Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-02-12
STATE ITEMS.

Two attempts have recently been made
to burn the Vermont Reform School
Building at Waterbury.
The Baptist church of Burlington has
raised the salary of their pastor Rev. M.
A. Wilcox, from $500 to $4,000.
Joel Goodwin, of Cabot, while groov-
ing piece of wood on his circular saw,
cut two of his fingers badly, one clear
off and the other hung by little skin
SCALDED TO DEATH.-Daniel I'll. Rip
ley, of Stewartstown, N. H. recently
had child scalded to death, being the
third case of the kind in that town with
in three months.
The Bellows Falls Times says, there
is boy attending the district school at
Simonsville, fifteen years of age, who is
six feet and two inches high and is still
growing,
Mrs Clarissa Crouch, wife of David
Crouch, of East Rupert, was burned so
as to cause her death, by her clothes
taking fire, on January 9th. She was
over 70 years of age, and was a native
of Middletown.
SKULL FRAoTURED.-A man employed
by Bailey & Follensbee, of Victory, re-
Gently had his skull fractured by limb
which fell from tree he was chopping.
This injury was thought to be fatal, but
he is recovering.
Joseph Bruce, of Cornwall upon q
recent cold day, made a wager that he
could walk two miles barefooted. He
attempted the feat and the result was
he froze both of his feet, and is laid ur
for repairs.
Harvey Dow, of Cabot, had COW
choked with a piece Of turnip, which
could not be removed. Thinking thu
COW must die, they sent for Mr.. Davic
Conner, who cut her throat open, tool
out the turnip and the COW is getting
we'll.
OFFICIAL LoNGEvITY.-Union Villag
has had but two Postmasters since tina
office was established. NJ. J. Wake
has held the Office about 25 years, an,
Capt. R. NJ. Gleason, the present incum
bent, has held it about II years.
The Free Press says that perso7
who in point of cleanliness is remove
seventy-fve miles from godliness, apple
at the Van Ness, Sunday, to use the bat
room, and Ferguson politely above
him twelve and a half cents on his bill
for real estate
n. B. Crawford, who is now engage
in Citing the wood off lot in Woodford
says scarcely day passes without hi
seeing lynx, which has been known t
inhabit lodge, near his track for tw
or three years. Rabbits and partridge
are also abundant.
The Montpelier Watchmeon says, tia
at the late annual meeting of the Fir:
Congregational Society, Bethany til
annual salary of the pastor, Dr. Lore
was, by a unanimous vote, fixed at So
900. This sum has been voluntaril
paid for the past year, but has nevt
come before the society for its actio
until now
DEATH FROM BURNING.-Miss Phel
Bailey, residing on the river road
Newbury, l IL miles south of the yillag
was so badly burned, Sunday night b
fore last, that she died the Tuesda
morning after Her clothes took Fl
while she was sleeping in chair befo
the fire. She was about 70 years Of az
MURDERED RY INDIANs.-Mrs. Sol
mon Jewett. formerly of Weybr1dg
was recently murdered in Californi
with her youngest child, by Indian
: Her husband was absent from home
' the time, and returned to find his wi
with her throat cut from ear to ear. al
the body of the child horribly mutilate
MALTREATED HIS WIFE.-Frank G.
boa, of Alburgh, went home beast
drunk one night recently, and maltreat
his wife, striking her over her head, Ell
i She hitched up a team, took the hous
+ hold goods and her children to the dept
. and left him to get through his '.vomi
the best he could. He also badly be
his son, 10 years old, who was defendil
his mother.
; James T. Howe, of Randolph, ag
}. about 20 years, fell down cellar sta
Thursday of last week, and so serious
injured his spine that he had no cont
N over the lower part of his body.
It ! was teaching school. for which he b