Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-14
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Mr.. john Folsom died in Walden, the
23d, from injuries received several years
ago while driving a stage in Concord
AS VIM. B. Earle of Morrisyille, was
digging we'll recently, he found live
toad embedded in the soil, nine feet be.
low the surface.
A four years old son of Orrin Temple,
of Newbury, was terribly bitten in the
face Tuesday Of last week, by dog be-
longing to Durham Sheppard.
Prof. F. c. Hathaway, died at his
fathers residence in Hardwick, on July
9th, after a protracted illness. The
State loses in his death one of its most
useful and promising young men.
A terrific rain storm occurred at Ches-
ter, Thursday afternoon of last week.
Rain fell in torrents, accompanied by
hail. A barn owned by Joshua Prouty
was blown down, and Mr.. Prouty severe
ly injured. A horse belonging to Prou-
ty was killed during the storm.
Charles Griffin, of Hartland, did not
think his attentions to Miss Stoughton,
of West Randolph. were received just as
he desired they should be, and so he
shot himself at White River Junction
last Saturday. 1t was thought he would
die.
During a storm at Walden on the Sd,
the lightning struck barn owned by
Osman Wilson, setting it on fire. The
barn, together with a barn and shed adj
joining, containing about eight tons of
hay, were burned. Loss 81, 900. In
sured in the Vermont Mltnal for $500.
A Bramah hen owned by I. o.
Graves, of North Wolcott, has laid tue
smallest egg yet, it weighing but IL
grains. and not being larger than a
| good sized whortleberry. In the same
nest with this miniature hen fruit was a
full-sized egg, and another about the
size of that of a robin. 9 ~
Sunday before last the Advents, who
have been holding meetings in West
Burke. for several weeks, got pretty
thoroughly baptised. A severe wind
blew in one side of their tent, during
service, and great shower fell upon a
large congregation there assembled. The
meeting was broken up for that service
Union.
Wednesday morning of last week Nor.
man Green, a young man employed il
Salisbury Co. s steam mill, West Ran
dolph. while assisting in placing a tim
Der on the circular saw carriage, had his
left foot caught against '.guard." anc
was drawn upon the saw, which cut the
foot completely off. Amputation was
performed about four inches above tn.
ankle. SIS ta -
| Eight members were received into thu
Congregational church at Lyndonville
last Sabbath, and one infant baptized
Communion was had at her house witt
one lady who has been a member sine,
| the formation of the church, but VIII,
has never been able to meet with til,
church, having been attacked with ;
painful illness between the time she wa
propounded for admission and the frs
communion.
| A report was current, on Monday last
that Hon. B. HI. Steele, who recent,
went west for his health, had died yer,
suddenly. 1t was without foundation
We received letter from him, Satur
day evening, ordering his paper changes
to Fairbault In the letter he observe,
that Minnesota atmosphere was givin,
if we should go out there we might re
cuperate our emaciated formulation
A ..jolly green" Vermonter aboard Q
lake steamer, the other day, got be
wildered among the huge mirrors of th
saloon, and, seeing an individual in on
Of them carrying off a carpet bag sus
: piciously like his own, he hurries up t
the mirror exclaiming, .'See here, sir,
guess you have got my baggage" Tn
clerk asked him what he was about. H
replied in a mystifed manner, ''Tha
man has got my baggage and gone il
there. The fellow was quite delighte
when he learned his mistake
, The county Jail at Rutland contains
; rare embodiment of woman's rights i
the shape of II years old Julia Lucas
| Last year, Julia travelled with O'Brien'
circus as hostler. This got her int
, trouble at Burlington, where she wa
) confined in Jail three months for pre-
/ Stunning to wear male attire. But thi
r didn't cure her passion for the pants
looms, and after escaping from Burline
ton jail she hired out at digging pot;
toes in Rutland, doing good service, an
keeping up her end of the row with til
t best of them. Then she put on femil
: inc gear once more, and played the rol
. of pretty waiter girl at the depot re
( taurant An exploit of the versati
e Julia at Vergennes was the stealing
J, her employers wedding suit to cut
j dash in. The offence for which ii
e high-spirited girl is in prison now
o that of vagrancy.
Turing d III unheu qudirel do lIdIiid
u on the 4th, James Crosier shot and xii
It ed his son-in-law, William Smith. III
K two had been spending the day at Gree
; River village in Guilford, had partakt
plentifully Of the ardent, and on the
return home in the course of dispu
from words came to blows Smi
knocked his father-in-law down, poun
ed him severely, and threw him out
doors. The old man was badly bruis,
n and stunned hut rushed into the hons