Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-04
STATE NEWS.
A. R. Taft has been appointed Post
master at Sutton, vice ID. n Beckwith,
removed.

day. was little lower than last week.
Diaries, 80 to IS cents.
A lady resident of Jacksonville has
the history of 3l5 religious denomina-
tions, said to be all the existing denom-
nations in the world.
The factory owned by A. r. Camp
and Mr. Smith of Stowe, was DESTROY
ed by fire, Sunday evening. the 9th ult.
J. A. Strong, of Hyde Park, recently
shot an eagle that measured 8 feet from
tip to tip of its wings. He sent it to be
mounted for the Cabinet in the State
House.
The seven female students in the uni
versity Of Vermont at Burlington hold
their own, being reported fully equal in
scholarship to their classmates of the
other sex.
Mary Randall, young lady who had
been soliciting book subscriptions in
Rutland, disappeared somewhat mystic
riously last Friday night, leaving ten
days board bill at the Bates House un-
paid, and only an empty valise as secu-
rity therefor. @
Nathaniel Fullerton, of Chester, died
last Tuesday morning, aged 81 years.
For very long period of years he has
been President of the Bank of Bellows
Falls, and leaves large estate.
A reckless character named Jerome
Covey, of Sandgate, while drunk, kick
ed his mother-in-law, last week Friday,
SO furiously that she died of the injuries
short time after.
Efforts are being made to secure an
appropriation of $1,000 from the Legis.
lature for the erection of monument at
Tinmouth, to Nathaniel Chapman, who
was the first United States district Judge
in Vermont and was prominently iden-
titled with the early history of the state.
The attack on Alonzo C. Reed, of
West Randolph, still remains mystery !;
but the opinion Of DIR. Dixi Crosby, of
Hanover, N. H., as to the nature and
cause of Reeds injury, and other cir
cumstances, confirm the idea that an at
tempt to kill him was made.
Ezekiel Billiard of North Hyde Park,
recently caught trout in Ritterbush
pond weighing four pounds and nine
ounces. That trout would have weigh
ed five pounds if Billiard had waited I'M
til he could catch him according to Laao.
Two daughters of John Bailey, of
Wells River village. came near being kill
ed on Monday evening last. They went
to Newbury village, and coming down
the Ingalls, hill the harness broke, let
ting the wagon against the horse. A
runaway followed, and the girls were
thrown out and badly injured but 10
bones broken.
The regard that some children have
for their aged parents is demonstrated
by the daughters of Franklin Gates Of
Bridgewater, Vt, who are expanding
the savings of years in repairing their
fathers residence, that he and his aged
companion may have comfortable home
in their declining years.
Brandon is to have a general market
Saturday. A number of the merchants
and the Farmers and Mechanics Club
agreed last week to attempt to establish
the custom of general trade day or
that Saturday; and at the first triaI
twice as much produce was offered al
was expected, and everything sold fol
cash. Two Boston dealers have prom
ised to send buyers every Saturday
and the movement is likely to prove ;
success.
VERMONT DAIRYMEN's ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting of the Vermont Da
irymen's Association was held at tn
State House, Wednesday afternoon, Oct
Esd. Hon. E. D. Mason. was elected
President. Hon. H. c. Gleason, o
{ Shrewsbury, G. Horace Hubbard, o
Springfield, and D. S. McAlister, o
Enosburgh, Vice Presidents. o. S. Bills
of Georgia, Secretary and Treasurer
Governor Converse, Ex-Governor Stew
art, DR.. Boynton, of Woodstock, and d
F. Douglass, Esq, of Whiting. address
ed the Association in the evening in th
absence of Hon. Henry Clark, the speak
er announced for the occasion, who wa
unavoidably absent.
Mr.. Harry Carter, who lives on Tow
Hill, in New Haven, hearing nois
near his barn, on the night of the 2ls
4 nit, got up, and with his son-in-law
went out into the barn to investigate, at
, ter arming themselves with shot gul
, and revolver. They found two men hat
!. some Is or 20 of his nice fat wether
yarded, but hearing their approach, tn
5 sheep thieves left on double quick
5 Mr.. Carter followed in their wake, an,
) as one jumped over fence, Mr.. G. fire,
the shot gun, which frightened said THE
out of soldiers blue overcoat, whicl
trophy Mr.. c. now has. In the dark
| ness both thieves escaped. We presum
the owner of said coat can have the sam
by proving property and paying charges
q STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, JOHNSON
An important addition to the corps Q
teachers in this school has been made i
securing as first assistant, Miss Emil
n J. Rice, graduate of a New York Nor
: NAL School, She is highly recommend
: ed by the State Board as specially adapt
ed to the work of fitting teachers fo
their vocation. 1t is expected that in
Il creased facilities will now be afforded
e those who are to be instructors in on
h public schools. Miss Rice will ente
! upon her labors in the winter term whic
begins Monday, December I'd, the tim
: of opening the term having been chang
Il ed on account of Thanksgiving.
About noon last Friday, Charles Woo
~ fell down and almost instantly expired
% as he was about to go into the cars, o
Il the Harlem, avtansion railroad AFT Mort