Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-11
STATE NEWS.

Henry Wheeler of jacksonville has
pair of five year old oxen that weigh
1000 pounds.
Mrs. Augusta Pardy, of Bennington,
found fine partridge dead on her par
lor floor, the other day, and hole
through the window where it dashed in.
The horses of Montpelier adhered so
firmly to the prevailing fashion on Fri
day, that the express freight business
to and from the railway depot was done
by oxen.
Mrs. Elkins. whose head has been
whitened by the SHOWS of seventy nine
winters, at Jackson, N. H., lately drove
her own team, with a load of apples,
through the Pinkham Notch and the for
ests to Guildhall, VT
A Manchester farmer lost 10 sheep
by bears, and then the animals began on
his apples. He couldn't stand this. and
set traps but the bears stole one of his
traps: and all the satisfaction he could |
get was to find three bears toes left be-
hind.
Gov. Converse has appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen as members of his
staff, with the rank of Colonel Albert
A. Fletcher, Bridgeport; Percy W. Glenn
emit, Rutland; Edward A. Jewett, Bur-
lington Nathan s. Clark, Randolph.
G. A. Austin, Of Burlington, who is
now travelling on business in the West
ern States, was robbed of $4,000 cash
and bonds few days ago. The thieves
escaped, and made way with some $500,
when they were captured, and the bal
ance of the booty taken from them.
Lyndon A. Marsh, son of the late
Charles Marsh, and brother of George
P. Marsh, United States Minister to
Italy, died at his residence in Wood
stock, Tuesday evening of last week, af.
ter brief illness. He had been reg
lister of probate in his district for great
number of years, and was over seventy
years of age.
The Cabot and Marshfeld mail came
to Montpelier on Tuesday drawn by four
oxen, hitched to covered wagon, and
driven by Jonathan Folsom, the yeter-
an teamster. Four ladies were passen-
gers.
The Banner says: Between Shafts
bury and Bennington, five miles by cor
rect count, there are twenty places where
whisky is sold-this is one in eighty
rods. Now, as it is said to kill at for
ty rods, it would seem that the chances
of crossing the said road alive are quite
SLIM"
A farmer in Hinesburgh, recently bar
gained his farm to another for $4,000
but when the day and purchaser arrived
informed him that his wife was in hys
terics about the trade, and guessed b,
would back out. ''But, said the pur
chaser 81 have come long distance
want the farm, and must have it. How
:. much more would induce you to sell it 2
"Well," replied the agriculturist, "giv
me $3.50 more and let her cry" Tn
offer was refused.
Wonder what Rev. w. III. H. Murra
and Rev. DR.. Lord think of having tn
"Rev. Petroleum V. Nasty" announce
e as if in reality their compeer profession
t ally, as the Mortified Lecture Commit
e tee has done? 1t seems to US that re
spect for the olersy calls for some dis
.inorlon between actual Reverends an
'''nh as this Nashv-Arous
AS Mr.. Peter Lovern, who resides nes
L Mr.. Ransom Beers in Ferrisburgh, wa
r on his way home, recently, from We
d gennes, he was fired upon by some III
v known person, the ball passing throug
his hat and just grazing the back of h
head. The villain seeing his ill-lucl
e fed. He was dressed in what SCENE
il in the moonlight to be light frocl
e Mr.. Lovern, while in town, took out b
! wallet in the store of the Messrs. Bri
6 tol, and paid for quantity of salt, ar
. he observed two men near, who watche
J. him closely and left the store before
IS did. The man who fired at him reser
$ bled one of these
n Waterbury witnessed strange sigh
IF last Monday. The mail was carried
;s the depot on wheelbarrow, and IL
:, village truckman was himself betwet
~ the thills. while others were passir
r, heavy loads about the village. Ty
v borses have died. owned by j. Batche
e. der and George W. Randall. There a
&c many others sick. but those first tax,
= are better. In stables where tar al
re sulphur have been kept in the mango
Sc the disease has not yet appeared.
re Some weeks since in tearing up
ce hedge, which had been for number
years growing round a lot in this cit
several curious pods were dug UP at t
depth of about a foot, unlike anythi
grown in this region. One of them W
nc sept to Prof Gray the Botanist, who pr
re nounced it species of bean, native
ng Key West The question arises h,
e. came them here and foot underground
no Nobody remembers planting any su
: queer SEEDS Bur. Free Press.
- INHUMAN OUTRAGE-!The good p,
= pie of this place little suspect that the
re dwells among them some person or p
ly sons so lost to every feeling of hums
IS ity as to cruelty and wantonly grie
a. the hearts of those bereaved of fo
- and only child, by making an efigy
'e- the child, and on dark night placi
m. it at the front door of the parents DIV
IN ling, ringing the bell, and then like
he thief, sneaking away. Such an outr;
h was perpetrated a few nights since
- this village, by some fend or fends
EN- human form, who, if not totally
rts PRAYED, must be sunk so low in the SC
m as to be the impersonation of brutal
he ST. Atbans Messenger.
81 There is a scheme before the Legis