Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18
STATE ITEMS.

ting his throat on Saturday morning.
1t Is said he was in deliriun. He was
still alive at last accounts.
At Hartford last Saturday, a small
boy placed metallic cartridge upon the
stove where his mother was cooking.
1t exploded and the ball entered her
face near the nose. lodging Immediately
under the eye.
Mr.. John Turney of Underhill recent
ly had what appeared to be a corn re-
moved from one of his toes, but instead
of obtaining relief, his foot and leg be-
gan to swell, and finally had to be taken
off below the knee.
WEST FAIRLEE RAILRoAD.--The town
of Washington voted on Monday to bond
in aid of building the Montpelier and
West Fairlee Railroad, by majority of
seyenty-nine votes So the good work
goes on. The prospects for building
the road never were brighter, nor its
friends more hopeful.
Mrs. Nye of Mortified celebrated her
eightieth birthday at the residence of
her son-in-law Hon. Heman Carpenter,
on Monday the 4th, by having little
tea party composed of few sprightly
girls, viz, Mrs. Davis, aged 10 +;
Mrs. Danforth, aged 70; Mrs. Courser,
aged 50; Mrs. Eggleston, aged 68; and
Miss Dutton.
The night express train from Boston
over the Vermont Central railroad, ran
into the rear of mixed train near Mount
Holly. at an early hour Wednesday NOR
ming, completely demolishing the passen-
ger car and caboose, and more or less
breaking the baggage, four freight cars,
! the engine and tender The engineer
and fireman saved themselves by Jump
ing. No lives were lost, and but four
passengers were injured, and they but
slightly.
Friday a. H., the barn and outbuild-
ings of Peter Blood of Essex were de-
stroyed by fire, with all their contents,
except the stock, which was saved The
fire broke out about eight o'clock, in a
small shop connected with one of the
barns: its origin is very uncertain.
Some incline to the belief that it was
the work of an incendiary. There were
two large barns and the shop mentioned.
The loss was partially covered by insur-
ance
Mr.. John Kearney of Fairfield, aged
about % years, was frozen to death on
Wednesday. He had been drinking
freely the night before, and starting to
go home, had wandered off on the ice.
and was found Wednesday afternoon
half mile down the stream, on the ice
in a sheltered nook, his face, hands and
feet badly frozen. but, much to the as
constituent of all, still alive. He lin.
gered in great agony about ten hours
and then died. 1t is very sad case.
A GENEROUS SoUL.-Ransom Dickey
of Orange, got stuck in a snow drift
when going home from March meeting
and came near perishing with cold. Ii
this predicament he was found by Lay
man jackson and Nelson r. CELERY, whc
took him to the house of Mason Jackson
where he and his horse were we'll caret
for over night The next morning wheI
going away, he gave a little daughter o
his host fire cents in payment for tn,
hospitable entertainment he had received
A generous soul argus.
Last Saturday morning the people o
Hardwick and Woodbury. were startled
by the report of an elopement on larg
scale, of some of the most noted inhab
itants of the Gulf, which Hardwick vii
not own and Woodbury. is ashamed Of
The facts as far as we know are as fol
lows: One VIM. HI. Russell, formerl
called and known by the name of Sanfor,
RUSSO, has gone to Canada between tw
DAYS, with the wife of Homer Parks
also Joseph Bailey with Miss Luceli
{ Parks, who has been at work at Hard
) wick for some weeks past The affai
causes much laughter, and none are sol
ry, for the community has lost nothin
, but what they are glad to spare Tn
parties are all married but Miss Parks
-RepOrter
The bonds and watches stolen frol
5 the safe of A. E. Adams, at the late rol
I berry of his store in Rutland, have bee
found by Boston detective and return
ed to their owners, although the bure
lars escaped. 1t is more than limited
the local papers, however, that the reco'
cry of the stolen goods is a put up
t job. and that certain parties in Rutlan
S knew much more of the robbery and a
tempted arson than they are willing
acknowledge, and have been frightene
] into securing the services, of this Bosto
i detective, and having the property r.
!. turned with great flourish of trun
pets to cover their guilt Howev,
this may be, the goods hare been return
ed. and Mr.. Dyre is rejoicing in h
II $4,000 of government bonds.
n On Tuesday night of last week a your
: woman named Matte Martin, living
:. Orrin Shipman's, in Colchester, % yea
s of age, was taken violently i'll with pail
e in the stomach, accompanied with inten
7. thirst and vomiting, and died Wedne
d day night. Suspicious of poisoning we
at once aroused, and at coronor's i
/ quiry, facts were elected which prove
). conclusively to the jurors that the gi
S came to her death by eating arsenic
e beautify her complexion. She had be,
# in the habit of eating cloves, pickle
o chalk, ETC., for the same purpose, al
r, having seen in newspaper that sol
: ladies in the old country ate arsenic
If whiten their skin. she undoubtedly to-
J. some for that purpose, and with fatal l
IS suits, She had formerly resided at bee
d mantown. N. Y, and had lived in N
: Shipman's family about year.