Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-04-13


arithmetic, geography. English gram
mar, United States history, worlds
history, algebra Through quadratic
equations), and plane geometry five
books of Chauvnet's Geometry or an
eouivalent). Persons desiring to
take the examination for this ap-
pointment will notify Senator Dilling-
ham at Montpelier of their intention
TODD so.
Serious Railroad Wreck at Mortified.
The Boston and Montreal night ex-
press met with quite a serious accident |
about mile and half below Mont |
pelier on April Sd. There are some |
high stone lodges whereabouts and a |
couple of big rocks had slid down on
the track. The engine, mail, express,
and ba ggage cars were thrown down
a 40 foot embankment and the smoker
and one coach car were derailed. Toe
two sleepers stayed on the track.
The fireman, Timothy O'Neil of
Northfield, was instantly killed, his
body being caught between the tender
and the cab. The engineer, James
Lynch, stuck to his post and only
escaped death by being thrown out of
the cab as it struck the ground. John
! O'Connell, express messenger, was
! badly cut about the head and William
RYAN, mail clerk, had knee seriously
| On hoo
had a narrow escape. By being
thrown to the top of the car the bag
gage which slid to the falling side did
not strike him and he fell on top of it
instead of under it.
Vermont Conference.
The first session of the 59th annual
conference of Vermont Methodists
was held in the M. E. church vestry
at Mortified Wednesday, when
examinations were given to those in
the different classes. The under
graduates whose names are on the
list of those being examined for ad-
vancement are: Montpelier district,
w. 8. Dunn, w. F. Hill, 1. s. Yerks,
Fred Daniels, F. A. Woodwork, L.
Whitman; St. Adams district, William
Shaw, G. D. Pierce, F. M. Barnes, G
E. Deuel., o. B. Wells, A. G. Denrett;
St. Johnsbury district, F. B. Blodgett,
O.. w. Kelley, W. E. Newton, G. W.
Manning, G. @. McDougall, @. D.
Luce and @. G. Gorse. This is the
fifth time in the history of the local
society that the conference has been
held at Northfield, the other occa-
sions and presiding bishops being as
follows: 1852, 1852, 1871 and 1891,
Bishops Scott, Baker, James and
Mallalieu respectively presiding.
This is the second time that Bishop
Warren has presided over confer
ence held in Vermont, the other
occasion being in 1894 when the SEES
sions were hello in Bradford.
Dam Burst.
The village of Roxbury was visited
March 31st by food so sudden and
so serious that had it occurred at any
other time of day loss of life would
probably have resulted. Without an
instant's warning, the great stone
dam, 80 feet high and about so feet
! long, which held back the waters of
Halls pond, so-called, gave way,
!, toppled and fell, and the great volume
: of water stored behind rushed upon
the village below. 1t tore out the 30
foot highway bridge short distance
below, lifting abutments and all in
it's arms as easily as shingle. Three
foot bridges were torn out and not
= until the highway bridge some dis
a lance below was reached, did it fail
8 to sweep all clear. The stone abut-
d ments there withstood the torrent,
v which passed under the wide span.
q But the amount of water, coming as
= it did from a pond seven or eight
acres in area ard much of the way OF
considerable depth, could not be
. kept near the banks of the stream
), The whole village, extending fol-
" nearly a mile along the valley
II Wd5 hOo0O0 eAiouSuouu Ato "uOIc
20 area, and at some places to 6
"a considerable depth. Cellars were
: flooded, wood-piles swept away
!. fences torn out and carried off, ant
~ havoc in general wrought in thu
quiet of the village. The Contra
Vermont station, which was nearl,
,, opposite the dam, was struck by TIT
'. torrent as it spread. The platform
~ was wrenched off and swung away
~ trunks, express packages and othe
20 things floated off on the food Will
=. the grading of the track was badl
9" washed.