Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-02-15


tanned of her recovery.
Several removals have taken place in
this village. Mr.. Edwin Reed has mov-
ed into the house with his father-in-law.
Mr. Ford aud Mr.. Charles Clark have
taken possession of the house occupied
by him.
Mr.. H. Carr. resident of the west
part of the town, lost the sight of his
eye recently, by a splinter flying from
wood he was splitting. 1t seems to af-
feet the other eye so much that there is
danger of his losing the sight of that.
Mrs. H. 7. Jones met with an acct
dent on Wednesday last, while coming
out of a neighbors house. She slipped
and fell. hurting her so seriously that
she remained unconscious for some time :;
but she is now better, and, we trust,
will soon be quite we'll
LYNDON.
a Frenchman, chopping for Elmore
Quimby of Lyndon Centre. last week,
drove the bit of his Ak clear through his
foot cutting off third of it so that it
held only by small piece Of the skin.
The doctor thinks, however, he can
make the piece grow on.
LYNDONVILLE.
Coon STocK-Calvin Bigelow an en-
terprising farmer of this town. has % OF
30 head of cattle, mostly one and two
years old. His young stock he feeds
but little except straw and roots: they
are all in good condition, and Of
good size. He is feeding for market
six head; one pair four years old esti
mated to dress 24OO lbs one pair three
years old, he thinks will dress 1900 lbs
Drover Campbell says the quality of bee
cannot be improved. Mr.. Charles San
born, his neighbor, has undoubtedly tn,
best yoke of oxen in the county, measur
ing eight feet, six inches. and weighing
5000 lbs. He feeds them a bushel o
corn meal day, and a few rutabagas
Nay says they are worth $3.50, ant
nine years ago would have brought il
market over 5000. They are holdin,
back the cattle. thinking some of tn
railroads viii get blockaded with snow
when they can run them in on a bette
market.
TROY.
At o'clock Wednesday evening
February 10th, the dwelling house O
Jerre Powers was discovered to be o.
fire. and in spite of all efforts to extin
guish the flames it was totally destroyed
The FIRE broke out in the attic, and ha
made considerable Roadway when dis
covered. Loss about $1,000; insure
for about S4O0.
ST. JOHNSBURY.
On Saturday last. Tom Whalan, {
Paddocks village. emigratcd to Connect
lieut. under peculiar circumstances. Som
four years ago he married daughter {
Joseph Greenwood, a very exceller
young woman. He lived with her an
about half supported her, till last sun
mer when he went to Connecticut. wheI
he wooed a young woman, cripple, br
the possessor Of some $500. He live
with her long enough to get we'll clothe
up and spend all the poor wOman's moi
ey, about two months in all, and the
"lit out again, returning to this plaC
raped at the door of his father-in-lav
who had been supporting his wifi
Since that time he has lived off and q
with his wife, with his OWE father, rul
ming in the road &c. His wife had bee
informed of his irregularities in Coz
necticut, but he stoutly denied the st
ries. On Friday last an officer fro
Connecticut appeared with requisite
from Gov. Peck to deliver up said VIVA
an to the Connecticut authorities. Gre
ting Sheriff Preston, they proceeded
arrest him. But as the officers went
at one door Whalan went out at anoth
and ran a mile west with the officers
his heels They tracked him to a ba
in Waterford and. seeing no trae
leading from the barn, knew he W
there. After a long search he W
: found in wooden roller with lot
ehaff scraped up at the ends to obscu
e him. As the sheriff run bis hal
d through the chaff into the end Of t
i roller he clasped bunch of hair. a
the next instant voice came out of t
chat, by c., you've got me-"
e was then hand cuffed and the ne
d morning emigrated to Connecticut wht
his extra wife and the authorities in
neighborhOod can interview him
n Union.
CANADA.
Mr. Amos Randall Of Bolton. /
;. caught forty-four foxes the past season
Measles. of an exceptionally sew,
type, have caused much CONSERVATION
: St. Johns.
At Massawippi for the week past
II thermometer has stood between tweI
x and thirty degrees below zero.
The country seems Overruu with ha
IF starved itinerant Snowman, who make
lie pretty lively for magistrates and he