Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-04-02

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as she said Mr.. Worthen made upon
her-tryng to accomplish the most
dastardly purposes by force-is some
thing uncomfortable. Yet she admits
that she never made it public till she
went upon the stand the other day,
nearly two years after the alleged at
tack was made. Having borne the
outrage in silence SO long, and not
withstanding repeated requests and
demands to tell all, she had better
have remained silent till the grave.
Mr.. Worthen admitted visiting the
| Gibbs, but said he did so no more
than pastor should, and no more
than he did other parishioners. Mr..
Worthen denied point blank all at
tempts at seduction with or the en-
ployment of word or gesture
which was improper. He made a
good appearance upon the stand, and
his testimony was marked with sin
cerity and candor from beginning to
end. The case was ably tried and
resulted in disagreement by the
jury, though at one time they stood
ten for acquittal. The Waterman
says: ssThe result of the trial is a
disappointment to Mr.. Worthen and
his friends and to the great body of
those who heard the case. Mr.. Wor-
then, by his testimony on the stand,
impressed many who had come into
the court house prejudiced against
him, with his innocence, and after
Judge Redfeld's able and lucid
charge, even the plaintiffs themselves
and their counsel expected verdict
of acquittal, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs
went back to Northfeld, accompanied
by their family counsel, in a very de-
pressed state of mind. The Chris
tion Messenger says: "This probably
ends the matter, the plaintiffs having
neither the means, the courage, or
the requisite character to further
manifest their vindictive purposes,
so far as present appearances indi-
cate. Public opinion became most
outspoken in it's unanimity of con-
demnation and detestation of the ac-
cusers, during the process of trial
and as their unblushlng depravity be-
came manifest to the spectators of
the trial. Bro. Worthen has passed
through an experience in this affair
which is to him a dark Renaissance.
Both he and his family have been
tried in a furnace of affliction, in be-
ing compelled to walk under the
cloud of such an accusation, although
to those who knew him no stain of
| doubt has ever become attached to
his reputation.
East CraftsbuI.y.
Mrs. Bradley has bought the John
Graham place in the edge of Green's
boro, paying $3.50 and has moved
ON to it.
Homer Bradley has purchased a set
of tin buckets, new boilers and a
Murkland sugar arch, and proposes
to make some premium sugar this
spring.
Clarence Hanson has hired the
Sturtevant tenement of j. w. Simp-
son and moved into it.-A. M. Ans
den from Walden has hired the Dun
bar tenement of Mr.. Simpson.
Derby.
John Macomber, one of our oldest
citizens, died on Tuesday, 9th, aged
about SO years.
The friends of II. d. Carpenter
have received the sad news of the
death of their only daughter, Eunice,
a promising girl of about IL years.
Mr.. Carpenter went to Dacota about
one year ago.
Glover.
Henry Cook has rented his fathers
farm for one year.
II. W. Phillips and wife have re-
turned to Littleton, N. III.
The report, that A. w. Davis has
resigned his position as mail agent,
is incorrect.
Henry Whitney has recently pur-
chased small farm at East Burke,
where he will make his home for the
present.
The next meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society will be held at the vestry
of the North church, Friday after
noon of this week, April 9th.
B. L. French, of the firm of French
Bros. Boston, has been in town
recently, and contracted with some
of our farmers for their butter, dur
ing the season, for $.25 per pound.
Mrs. Ruth Randall, very aged
lady, died last week at the residence
of her son, d. B. Randall. Hel
remains will be taken to-day, Monday
to Lyndon, her former home, fol
burial.
Rev. B. M. Tillotson breaches a
So. church next Sunday forenoon
and afternoon. The mite society
holds its next meeting at Institute
hall on Friday evening. Hot sugar
will be served to all who desire tt
be sweetened.
Uncle Enoch Simond's famous Gov
stands at the head, as usual, thi
spring her milk for thirteen day.
produced p lbs. of butter. Her fec