Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-29
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set by some boys who were playing
about the barn. The buildings were IN
sured for s4oo.
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, L. A.
Heath Esq. of Montpelier, as he was
about stepping from the sidewalk to the
stairway landing TO his Law office, was
brutality and almost fatally assaulted
by Thomas J Corey, who struck him a
severe blow in the center of his forehead
with '.sling shot.
We learn that Mrs. James Fisk, Jr.,
is preparing to erect beautiful monu-
ment over the grave of her deceased
husband Application has been made
tc Larkin G. Mead, the sculptor, for de-
signs, the cost of the monument not to
exceed S25, Phgnsr.
More marble was shipped from Rut-
land last year than ever before. The
total amount was $4,000 tons, which
would bring nearly two million dollars
on board the cars. The business has
commenced this spring with increased
activity, and the prospect for the sale
of marble the coming season is very
good.
A man living IN Vershire went with
neighbor to West Fairlee, and return
ed intoxicated, bringing with him three
quarts of the trouble" He remained
intoxicated, after that, until his death.
which occurred April 1st About two
weeks before his death he received a
present of $50 from his son in Oregon,
and the whole of it was spent in two
weeks The most of it went to buy
rum.
We fear that some of our Vermont
newspapers are getting to be rather per-
sonal. The Vt. Phoenix tells us how
the Free Press is twisting the elongat.
ed auricular extremities of the Windsor
journal man." The Bennington Free
Press says 1.-The Tammany pot has boil
ed over again, and the 'skum' has made
its appearance on the surface of the
Bennington Banner
Friday evening, April 10th, as Hol
den Partlow, of Island Pond, was going
down the railroad track to his house ht
saw a freight train coming, and stopped
near a switch to see on which track il
was going His attention was engaged
so that he did not notice the shifting
engine that was coming down behin(
him, and he was thrown down and hi
left leg run over, injuring it so as t.
make amputation necessary.
Friday, April 10Th, Joseph Hoag ant
Charles Price, of Vergennes, went upoI
the Creek in boat, both in state o
intoxication. Price tipped water int
the boat, at which Hoag was angry, anc
when they left it lie procured pisto
and went to the house of Price, threat
ening to shoot him and also to blow gu
the brains of his wife. Price disarmeC
him, and he was arrested and sent t
Middlebury Jail, in default of $1,000
bail,
Joe Minor who fell into a kettle o
boiling sap at his place in Fairfield
last Friday, died at IL o'clock Tues
day morning from the scalding thus re
ceived. He suffered intensely durin
the interim, and the skin peeled from
the entire body between his neck an
lower limbs. He was 50 years old, an
leaves widow and seven children, mos
ly grown up. He was buried Thursda
at ST. Albans
ANTI GRANT AT NoRTHFIELD.-Th
Republicans at Mortified, few day
? since, were surprised to learn that
meeting had been called to appoint de
egates to Cincinnati, signed by a Icon
mittee )" and after diligent inquir,
were unable to learn the origin of tt
call. James N. johnson, Esq. who ha
always voted the Democrtdic ticke
seemed quite interested in drumming L
the Republicans to attend said meeting
But aside from him, no one seemed
know anything about it. The Republ
!, cans of Mortified almost universally a
for Grant, and all meetings opposed
him may be considered bogus.