Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-07

dence at the South end of Lake Will
lOughby. Messrs Gage & Thurber fur
nish them with rations.
So far as we hear, the enterprising
hotel keepers, Gage & Thurber. are
giving excellent satisfaction at the Will
lOughby Lake House. They set an ex-
eellent table, and afford their guests the
best of opportunities for rest, comfort,
or pleasure. Those in this vicinity who
desire to spend day. or period of rec
reatiOn, cannot find better place than
at Willoughby Lake.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Norrisville Manufacturing Co.,
have begun work and are making boxes.
The Passumpsic R. R. pass their semi
annual dividend this month for the third
time.
Mrs. VOlney Blodgett hung herself
from hook in the ceiling of her kitchen,
Sunday. Her husband was absent near
lyiall day at Church, leaving her at home
with two small children, the eldest three
years and the youngest one year, of
age. When found she had evidently
been hanging some hours The children
were in the same room amusing them
selves as best they could.
We learn of the death in Hardwick,
July 9th, of Bev. Joseph Underwood,
aged over eighty years. He was broth
er to Judge Abel Underwood, of Wells
River, and for long series of years was
minister of the Congregational Church
and Society of Hardwick. A gentleman
who well knew him.. says the epitome
of his life was Honest with himself,
honest with his God, and honest towards
all humanity. "-NOrth Star
FIRE AT WEST BURKE AND A CHILD
BURNED TO DEATH.-On Saturday after
noon, two boys, sons of John NJ. Smith,
aged respectively 3 and years, while
playing with matches in a barn owned
by G. NJ. Smith, set fire to the hay,
which blazed so suddenly as to prevent
the escape of the youngest child. who
was burned to death. The fire spread
rapidly, communicating with the house,
and from thence to house and buildings
owned by Hiliman Walter, all of which
were consumed. The fire ragged furious
ly and spread rapidly for time, threat.
ening the destruction of large portion
of the village. The citizens labored with
untiring energy, Notwithstanding the
great heat several of them fell down
overcome with fatigue and heat. An ex-
ira train with 70 men from Lyndonville
arrived in season to be of great service
To them and to the iremen of st. Johns.
bury, who were ready to start at mo,
ment's notice if their services were re.
quired, the thanks of the people of West
Burke are extended. H. Walter wa;
insured for $500; c. NJ. Smiths insur.
ance amounted to $3.50; their losse;
above insurance are not heavy. The re-
mains of the burned child were rescued
before they were completely destroyed
but the limbs were burned off and the
body burned beyond recognition. The
funeral of the child was attended yes
terday.
The largest and best equipped lumbei
mill in new England has just been bull
at McIndOes Falls, by R. E. Peabody 6
Co. 1t is three story and basement
5Oxl35 building. with platform ex
tension for each floor of 5OxlOO. Thre
hundred feet beyond they have built
planning mill 3OxS0; put in solid rail
road wharf one fourth mile long, with
loading capacity of thirty-fve cars a
one time. The yard and mill ground
cover six acres, with separate shor
lumber and clapbOard yard, two thousan'
feet distant, of three acres, all excepting
Z the passage ways under cover, this hay
ing separate and independent railwa
siding holding ten cars. Opposite tn
head of this yard is two story stor
and office 44x55. In detail the mi
will have capacity of making 1850
feet of dimension timber daily. one saw
the largest on the river, cutting stick
sixty-four feet long, and another cuttin
forty feet lengths. In addition theI
will be daily manufacture of 1000
laths, 1900 to 10000 feet bed slat
which does not include the dressin
mills capacity, which will also contai
planners and Watchers, tonguing, groo'
ing buzz saws, &c. The machinery an
! shafting was built and placed, by tt
; Lane Manufacturing Company. of Mon
pelter. The mill will employ lC
hands, and commences running the l
> of August.
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