Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-09

the room aud found him bleeding at the
lungs He died in about ten minutes
after.
The new water wheel for the Orleans
FIGURING Mills" Is now nearly cOmplet-
ed and viii be ready for service as soon
as Thursday of this week. The mill is
provided with two smut mills one used
exclusively for wheat and the other for
India wheat and eOarser grains. 50 that
customers can De sure Of getting pure
-four from their custom wheat. The mill
viii now grind corn as fast again as for
nerly. With a good mill and a good
miller, justice will be meted out to all.
GREENSBORO
A man in Montpelier has engaged C.
l.. Clark to catch him two live trout for
his fish pond. The selectmen have Civ
en- him permit to do so.
Edgar Bingham has rented the ..brick
house" he Is agent for the Singer sew
ing machine. and will undoubtedly give
Us chance to buy a good machine.
During the absence Of Mr.. Craudall
to the Legislature Mr.. Harvey Mont
gOuery. a veteran miller, viii have
charge Of the mill here. The farmers
will have no occasion to grumble.
If stories are to be credited, lynx is
making his home in the east part Of the
town John Barr has lost one sheep,
which it is supposed to have killed. A
good chance for rihemen to show their
skill and courage
LRASBURGH.
Rev. A. A. Smith has gone to the
Centennial Exhibition.
James G. Simpson. some of James W.
Simpson Of Craftsbury Vt. has entered
the Office of l. NJ. Thompson as law
student
There are now five prisons left in the
I jail, one on a mittimus for the non pay
meut Of a fine, and four awaiting a trial
at next Feb Term of County Court
The village school under the charge
Of Mr.. Irish numbered +S scholars. Ii
holds SIX weeks longer, and thus far
under his management has proved a
success.
Geo. C. Bently who has been reading
law in the Office Of l. H. Thompson for
two years past, after passing a very
ereditable examination. was admitted To
the Bar the Sd Inst We are informed
that Mr.. Bently intends to begin the
praetis Of the law in Orleans County.
May success attend him
f. H Holdridge, Sheriff. started fol
Windsor the 18th inst with seven pris-
oners sentenced to confinement there fol
terms ranging from one to three yeasr
Most Of them were young men, Of GOOD
parts and if they were to turn theil
ability to lawful purposes. could succeed
in almost any pursuit in life Sheriff
Holdridge was accompanied by D. Sher
if L P Gallup of North Troy.
The story Is making their rounds Il
various papers, that Hayden the wifi
murderer, attempted few days ago t
hang himself with a Handkerchief iron
an Oyeriay in the jail. and was discover
ed in time to fustrate his design an,
he was then confined in a dungeon be
low. Now ever since Hayden was com
mitted to jail he has been confined i
the lower part of the same So a
from attempting to commit suicide b
hanging himself, he had simply twis te'
a handkerchief 50 that it uaght hare BEE
used for halter if be had been dispose
70 so use it. but at the time the banker
chief was discovered and taken frou
him, he had not made any attempt
take his life There are no overlap
in the part Of the Jail where he Is cor
fined. except large blocks Of grant
cemeated together
; MORGAN.
] EARLY HISTORY OF MORGAN
: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Mr.. Nathan Wilcox. the first settle
, in town. was born IN KIlinguOrtE
{ Conn, Nov. I6. 1871. At an early az
: be married Rachel Bennett. East Ham,
: ton. Long Island. born July !, l75t
While yet in the State Of Steady Hal
It's" in order that his children migt
receive the ordinance Of baptism, ne IN
ted with the church On what was Gale
: the halfway covenant, which was the
= common. Though lot professor ofel
perimeutal religion. yet he maintainc
It's form in his family.
When about forty years old he T
moved from bis native place TO AOrgal
/. So far as known lie always sustained
= good moral character Though bis 6
ucation was limited. he possessed g0C
common sense and sound judgment
means Of his strict honesty and integr
ty in his intercourse with bis fslloWme
he secured the respect and confidence
z all his acquaintance He was one
# the first justices II town. and for aug
that appears. hOnorabIy discharged
"a functions during the several years II
z be held the Once
= Bat the most prominent trait N