Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-21

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insOn. Willard had swung his fists over
his head.and leaped like an antelope into
the middle Of the thin ice. disappearing
in hundred feet Of water. While
Folsom was preparing to pronounce the
beuediction. however. Wizards head
and arms appeared above water. and as
soon as he got over choking and got the
water cut Of bis eyes and ears. be CON-
menoed such a hideOus cry for help and
iasbed the water into such foam. that
Folsom forgot what he was doing. reach
ed him ladder. and tOwed him back
into the world. perfectly satisfied as TO
whether the Ice would hold" or not.
He gave wishful look at the place
several times during the day. but could
not quite make up his mind to jump in
again.
BARTON LANDING.
The school exhibition Friday evening.
was 4 success.
Lawyer Charles J. ROwe1 will be alb
sent attending to professional duties at
the Grand Isle courts until March.
W. R. Wheeler mOurus the loss Of
SO dollars from bis diary on Saturday
evening. The diary was found yester-
day morning in front Of Robert ellis
harness shop. but the money was miss
ing
The night Of the 18th inst. the kail-
road office at this place. was entered BY
some thief. who stole s6l.35, in money
aud two old watches. and made his es-
cape. leaving nothing but his tracks be-
hind. which. fortunately frOIe. leaving
perfect moulds of his boots in the ice
and snow. The morning Of the 18th
inst, the States Attorney caused two
warrants to be issued against one Henry
POrOutO Of Coventry. one on complaint
for stealing said money. and the other
on complaint for breaking and entering
said office in the night time with intent
to steal. Sheriff HOldridge. in connec-
ton with Deputy Sheriffs. Geo. W. Par
ker and David Trull. who spent the 10th
inst- looking after said PorOnto. succeed
ed in capturing him in the forenoon Of
the 18th. He was at once taken TO
Irasburgh where hearing was had be-
fore Justice 5. H. Howard. 1t appear
ed IN evidence that Respondent was loaf
ing about Barton Landing nearly all
day the 18th inst that he was in the
depot in the evening and saw l. W.
Hildreth. depot master. putting away
packages Of money that he was seen in
. the village between and 9 o'clock at
. night Of sane day-that the 10th inst.
, he saw Parker and Trull pass the place
) where he lived in Coventry. and imme-
/ diately started for the woods; that soon
after be 50 started. Trull and Parker
, called at his house and finding that he
had gone, Parker pursued him or &
. miles and at last lost him in swamp
I north Of East Coventry station; that
when arrested be was evidently making
. for Island Pond or large belt Of timber
southeast Of Barton Landing. After hs
was arrested, bis boots were taken Of
and found to st the tracks made by the
thief. perfectly. The tracks showed thai
the thief had heel iron on enc boot
and none on the other. The Respond
/, ent had heel iron on his left boot anC
none on the right boot There were 9th
er peculiarities about the Respondent
boots which correspond completely viii
the tracks left BY the thief. The Re
spOndent is I cool. shreEd looking fel
low about q years Of age. and SCENE,
to be perfectly at home in this kind o
law business Respondent held to bal
in one complaint in the sum Of $500
: and on the other in the sun Of $500
: and was committed to Jail for want q
= bail l. H. Thompson. States Atty
4 for State. W. D. Tyler for the Respond
/ ent. Money. except 500. recovered
TON
The school ID District No. Ia
closed BY reason Of some dissatisfastiO
, with the teacher.
. Forest Grange. No. 50. are to hold
:. sOciable at the house Of Wm- Bruce, o
the evening Of the 22d inst
The Gospel Workers from South Bal
ton are holding 4 series Of meetings j
the east part Of the town. with very er
=, eouraging results
EVANSVILLE.
-, A series Of meetings are to eounenc
! in the village school house on the ev;
:. ming Of Feb. 18th. and if they result
= uniting the people, it viii prove blesl
:. ing to the place
- A. c. Robinson Of Barton has bougf
= the three sets Of buildings on the mort
, side Of Main street. formerly belOngin
A 70 ]. H. Evans. for $500
(. James W. Brown i moving from Ba
~ ton Landing in to bis house lately Ooe'
be pied By Thomas Marshall. and Is to Z
=, the wood work on the new school hO1:
~ to be built in East Bloomington. Il
be coming summer.
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