Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24

the last year Or %. be has been doing
professional duty IN hospital in New
I0rk--a part Of the tine as Supt.
A word in reply to ]. 5. in your issue
Of the 18th inst. If or parss testimony
Is IN any sense admissible. the whole
truth should be told J. 5. SAYS that
Mr.. Reid told him on the second day Of
the investigation that the book they re
ferred to was The Life Of Luther; this
: not denied. but what we affirm Is that
the almanac was used as a bOOk-m2rk.
aud from this sprung the story Of show
ing obscene books J. 5. further SAYS
that a fcrRa eLEaoSa was the cause Of
setting aside the informal vote We
presume J. 5 Is fully eognizant with
the book Of Discipline; if 50, what IN
dlscretlOns were preferred against Mr..
Reid ? Admitting that the Vermont
Presbytery had no jurisdiction in the
case. and We agree that it had not. Here
We rest the case J. A.C.
Saturday. the 18th. was 4 gala day
for hOrse-trOtting on the Lake. Quite a
number OF horses made their first ae-
quAintance with ice No betting or trOt-
ting against time. but merely skirmish-
ing. preparatory for some future day.
Capt Cook" and BLACK Diamond"
were the most prominent horses The
last named is owned BY Loren Foss Of
Hardwiek, and promises to make an equine
reputation hereafter. As the whole
erew-s'Old plugs" and all-were max
ing the last heat across the Lake, q reg
ular stampede ensued. and Geo Phil
brook was run over. but not seriously
injured
The case Of George Young and wife
vs. Betsey E. Hunt, which was tried On
Wednesday last. was the most interest
ing Of any suit that has been tried in
many day. The town hall was crowd
ed with spectators, old and young. 81
both sexes The suit was brought foI
work done and material furnished fol
Miss Betsey E Hunt by Miss Mary A.
Wright now Mrs Young while the
t former was preparing for her marriage
with Henry r. Wright. now her divOrc-
ed husband The peculiar circumstan.
ees Of the case excited general interest
hence the unusual crowd TO witness the
trial The trial was BY jury, and theil
verdict was that the defendant Should
recover her costs, which was IN accord
anee with the feelings Of the public, a
testified by the cheers with which th,
verdict was greeted.
EARLY HISTORY OF GREENSBORO
When the Pilgrims landed at Ply
mouth, they pitched, more by aeeiden
than otherwise. upon one Of the mos
sterile places in New England. and /
was not long thereafter before they be
gan to push back into the forests. an
out along the shores Of the Atlantic, Il
quest Of better soil and places to build
homes Other parties coming across tn
waters sought TO find an inviting eli
mate and fertile soil, and it was 10
long before the settlements had reaehe,
the valley Of the Connectieut From
the Sound. along Up to Hartford. theme
to Deer6sld and On up to Fort Dummer
BrattlebOro, the adventurous ponce
had advanced one hundred and fit
years ago. Vermont was then An Al
most unexplored and unknown region
Hostile saEages. = severe climate, rug
ged and mountainous country, and il
distance from the then civilized region
Of America. afforded obstacles and dan
gers that even the adventurous pioneer
Of the times did not seek to encounter
Hence the advance Of settlement va
slow. and it was nearly fifty years b
: fore = settlement was made As far mort
as Caledonia county.
But previous to this time. Champlai
had been used as q thoruughfare f
troops passing and re-passing during Il
time Of the French and Indian war, an
scouting parties had passed through Il
wilderness Of the state on their journey
to Canada They had observed Il
beauties Of the mountain scenery, an
discovered the fertility Of the soil in tt
, wilds Of this northern region, and thel
sprung up among them and the inhab
tants Of the elder settled regions. d
, sire TO seek new homes In the nOrtber
. part Of Vermont
About one hundred years ago, durir
: the Revolutionary struggle several con
pauies Of Col Beedle's regiment marcl
ed on snow shoes from the COnnecticE
river in Newbury, through to Csnad
: probably passing through the westel
part Of Orleans county. on route III
had been spotted through in IVA Du
+ ing the spring Of l776, Gen Bailey D
= gan a Rad IN Newbury, which be 4
tended 70 push through 20 St John
: Canada This was TO Be used as III
c itsry route The Continental army. B
; ing unsuccessful Oh the ST. Lsvreuc
= was recalled and the road was sbsndo
ed after having been advanced {
miles north Of Peacham- In l779. hoT
4 ever. the road was extended By &c
z Hazen through Cabot Hardwiek, Green
borO. Crzftsbury. Lowell and thence