Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-07-31

A young son of C. N. Hibbard, while
at play with playmate. a short time
since, fell and broke his arm.
Henry Scott has moved to Craftsbury, |
where he has opened a harness shop. He
is a good workman and understands his
business. We wish him much success.
LOWELL.
The gale on July 20 did considerable
damage by blowing down trees and pros
trating crops. 1t moved shed from
the house of Frank Sanborn and lifted
the load of hay which Geo. Souther was
hurrying to the barn from the wagon and
left the teamster and hay pretty well
scattered over the ground.
The Champlain Mutual is proving one
of the most prompt and reliable fire
insurance companies in existence. On
the 8th of July three buildings in diff
ferent parts of the state were burned by
lightning. In ten days the owners had
been settled with and paid for the dam
ages caused by the burning. The officers
of the company are prompt, reliable and
honest. W. B. Dodge of Lowell is agent
for this company.
MORGAN.
The new road between the Corner and
Centre has lately been opened, and is
great improvement over the old road
1t has been built so as to avoid all un-
comfortable grades, with a very we'll
wrought and substantial road-bed and
will be great convenience to the town.
Mrs. Leavens, wife of Marson Leavens,
lady Of about sixty years, had stroke
of apoplexy on Monday, July a. She
remained unconscious until Thursday
morning, when she showed some signs of
recovery. She still lies in a very criti-
cal condition. The loss of his wife will
be very severe affiiction to Mr.. Leav-
ans, coming so soon after the death of
his two sons.
EARLY History OF MORGAN
The rocks are mostly granite and slate.
with occasional veins of quartz; some
very beautiful specimens of crystal
quartz have been discovered. East of
Lake Seymour there is an excellent
ledge of joint granite, from which much
granite has been taken for monuments
and other purposes A; in this section, ma
ny farms are uncOmfortably sprinkled
with powders.
The soil is generally fertile and east
ly wrought, and compares favorably
with that of surrounding towns. There
is comparatively very little waste land
in the town.
No very remarkable natural curiosi.
ties have been discovered in the town
a few of the most important may be wor-
thy of mention On the west shore Of
the lake there is cavernous rock called
"oven rock :" it takes its name from q
large cavity in the rock resembling a
brick oven. On the farm of Deacon
William Little, there is balance rock
SO evenly poised that small force will
tip it either way among the hills IN the
eastern part of the town, several cav
ems, not heretofore explored, are said
to exist. In these the hunters repor
that wild animals have found homes il
times past.
Before the forest was broken by thu
sturdy blows of the first settlers, thert
was piece of land, now owned by Mrs
Virgins, which had every appearance,
of having been cleared at some forme
period. This little plot, from the frs
settlement, has been called the "Indial
Garden" 1t is reported by some elder
ly people, that some forty years ago
very aged Indian passed along in thi
vicinity and related the following tradi
ton: That in the days of his grandfath
er, when he was a mere child, compa
ny of the red men had their huntin
ground about this lake, where there wa
then plenty of beaver; and that tn
piece of land referred to was the plac
of their encampment. This is not at a.
improbable, as but short distance froI
this, near the mouth of the head streaI
of the lake, there remains to this da
unmistakable evidence of the former ez
: istence of these industrious animals.
MORGAN CENTRE.
John F. Elliott is finishing frst-rat
. dwelling house.
Prof. J. V. Nichols has abandoned ii
idea of leaving this place, and will r.
main at present.
Notwithstanding the hard times an
the poor markets for lumber. Wee
4 Daniels & Co. are finding sale for qui
an amount of dimension lumber al
boxes. and keep the steam mill in Ope
alton most of the time.
A very excellent school house is beir
erected at the Centre at a cost of 500
1t is large and has good sized hall Fl
ished on the second story. Russo
Moulton of Holland, does the woOdwol
d by the job, receiving s74O. The va
4 will be graded and fenced.
&c NEWPORT.