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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

(Hazelton) sent the letter anonymously
to him in Boston. The president states
that Mr.. Merrill's assertions are false,
in regard to wood matters; that ring
was formed against HIM and that he was
unjustly treated for a time, but, finally,
was fully sustained by the vote of the
stockholders at the late election.
So far as the MONITOR is concerned.
we can say that no statement has been
made in this paper, that has not appear
ed to us TO be true, from very reliable
evidence There is, or has been, no
malice toward Mr.. Raymond. and there
is no disposition, on our part, to uphold
any Official in dishonesty or ineficiency,
or to sustain any rogues, if such have
been found. We want to get at the
plain truth in the matter, and shall be
pleased if it is made to appear that
the accusations against the president
are untrue. On the other hand, we be-
lieve that for the good of the road, and
for the safety of the travelling public, a
set of experienced, competent officials
should be employed and retained. We
believe the president and directors
should have the general management of
the road, but that a superintendent,
bridge-man, traek-man or fence builder,
should be allowed to manage the details
of the work under his charge without
annoying interference on the part of his
superiors in Office. We suppose the
trouble that has existed between Mr..
Raymond and his appointees has gener-
ally grown out of his ofhciousness and
the severe language and treatment be-
slowed on those with whom he has disa.
greed. Nobody, SO far as we know, ac'
cuses the president of dishonesty, or be-
lieyes that he has not the interest of hi
road at heart. There are those, however
that think he does not always take th'
wisest and easiest means to accomplish
his purposes. The controversy has pro
| ceeded to such lengths that the publi
: will be better informed hereafter, thai
at present, as to the truth in relation t
the whole matter. Several of the me-
accused of wrOng-dOing, by Mr.. Ray
mond, are of such standing that the
. will not let the matter rest where itnoI
lies and when the truth shall appea
= to have been arrived at, we shall give
; TO our readers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11
FEARFUL OUTRAGE IN SUM-
COOK. n. III.

MANCHESTER. n H.. October 1.-The
quiet village of Suncook was thrown in
to a state of intense excitement this af-
ternoon, on learning that a daugh-
ter of J. 7. Langmaid had been missing
since morning and foul play was sus-
pected. The girl left home this
morning as usual for school. some dis
lance away ; not returning at noon, her
parents became alarmed and inquired at
the school house this afternoon, but were
informed that the girl had not made her
appeara nee there to-day. The news
that the girl had not been seen since
morning and that foul play was sus-
pected spread with great rapidity, and
in a short time over 100 citizens were
securing the woods in all directions
The search was continued until s clock,
when section of the party found the
body of the girl in the woods, about
half mile from the road, in a horribly
mangled condition. The head was
severed from the body, appearing as
if it had been cut with an axe. Fur
Their examination showed marks of VIC.
lence, and the clothing was also torn in
shreds The remains were Immediately
conveyed to the parents of the deceased
who became almost insane on seeing The
mangled body of their child.
On the way to school the girl passed
through piece of woods, where. it i
suspected, some tramp took or enticeC
her into the woods. where he ravisheC
her and murdered her to conceal hi
crime Up to this hour, 8 P. NJ, no clu
has been obtained who the perpetrato
of the terrible murder is. The citizen
are still searching for the villain, an
the widest excitement prevails. Shout
he be captured before morning he woul
undoubtedly be lynched by the crowd
The police authorities of Manchestel
. Concord and other places have been nc
titled and are on the alert for the mul
derer.
The case is somewhat similar to tn;
of the Lowering girl who was murdere
by Evans in Northwood, n. H., a fe
r years ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

The controversy between the presi-
dent and ex-ofieials of the Passumpsic
Z. L. continues, and Col. Merrill, ac-
cused by President Raymond Of dishOn-
orable proceedings and shortcomings in
his management Of the road, makes ans
wer in letter published in the Caledo-
niGn. Col. Merrill states that the char
ges made against him by the president,
are untrue, and challenges an investiga-
ton. President Raymond replies by a
letter published in the Union. Mr.. Ray.
mond's letter commences by a reference
to the letter Of Mr. HazeltOn, and the
letter Of Col. Merrill, published in tb'
MONITOR. some time since. The presi
dent states that he thinks the editor O.
the MONITOR was misinformed in rela
ton 10 the matters in controversy. Mr.
Z. then states that be has not been tn
cause Of the exodus Of the large numbe
Of Efficient and honorable men who. dur
ing his administration, have left th
road. he states that be did not abus
the bridge-master. HazeltOn on th
other hand, that HazeltOn caused seuI
rilous letter TO be written 70 him, show
ed the same 70 Mr. Merrill. who did nc
object 70 is being sent. and that b
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

