Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-27

made in a thorough manner and can be 4
obtained as eheaply as tubs. and sell in
market more readily and at higher prices /
than when packed in larger quantities.
Mr.. Orrin French died at his residence
in Glover village on Tuesday last Of
pneumonia after brief illness Of less
than one week. In the death Of Mr.. |
French the town loses one highly es-
teemed for sterling business integrity +; !
his family lose an indulgent husband
and father
IRASBCRGH.
Charles Taylor of Compton, P. @,
was committed to the Jail here last
Thursday on the charge Of horse steal
ing.
E P. Cotton and Geo. L. Norton are
the delegates from this town to the con-
vention to be holden at Burlington on
the 29th inst.
The 2Sd inst Alfred Cotton was ex-
amined before 5. H. Howard for an as
sault on Hon. l. n. Cushman and Hon.
E. P. Cotton. and was held for trial at
the County Court in the sum Of $500 in
each ease-SlOOO in all. His counsel.
]. 7. Allen. bailed him. Cotton is to
be taken to BrattlebOro Insane Asylum.
to prepare for his trial on the charge of
shooting W. L. Jameson, with intent to
kin. 1t Is strange how many crazy
! criminals there are-rogues affected by
emotional insanity or some other hum
bug to save themselves from punishment.
Let the Law be executed.
GREENSBORO
The clerk in school district No. 3.
failed to warn his meeting in season,
and the district is in trouble as to what
to do in the matter.
C. C. Moves attempted to cross the
lake, one Of the stormy nights of last
week, lost the road and wandered about
two or three hours before he found the
road leading home.
Judge Redfeld, in his report in the
Wright case, did not dispose Of the legal
question. He found that the tender of
sl.75 was sufficient sum to pay the
damages to the garden. and that the
plaintiff cannot recover for trespass. He
also found that defendants colt kicked
plaintiffs horse and injured it to the
amount Of $50. and submits to the jury
whether the plaintiffs were not in fault
in leaving the colt in the defendant
yard.
HISTORY OF GREENsB0Ro.-A little
previous TO 1880. Scotch settlers who
had previously spent few years in Bar
net, and from Scotland, began to arrive
in Greensboro. Among the number anC
those who came soon afterward. were
| Thomas Noodle, Thomas Patterson, Rob
ert Boyd. John Gibson. John Simpson
and wife, VIM. Barclay. John Sharp
u, Ann Noodle. who married VIM. Ander
son, George Miller and brother, Johl
Nssbitt, John Cuthbertson, John Ken
!, drick, Thomas Black. John Gibbie, job
Wilson, James Richie. John Noodle
John Taylor, Peter Jourdan, Georg
Smith, David Calderwood and other:
OF this number. three-fourths came frol
the county Of Aver. famous for the Ayl
shire cattle. These Seotehmen and thei
families proved a valuable addition {
I the society Of the town. Though som
Of them were extremely poor when the
arrived. they were frugal, industriOu
o and honest They cleared up farm
.e built homes. and, in most instances, b
= come forehanded farmers. No one {
them has ever applied to the town 70
i assistance on account Of poverty ; DO OF
D. has ever been punished for violation I
y law and no class Of citizens is mol
worthy Of esteem than these Scotchme
At and their descendants OF the 24l pol
ID on the poll record of 1875, 81 are SeOtc
se Several Of these aged Scotchmen can
E. from the vicinity where the Scotch P
1t ct, Robert Burns. was born, and We
o. familiar with the places about which
N wrote, aud knew some of the characte
r. made renowned by his poems. JOt
Simpson, now SO years Of age, remer
bers the minister. Stevens, to who
BY Burns inscribed poem.
ly LOWELL.
The equinoctial storm has passe
Us bringing = good batch Of snow. and eau
n ing quite a number Of changes in re
estate. l. 0. Cox, our enterprising Ian
- lord, moves out of the hotel. April i
! and Edward Coolidge. having hired
a for one year, moves in at that time. y
: Cox has swapped his Westfeld farm a
stock with Carter Fowler and c. NJ p
!, kins, taking their farms and stock
Brown has sold the McGourty farm
F. & 10 Labouuty.-Lewis Sawyer
exchanged his Hutchius farm with
brother Frank Of West6eld.
George Parker has invented Pate
an hens nest, which promises TO be
ar. thing. BY an arrangement in the 3
tom Of the nest. the new laid egg dr.