Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-09-13

| will also be an excursion to the w ood bury
granite quarries, the round trip, from Hard
wick and return, costing 25c.
Remember the Caledonia County Fair
| to be held at st. Johnsbury Sept. "A, 10
and 16. $500 is offered in premiums and
purses, and there will be more attractions
there than ever before. The races will be
held on the last two days. A captive bal
loon ascension viii be made every hour,
| with grand ascension by Prof. Allen the
last day of the fair.
Mr.. S. NJ. Copeland, who has been stop
ping at Hotel Barton for some time, goes
to his home in Bryantville, Mass, next
Thursday. Mr.. Copeland likes this place
very much and says that he shall return
here next summer. He is a very pleasant
gentleman and the townspeople have be-
come acquainted with him and will be
pleased to see him again.
Several from this village were called to
Newport last week to testify in the case
of the B. M. r. Nelson estate VS.. Geo. FL.
Davis, to recover money from Mr.. Davis
The case was called Friday. It is reported
| that the will case, which is on the docket,
is not to be tried at this term of court, as
it is to go to the supreme court on ques-
| lions of law.
Almede, the horse which the last day of
| the fair was distanced in the sixth heat of
the 2 "a race, after winning two heats in
the race, has been very sick since then. He
was not right when he was started in the
race, which perhaps accounts for his losing
as he did. The horse is owned by Ell. B.
Stewart, of Beebe Plain, and is a valuable
one, Mr.. Stewart refusing $1,000 for him
few weeks ago.
Charles Folsom, of West Derby, brother
of Ell. A. Folsom of this place, was over
come by the heat while on the fair ground
| last Thursday. He was taken to the home
of his brother, where medical aid was sum-
moned, and recovered enough SO that he
went home the next day. Mr.. Folsom had
a partial shock about two months ago and
he had not fully recovered from the eff
fects of it.
AS Mrs. Ell. j. Stannard was driving
through the street last week, her horse be-
came frightened at some coats hanging on
fence and SHE'D, colliding with a team in
which Mrs. Walter Colby and her mother,
Mrs. Porter, were riding. Mrs. Porter was
thrown from the wagon but luckily was
not injured. The wagons were in rather
of a dilapidated condition after the acct
dent.
Walter Heating, of New York City, man
ager Of the supply department OF the n.
Y. and n. J. Telephone Co., is in town ON
a visit to his relatives and friends. Wal
tor left Barton eight years ago, going to
nd Oft o,Ic TO Nov
where he secured position with this COM
pany4and has rapidly advanced until now
he holds very responsible position.
Chaplin Leonard's horse became fright
ened last Saturday while Mrs. Leonard
and her grandchild were sitting in the
wagon in front of Mr.. Davis store, and
started to run. Fl. @. Folsom caught it by
the bride, which broke, throwing Mr.. Fol-
som to the ground The horse then started
for Glover, and when in front of Geo. W.
McGaffey's store he slowed up and was
caught without doing any harm, except to
give Mrs. Leonard and the child fright /
Last Saturday afterno Mrs. j. BsF ord 4
drove up in front of j. B. Cassidy's block |
to wait for a lady who was to ride to Will
loughby with her. Before sheshardly no
ticed it a freight train came down to the |
station and the horse commenced backing |
back. Mrs. Ford touched him with the |
whip, but the horse, instead of going |
ahead, turned and started down the bank, |
plunging against the train passing along.
The horse struck the with it's head and |
was knocked down. Mrs. Ford was thrown
from the wagon, striking her shoulder
az ~ side of + no md min
quite seriously. Luckily no bones were
broken. The horses leg was broken and I
it was left lying beside the road in that
condition for some time until C. G. Grow,
who is the Humane Society's officer here,
came along and killed the animal. The
accident was peculiar one and Mrs. Ford |
had a very narrow escape from instant I
death
South Barton.
Ell. B. Orcutt is building new carriage |
house.
Lewis Shonyo from N. H. has been here
calling on old friends.
R. B. Lang has just got new water
wheel for his saw-mil1. Is i
School commenced last Monday with |
Miss Guild from Barton Landing, teacher. |
Miss Maud Young played first violin in |
the Lyndonville orchestra at Music hall,
Lyndonville last Thursday night.
Mrs Mary Holtham is stopping with |
her sister, Mrs. L. Ell. Orcutt.-Mrs. Orrin t
Gray's father from Massachusetts, has I
been visiting here.
Barton Landing.
John Cotton is on the sick list. t
Ernest Mathews little boy is very sick.
Rev. j. z. Fuller is still stopping in Con- /
necticut