The shocking disasters on Lake Mich
igan during the recent equinoctial storm
are calculated to attract attention to the
perils of lake navigation, which more
than compare with those of the high
seas. Storms of the greatest violence
spring up almost without warning, CIV
ing endangered crafts no opportunity to
make harbor, while in such land lock-
ed basins few hours of driving before
the wind brings the vessel upon the lee
shore. The annual loss of life in lake
navigation is 200 to 800 lives, and the
loss of property S4.Ooo,OOO. This los:
is to great extent owing to criminal
wrecklessness in sending out unseawor
thy craft. In this respect the Equinoz
and Mendoza were not exceptions. They
were no more unseaworthy than goOt
proportion of the lake shipping. Their
is great need for an American Plimsol
to call the attention of Congress to thu
abuse.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

A Col. BAKER CASE IN AMERICA.-A
case somewhat similar to that of Col.
Bakers assault upon Miss Dickinson in
England occurred on the Erie railroad,
last week. A Chicago lady, who was
enciente, had secured section in par
lOr car, and retired leaving the door
ajar. but during the night, st. Louis
stock-broker, known as ''Mose," who &C.
cupied the upper portion, got up and
closed the door and attempted to outrage
the lady. She cried for help, but the
noise of the train prevented her cries be-
ing heard. She struggled bravely with
the brute, but it was not until she was
nearly exhausted in the unequal contest
that her screams we're heard by the con
ductor. When that official appeared
the assallant made some excuse ant
was permitted to retire, but the lady re
fused to remain unprotected, and th
conductor kindly consented to protec
her. Toward morning she gave sign
of suffering, and a physician on the train
who came to the distressed woman's a;
sistance, discovered that her unbor
child had been killed and her own lii
imperiled by the dastardly assault.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11
A TRAqEpy ovER THE BORDER

A TRAGEDY OVER THE BoRDER--A
terrible tragedy occurred in Bronze, P.
O., Sep. q. We find in the RichfOrd
Sentinel the following account of it,
which reveals fearful state of things.
The old lady mentioned, it is reported,
has since died. but lived long enough,
however, to give her deposition as to the
facts Of the ease The circumstances
are as follows: A Mr. Gardner Welch
of Farnham, p O., of bad repute among
his neighbors, quarrelled with his wife,
and she left him and came to her sons
in Bronze, about four miles from Knowl-
ton. The husband followed her and
tried to get her to go back, which she
refused to do. He then drew a revol-
yer and shot her, the ball entering her
side, and following rib, came out near
the back bone and lodged in the wood
box. The son being at the barn, his
wife tried to protect the old lady. The
old man then snapped pistol at her,
but it did not go off. She then ran to
the door and screamed murder, which
brought the son to the scene of action.
Before he got there. however, the old
man had grabbed Ratchet and struck
the old lady blow on the head, which
inflicted a very severe wound. AS the
son entered the door the old man drew
his revolver and snapped it at him. Th'
son at the same instant drew one anC
fired. killing his father on the spot. HI
then proceeded to Knowiton and CAV,
himself up to the authorities.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HORROR,

