Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-01


merly occupied by Lucius Gordon, running
the saw at the sawmilI.
Lucius Gordon, who has been running
the board saw for the E. l.. Chandler Co.,
has moved to South Barton.
Miss Myrtle AIdrich of West Burke will
give one of her popular readings at the NJ.
E. church Thursday evening.
Halsey Hall is able to get about the vii
lage quite comfortably in pleasant days and
appears to be gaining strength daily.
John Maxwell of Brownington has moved
into the Silas Sargent tenement house and
is at work for the E. L. Chandler Co.
Miss Anna L. Bassett returned last week
from a trip to New York and Boston bring
ing a large line of millinery and fancy
goods.
II. NJ. Whipple, who has been at Lyn-
dOnville caring for his father during his
Illness with pneumonia, has returned home.
His father is better.
Frank Simeno and Joseph Vaneir have
closed their work for the E. L. Chandler
Co. Joseph Vaneir has hired to work in
pulp mill at Sheldon.
L. IL. ~ OOll1uS WHO mas hSDG d record IOf
many years of when the ice went out of the
mill pond, reports its leaving one week
earlier this year than last.
Mrs. Lewis Ford, Who has lived in the
Stafford tenement, will board with Mrs. G.
S. Gibbs for the present as G. B. Gay will
soon begin repairing the Stafford block.
HermOn Wells had his hand quite badly
hurt at his work in the sawn1ill Friday.
He was standing near the saw when the
large belt which runs the saw broke hitting
him in the hand and bruising it severely
H. Webster has beautiful display of
gold fish in front of one of his store win
dows. The bottom of the tank inswhich
they are kept is covered with white peb-
bIes, and there is some fish weed about
which they play. The little fellows seem
to enjoy their pleasant quarters, and are so
tame as not to be disturbed by their many
admirers.
Last Tuesday evening Rev. Sidelinger
gave a lecture to a fair audience at the
Methodist church. The subject was ''Rem-
iniscences in the West.' The speaker was
with Gen. Custer in his last Indian cam
paign, though the troops were divided and
Mr.. Sidelinger was with another division
at the time of the death of Gen. Custer and
men. He told several interesting incidents
of his experiences which brought back to
the minds of the older people who heard
him incidents of the war of the rebellion
and its scenes of horror.
The barns of Frank Hall came near being
burned last Friday morning with all their
contents. The facts are as follows: be-
tween four and five in the morning the
people in the house heard great disturb
ance with the cattle and goat in the barn
The hired man hurried out and found
fire burning briskIy in the bedding in the
stable near the goat pen. 1t had gotten
under good headWfly5 and was streaming
up toward the hay-mOw. With GOODNESS
that did great credit TO him he ran out, got
pail OF water and threw it on the fire, but
he had to go for several pals before the
fire was subdued. If ne had not discovered
it till a few minutes later all the barns
must have burned. Later Jack Brown and
others investigated the matter They
tracked man quite long distance in the
snow; he was evidently drunk as he cross
ed and reerOssed the road several times in
short distance. He was tracked up as
far as Ed. POrter's where in the drifting
snow the trail was lost. Some time later
in the day tramp was discovered ION the
railroad near the scene OF the fire He sat
on the track opposite Mr.. Halls for some
time. AS they had no evidence against
him he was not arrested. 1t was a close
call and is warning to farmers to keep
their barns fastened nights.
South Barton.
Mrs. F. KimbaIl is gaining.
Mrs. Mary Holtham IS here with her
sister.
Mrs. Harry Howe from New Hampshire
is visiting at G. |. browns.
A little daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Grammo last Saturday.
Our school will commence April 10Th
with Miss Maud Macomber teacher.
Wesley Doyle is back from Canada
where he has been on a visit. Ben Doyle
soon goes to Littleton, N. H., to work.
Lucius Gordon has moved from Barton
Landing into P. H. Dukes house and will
work for F. HI. Pillsbury at the o. & G.
steam mill.
CARD.-We wish to thank all who so kind
ly helped us through the sickness death and
burial of our dear little one. May the
Lord reward them all is the prayer of our
hearts.
ED GRAMNIO,
EDITH GRANIMO.
Albany.
Miss o. Dutton goes to Morgan to teach
this spring.
n. M. Johnson is home from Connecticut
for a short visit.
A literary program is being prepared for
h. he ali hnr