Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-02-19
STATE ITEMS.

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At an auction in Cabot last Saturday
week, two good COWS sold for $40 each.
The number of convicts in the Yer
mont State Prison, Feb. lst, was 98-
four being females.
An old tin teapot containing $500 in
gold, was found in the house of the late
Jabez Hills of Bellows Falls recently.
Wilmington has had frst-class
small pox excitement, during which
there were about 800 applicants to doc
tors for vaccination.
The recent mortgage made by the di-
rectors of the Montpelier and Wells
River R R., required an internal reve-
nue. stamp Of $500.
During the first ten days of February,
over $350,0O0 of the State tax was paid
into the State Treasurer's Office. The
entire tax is S504, IS.
Mr.. Allen, living on the f. Tarbel
farm, in Sutton, was seriously injured
Saturday before last, by being hooked
by COW.
The Center school house" in Rich
ford was burned last week Thursday af-
ternoon, with several cords of wood,
and nearly all the books.
Horace Greeley has accepted the invi-
tation to deliver the address at the next
annual fair of the Vermont State Agri-
cultural Society.
The town of Montpelier has been sued
in the sum of $4,000, by Miss Adelaide
NJ. Perkins, for injuries alleged to have
been received by her in consequence Of
a defective highway.
4 bear and three cubs were discov
cred in a hollow tree at leicester Hollow
a few days ago. The bear was killed
and the cubs taken in charge to tame.
A young man named Albert Mills, O.
Andover. while chopping in the wood:
recently, was accidently struck a heavy
blow by his brother with an ak, cutting
| open MS SHOuIu6T.
Mrs. Willard L. White of Grafton
who is under the treatment of DR.. Camp
bell of Saxtons River, has had since Ma,
IA, 1871, 1884 lbs. of water takel
from her side at sixteen different times
John A. Ring, convicted at Middle
bury and sentenced to IL years hare
labor in the State Prison, for the Grim
of manslaughter at Bristol, has passec
inside of the iron door and is now a
work on shoes.
The Vermont Central Railroad Com
pany is soon to erect large round house
with accommodations for thirty-fve en-
, gines, on the site of the old Monkey house
in East New London, Conn.
John LaMortigar, at work on tn
Montpelier and Wells River railroad,
half mile below Boltonville, was recent
ly buried under sand slide, and cam
near dying before he was dug out.
C. N. Shedd, of st. Johnsbury, wen
to look after farm he has there, AM
when getting hay for his horse fell froI
the NOW, striking on his head an
shoulders so as to break collar bone.
A young fellow at work on the rail
road at Wolcott lifted a pair of pant
and vest from the store of NJ. S. MOI
rill, was pursued and caught, the good
recovered, and he mulcted SIS, afte
: which he was allowed to 60.
: A Coon Cow-Joel Pennock, of Piel
mont, N. H., has COW four years ole
three-fourths Jersey, from the milk {
which was made $50 pounds of butte
, , from April 1st, 1871, to January 3Otf
1872, besides milk and cream used in
family. Who can beat that? Nobod
but Democrat.-IrguS and Patriot.
S. NJ. Boynton of Burlington was xii
ed on the Odd ult., near Bryant's PonC
= Maine. He was crossing bridge, an
E the train could not be stopped in tim
7 to save him, and the heavy freight trai
: consisting of 80 cars passed over hin
S He was killed instantly and horribl
mutilated.
: The Rutland Herald says: Sever;
4 cases of ..black mailing have recent
come to light, which on investigator
/; show that attempts have been made t
ext6rt money from quite number (
: persons, in several instances successful,
: We learn that one or two of the cas-
: are in the hands of the proper author
: ties for prosecution.
: J. G. Wilson, of Poultney, employe
v young colored woman, calling herse
. Mrs. Francis Dannis, to do houseworl
q She worked two weeks, and then lef
p taking with her So gold watch, ST
;. and two other dresses, and other prope
q ty. She was traced to Troy. N. Y, fc
! lowed, and arrested.
7, The dry-house of Shurtleff and Fa
g in Bolton, was destroyed by fire Tue
If day morning of last week. The DIR
d house was filled with lumber, which W
} owned by Mr.. Shurtleff There was
he half-mile of steam pipe in the buildin
is Loss about $4,000. Reinsurance. Sc
1t Warner Engine Co., from Waterbur
lie arrived on the cars just as the fire W
a. being extinguished.
is A young man residing in Moreto'
- last week received an invitation from
y , New York sharper to embark in t
: counterfeit money business. Coming
10 good blood he did not except, but
n improve the opportunity to warn you
IF and old to have nothing to do with a
If of those who are flooding the count
- with such invitations to people to
he come villains.-Aryus and Patriot.
to A Montpelier youth who prides hi
h. self somewhat on being a ladies m;
Ill called at house the other evening; al
NJ while waiting in the parlor for the you
in lady, improved the time by mounting