The murder of Miss Langmaid, so
shocking in its details, supplants most
other topics of conversation, even for
hundreds of miles away from the scene.
Here it reminds US of the. similar crime
which occurred little over a year ago
in our own midst, the murder of Miss
Martha Ball. In Boston it brings up
afresh the murder of the Joyce children
in Bussey woods, the belfry tragedy, in
which little Mabel Young was sacrificed
to some inconceivably monstrous motive,
the murder Of Mrs. Margaret Bingham
in East Boston. for which Pemberton is
now under sentence of death, the awful
mutilation of Georgiana Lowering, at
Northwood, n. H., which a ''pious" old
fend named Evans expiated ON the gal
lows, and the more recent killing Of
Miss Laughlin, at Bellefontaine, Ohio,
for which man now believed to have
been innocent was executed by the en-
l ragged people.
In view of the frequency and similar
ity of these felOnies, strong feeling o
: insecurity, especially for ladies, is fas
J gaining possession of the people, AM
= the inadequaey of the law to shield tn
e virtuous and restrain the vicious is get
: ting to be an accepted fact The Eng
ie lish Judge who presided at the trial {
1t Col. Baker, said it was not true that j
E. any part of the Kingdom it was unsat
Or for an unprotected female to be alor
Or with a male stranger. That, of eours
l- is the theory of che law, but the ia
~ remains that there are yet TOO many br
cy tai natures, or natures perverted
er drink and debauchery, in the most hig
re- ly civilized communities. to suffer ii
!" invisible panoply of the law to be a su
icy protection. 1t only remains, then.
not individuals to exercise all Teasonat
ar- precaution and for the law to be sw
Eu and untiring avenger.
zen How many thousand Of hearts &C
to-day for the stricken family of I
era poor girl at Pembroke How many
oes theirs and mothers are saying to the
70 selves what if it had been our dau.
on ter" How many women are menta
Is walking over the lonely road and v
'eV- Messing her surprise, her struggle,
ana awful agony, and rejecting how Il
ola themselves have been many time
Oh posed to danger. How many stalw
; II men indulge the wish that they Co
Iuce have appeared upon the scene just
raj time to rescue her, and be
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

A man living in Essex county, vir-
GINA, in digging a well recently. at a
depth of about thirty feet. came upon
the trunks of large trees several feet in
diameter, which were found upon exam
nation to be cypress. Fearing the wa
ter would be injured by the wood, be
determined to abandon his we'll and dug
another some distance of When be had
reached about the same depth he again
encountered the trees and third at
tempt, at sull greater distance FROM
the first well, again brought him IL
contact with this sabterranean forest
the trees of which are of great size anG
well preserved.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

The last great crime committed by
Gen. Grant, according to the Democratic
press, was the selling Of a brOken-dOwn
horse. rode By him during the vicks-
burg campaign. The president has been
accused of great misdemeanOrs. but only
think of this. He has sold an old
horse ~ The \. Y. .S,n and other
Granthaters can now get right up and
vail.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11
The wrath, the delegated voice Of God.

The Wrath, The deiegated voice OF God.
to deal upon the william the vengeance
he 50 we'll deserves. Let us hope that
if he has not been found he speedily
will be, and that then his trial and pun
ishment will be so certain as to inspire
even the restraining classes with a re-
straining dread. Until this is done
there will be no satisfaction, and even
then a void will remain that nothing
but the Unreasonable consolation Of
Providence can fll-Messenger
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

A Piermont man named Getting was
awakened Monday night Of last week.
BY tramp. who presented loaded pis-
tol, and demanded his money. Getting
directed him to bureau, where be said
800 was concealed. and when be laid
down his pistol to look for it. Getting
seized the weapon and shot him dead
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

President Grant is swinging round
the circle" and has visited several west
ern states. going as far west as ColOra-
do. He can't do as much harm as Andy
johnson did in his celebrated trip, for
the President cannot make a speech.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11
Teachers Institute.

The Teachers institute 80 Orleans connty Tor 1915
I'll y hgldrn a. Barton, THURSDAY and FRIDAY
OCTOBER IA and u, beginning at Q o'clock =. m.
and With evening sessions each DAY.
EDWARD c0NAHT, Bupt. q Education.
Randolph VI. 1878 $40
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11
BLACKSMITHING !!

The subscriber having opened shop al Barton
Landing Is ready 70 do all kinds u Black smith
Ing. Carriage Work. HoEse sheelng and gsbing Also
axes and edge tools made and repaired
Particular attention given 70 Interfering and tender
footed hOrses.
W MAXIM.
Barron Ianding. ". Sept %. 1853 ss-42
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-11

