Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-13

Percival and Welcome Bartlett pur-
chased a huge steel trap, in which
they caught several bears. At one
time they placed the trap quite dis
lance away in the woods, visiting 1t
by turns. One dark and gloomy
day, it being Bartlett's turn, he pro-
ceeded late in the afternoon to the
place where the trap had been set and
baited. 1t was gone, but the trail OF
the bear was visible and the trapper
cautiously followed it. He had not
proceeded far when he overlook the
bear-a very large animal-and hay
ing no weapon with which to kill him,
he stopped for a moment to examine
the ugly brute. The bear was rag
ing, growing and biting the trap,
while the companion bear was con-
cealed in the thicket near at hand.
Of a sudden this one made rush for
Bartlett with the most savage inten-
tons. 1t took this sturdy frontiers
men but about one second to deter
mine on his best course, and he
took to his heels with his utmost
speed. AS he ran, he brushed off his
hat, and it being inconvenient, just
then, to pick it up, he left it behind.
Bruin seized it in an instant and tore
it into shreds, thinking, doubtless, he
had made an important capture. In
the meantime Bartlett had gained a
few rods ON his pursuer and succeed
ed in getting out of the woods in
safety. The next day the trap own
ers, well armed, returned to the
woods and made long and diligent
search for the animals, but they had
gone, trap and all, not to be heard
from again. Some years afterwards,
trap was found in the wilderness in
Albany, which was supposed to have
been the one carried away by Bart
let's bear. O. Y. P.
West Glover.
Canker-rash broke out recently in
the family of n. t. Lyman and Miss
Edna Uric, sister of Mrs. Lyman
has died with it, while the children
have been very sick. 1t is now hop
eff that all will recover. The school
at the West village is suspended on
account of the sickness. No new
cases are reported.
Holland.
Lila Judd is recovering from the
diphtheria.
Henry Pinney who had the vario-
loid and was afterwards taken down
with a lung trouble, is still quite
sick.
Mrs. J. G.. Robinson was recently
thrown from sleigh and suffered the
dislocation of a wrist and other in
juries.
By the vigilance of L. r. Tabor.
selectman, the small pox has been
kept within bounds in the five houses
where it first appeared-except few
cases where the patients have been
at once removed to the infested
houses. No more cases are reported.
and though seven have died of it il
all, it is thought that all the sick will
| recover.
IrasburGh.
Joseph Cook has moved on to his
mountain farm.
Ira Hill is very sick with infama
ton of the bowels.
f. Rice has rented the Beauclerl
farm, better known as the Ira II
Allen farm, for five years.
During the surprise party visit a
Orlando Pages, his dog jumped anC
caught Mary Townsend by the cheek
making bad wound. The dog was
killed.
There will be a spring school il
this place, taught by Mr.. j. F. Shat
tuck, whose success at Albany acad
envy last fall and in our village schoo
this winter, is sufficient to warrant
profitable term.
Agreeable to a request from tn
W. G. L. T., the pastor of the NJ
E. church preached temperance ser
mon, Sunday, Feb. u. After tn
sermon, the ladies secured forty-tw,
names to the following pledge. :"
hereby solemnly promise to abstain
from the use of Intoxicating liquor
as beverages, (including wines, NAL
liquors, and cider, and to use al
means to discourage the sale and us
off the same"
Rev. A. III. Webb will deliver hi
new lecture at the Methodist churc
on Tuesday evening, Feb. Dist, q
which time there will be good sing
ing, speaking and other pleasing ez
| ercises, to close with an oyster sur
: per. The proceeds will be donate
to Rev. A. B. Blake, pastor. Nh
Webb's many friends in this vicinit
1 will be pleased of the opportunity c
: seeing him again, and of hearing hi
new, humorous lecture, which he ha
recently prepared. A cordial invits
ton extended to all.
Morgan.
B. F. Moore has advertised to Sc
his stock of goods at cost for til
next sixty days. He is talking {
going out of the store.
Morgan Center.
The clerk in district No. Z report
four births and four deaths the pas