounds Of nitro glycerine, after
crossing Lake Champlain recently, took
the road again. At point where the
road had been washed, the wagon tipped
over the bluff All hands about the wag-
on precipitately fed, and the horses es-
capped by breaking the king bolt, but
there was no explosion, the article hav-
ing been so well guarded.
Tuesday of last week, Morrison Hicks
of Barnumville, went to the home of AL
den Wright, and after little converse
ton, Mr.. Wright locked his door, and
taking revolver from trunk, deliber-
ately pointed it at Mr. Hicks and fired.
The ball just grazed the shoulder of
Hicks, when he succeeded in obtaining
the revolver and making his escape. Mr.
Wright is supposed to have. been insane.
Early last Saturday morning, Edgar
Merrill of Reading, discovered his house
to be on fire, and went to a neighbours
for assistance. When he returned, the
house was enveloped in flames, and it
was with difficulty that Mrs. Merrill and
her children were rescued, their escape
from death being very narrow. But very
little of the contents of the house was
saved. The property was insured.
The Journal of Temperance, publish
ed at Windsor in 1882, contains CORES
pondence that passed between young
man OF BroOkfield, who was about to
open a linunr store and 9h vnnno wn
men, who had banded themselves togeth
er against the rum traffic. They appeal
ed to him to give up his purpose, and
he consented and joined their temperance
society and the Journal adds, "No
merchant in that town now deals in the
drink of drunkards.''
A woman, who had been forbidden bv
rather Crane to enter the Catholic church
at Swanton, disobeyed on Sunday week,
whereupon the father ordered all the rest
OF the congregation to leave the house.
and told them not to lay hands upon
her +; but brave Irishman seized her
and after severe struggle, in which he
lost good part of heavy set of whis-
kers, threw her into the yard, and over
the fence into the street. The woman
was hired to enter the church by some
of its enemies.
When Burgoyne's army was attempt
ing to invade Vermont, the wife of An
drew Hawley, we'll known in Arlington
as Aunt Ann" was surprised by par
ty OF British under Captain Ormsbee.
while filling her oven for baking. Two
soldiers were detailed to wait till the
bread was baked and then bring away.
After the Captain had departed, Aunt
Ann ordered the two soldiers to 90
about their business, and with a broom
stuck drove them from the premises In
their retreat one of the towards dischar-
ged his musket at the brave woman. the
bullet passing just over her head.
+ Norton's pottery at Bennington was
burned Monday morning, having caught
lire where the beams supporting the Of
hce-room rested on the walls of the kiln.
A furious westerly wind prevailed and
this swept the flames onward into the
main part of the building, and the entire
inside OF 1t was soon one mass of flames.
The total loss is about $50, 900. The in
surance is only $4,000, and that on the
share of the senior partner, E. Norton.
The firm employed between fifteen and
twenty men. Three new kilns were bu;lt
last year at large expense, and every
thing was In line order at the time of the
fire. ''0
Nheelock can boast of the meanest
man yet heard from. young gentle
man q from that town came to Lyndon
vile and invited a young lady to accom-
Pany him to a social hop at the town
hall, Wheelock. She consented and went
to hop with him. The next morning
the young gentleman's horse was sick
so he said, and it would cost less to send
the young LADY, homo h,r 60