Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-08
STATE ITEMS.
ST. Adams village district has 1873
school children. All owing to railroad.

mitted suicide on Sunday night by cut
ting her throat insane.
Mr.. Lucius Gilmore has received the
appointment of freight agent, at St
Johnsbury.
Water is so scarce at Bennington that
thirty families are dependent on sin
gle we'll.
A bold but fortunately unsuccessful
attempt was made to burn the Rutland
Herald building, near the entrance to
the bindery. on Thursday morning.
Mr. Nichols of Landgrove, found on
going into his barn the other morning,
that a cow had eaten two-thirds of the
wool off a cosset sheep, and said cosset
was bleating with the cold.
George W. Gates, of Morristown, COM
mitted suicide on Saturday with a pis-
toll The ball entered his mouth, came
out at the top of his skull, and struck
the ceiling of the room He was pos
sessed of considerable property, and is
the seventh of his family to commit SUI
icide
Mr.. J. B. Russell of Kirby, had rath-
er remarkable luck on his lambs this
Spring. One day recently he had an
eve that dropped a lamb weighing Il IL
pounds another eve, one that weighed
| 2 IL lbs; and third eve which had
three lambs. the aggregate weight of
which was Is l-2 lbs. Sheep and lambs
are all alive and doing we'll
Mr. Horton, station agent at Claren-
don, was riding from that place to Rut-
land week ago last Thursday, when he
went on top of car to fix the bell cord.
While so doing he was struck by
bridge, having his scalp badly torn, and
rendered insensible; and was discovered
by brakeman, who missed him in time
to prevent his falling from the train. and
doubtless from being killed.
The P & o. Z. L. Company have con-
traeted for carrying the mails from Hard
wick to st. Johnsbury for $3.50 per
year. In addition to the above item of
expense, there is mail agent at sal
airy of $500, making total expense of
S2,950 to the United States government
Before the railroad was built the mails
were carried by the stages from the same
points, at a cost not exceeding $3.50 per
year.
The Vt. Manufacturing. Co. at North
field have increased the capacity of their
chair mandatory to over five hundred
chairs per day. They commenced MAX
ing chairs in July, 1870, in the south
part of the old shops of the Vermont
Central Railroad. They have now, it is
said, the largest wood-seat mandatory
+, in the State. They have bought, since
they commenced business, more than
100000 feet of lumber for their man.
ufactory.
Says the Boston Globe: The hand
soonest clerk in Congress is Mr. Flagg,
of Vermont, a distinguished looking
blonde, tall and symmetrical, whose clear,
full voice and manly appearance attract
the ladies who frequent Senate galleries. -
Flagg always was lovely. He has put
on his glasses and seen ladies gaze at
him an hour at time from their haDi-
tations in the moon. 1t was him that
''rare Ben Johnson" prophetically wrote
----vrreat mssII,
The world knows only two-that's Rome and |.
My roof receives me motifs air tread.
And at each step feel my advanced head
| Knock out a star in heaven
HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN NORTH BEN
NINGroN--As peacable citizen of
South SALISBURY, was quietly driving
along one of the most frequented thor
oughfares in the village, Saturday eve
ming, 23d ult., he was suddenly set up
on by two ruffians, while the third sprang
for his horse and held him by the head.
The two who seized him, dragged him
out of the sleigh, and terribly beating
him, took his purse, which contained
fifty dollars, and left him insensible
When he recovered consciousness he found
that his horse, cutter and money were
gone, and himself bruised in a terrible
manner. Several persons are under az
rest.
"HERE Is RICHNESS FOR YOU Last
. week the old folks of West Randolph
had Ball at Granite Hall in that place.
owned by Milo Spear. A young man
named Lamb, son of James ?. Cleave-
land, Jr., of Braintree, and another, en-
tered the hall intoxicated, vomited on
the floor, and created considerable dis
turbance. Lamb took off his coat, and
went in for fg ht, being so crazy drunk
that before he got through he knocked
{ down the man who held his garment
The next morning Spear complained tc
the Town Grand Juror, J. Hutchinson
Jr., and a warrant was issued, upor
which Lamb was arrested and taken be-
fore Justice Tilson. Lamb said he was
willing to be fined if the other two were
and treated likewise. When it was as
certained who the others were, and tina
one was Cleaveland's son, the Grand Ju
ror, being Uncle to the latter, concluded
to drop the matter and release Laml
from custody. Here is richness fo
you. How fortunate for Lamb, tina
e ''Jim. Cleayelands son was sas dee
4 in the mud as he was in the mire." |
: justice blind down that way ?-ArguS
A BILL FOR THE BENEFIT OF DESERT
: ERs-Judge Poland has introduced
S bill in Congress providing that all sol
dierS who deserted during tha war am