Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-23
STATE NEWS.

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ed +; loss $1,000.
John Cadman, formerly an engineer
on the Vermont Central railroad, died
suddenly of heart disease at Hillsboro,
N. H., Tuesday of last week.
C. B. Bostwick, of Monkton Borough,
dropped dead Wednesday of last week,
while taking the harness from his horse.
Thursday afternoon of last week Pat
rick Crowley, of Hydevill, received
frightful wounds upon his scalp by be-
ing thrown from cutter
The next annual meeting of the Yer
mont Dairymen's Association will be
held at St. Adams, Jan. %, % and "a,
1873.
Carter Knapp, of Sandgate, has been
arrested, on complaint of Mrs. John
McMillis, Jr., of Salem, n Y, for as
sault with intent to kill, and bound over
in $1,000 to await trial.
Levi Underwood has purchased three
fourths of the American hotel at Bur
lington, for $4,000.
As Samuel Griggs. of Readsboro, was
returning from North Adams, Mass,
with yoke of oxen and load, he fell,
and the wheels ran over him, breaking
one leg below the knee. After lying
out all night he managed to get home.
David Lufkin, Of Lincoln, died sud-
denly Friday evening of week before
last He sat down to the supper table
in his usual health but at once COM
planned of intense pain in the stomach
and died in a few minutes.
T. j. Whitcomb, Springfield, lost sew
en- COWS last week by the barn floor CIV
ing way and leaving them hanging by
the neck. The earth had been dug away
under the barn for some purpose, there
by weakening the foundation.
Fifty thousand tons of marble are
shipped from the vicinity of West Rut-
land yearly.
James Kilfried, Rutland youth, was
confdenced out of $50 by a sharper at
the Museum building, Troy, n. Y, We'd
nesday of last week. James says he
would like to both kill and fry the au-
thor of the outrage
A patent has been issued to NJ E..
Tucker, of Barnard, for combination
saw and planer This invention is said
to be the best improvement ever made
in lumber manufacturing machines.
A murderous row occurred in one of
the BARRIERS shops, at Rutland, during
the absence of the proprietor, few
evenings since, in which shears were
used as weapons, and some of the par
ties received severe cuts and bruises.
The St Adams butter market, on
Tuesday was dull and prices declined,
ranging from 20 to 25c for common to
fair; 25 to SOC for medium and good,
and 32c for choice.
A Burlington man spent half an hour
the other evening trying to pick up a
piece of moonshine from his door step,
which he fondly fancied to be a newspa-
per. His afflicted wife finally came out
brought him to consciousness by the aid
of loose fence picket, and steadied his
lettering steps into the house.
Windsor county has granted $50 di.
vorces in forty years, exactly preserving
its count of fourteen per annum Of
which, considering the progressive dim
mutton of the number of marriage;
throughout New England, Windsor Co
is pardonably proud.
One day last week man in the en-
ploy of Alonzo Blair took the nine O.
clock train at Richmond for Jonesville
Some time after the train passed Jones
vile, he was found by l. W, Sayles nea
, the river, with his head badly bruised
and covered with blood, and insensible
How he came there he is not yet able t
tell.
A whole week has passed without tn
good people of North Hero receiving
mail. There is no crossing from tina
, town to Alburgh by either boat or Ice
Several lodges of Good Templars hav
recently succumbedsin Vermont, anon.
them being those at North Hero, Alburgl
and Isle La Motto.
A black bear undertook TO cross tn
Glastonbury railroad track, just aheac
of the down train the other evening
George Thompson, engineer, opened hi
: throttle on him, and didn't stop to tax
an account of the damage done to tn
ugly wanderer.
E The youngest daughter of Mr.. Ransol
Slack of West Randolph, was dreadful,
scalded last week. by an elder sister turn
ing boiling water from large kettle in
| to pan, instead of using dipper. |
is thought the little one will eventual
recover.
A Mr.. Heath. living near East Bethel
who had been depressed in mind 70
some time, lately hung himself from
beam in the barn by leading line. H
:. was discovered by the family before h
had ceased struggling, and released fror
the moose, but not in time to save hi
his life.
Wednesday of last week A. B. Seavel
of Burlington, while conversing wit
y his family, apparently in usual health
n suddenly fell forward, and expired a
o most instantly Heart disease is tn
r supposed cause. Mr.. Seaver was vel
:, known in the vicinity, having been lon
teacher in the public schools in tn
a city.
o ga Middlebury LADY, writes thus
d the Register Mr.. Editcr.-I ca
think of but two reasons why dres
maker should permit a hole to be mad
I through the wall between gentleman
h apartments and her shop. 1t must e
t Their be for telegraphing when the coa'
t is clear or to crafty the young men
: curiosity and desire to become famili;
" with dress fitting.
0 HUSBANDS, BEwARE.-On the morniu
q &c Tao A Mrc Mary Ann wife o. III