Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-18

where they expect to see, hear and do
many fine things, among which is to
shake hands with every foreign nation.
We wish them pleasant journey, and
shall expect them to tell us all about
the show when they return.
Election has passed and the result is
satisfactory to the most of those who |
came to the polls, but those that stayed |
at home thinking all would 60 well are
now longing for what they call refor-
nation, and say they viii never absent
themselves from the ballot box again.
This is certainly good resolution and
shows that people are commencing to see
that to have reformation, even in pol
itics, it must be made an individual
work.
The annual eruption of that trouble
some volcano took place here, last week,
and the burning lava which comes forth
seems to be singing a good many who
claim to be very innocent, and every one
seems to feel that they are liable to be
the next victim to be overtaken by the
scorching liquid, and the look of ankle
ty which is plainly pictured on all faces
proves that the augery light which
comes from the grand jury soon will
make some very brave and good men
tremble, and wish they were inhabitants
of some country where VOLCANOES are IN
known. We see friends embrace, as it
were, for the last time. All seem wrap
ped in a cloud of doubt and uncertainty,
and when the tread of those eighteen
men is heard and the States attorney
makes his appearance with bundle of
indictments under each arm, the multi
tude scatter and look for the presence
of our righteous men, hoping thereby to
save the city.
LOWELL.
The MissiscOs played their second
match game of base ball with the Cen
tennials of Hydepark, Saturday, Sept.
8, and beat them ~ to %.
Last week two tramps stopped at Ben.
EariIs and called for dinner, which
Mrs Earl got, but not liking their looks
blew the dinner horn, which so brighten
ed the tramps that they left without
their dinner.
MORGAN. e
EARLY HISTORY OF MORGAN
TEMPERANCE.
lntemperance, so far as the use of In
toxicating drinks are concerned, has moi
prevailed here to any great extent. The
J.. first Temperance Society was organized
: in 1886, and was pretty well sustained
e for several years it was reOrganized il
1914. In 1864 a Lodge of Good Temp
IS lars was chartered, which had favora
s. Bile tendency for the cause Of temperance
It know of no place in town where intox
|. icating drinks are kept for sale as bev
,e erage. Mr.. David Hamblett set up tn
n first and the last tavern that was eve
r kept in town. He procured place a
a the Four Corners. obtained license, an
J. continued about year. then abandone
Sc it and left.
id CONyICTs.
ne There have been two states prise
N convicts taken from this town. A ma
by the name of Shillingland remove
from Barnet with his wife and common,
&c ed a settlement in the eastern section
to the town. near what is called Morga
n Plain. Having passed suspicious loOl
ne ing bill, search was made about h
IT. house and premises. and at last qua
On tity of spurious bank notes was foul
Sc deposited in his Bible For this he w
Oh convicted and sentenced to serve ter
at Windsor. The states prison recOr
MS, will probably show more of the care
IN of this man and his family in after lii
er, A young man by the name of Trum
lay Nichols, of considerable promise, brOug
ok. up in this town from boyhood to his N
IN jority, left home and went to engage
ich some kind of business in Canada. Fa
ing ing into bad company, he was enticed
rms try his fortune in the circulation of COT
ely terfeit currency. He took quantity
oss it and repaired to Concord, n. H., witt
in he expected to meet brother and W
him 90 to some of the western stat
Offering to pass a small bill for some
this ticle of clothing. which proved to
any spurious, he was arrested, convicted
ink sentenced for term of i've years In
and states prison. His health failing in
,on- latter part of the term, he was pardon
out, brought home to his parents
re- Morgan where he fingered for a VIII
orm and died, as it is believed. a sine
urb penitent.
nm Until as late as 1869 the only b.
Bar ness place in town was the Four COrn'
ling At that time there were two stores
on harness shop, shoemaker, blacksmi
anic picture saloon and two jOiners. Thou
not properly village, yet within Q
fourth of mile there were nine DIV
v;no ing houses.
EPIDEAICs.
Perhaps, in general. we are as