HEAVY FAILURE.-One of the heaviest
failures which have ever occurred in
this State is that of Shepard, Davis s.
Co., the extensive lumber dealers, in
Burlington, which took place last week.
| The Immediate cause of the failure was
the suspension of the house of Shepard,
Hall & Co.. of Boston. They were COM
PEELED to suspend for two causes, viz
the heavy transactions In which they
were complicated with parties in Canada,
and the great depreciation in the price
of lumber during the last year. They
will Immediately cali meeting of their
creditors ard make a statement of their
affairs, when it is hoped arrangements
will be made for the resumption of their
business. The extensive mills Of the
concern were stopped, Friday morning,
and their large force Of employees dis
charged The members Of the firm are
Otis Shepard, of Dorchester, Mass,
George G. Nichols, of Charlestown, Mass
Lewis A. Hall, Of Cambridge, Mass.
Mai Davis, George III. Morse and VIM
A. Crombie, of Burlington. All thes'
gentlemen have high standing as bust
ness men and citizens, and In their mis-
fortune, which We sincerely trust vii
be temporary, they will have the mos
sincere sympathy of the entire pOpula
ton of the cities in which they reside
1t is hoped that arrangements will b
made by which any further stoppage Q
, mills and consequent throwing out Z
! employment Of the one hundred and fl
ty employees. Of the firm, will be avoided
The assets of the firm are reported yer
: large. aud fully enough to cover the
Indebtedness
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
sAnAsruy,s Er.oPEmEsr.

ssYes, y said the old lady, rs SHE wiped
licr eyes and proceeded to fell the svmpa-
thiziny heigilbor about the elopement of
her daughter. ssyes. Mrs. Blobbe, YOU NAV
well say it ar n dreadful stroke. ainst
iGatl slicl, another shock seiicc that last o.
rheumatic. 10 think that tlarter OF mine
would do such disgraceful thing after
all the care an affection me an her father
have lavished on her from her infancy up.
| couldn't bear nntler the affliction no how
but for the CONSERVATION of religion. Relig-
ion Is powerful enervasing IN sech trials
as these. >
Did yo., not suspicion that they were
contemplating such move ?'' asked the
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
fake n s.hews

There are four little girls in Mllwau-
kee, two OF them the daughters of d
southside fisherman, one the daughter
Ola German carpet weaver. and the other
a Third Ward lassie aAnnie," who arc
employed by a tobacco dealer to pick up
whatever may be found in saloons, on
the streets and in the cutters, at cent
for every ten pieces, whether large or
small. Every cigar-stump and discard
ed "quid'' is plucked up, no matter who
has used it, or where It is found. These
are used in the manufacture of both
sschoicesnavana cigars and paper chew
ing tobacco" The longer and l,etter
ssstumps" are uirolled and used for tic
former purpose, while the ssqaids,n p short
stumps, and soaked and rotten stips' are
made into chewing tobacccsA TheFe is
something delectable III. q contemplation
of all this. These children make good
wages at the business, their pay ranging
from 80 cents to 81 so per day. When
a large and well-soaked lump is found
the little rascals divide it and by so doing
make SO per cent. ON their "find. -
411ilacdAk;ee .Neacs.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

One day last month, when trade was dulD
a Vicksl urg grocery clerk procured piece,
of sole-leatlIer from a shoemaker, painted
it black and laid it aside for future usc-'
Within few days an old chap from back
in the country came in and inquired tor n
plug of chewing tobacco. The piece of
sole-leatIler was tied mp. paid for, and the
purchaser started for home. At end OF the
sixth day he returned. looking downcast
and detected, and, walking into the store,
he inquired OF the clerk:
''Membered that terbacker I got here the
other day:'' M
Yes
s'Well, was that new brand?,:
s.No-some old brand.''
Regular plug terbacker. was it:'r
s.Yes.''
''Well, then, it's me; it's right here i,p
my jaws sadly replied the man. II
knowed was gittin' purity old, but wuS.
allus handy on bitin' plug. l never seed
n plug afore this one that couldn't tear to-
pieces at one cllaw. I sot my teeth on this
one, and bit and pulled and twisted, like n
dog at root, and I've kept biting and
pulling for six days, and thar she am now-
the same as the day you sold her to metz
''Seems to be plug. - remarked the clerk,
as he smelled of the counterfeit.
ssShes all right; it's me that's Elfling.'
exclaimed the old man.
''Pass me out some fine-cIIt. aIiss III go
home and deed the farm to the boys, and
git ready for the gravel
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

