Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-12

twin boys and another pair of twin
daughters-being three pairs of twins
by two mothers.
Horace Greeley and Gen. Banks have
in view an early visit to Vermont. Hor-
ace Greeley delivers the GRAFTON before
the State Fair, at Ste Johnsbury, this
Fall, at which time he may be expected
to tell about .How little he knows about
the Presidency
Henry Y. Butler, New Yorker, and
a large paper manufacturer, was thrown
from wagon at Stowe, on the 9th, and
killed. He leaves wife and two daugh-
tiers, who were at Stowe with him, and
one son now in Europe.
Last week Friday night, destructive
fire occurred at Fairlee, which destroyed
eleven buildings, nearly the whole bust
ness portion of the village. Among the
buildings burned, besides the store in
which was kept the post office, was Bal
ley's hotel, a private dwelling house,
several store houses, barns and other
outbuildings.
Mr.. James Brock of Springfield, met
with fatal accident on Saturday last.
He was at work haying for George Kim
ball, and at the time of the accident
was helping load, when the horse started
suddenly, and threw him off backwards,
striking on his head and shoulders, and
breaking his neck. He lived about half
an hour afterwards He leaves a wife
and four children.
About three weeks ago foolish girl
by the name of Berry who lived in a
temporary shanty ON the river bank just
above johnson was drowned in the river
within ten rods of the spot of where
Edward Winslow was drowned last fall.
She did not know enough to keep out of
fire, even, and came near being burned
to death last winter. Her body was
recovered the next day some distance
down the river.
The Directors of the State Prison
made their annual visit last week, with
reference to their biennial report. They
find the financial condition of the in
stitution greatly improved, there being
the pretty little sum of over two thous-
and dollars income above all expenses,
an event which never before occurred in
the history of the institution, the only
three instances of excess of income not
reaching the amount of $500.
The Rutland Herald says: &C. l..
Earl recently received one of the old
stereotype letters, stating that a gold
watch, valued at $3.50, would be sent
him, by express, on payment of ten dol.
lars. His wife, it seems, bit at the bait
so temptingly held out, and ordered the
watch sent, the ten dollars to be paid Oh
delivery. Yesterday the package came
&C. o. D. and after Mrs. Earl had paic
ten dollars and express charges, amount
ing to S125 more, she had the inestima
BILE privilege of receiving her gold watch
in the shape of box containing piece
of wood, etc. 1t hardly seems possible
that person can now be found so gull
ible as to bite at so transparent bait
especially after it has been repeated
exposed and shown up by the publ
press"
Mr. Best, of the firm of Hinkley
Best, dry goods merchants, Montpeliel
was drowned at the dam near the Of
arch bridge leading to Berlin, on Satu
day of week before last, under the 70
lowing circumstances A boat, wit
three young men in it, was in the pom,
and while rocking the boat and foolir
otherwise, lost their oars, when they ca
led on Mr.. Best, who was in anoth
boat, to help them. He immediate
went to them, when they caught hold
his boat, and in the struggle he lost h
oars and the whole party went over Il
dam. Mr.. B. was seen to 60 over bac
wards, and it is supposed was stunn'
: or killed when he went over, as the M
in the Montpelier cabinet shops thrt
S him planks but he took no notice
:. them, and they lost sight of him ne
the lower bridge near the depot.
a was an expert swimmer, but made no
f fort for the above reason, probably,
save himself The others were rescue
V He was very popular man, about
years old, and leaves a wife and t
q children.
o An incident occurred in Passump
/; village recently, which shows the effe
{; of good treatment. Two drovers call
at farmers where they were shear
IS sheep, to purchase some lambs. III
# looked them over, pronounced them Q
is inferior lot of lambs,' and returned
he the barn, unwilling to purchase at a
price. The owner had little stuff
10 the accommodation of his sheare
he and politely passed it to the drove
re- who s.sn:iled" literally. Great social
W ity followed, and another look at
lambs was nronoSnd Thev went n