Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-02-19

| Maud NOrFfssof Barton were IN town re-
| cently.-Mr. and Mrs: and }. s. Buel O
Lyndonvilte, and Charles Graves and wife
of Barton visited at c.. j. Treferen's las
week, and MRS. Hutchlns of Barton Land
ing at 6. M Deans.-Miss Kate Mooney
of Littleton, NJ H., has been the guest OF
her cousin, Mrs. r. w. Densmore, the
past week.-Arthur Chappem of East
Charleston issvisiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Chappell.
1t is very seldom that West Burke
audience listens to so good a lecture as
that given on Wendell Phillips by Hon.
Wendell p. Stafford of ST. Johusbury at
the Universalist church Feb. z. Mr.. Stat
ford Is an easy, graceful speaker and he
held the close attention of large audience
He is evidently great ad mirer of Wendell
Phillips, ''the silver tongued orator." and
gave extracts now and then from some of
his finest speeches, conveying to those of
the audience who had not previously heard
them, some idea of the beautiful enthusi-
asm and brave earnestness of the friend of
slaves. He told several of Mr. Phillips
best stories in a charming manner and
closed with a touching tri butte to his
memory.
Last Thursday morning about two
O'Clock a south bound freight, in charge
of A. Z. Eastman, engineer, and Conductor
Gokey, was derailed just opposite A. HI.
Silsby's steam mill The accident was
caused by defective truck frame or broken
wheel: 1t was discovered afterward that
the difficulty which caused the wreck oc-
Cured Just south of Sutton station, as the
marks were plainly seen until it reached
this point. The car which caused the
trouble was the twelfth from the.engine.
Four ears were badly demolished in the
wreck, two of which were loaded with hay
and two with sheet pulp. The wrecking
train arrived upon the scene about four
o'clock and succeeded in clearing the track
at eight. Both morning passenger trains
and two freights going north were held
just below the scene of the wreck. The
day mail going south was held on the
Summit until the arrival of the two pas
ssnger trains north. The wrecking crew
were busy all day transferring freight, and
the regular trains were able to pass on their
usual time.
Sheffield.
Mrs. Charles ingalls,. has been on the sick
list
Mrs. John Blake has been in Lyndon for
few days.
Bert Hall has been running the saw-mill
for time.
Grace Kimball of Lyndon Center has
been visiting friends in town.
SaIDna Davis hos haS vorv covara Tina
with his foot from getting tack stuck
into it. 1t appears to be blood poison.
Quite quantity of cakes of ice which
were cut fo.' Giffin & Simpson went over
Mr.. w. A. E4a vson's dam during he freshet.
The freshet damned up the ice and
turned the brook into the road for a long
distance near Jack Browns, shutting off
travel for a day or two last week.
The ladies of the NJ. r. church will serve
dinners in the vestry town meeting day
and the Ladies' Aid will also serve dinners
the same day in the Free Baptist church.
There will be oyster supper and lit
erary and musical entertainment at the
Methodist vestry next Wednesday evening
under the auspices of the Epworth League.
The donation at the Baptist church We'd
nesday evening was a success notwith-
the icy roads. There were about
seventy present and the receipts were be-
tween forty and fifty dollars.
WheeIock.
James Craig of Peacham visited at a.
Craig's last week.
Miss Gertrude Phillips closed a success
full term of school last Friday.
Auditors met last Thursday to settle up
the town affairs with the town officers.
There will be donation foc Rev. A. b.
Blake at the town hall in Wheeloc< Tues
day evening. All are cordially invited.
One of the chicken thieves had to pay
twenty dollars and costs and the other
went to Rutland for three months. Moral:
Let your neighbors' chickens alone.
Mr.. VIM. Morgan remains about the
who have been on the sick
list the past week are w. G. Sanborn, A. j.
Rannie, [. K. Gray and Hugh j. Mathew
son. All seem to be on the gain.