Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-18

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die" He then sprang upon his father
and mother, and sister who was in her
chamber overhead and had heard his
language came Immediately to the room
and found them in struggle upon the
floor. They both did all they could to
assist the father to gain advantage over
his Infatuated son. and this done, the
sister ran out for help from neighbors.
Mr.. Rawson could not hold his son
down, but got away from him and STEP
ped into his room and Mrs. Rawson into
the front hall. Then William walked
into another room and returned with
gun which he had previously loaded with
heavy charge of shot and called for
his sister. Then came fearful strug.
gle between him and his mother while
he tried to open the hall door, but she
held the door with more than human
strength until he wrenched off the door
knob on his side, when he turned and
ran up the back stairs to her chamber.
burst open the door which she had fas-
tened when she retired, and finding she
was not there, passed through her room
and down the front stairs. Mrs. Rawson
had feared this and had taken refuge
in closet, where from the construction
of the door, she thought she could hold
him out. While William was in the
chamber, Mr.. R. had left tho house for
help (not knowing his daughter had
gomez and when his son came down and
saw the door open he called to his father
to know where he was going. He made
him no reply and the son thinking all
had gone placed the gun to ear and dis
charged the contents through his head,
the shot coming out the top Of his head
and lodging in the floor above. He liv-
ed several hours, but remained wholly
unconscious to the last. There had been
nothing but good feeling between father
and son. He had been home that day,
and after supper assisted his father
about the milking and other work at the
barn and seemed as usual, except he
laughed great deal, and when asked
why he laughed said he was SO happy,
and that it was the Christians privilege
to rejoice always. He was 81 years OF
age, had never been profane or rough,
but had for years had times of being
gloomy. Some of the citizens say they
had noticed of late that he appeared
strangely and had remarked upon it.
1t is evident that nothing but rea-
son dethroned could ever have led to
such a scene.
GLOVER.
Parsonage Society this week Friday
afternoon and evening at HI. W. Phillips.
d. L. Dwinell has secured the SER
vices of Henry Cutler as clerk.
There will be a masquerade party
at Institute Hall next Thursday even.
ing.
Mr.. A. G. Anterior will teach the
district school at West Glover the com.
ing winter.
There will be lyceum at institute
Hall next Wednesday evening, to con
, tinue weekly through the winter.
7 The public examination of teacher:
/ will be held at the village on Saturday,
Nov. 23d, commencing at a. m. ant
continuing till pm. All invited
Josie E. Bodwell closed term O
school at So. Glover, Nov. 18th. Mum
Der of scholars OF; instances of tardi
ness 8: those having no marks wer
Lila McGaffey, Bessie Cook, Mary ant
Ariel Corlis and Minnie and Eddi,
: Wolcott; Laurie McGafey and JESSE
3 Norton were absent one day.
Blaisdell's Orchestral Club of Con
.. cord N. H. will give a concert at tn
Congregational church Friday evening
next. This club is composed of eigh
1 excellent musicians, and Miss Mari
e L. Sargant of Boston, the accomplishe
d soloist. This will be the most excellen
musical treat that the public has ha
d opportunity to attend for years, and
d merits the patronage of all. Messr
Y Blaisdell, Eastman. Bagley and Mis-
Blalsdell of this troupe are too wei
n known to require any praise the othe
members are equally worthy of favora
! BILE mention.
VEST GLOVER.
The first of series of free lecture
q will be given on Tuesday evening Nov
: 10th by Rev. E. P Wild of Newport
Subject; Progress.
NORTH TROY.
A. J. Bruso was taken to Irasburg
last week and gave bail in 500, fc
drawing caricatures upon prominer
. gentlemen.
A. B. Mudgett while at work in th
sash factory, got one of his hands s
u badly mangled that two fingers had
VI be amputated.
y SOUTH TROY.
Orson Miller has gone West on
re visit.