Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-12-23

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remember to pay us 25 cents extra for
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in single wrappers. Pay up promptly
and make us happy.
Our California subscriber, w. w. War
rem of San Leandro, having seen an item
in our paper relative to the growth of a
tree in Vermont, sends us willow Sprout
of one summers growth in California,
which is 8 feet 8 inches long and big
enough for fishing rod. We give up to
California in the growth of sprouts, veg
etables and fruit, but we can beat that
State in the length of our winters and the
quality and quantity of our mountain air.
Some of our southern friends are send
ing us bundles of papers from that Sec
ton showing us what an ado was made
over the death of jeff Davis. The Au-
gusta Chronicle is printed in mourning
dress; it has the confederate flags and is
out in rebel colors throughout If those
people down there have tears to
spend on the old traitor we have nothing
to say; but some of those utteranceS are
uncalled for. If he, and, possibly, some
of his present admirers, had been treated
as traitors are treated in other countries
they would not have figured in this last
quarter of the nineteenth century.
Among the Vermont boys who went
West years ago is Oscar Foss, well known
in this town and vicinity. He went to
California and got little start in the
world and went into business on his Gown
hook" some twenty-five years ago. He
has made handsome fortune and runs
two stores in San Francisco, George
Baldwin, son of J. p. Baldwin of this
town, being head man in one of them.
Besides his mercantile business Mr.. Foss
runs big ranch farm in northern Cali
fornia, where he has barn capacity for
from 300 to 400 tons of hay, with other
suitable farm buildings. Among his spec
ial branches of farming is the raising of
hops. The past season he raised 81 acres
of hops and built a hop house, which is
said to be the best in California, at cost
of So. 900. We are always glad to note
the success Of a worthy Vermonter
We recently stated in MONITOR item
that Harry Sartle, son of the late John F.
Sartle of this town had been killed by a
gun shot wound. A friend i'm Boston
sends us an account of the death. Young
Sartle,it seems was a member of a travel
ing show, and was performing at Lynn,
Mass, as an 'sillusionist." The trick he
was performing was the catching of "a
bullet fired from a rife in his teeth. The
newspaper account of the tragedy says
when the rifle was loaded, he (Sartle)
moral courage to shoot me dead?' No one
had the courage to fire the gun, when he
said, Il wish some gentleman would favor
me as 1 want to perform the trick Upon
this man took the gun and turnidg it
a little one side was in the act of firing
when Sartle said, Don't aim at the cell
ing, aim at my mouth The man fired
and Sartle fell on the stage the blood
streaming from the jugular vein. The
ball cut the vein, penetrated the spinal
cord and caused instantaneous death. 1t
seemed that 'thc trick was in putting
paper wad, or some harmless bali into
the gun instead of a real lead bullet, but
that some body in the audience, the gnn
clin
in lead slug which turned the trick into
murder. Sartle left mother and wife
and child. His mother lives in Worces-
ter, Mass.
Since the above item was set we have
received a letter from our esteemed cor
respondent, ''TrufaX," giving a more ex-
tended account of it. She refers to the
fact, remembered in this vicinity, that
Harry saved the life of a drowning COM
panion when a mere boy, and speaks of
his bravery and courage when a boy. She
also refers to the sad ending of the lives
of Lieut. Willie Sartle and his wife in the
far southwest. Altogether this last trag-
edy and the memories that are brought
up are truly sad
Barton Landing.
J. H. Clark is quite sick-threatened
with pneumonia.
Christmas exercises and trees at both
churches; Tuesday eve at the Methodist
and Wednesday eve at the Congregational.
Lewis Nye, one of our oldest citizens,
Eri6a Of of ~
Funeral services were held at the house
this forenoon.
Christmas exercises with tree at the
Cong. church Wednesday evening.
Varna Grovro recently cut his foot badly,
nearly severing a toe. DR.. Campbell was
called to dress the wound
There will be a promenade concert at
Maple Hall, Wednesday evening, Dec.
%. Music by the Albany cornet band.
John A. Browns big barn and 20 head
of cattle, swine and calves, hay, grain
and farming tools were consumed Satur-
day morning. Cause of the fire unknown.
The insurance on the property is $500
East Albany.
Mrs. Hiram Hunter is quite sick.-Mrs.
Florinda Heath is having another sick
spell.
Bertha Mcclure is teaching her second
term of school in district No. 9, with %
pupils in attendance.
Rrn~.rIno.r ON
Miss Hattie Dutton is quite sick.
Mr.. Jenning teaches the village school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day and daughter have
gone to Burlington for q visit and will
/ then go to their home in New York.
| Speaking of pigs again, E. NJ. Buchan.
ans dressed BAG pounds, E. A. Robin
sons 32l and S. J. Robinson's 356.
Mrs. Loren Going has gone to Morris
town and another operation has been per
formed in the throat of her little daugh
ter Clio.
The funeral of Mrs Minerva (TracyI
Gregory who died at the home of hel
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