Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-18

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following named persons were at the
polls in Chelsea. and all voted for Grant
and Wilson :-Johnathan Underhill,
aged 81 years; Erastus Allen, 80 years
James Merrill, 81 years Samuel Doug
lass, 81 years Ruel Church. S5 years
Lement Bacon, SO years; Royal Reyes.
81 years; Hezekiah Foster, so years;
John W. Smith, 80 years ; average SIS
years.
"Whalebone, the famous trotting
horse owned by Merrill and Austin of
Burlington, died Friday night at Mr..
Anstin's stable He was about fourteen
years old, and had made a most enviable
record upon the trotting course. Since
Mr.. Austin has been interested in him,
he has won twenty out of twenty-seven
races. He was fine blooded bay, val
ued at $4,000, and will be missed from
the Vermont courses during next season.
The Vermont Association of soldiers
and officers in the late war held their
annual reunion at Montpelier, last Thurs
day. An address was delivered by Col.
Pingree of Hartford, who spoke in fitting
eloquence of the army of the Potomac.
Supper was served at ten o'clock at the
Pavilion . after which toasts and
speeches were continued till late hour.
The gathering was a very pleasing af-
fair.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-Sundav morn
ing of last week the wife of Leander
Shina, of Montgomery, becoming incens-
ed at being deprived of having her own
way, attempted to free herself from
trouble by tying two handkerchiefs to-
gether, and fastening one end around
the bed-post and the other around her
neck Her intention was defeated, how
ever, she being discovered before life
was extinct, though somewhat black in
the face.
The first vote cast at the late election
in Orwell, was by Rufus Whitman
veteran of ninety-four He had voted at
every Presidential election except Wash
ington and the elder Adams he was a
soldier of 1912. The second vote was
by Daniel Cook, eighty three years old
who voted the fifteenth time for Presi-
dent, followed by several others who
voted their thirteenth and fourteenth
Presidential vote. all aiding to roll up
the majority for Grant and Wilson.
The details of the murder of Mrs. Van
Buskirk, of SYNDICATE. are, if possible,
more shocking than the first reports
That she was outraged by smothering.
choking and beating, there is no doubt.
Circumstances point strongly toward
Covey as the murderer, and this, coupled
with his former reckless life and charac-
ter, will lead many people to the con-
viction that he committed the horrible
deed. but the evidence produced at his
examination was entirely circumstan-
tial and may not prove convincing on
| trial
Last week Tuesday night, Inspector
King of the Dominion Post Office De-
partment arrested Mr.. Currier, mail
agent between Island Pond and Montreal
for robbing the mails, For two years
he has been in the habit of opening let
tiers directed to parties in the Dominion
from friends in the states, and appropri
ating the contents, keeping lists of the
same, with the intention of refunding
the money. if he should be successful in
his speculations These lists he gave up
to Mr.. King and made a full confession
The penalty for the crime is thirty years
Imprisonment. Currier is Frenchman
about go years of age
FoRGERY-J. P Cutting, of the firm
of Cutting & Sawyer, of West Danville
in the vicinity of Barnet, Monday o
last week, on charge of forging a not
against one Kendall of Newport Cut
ting purchased a team short tim
since of Oscar Morrill,, of Cabot, anC
gave in payment note signed by him
self aud Kendall. 1t soon transpireC
that the signature of Kendall was for
; gerry, but Cutting was allowed to 90 a
large, after delivering the team to Nor
rill He has served one year in tn
States Prison for the crime of forgery
the injured party in the first instanc
being his father, against whom he forge
note of 81 900 and got the same dis
counted at bank in this state.
MONUMENT VS.. MUNIMENT.-A bi
relating to taking ice from Lake Cham
plain and other waters in the state, pre-
viding that when hole is made in tn
ice, guard or notice to warn off travel
ers, should be placed thereby, brough
the two branches of the Legislature to
conference committee yesterday. 1t wa
House bill, which provided that MOI
ument be placed, etc. The Senate struc
out monument and inserted 'mun
ment." The House refused to concu
in this amendment, and the Senate sin
sisted" Senator Powers said he di
not see how 'a monument could vel
! we'll be placed around hole but
imminent might be. We think the Ho
Senator was right, unless hollow base
S monuments are used. with sufficient CT
$ conference to circumscribe the large
: hole that the ice gatherers may see fit
, make. Wdtchman.
: DAsTARDLY AssAULT.-The Car,
neighborhooa on '.Hartland Hill'' W
greatly excited Tuesday evening of la
week, the occasion thereof being an a
S sault and rape upon the adopted daug
: ter of H. S. Goodell, l6 years of ag
l. Parker Knowlton, of Taftsville, who h;
a the reputation of being hard" GALE
; at the house of Mr.. Goodell in the ev
g ming, and, after spending short tin
IS in conversation, invited the young lat