Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-21


Union broke a driving wheel on
Thursday or Friday and suffered other
injuries from the accident which will
lay the machine up for some weeks. On
Friday morning, by the mistake of a
switchman, a switch was left open at
Wells River and ten freight cars went
off the high dump, and seven of them
we're very badly broken and smashed up.
A brakeman who was on the cars as they
ran off made jump of over thirty feet
and escaped without serious injury. On
the same day, as the engine "a. Gill
more was drawing the broken "Union'
to Lyndonville, she collided with the
engine "Passumpsic" few rods north
of the summit, and both engines were
smashed up forward and otherwise badly
damaged. The 'Passumpsic," engineer
Roy Howe, was on the accommodation
train containing several freight cars, and
had just started on the down grade when
she met the other two engines. None
of the train men were hurt. For some
unexplainable reason engineer Howe
forgot that he was to meet the Union"
at the summit. and he ran on regardless
of his order. The conductor and brake
men on the train mbered the order
and had applied several brakes when
the collision occurred. 1t was showing
rapidly and the engineer did not feel
the brakes, nor was the train so slowed,
owing to the slippery track, as to pre-
vent sharp collision. Engineer Howe
is one of the oldest, most careful and
reliable engineers on the road. On Sat-
urday a south bound train got car off
on the Mansfield bridge, near this vii
lage, which delayed trains for some
hours. Late in the afternoon another
car got off near the same place. delaying
the north Montreal express and mail
train here until 10 o'clock p. m.
Barton Landing.
Abial Shurtliff of Walden has moved
into Mrs. Esty's house.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. L.
church have raised nearly 500 since
last May.
Mrs. Mary Brock, aged 81 years, died
at the residence of Lewis Simpson last
Tuesday morning.
1t is expected that Rev. A. H. Webb,
will preach at the NJ. E. church, next
Sunday. Feb. 27.
There was no service at the Metho-
dist church yesterday, on account of the
illness of Rev. II. I. Jones.
G. s. Skinner has purchased the
steam mill building and land belonging
with it. of VIM. P. Dodge, for $500.
Z. H. Lothrop says the person that
stole his oysters from Buchanan Bros.
store steps the other night. is welcome
to them, but requests that the pail be
returned.
On account of continued i'll health,
Rev. 0. D. Clapp has been obliged to
give up preaching for the present. and
has moved to Mortified, Vt. He will
be greatly missed here by his many
friends.
Halsey r. Hall, who lives about
three-fourths of a mile from this village,
was moving hay from his meadow a few
days since, when he discovered buried
in the snow, one cake of tallow, one
buffalo robe, one bed quilt, one ladies
skirt. three mems shirts, one dozen pair
of stockings and other articles. Some
of the articles have been identified by
people in this place, as property that
was stolen from their clothes line last
fall. Any of the above named articles
which have not already been delivered,
can be found at Mr.. Halls residence.
Bloomington.
Jasper Smith has gone to Lowell,
Mass. to work.
Schools at the village and at the Cen
ter closed on Friday.
N. Gallup shuts down bis box shop
till the first of April.
S. T. Jenkins has sold his A. r
Parker farm to G. Howe of Salem.
Mrs. Thrasher has moved into the
stone house, j. Houghton has also moved
into the same block.
W. R. Richardson who came home
from Portland on visit, took the mea
sizes along with him. They are no lm
provement on the Vermont article.
H. Brewster is expecting to NOV,
back on to his farm IN the spring. Mr.
b. has been away some years, but will
find a hearty welcome when he returns.
Geo. Kinney has rented his farm to
Mr.. Lewis of Irasburgh for $50 year
A. R. Gregory has hired farm o
Henry Somers of Irasburgh. paying al
annual rent of 5000.
The hard. cold winter has told on tn
health of the people and caused mucl
suffering among iuvalids. Asa Barne
and A. G. Parker are afflicted with Sc
we're coughs, but it is hoped that tn