Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-14

ers, % reside IN TIE family q Ashhsl I
Shepard. as helper aud nurse.
The sane year also. cane Timothy
Ssanly. and erected. near the outlet Of 4
eur Lake. szw-mill-the first mill Of 4
any description ever crested in this /
town. and. unless we make 50 exception I
Of the sAw-mill built by Col Crafts in
Craftsbury. the first within the present |
limits Of Orleans County. SO0n cane |
also Mr.. joseph Stanley. in the capacity |
Of blacksmith. and put up shop; and I
during the following year. QT9I.) ar
rived Mr.. John Law. Dea- Peleg Hill.
Pelsg Hill Jr-. and James Hill. aud
their families. and probably some 9TH
srs about which tine grist-mill was
erected BY TmOshv Stanley. who. early
in the following year, Q7s2.l vas mar
RED to Miss Eaniee Huntington. Of
SALISBURY, whom he brought hither.
having previously built leg house near
the spot where now stands the house Of
Mr.. Ingalls,. Quite = number Of fami-
lies were now fairly settled here. and on
the 29th Of Msreh. I7sS. the town was
organized. the 6rst town meeting being
held At the hosse Of Mr.. Ashbel Shep-
ard.
The precise time Of the arrival Of
each Of the first settlers. IL IS difficult
70 ascertain But We now fall upon an
other item Of history. by which We are
enabled to ascertain pretty nearly who
we're the dwellers here in 1898. On
the 18th Of July. the wedding Of joseph
Stanley. and Mary GerOuld. Of which
mention Is made above. occurred. TO
which all the inhabitants Of Greensboro
we're invited. All attended except i've
adults and few children. There we're
present among the number. Dea- Peleg
Hill, Peleg Hill. Jr-, and James Hill
and their wives, Mr.. John Law and
wife. Capt David Stone and wife. Capt.
Timothy Human and family. Mr.. Silas
Davidson and wife. Timothy Stanley.
Esq. and wife. Mr.. David Vance, Mrs
Ashbel Shepard. and Mrs Levi Stevens.
and perhaps some children After the
marriage ceremony AZ the house Of the
groom. the wedding supper was served
Up in god style. out Of doors. in front
Of Judge SANKEY'S log house This
newly married couple constituted the
fifteenth family in Greensboro.
From this period. new settlers we're
from time 70 tine coming in. and new
r0ads we're being opened. and fruitful
= fields began To multiply According 70
: Mr.. Thompson. there were IN town, IN
1875. tweaty-three families and los
E persons
4 IRASBURGH.
: George X Hill has leased ms farm for
! five years to George Y Cook
EP. Cotton has completed the re-
pairs On his saw-ui1. and the sane Is
nov in running order.
The new hotel keeper gave god sat
isfaetiOn to his guests At the tern d
County Court just closed. net > grum.
be vas heard Everything vas quiei
and in god order.
II has been formerly thought in thi
place, that if prayer meeting could Inv,
through session Of county court.
. would survive during the rest Of III
year. This tern. both the regula
thursday evening prayer meeting an'
: the young peoples prayer meeting yer
= attended BY large number Of stranger
present At court. who appeared to .
d living witnesses Of the work Of grze
ie that has been gOing On in this count.
during the past year
r Camp SAYS he has stopped so eopis
St Of the MOxIrOz during the last year Il
the town Of Irasburgh- He does n
e tell this in his paper, but in his dali
z eonversStiOn- II he viii inform Is VI
these so men are. re viii give him fit
= dollars Or If he has stretched the stor
l. little. cut It down hzff. and re vi
l. give fifty dollars Or. if he cannot 4
y that. ne Will pay = dollar apiece for >
J. over three Nov. Camp. trOt out Il
i; names and get your ~buekzheesh." I
K else not put quite 50 much brzgg-dOe
l. in your next discretionary advertisement
l. H0n- l. y. Cushnzn vas appoints
, By the curt to make list Of tie pe
sonal property belonging to the PET
tioDee in the divoIee case Jane Bot
e Cotton. "a Alfred Colton and retGrn q
sane TO the court On the Sth ms
Mr.. eastman. accompanied BY Hon
n P. C0lton repaired TO the house Oec
pied By Alfred Cotton. and attemp
Of ed to make the desired list- Viii
In there sid Alfred Cotton became excite
ID and enrzged and assaulted then II
an AZ They barely escaped BY n
III ning into bed ran. and making the
N exit thruagh , window Alfred Colt
~, Is the nan who shot William James
Of this place about year 4gO- 4
case State - hin vas eoBSiu1ed 4
- tern on z6iavits Of certain physicia
- "a ~ rLxxi-zl in~zraeisv u ate,