Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-05
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twelve pound boy arrived at Leroy
Roundy's last week.
Ezra Chappell, who has been suffering
from spinal difficulty for several years, has
grown worse lately and was placed in
plaster paris jacket last week.
The play, "Broken Links" given by the
| Universalist society at G. A. r. hall last
| Wednesday evening, was well attended.
| Most Of the actors were new to the bust
ness and deserve much credit for the way
| they sustained their several parts.
| Another railroad wreck occurred in this
town on Monday Feb. 26, at the Bugbee
crossing. Five cars were derailed and SO
| badly demolished only one was worth re-
pairing. The train was in charge of Gin
ton Eastman, conductor and John Keat-
ing, engineer.
j. FL. SiIsby of Hartford, Conn.,, was in
town last week.-Mrs.. Riley Richardson
and Miss MilIicent visited relatives in Lyn-
don Center last Week.-Mrs. Annette Silsby
visited in St. Johnsbury Center last week.
Ralph Roundy has been visiting in New
port and Barton.-Little Bertha Trefren is
visiting at G. J. Trefren's.-Mrs. Ada Sis
by and daughter Mabel are visiting relatives
in Newbury, VT, and Plymouth, n. H.
Mrs. Don Wheeler of Lyndonville, visited
her father, L. j. Hall, last week.
WheeIOck.
There was no meeting last Sunday on
account of the storm.
A. J. Rennie and William Morgan are
gaining from their illness.
Austin Miles and wife went to Derby
last week to attend funeral.
The drama entitled 'sThe Danger
Signal" which was to have been given
last week, was postponed to Wednesday
evening, March 9TH, at which time it
will be given.
HardWick.
Mrs. Eliza Hathaway has had ten foot
addition built on to her house.
Mrs. V. Cadella has returned from the
Montreal hospital much improved in health.
An old maids convention by local ladies
was held at the opera house Friday evening.
Miss Alice Hathaway of Manchester, N.
III. visited her aunt, Mrs. Eliza Foss of this
village recently.
The village has placed three horse pow
er electric motor in the Gazette office, and
that sheet will continue to be ''hot stuff
Mrs. Grin Stevens is slowly improving
from a severe attack of rheumatic fever
Mrs. Thomas Bissett is fast recovering from
her severe illness.
Evangelists V. B. Goodwin, W. I. Mott,
wifeiand daughter,ar holding meetings in
the Meader block, and large mum bers at
tend them. They are very interesting and
helpful.
VIM. III. Taylor, one of our promising
young lawyers, went to Burlington We'd
nesday, at which time and place he was
admitted to practice before the United
States court.
The stone cutters have made satisfactory
arrangements with the managers and there
will be no strike here, much to the delight
of all. Only one of the forty firms refuses
to comply with the demands.
Seven hundred fifty people gathered at
the opera house FEB. %, to hear the last
entertainment of the lecture course give n
by the Fadettes of Boston, woman's Or
chestra Of over twenty pieces. Everybody
was delighted with the music, and the ap-
plause following every number was en-
thusiastic. Should they appear here again
they would be warmly welcomed.
East HardyVick.
Dan Hughes has finished his work with
III. Blake, and w. N. Mills of North VOL
colt takes his place.
The people here gave Rev. J. P. Marvin
and family reception last Tuesday even
ing. large number were present. Cake |
and coffee were served.
st. JOhnsbury Center.
A shocking accident occurred at this
place Monday morning by which the life
of George Pierce of the firm of Pierce &
Co. went suddenly out. Mr.. Pierce placed |
barrel beside an upright shaft which run
one of the elevators, and stood thereon for |
the purpose of oiling the top box and it is |
supposed put his arm around the shaft to
steady himself, when his frock came in
contact with the shaft and wound thereon,
suspending him in such a manner that his
lower limbs and arms being extended |
with every revolution of the shaft came in
contact with the barrels of flour piled near
by, mangling his legs in a frightful man
ner. E. B. Flint, one of the employees of
the mill, hearing from the Office adjoining
an unusual noise went into the mill room
and discovering Mr.. Pierce's situation,
first attempted to pull him off, but the
power of the shaft was such as to carry
him around also. Flint then made an at
tempt to close the wheel gate, but as the
wheels are kept running during cold
weather to prevent them from freezing he
found the gate frozen fast. In the mean
time help had arrived and John Moore had
the presence of mind to go below and