Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-21
STATE NEWS.

ne market April ID, was IalrlV ac- /
tive. Spring diaries 40 to 43 cents;
winter stock 20 cents.
Barre has the honor of furnishing the
class orator of 1873 at the celebrated
Cornell University, he being Henry D. |
Stevens.
Mrs Sanborn, widow lady residing
on Maple Hill in Marshfeld, committed
suicide Tuesday morning of last week,
by cutting her throat.
Hon. J. S. Adams, late Coll ect,r of
Customs at Jacksonville, Fa, and for
merly of this state, has received the ap
pointment of postmaster at Pensacola.
John Russell and wife, of West Con-
cord, rode for the first time last week
upon a railroad-from West Concord, to
East St. Johnsbury. Mr.. Russell is SO
and his wife 81 years of age.
Alburgh has received for hay ship
ped over the Vermont Central railroad
for the six months ending March l,
S97, 1000 /; and Isle La Motto, for beans
alone, $4,000.
John McNeal, of Alburgh, came near
killing himself, recently, by falling from
the top of hay press into a bay four
teen feet deep, and striking on his head
and shoulders.
Senator Justin S. Morrill, has forwarded
to State Treasurer Page, a cheque for
ST., 3968O. being the net amount of his
increased back pay for the last Congress.
This amount is made up by deducting
from the gross amount, $4,000, the
amount received by him for mileage for
that Congress.
Burlington will celebrate the Fourth
of July by public Inauguration of the
marble statue of Ethan Allen, which will
be placed upon the summit of the tall
granite shaft over his grave in Green
mount cemetery. The statue was
wrought in Italy, and has now arrived
in New York.
Judge Poland and wife reached home
last week Friday. The Judge returns
to Washington early in May, to coop
crate with committee, of which he is
a member, in completing revision of
the laws of the United States-a favor
tie project of his, which, after several
years of effort is now nearly accomplish
ed
The dwelling house of Holden J. Gray,
of Middletown, was entirely consumed
by fire, Thursday night of last week.
The fire had made such progress before
it was discovered that it was impossible
to save scarcely anything Miss Gray
secured her papers and small clock
A gold watch and other articles of value
were destroyed. Insured for 5000.
The wife of Edwin G. Perkins was sup
posed to have died in fit at Bellows
Falls, Saturday, and was placed in the
tomb, Monday. At the funeral, her
brother noticed that the body was not
cold, and the next day he had it taken
from the vault. still warm, though all
efforts to restore animation failed.
A Mrs. Dwyer, an old lady who lived
at Golf S Crossing White River Junction
while trying, on Wednesday, to drive
her hens off the railroad track, was
struck by an approaching engine and
thrown from the track, receiving inju-
ries of which she died. She was about
sixty years old.
Tuesday of last week singular acct
dent occurred at the residence of S. S.
Pratt, in Bennington. A large quantity
of bricks, that had been taken from a
chimney which was being repaired, was
piled upon the garnet floor, when sud-
denly the floor gave way, and Mr.. Pratt,
who was in the room, and the bricks.
went crashing to the room below, the
floor of which also broke down, and the
debris went through to the ground floor.
Mr. Pratt was uninjured, but the rooms
showed strong signs of devastation and
wreck, being filled with broken joice,
slivered lath, sooty bricks, and plaster
ing ready to fall.
Frank Packard, of Milton, was a stu
dent in the Medical College at Burling.
ton A man named German died at
Milton something over a tortnig ht since
His body Packard stole from its grave
and sold to his fellow students for $50
wherewith- to aid in paying his expen
ses during his College course. This
robbery of the grave was discovered, anc
traced to Packard, who was arrested, anC
required to give 5000 bail for his APP
pearance at the County Court. His ia
Their became bondsman, and the young
man left hurriedly for other parts. Thu
e excitement at Milton over the matter i
r intense, and the medical school and stu
dents have to share the odium with Pack
g ard.
Week ago last Saturday. the freigh
train up, that followed the Afternoon
mail train on the Passumpsic railroad
: met with bad luck about one mile below
f Passumpsic village. One side OF tn
r track gave way, the rail sinking ant
tipping off eight cars, one of them fall
'' ing into the river. The damage is re
J. ported to be large-to freight and cars
y Three of the cars belonged to the P. & Q
V road, and were loaded with merchandiz
for people on the line of that road. Til
dump along by the river where the acci
&c dent occurred, had become softened b
II water, and needed, both for the safet
l. of the dump and trains, to be rubbed
l. so we are told. Again Monday, th
! mail train north did not reach this plac
- till about S o'clock. 1t was delaye
. both by the cattle and down freigf
n trains-the cattle train was off the trac
v below Wells River, and the freight tn
Y. side. Wednesday four or five freigf
= cars were off the track at ..Snake Gap,
below Norrisville.
;, George, only son of Mr. and Mr.
' Frank Mead. of Elmore, aged ten year
n was found dead by his mother, April II
s. about o'clock in the afternoon, han,
Y, ing by his neck He had, for son
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