Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-08


stead spur train. The engine was run
ming at speed of about forty miles pei
| hour and the engineer expected to pass the
junction before the spur train had started
for Newport. When the two engines
came together the tender of the spur en-
| CINE was pushed back into the baggage
end of the one combination car on the
train. The engineer when he saw that the
collision could not be avoided jumped and
! called to his fireman to do the same but he
| stuck to the engine and was killed. The
| engineer escaped with dislocated Shout
der and a scalded face. The passengers
were all badly shaken up and some were
seriously injured Among the injured
| were Harry Stratton of Beebe Plain, who
/ had both legs and one arm broken; Mrs.
| Daniel Skinner of Barton Landing receiv-
ed a scalp wound; Miss Edith Flanders,
scalp wound; Geo. Prue, injured internal
ly; Mr.. and Mrs. William Skinner badly
bruised MISS Mamie O'Brien, shoulder
injured. Fred Stevens, the conductor on
the spur train, was badly jammed and
bruised; Charles Dennison, the engineer
was badly bruised and scalded; his fire
man, Ralph Kim ball, received a scalp
wound and lung pierced by a rib, and
Homer Martelle, the baggage master, was
badly damned. Mr.. Bowker, the fireman
whol was killed, was buried under the
coal and must have died instantly. He
was twenty seven years old and leaves
wife and one daughter. A relief train
with several physicians on board was i'm
mediately sent from Newport to the scene
~ bo IF ho
who escaped without injury rendered val
liable assistance in rescuing the wounded
ones. Harry Stratton who was on the
train and was severely injured was to
have been married that evening in New
port to Miss Hammond, daughter of
David Hammond. The physicians state
that there is a fair chance for his recovery.
Barton Landing.
Repairs are being made on the school
house. .-..
Miss Myra Douglass spent Sunday at her
home in Coventry.
M. M Taplin was at home from Mont
pelier over Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Miller of Boston is visiting
at j. E. Cham berlin's.
Frank d. Clement is in Boston this week
looking after fall and Christmas goods.
Mrs. Daniel Skinner was quite badly
injured in the railroad accident near Stan
stead last week. frG o'fts3c |
Raymond Rowland, son of Rev. BIZ. |
is visiting here. Mr.. Rowland |
goes to Oregon soon.
Miss Sylvia Clement has put in a new |
and complete line of millinery. Everyone |
is invited to call and see her new stock.
The ladies of the Cong. ceurch will hold
4 social at the vestry next Thursday after
noon and evening. Supper at six O'Clock.
Miss Anna Bassest will have her millin-
,ry opening Tuesday and Wednesday of
his week. Everyone is cordially invited
% attend. 80 DO +
Miss Bertha Durham of this place and
Mr.. harrington of Barton were united in
last Thursday. Their many
riends extend congratulations.
south Barton.
B. G. Berry has been awarded a prize of
en- dollars for his flower display at the
tation.
Miss Myrtle Woodwork, who has been
working at H. F., Pills bury's, has gone to
Ter home in Berkshire.
There will be social entertainment at
}. T. Wizards the evening of Oct. 18th for
he benefit of Rev.~Lyster. Ice cream and
AXE with hot coffee. All come s...n = !
Mrs. G. I. Drown and Mrs. H. j. Brooks
AVE been on carriage trip to New Hamp-
hire the past week.-Mr. and Mrs. F. j.
luke are visiting in New Hampshire this
7eek. 80 -. w. -
tJs 13R oE 100: Jc2 2lISt a.
Lewis Lafieur has moved to Gilmore.
Ira D. Merrill has gone with his daughter
Adah to her home in Manchester, N. FL.
IRIS. Merrill and Matte expect to go soon.
Rev. Austin and wife have returned
lome from their visit to England, much
in health. Their return voyage
vas on the St. Louis, and she made the
rip in six days and 21 hours.
Mrs. Lamphear who has been falling for
he past six months, passed away Oct.4th,
ged II years. She was born in Brookfeld,
t. but had resided in Albany nearly all
er life. She was a member of the Baptist
hurch, and was highly honored and re-
oected by all who knew her. She was
lost tenderly cared for by her son and his
life. i.
Adelbert Mills and family have returned
} Lowell, Mass.-C. J. Darling and wife
tho have been visiting friends in town '
ave returned to LowelI.-A. Frasier and I
life have returned home from visit to i
Mass.-Ambrose Brown and t
ife from Aver, Mass, are visiting at Mrs. s
unders-Stephen Vance is visiting in i
rotor, Vt. and Oxford, N. H. JIG. G. {