Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-12

DIR. James Fl. Moran, Ella Mae Mont
gomery. w. @. Owen, S. B. Parker, c.
w. Prentiss, Joseph r. Russell, P. c.
Sweat, Mrs. May Sawyer, Mrs. Harry
Smith, HI. A True, 2, Chas. F.Wiford,
Miss Naomi L. Worthen.
Quite serious railroad accident oc-
Cured near the helper engine house,
early Tuesday morning last, when the
/ 1887 night express train was thrown
| from the track by a misplaced switch.
The engine, large, new machine,
which had just been put on the road,
was thrown over on to it's side and
somewhat damaged and two cars were
derailed. The forward car was being
| returned to Lyndonville and had no
| passengers in it. All the other pass
enger cars remained on the track and
the passengers were not hurt, though
shaken up considerably. The engin-
eer. Mr.. Goss, and his fireman went
over with the engine and escaped
with only slight injuries, their escape
being remarkable. A wreck train was
sent for at once and track was laid
around the wreck to enable trains to
pass, while the heavy engine was
lifted up out of the sand and on to the
rails, which took about twelve hours.
just how the SWITCH came to be open
has not been determined. John Wells,
one of the engineers who runs the
helper engine, had his engine out and
had passed over the main track to
take coal at the coal sheds. He sup
poses that he either left the switch
open or that it was not properly fast
ened. On the whole it was a very
fortunate escape from what might
have been a very serious affair.
Barton Landing.
Asa Harris will move into the Mrs.
FL. T. Jones house.
Mr.. Conant and wife of Boston are
visiting at j. FL. Browns.
Mrs. Helen Hammond is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Fairbrother.
Ernest Carpenter and wife are stop
ping at B. F. D. Carpenters.
RevMr. Gill of Westmore exchang-
ed desks with Mr.. Fuller yesterday.
@. j. Bartlett of New Haven, Conn.
will spend his vacation in this place.
Ernest Carpenter, who has been APP
pointed mail agent, intends tomove to
this place.
Mrs. P .Guild, son and daughter have
gone to Lancaster, Bradford and 9th
er places on visit.
A special examination of teachers
will be held at this place next Tues /
day and Wednesday,.
Mrs. Mary Bailey and mother, who
have been spending the summer in
New Haven, have returned home.
The Probate court, set to be held !
here on Friday afternoon of this |
week, will be held on Saturday. after
noon.
The Christian, Endeavorers of this |
place went to Bloomington Center
last night to assist starting socie- /
5y there.
Geo. G. Meade W. r. G. will furnish
25 cent dinners to the Sd VT. Regt.
and their friends, Wednesday, Aug.
Il. Let every member of the corps
remember that generous supply of
food from each one will be necessary
or the occasion.
SOuth Rarton
Oliver Young has returned to
springfield, Mass.
The boys have organized base
pail nine in this place.
Mrs. B. @. Berry has gone to Mass.
Bessie Berry has returned home
rom Magog, where she has been on
visit.
Mrs. DIR. Grow from Mass. has
,een in town.-Mrs. j. Jenkins from
Burke has been visiting at B. c..
3erry's.
r. B. Lang has bought 800 acres of
imber land of the r. r. Co. and is
quitting in a steam engine near the
tation to work up the lumber. His
engine has come.
Albany.
Bert Shedd is running an engine in
'ucker's mill in Eden.
Orange Whitcher buys butter at
TcGuire's store every Friday.
Ell. McClary has returned to ST.
.ouis, his wife remaining to look a&ker
he reconstruction of their house,
Mrs. Eleanor Clough, aged SO years,
pun and doubled and twisted 142
nots of yarn during the month of Ju- s
z.