Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
STATE ITEMS.

The prospect of a poor sugar season
was never better.
During the past year there were 4 3
deaths in Ranpolph, and the number of
births was 49,
The newly elected pound keeper at
Vergennes, Immediately on his election,
bought COW to practice on.
The sash and blind factory of Davis
B. Sargent at Highgate, was burnt last
Thursday. Loss $500; insurance
$1,60O.
From the Vergennes depot. on Thurs
day the I'd inst, there was shipped
$685. pounds of butter, about 1000
pounds of cheese, and a quantity of eggs.
Miss Martha Bickford has sued Rob-
ert Barr of Cabot for breach of promise.
Damages $4,000. He bought a farm
of Martha on condition that he would
marry her.
A telegraph operator in one Of the
offices on the line Of the 2. & O. Rail-
road, between St. Johnsbury and Hard
wick, after waiting about fortnight
for the cars, posted a bulletin in his
Office "Train IA days late.
Deacon S. H. 0. Bosworth of Berlin,
recently sold part of diseased hog in
Montpelier, those who ate of it were
made very sick. Bosworth has been ar
rested, and placed uuder $1,000 bonds
for trial before the county court.
Recently Henry G. Waldo of East
Randolph, was splitting wood in his
door yard, and while thus engaged
struck into a rotten stick with so much
force that the axe went through it and
into one foot, cutting it two-thirds off.
Calvin Ainsworth, Esq. an old and
highly respected citizen of Williamstown
the Oldest merchant in Orange county,
died on the 26th, Of pneumonia. He was
for many years President of the North
field Bank. He was 50 years of age.
A Miss Atwood of Lincoln has sued
E. j. Hewett of Warren for breach of
promise, and claims $4,000 damages,
for gaining her youthful love and dis
carding her for another lady. Mr.. Hew-
EFT is wealthy, and was recently married
to Miss Johnson of Lincoln.
In an ahray in meat market at Rut-
land, Wednesday, growing out of a
wrestling match, VIM. Daniels struck
one McGinnis on the forehead with a
meat axe, telling him to the floor. He
then attempted to strike him with the
edge, but was prevented by the by-stand-
ers. McGinnis will recover.
Considerable excitement exists in
Ripton caused by discovering that a
young lady of that town has been Sc
duced and sent to city in Massachu-
sets to have the crime of abortion per-
formed. She was afterward found in
the streets of the city in a dying condi-
ton, but was taken to place of refuge,
and tenderly cared for by Christian
gentleman until her death on the Sth
inst.
A village-meeting at St, Adams on
the Sd voted to have water-works. and
the village is to be bonded in sum not
exceeding $4,000, payable in not less
than twenty years, and bearing 6 pei
cent. interest, to defray the expense
Dams will be constructed near North
Fairfax, four miles from the village O.
St. Adams. so as to hoard the supply O
water from ? IL square miles of water
she'd No intervening reservoir or ma
chinery will be necessary in conducting
the water to St Adams.
One day last week Frenchma1
named Peter Savage, of Grand Isle, feel
: ing thirsty. drank by mistake a quantit
of alchohol which contained about tw
ounces of aconite-a virulent poison
Fortunately for the victim DIR. Jackso
happened to be within call, and th
Frenchman was able to tell that he ha
swallowed something he hadn't ''orter
and was burning all up inside. % III
| usual remedies were administered, an
the man is in a fair way of recovery, b,
n had narrow escape.