Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-30

he is to build near the Little block.
Neighbor Chase of the Union will do
his readers kindness if he will tell his
last Mondays adventure near the bridge
in Wells River.
Mr.. Gilman desires to publicly thank
Mr.. Jenness, Mr.. John Leland and all
others who turned out to help him find
his lost boy.
Robinson & Joslyn are finishing up
the Little block, and it will be put in
readiness for such occupants as desire to
use it for business purposes.
A large number of extra copies of the
MONITOR will be printed this week for
those who wish to get the premium list
and the account of the fair.
F. E. Powell has just returned from
the West. He closes out his business
here and returns as soon as possible.
pee advertisement.
Our exchanges report the pumpkin
crop as small throughout the State. The
crop of pumpkin heads is fully up to the
average.-PaLLadiuna.
Hatch ought to know; he Is good au-
thority on that subject.
Those desiring to get drunk are re-
quested to put off the entertainment till
cooler weather. Those having beer and
other liquors will confer favor, and es-
cape some damages if they do not violate
the laws.
The farmers must be receiving con-
siderable money as they are shipping a
large amount of products at present.
From this station this morning there
were sent 10000 pounds of butter, a
large amount of stock, potatoes and
other articles.
We were lately shown some of the
best corn we ever saw, grown the present
season, on broke up ground on which
there was not particle of manur e
The corn was grown by Collins French
, on the mountain farm formerly owned
by Capt. Little. The ground produced
at the remarkable rate of 70 unshellet
bushels to 60 rods of land.
BAD AooIDENT.-On Saturday, Sept
%, Tommy Hartford, an employee in tn
chair factory, was accidentally throw
upon circular saw and received Gu
: in his thigh that was nine inches Ion,
p and as deep as the bone. When he fel
p, the saw was not in motion, but he hap
pened to strike the shipper of the bel
and started the saw, almost amputatin
# the limb. Drs. J. F. Skinner, an
IT Perry were called, and though the gas
e was frightful one, they succeeded in S
y. dressing it that the boy is quite comfort
able, and there is prospect that b
= will have quite leg yet.
70 ENTRIES FOR THE RAoEs.-For Purs
No. 2-three minute classic be trotte
Thursday, W. A. & 1. M. Richardson
Head Light; W. H. Hinman, 'Winthro
Morrill,; M. J. Black, Young Colun
> bus; E. S. Dunklee, wild Tom; v
I" B. Smith, Paxy'; H. G. Smith, 'Volul
, teer Girl; H. G. Baxter. Derby Lii
: Boy L. P. Cole, Crazy Jim; H.
~ Foster, Lady Fulton. Purse No. g.
y 2:38 class-W. H. Human, 'Winthrt
o Morrill, M. J. Black, Young Colur
y" bus; N. T. Dussault, Alice Jol
10 Utton, 'Abbie p; H. G.. Smith, AM
ie Low; F. H. Brewster, Fanny Gray
~ H. P. Goddard, Montgomery Boy:
q f. Foster, Lady Fulton. Purse No.
y open to all-N. T. Dussault, Alice
70 John Utton. Tom Pink; Thos. Tito
IL Frank H.; H. G. Smith, 'Quech
Maid; H. Z. Foster, Lady Fulton.
One afternoon last week little Ho
=. kins boy, and Gilman boy aged abo
49, ten years, left the village school al
- started off on trip to the north. TIL
y, went along the railroad, probably as
;. as the Abbott place, and then decid
-. to return. After coming back this 81
:. of the high bridges, the Gilman boy Il
:, the other and took the old country 70
~ toward Canada. The Hopkins b
~ came back, but fearing punishment
running away from the school, did !
-. tell anything about the other boy, a
-. when night came, no one knew wi
=, had became of the other truant. !
Gilman and several neighbors made
gent search all night. but got no tr
of the lost child. Late the next mo
ing it was found that the boy W
:: through the north part of the town
A. afternoon before, and he was follow
III as far as the. Landing, but could not
traced farther. His father started W
!: a team about noon for Newport, thi
~ ing that he might find the boy among
- atives at that place, and when about
mile from home met him on foot retu
ing home. The loss of the child,
being so small, caused good deal
excitement and much alarm among
friends. Where he stayed over nigh
- what his experiences were, he does
tell, but he will doubtless lodge
home for some time hereafter.