SHE YiELDED.--It was the twilight
hour, and they were meandering over
the execrable sidewalks on Veto street.
He was blacker than tho king of clubs,
and she could discount the ten-spot Of
spades.
Susan, lub your he suddenly re-
marked.
s'Shoo! Go longr' she replied.
'sSusan, will you marry me?' he con.
timed.
SEQ long wild yu, Pete!''
s'If yer don't / shall embrace de fiot.
in waters ob de dark ribber. Den de
coroner will haul me out an sot on me;
dey'll plant me under de roses, an de
verdict will be, ''Dat teller died OBJ a
broken heartp"
'.Yu don't mean dat, Pete?'
"I do, Susan"
"Den, Pete," she said, as she sighed
heavily" den it's my dooty to marry
yu to save yer life, an dc weddin' is 20
cum off in de fall!''
And they clasped hands and rolled
their eyes and stumbled along HIchs-
b,ay Herald.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
Home Interests.

NIrE BUrfEh.-Nice, SWEET fresh but
ter has been 4 scarce article il this market
for weeks--in fact, first class butter IS
never over plenty in this market. We had
not been able to secure any real nice butter
fer ol,i table for weeks, Until last Saturday,
when our friend Mr.. j. w. Propst, came
huiriedly into the office, and remarking,
81 see from the REGISTER that good butter
seems to be st;strce about your house, and
thought I'd bring yott III :: chunk, just for
greens, y laid Il fine. large foil of golden
butter on our table. Now we appreciate
tile kindness of friends when they bring It's
a present of fine large potatoes, luscious
fruit, fat tureky for Christmas, or any
other present, knowing and feeling that it
is out of the goodness of Il full heart; but
when man brings us an article that Is as
scarce, at this season OF the year especially,
as hens teeth, viz we'll made, sweet, gol-
den butter-an article that there is All
extra demand fora cash article-an article
that will bring the coin much quicker than
wiseat-an1 makes us present of it, we
propose to stand by him as long as memory
lasts. And tile beauty of the whole matter
vas, Mr.. Propst ma,le the butter with his
own hands. his wife. who is n splendid
butter maker, by the way, being absent
and We defy any woman to make nicer
looking, sweeter butter than that pSesenfed
to us by Mr.. z. And in conclusion we
say. he darsent do it again.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

A friend residing in baltimore had in
his possession small alligator, which
had been sent him from Florida. It's
habitation wasa tub partially filled with
water, kept outdoors. During one ofthe
cold snapsof the past winter, i'm the night
the water became completely frozen,
iinprisoning the reptile in the ice, with
but sma portion of hls body protrud-
ing therefrom. To all appearances the
animal was as dead as one Of the stuffed
specimens seen in museum collection.
The want of time precludingi an effort tor
its extrication in the morning, it was
allowed to remaia frozen, and was soon
forgotten in the maze of the cares of the
of the day. For forty-eight hours the
reptile thus remained frozen and lifeless
at the end of which time, being tllawed
cut, vitality became visible, and in a
short time it was as animated as ever,
with no evidence OF having in the least
suffered by the prolonged trigorific con-
finement. Here in an instance in which
the vital spark seems not to hayo been
extinguisl1ed by tho freezing, nor the
animals organism to have been mutilat-
ed, but that vitality merely remained
torpid or dormant during the freezing,
and ready to respond to its functions
whenever the animals organism return
ed to its normal condition.-Ameri-
can Artisan. ssa
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12

Editors have first rate time in Texas.
The ladies of a town down there have
given to the editor of the paper an en-
broidered shirt, which contains picto-
rial history Of Texas. including the war
with Mexico, and the meeting OF the first
legislature, and also pictures Of the fruits
and cereals of the State, all worked in
red worsted. The editor never were a
shirt III his life, and he thought it was a
banner for the temperance procession
which was to come off next week. So
he made a littla speech of thanks, in
which he said he would fling it out for
ever in the breezes of heaven, that they
might kiss its folds and that until his
hand palsied it should never be trailed
III the dust-never! The ladies didn't
understand him, they blushed, and said
they were sorry they made it toe long.
But committeeman took the editor
aside and explained the shirt to him in a
whisper, and the next day he appeared
at the office with that shirt mounted over
his coat, and he wrote four columns of
explanation for his paper. The shirt is
much admired by the boys of the town,
and whenever the editor goes out for a
walk they follow him in regiments,
studying the history of Texas and the
fine arts off the back of his shirt.