Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-14


Luman Carter of this place was care
lessly handling new revolver, which |
he had purchased but a short time since,
on Wednesday of last week, when it |
was accidentally discharged. The ball |
took effect in the right leg just above
the knee passing nearly through the leg.
1t was extracted by DIR. Clark, but is a
serious wound nevertheless.
CLOVER.
Emery Cook leaves for the Caledonia
Springs, Canada, where he goes in pur-
suit of health.
Some sneak thief, few nights since,
entered the cellar of Mr.. Chase, the
miller. and took therefrom quantity of
meat and other provisio
George Whitney, the new proprietor
of the Glover & Barton express, has re-
Gently purchased a new wagon for the
business. We are glad to see this indi-
cation of Mr.. Whitney's prosperity.
A shawl belonging to Miss Nellie
Burroughs was lost at the depot at Bar
ton, last Wednesday night; the finder
will be rewarded by leaving it at the
post Office in Barton, or sending tito the
owner.
DR.. Frank Leonard formerly of Glover
now practicing his profession at Charls-
ton, had his life jeopardized and wagon
badly smashed while defending a hill
in Sheffield, in consequence of neglecting
to hitch one of the holdbacks.
The members of the Universalist So
eiety of Glover will please meet at the
South church, Tuesday, Aug. %, A. D.,
1876, at z o'clock p. m, to choose Off
GERS for the year ensuing, and transact
any other business thought proper when
met. J. E. DwINELL, Society Clerk.
GREENSBORO.
Remember the sale of the Griffen land
by David ellis administrator, one week
from Tuesday, august 22d.)
Caspian Lake is getting to be famous
camping ground for pleasure seekers.
No less than six different companies are
now enjoying themselves here this hot
weather.
The "Centennials" of No. Craftsbury
and the ''Caspians" of Greensboro play a
matched game of base ball next Satur-
day, at Crasftsbury. r.
N. L. Spafford says he has cut hun
dred tons of hay on fifty acres this year,
and thinks his grass is not beat in the
county.
LOWELL.
Mrs. Amos Hall is making considera-
BILE improvement about her buildings,
with shingles, clapboards and paint.
Ed. Brooks has bought the Bickford
farm on the east side of the mountain
of G. H. Hill, paying $1,000 for farm
and crops.
Mr.. Kinney has got the outside of hi
shop and the town hall nearly complet
ed, and will be ready very soon to fur
nish this vicinity with sash and doors.
The grasshoppers are ahead of the pc
tato bugs in this region. We have
quantity sufficient to supply the western
demand. They are really doing mucl
damage to the crops.
MORGAN
EARLY HISTORY OF MORGAN
{ From the organization of the town up t
: 1907, we find recorded on the town boo
and attached to the grand list the fol
, lowing names, besides those alread
. mentioned: Luther Wilcox, Benjami
Varnum, Erastus Hatch, Eli Fletcher
Samuel Bartlett, James Ingarson, GeC
/ L. Varnum, David Hamblet, Enos Hal
vey, Flint Foster, VIM. Hamhlet, Enc
! Bishop. Silas Wilcox, Ira Severan
, VIM Cobb. Jr., Rufus Stewart, Jothal
Cummings, John Hedge, Israel E. CHI
ney, George Stiles, John Willard, San
| uel Kellam, Daniel Brown, Moses ]
Burbank, Zaeheus Senter, Oliver Mine
Joseph Mansur, John Buzzell, Ru
= Cobb, Austin Coburn, Francis Chas
John Bishop, Jarvis Bartlett. The gran
list of the town in 1907 was S519.75
in 1917 it had grown to SlIS6.5O.
: 1t is not certain that the above name
were all that settled in town during TIL
u time, as there were several years TIL
: the grand list was put down in fgur
on the town book, having no names a
e tached to it.
e John Morgan Wilcox, son of Nathi
d and hachel MS vile, was the nrst chi
born in town. He was named for Jol
Morgan. Esq, before mentioned. II
1t first marriage that occurred was that
Luther Wilcox and Lucy Dean Of Ne
y Hampshire. 1t was solemnized by Eb
N Robinson, Esq, of Holland, July 25t
IS 1907. The first death recorded was tn
E. of Lucy Wilcox, Oct. II, 1912. A
Il not given. The first framed house W
" built by Maj. Rufus Stewart. 1t was
q small. ope-story house, and never fms
A. ed. On the same site now stands mo
commodious house. built and finished
. Andrew Twombly.