Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-05-20
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STATE ITEMS.

Five thousand dollars has been pledg-
ed to new Methodist church in st. Al
bans.
Hon. I. W. Park and Gen. H. H. Bax-
ter are about to establish large Ameri-
can banking house in London.
One day recently, son of Rev. j.
Service, of Barnet, between nine and ten
years of age. was thrown from an OK
cart, breaking his neck in the fall.
Seventy-fve ewes, worth $500, belong
ing to a single farmer were recently
killed by dogs at Arlington, and many
focks have been scattered and driven to
the mountains.
Geo. Eastman of Chelsea, supposed to
be insane, was carried to the Brattleboro
insane asylum a few weeks since, and
three days after committed suicide by
cutting his throat.
A man named Smith, of Swanton, at
work for the railroad company in St.
Adams, had his left hand torn off lately
by getting it caught in planning ma
chine.
Charles Enright of Berkshire, about
20 years of age, committed suicide by
taking strychnine recently. He had
been in Ill health for some time. and was
quite respondent.
A Mr. Griswold, living near the line
between Reading and Cavendish, hung
himself Monday morning of week before
last. He had been sued and stripped of
most of his property, which so discour-
aged and depressed him that he commit
ted the act.
The house of NJ G. Elliott, general
ticket agent for the Vermont Central,
was entered by burglar Sunday night,
and $50 silver watch and the keys to
the vault of his office were taken from
the pockets of his clothes.
Mr. Milton Ruggles of Windsor had
some apples ground at his mill last fall
but the pomace froze up in the trough
before being pressed. Upon its thawing
out this spring he pressed out a small
quantity of cider altogether superior tx
that manufactured in the fall.
Charles Crandall, brakeman on tn,
Rutland railroad, attempted to commi
suicide recently by drinking from a bot
tie of alcohol and corrosive sublimate
The supposed cause is that on Saturda,
evening, while intoxicated. he was de
tected in an attempt to pick the poke
of passenger on his train.
The dwelling of Benjamin Cheney, a
East Orange, was entirely consumed b,
fire Sunday morning of week before last
at about o'clock. Nearly all of hi
household goods, provisions, ETC., wit
about fifty cords of wood, were consum
ed Loss about $4,000; insured for SOC
The fire was probably the work of a.
incendiary.
Mr.. Charles Pomeroy Button of Bur
lington announces himself as candidat
, for the Senate this fall, ard promises i
case of his election: lst. To receive n
pay from the State, considering the hon
, or you confer upon me a sufficient rec
ompense for my services. ID Not t
become pecuniarily interested, either di
rectly or indirectly in any private schem
, or bill before the Legislature. Sd. 7
give my entire time during the sessio
to the interests of my constituency.
A VERMoNTER ON THE LIBERAL Now
MENT.-The Springfield Republican,
Cincinnati organ, publishes the follow
ing quite pointed, if not elegant lette
from one of its subscribers. There ar
a good many other Vermonters who fee
just so:
To tie editor ot'the Republican:
When l subscribed for your paper
supposed that it was what it claimed t
be, a Republican paper; but since 20
have left your first faith and gone
whoring after other gods, l don't pre-
pose to follow you, therefore your pape
is of no service to me and | propose t
stop it.
Be good enough to remit me my mon
ey after deducting the pay for wha
time have taken it. There are ind
viduals who have adopted this ne
despotism this Lib Republican move
ment) whom | respect very much 6
: men, but at the same time [ don't fet
inclined to be partner in their foil,
If I don't hear from you in reason;
BILE time, / shall have this notice inser
ed in some paper in this state. Respec
: fully Yours,
V E. BALDWIN, ,JK.
Wells River, VT. May 4th 1872