Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-09-20


! two.stOry French roof house on the lot
ecently bought of VIM. Twombly, CON-
at once.
George Churchill has rented his black
smith shop to a man from Boston who |
has just commenced swinging the ham
ner for his customers, here.
The Familiar talk on China" last
Monday eve, by Rev. Mr.. Alcott was
very interesting and goodly number
gathered at the VI. +. Church to listen
to it.
The ladies of the Cong. society of
Bloomington & Barton Landing will
hold a peach festival on the evening of
Wednesday %. The proceeds to be
used in the furnishing of their house in
this place, where the festival will be
held. A cordial invitation is extended
to all
CRAFT,SBURY.
Remember the Musical Convention on
the Common, next Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday.
Our Craftsbury locals written August
., have just got along They are lit
tie too old to print
CLOVER
Joseph Drew has purchased new pa
tent cider mill, and proposes to do Gus
tom apple-grindIng cheap for cash.
Mrs. L. f. Parker has just received
from market a fine lot of millinery
goods. Call and see them.
A Mrs. French, II years of age, a
few weeks ago, spun 90 knots of wool
in one day and walked one.half mile,
night and morning.
The Vermont State Spiritualist Asso-
citation will hold its next quarterly meet
ing at Glover, on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, Sept "a, % and 26. Able
speakers will be in attendance.
Mr.. H. S. Chaplin sent part of his
crab apples to the Boston market, and
got 40 cents per bushel, there. The
balance of his crop won't be apt to 90
to the hub. Take them to Mr.. Drew S
cider mill.
IRASBURGH.
COUNTY COURT.-Charles Smith and
wife VS. the Conn. and Passumpsic River
Railroad Company. Trial by Jury. In
this case the Plffs. sought to recover
large damages of the defendant corpor.
alton for injuries which they claimed
Mrs. Smith received by an accident up.
on the defendants railroad. 1t appear
ed from the evidence that Mrs. Smith
was upon the hind car of the mail trair
from the South, which tipped over lit
tie below Passumpsic village in the tow
of Barnet on the 25th of December
1874. Mrs. Smith, an old lady of 81
years, was badly bruised, particular,
in the region of the right hip. Upol
arriving at Newport, she was taken +
Beams Hotel, by order of Mr. Raymond
the president of the defendants compa
ny and DR.. Rutherford attended her a
the defendants expense. The acciden
was OccasiOned by broken rail. i
was claimed in defence that the compan
was not in fault in as much as no pre-
cautions can be taken which will pre-
vent the action of the frost from break
ing rails. The section hands testi6e
that they had been in the habit of goin
over the road repeatedly, and had gon
over the portion Of the road where tn
rail lay short time before the train i
question passed. The engineer and COZ
ductor testified that the train was goin
at its usual rate, and that it was nearl
an hour behind time. 1t was admitte
on the part of the Deft., that the raj
had been in use some % years. 1t W;
claimed by the Plff., that the rails ha
been in use too long-that they We
fastened by old-fashioned clasps, lor
superseded-and that the train was rul
ming unusually fast so as to make U
for lost time. The Deft., claimed TIL
the Plff., was "shamming" wholly or
= great part and to prove it put DIR. Rut
5 erford of Newport, and DIR. H. S. Brow
of st. Johnsbury who testified that the
I could discover no cause for PlfTs. col
D plants unless it was varicose veins viii,
: it was not claimed were occasioned
9 the accident. Several of the resIden
r Of Barton Landing where Mrs. Smi
: now lives, went upon the stand and t.
Il titled to seeing Mrs. Smith walking wit
s out crutches. The evidence was fms
u ed Saturday forenoon. Verdict for PHI
u to recover S22S6 and costs. Allen a
f; Crane for Plff. Edwards and Dick
= man for Deft.
If Page and Mcfarland VS.. Eben Graz
20 apt. Trial by jury. This was an I
rs ton on the case for deceit IN the sale
T. horse by Delft, to Plff., about Jul
81 1871, which said horse Deft., represel
ne ed las claimed by Plff.) to be kiEd a
d all right. Plff. claimed that the no
Or never kicked but once while he Owl
m him and that he informed Plff., of t
at the time of the sale. This, Plff,