Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-27
STATE NEWS.

while chopplng in the woods the other
day, received severe injury by the fall
ing ola limb.
DR.. Adams, of Island Pond, has COW
from which he sold $lO7 worth of butter
from May 9TH to Jan. 7th, besides sup
plying family of five persons.
Hazen NJ, Gray has bought the house
known as the Widow Gray house in that
part of Sheffield where the UNION says
there are sixteen widows. 1t is as yet
not fairly understood which of the wild |
ows he intends to take.
The Vermont Grand Lodge of Free
masons was organized in 1898, and now
has in its jurisdiction 80 lodges. with
5000 members. There have been 500
limitations during the year, 228 have
withdrawn, and II have died.
The cars run into HYDE Park for the
first time last Saturday. This will
probably be the terminus of the road till
early spring.
Mr.. Lyman Patch of Charlotte, brake
man on freight train on the Rutland
Railroad, was killed at Proctorsville, on
Thursday. He leaves a family.
James Bradford, of Bennington, who
accidentally shot himself few days ago
while hunting in Powell, died last Sat
urday.
A young man named John Sheldron,
who was released from the Vermont State
Prison about two months ago, after serv-
ing out sentence of two years for horse
stealing, has just been arrested in Bos-
ton, Mass. for pilfering overcoats and
other garments from South End boarding
houses.
The Woodstock Post says that 43 of
the original stockholders of the Wood
stock Railroad have died since the books
were first opened for subscription. This
generation will pass away before we get
road unless there is ''new shuttle,
cut and deal.
One of the patients confined in the
asylum at Brattleboro, VT, recently adj
dressed letter to Gov. Dix. making
strong plea in behalf of Edward S. Stokes
on the ground that he (Stokes) is not the
murderer of Fisk, Jr., but that the deed
was committed by the present overseer
of the asylum during fit Of temporary
insanity.
| Moses Whitney, Of Cabot, thinking
his wood went off rather fast, laid par
ticular stick in particular place one
night. The next morning one of his
neighbors. named Foster, Immediately
after building fire, found his tea-ket-
tie. griddles. etc., scattered around the
room, and the potatoes thrown in all di-
rections.
A little daughter of John Quin. of
Brandon, was caught on an upright shaft
in mill. few days since. by her hair
and clothes whirled several times round
with great velocity. and thrown on a
pile of bags. The loss of considerable
quantity of hair was the only injury sus.
> tanned.
Sam Lucas. not discouraged by his
many abortive attempts to escape du-
rance vile, succeeded in breaking ont Of
the Bennington Jail, early Thursday
morning. A pump handle was found in
his cell. and was the instrument with
which he gained his liberty. How il
came there will be an interesting prob.
lem for the officers to solve. A reward
of 5000 is offered for his recapture.
George Bandy. of Danville, lost two
: children week before last by malignant
l canker rash. and two more are sick with
: the same diseae, and not expected t.
S live. Mr. Bandy is entirely dependent
D upon his labor for the support of his fam
ily. which consisted of eleven children
The "Millerite' doctorines of % year
ago are being revived at Groton. wher,
they are confident that the world viii
come to an end this year. One old shoe
maker is so certain of this fact that h,
: is sending back the measures of his reg
: ular customers-though why the meas
S ures should go back if nobody will wan
: the boots presently, is not clear.
! During the thaw last week the ice il
the river at Fairfield Center gave way
sweeping off the dam of Nathan Gilbert
I and house owned by him, and occu
: pied as shop and residence by Mr.. Blan
e chard, a shoemaker. The family haC
b barely time to escape in their nigh
clothes, losing all their household effect
and several hundred dollars worth o
, shop stock. tools, &c. The water wa
e so deep in the road that travel was i'm
possible.
: Some weeks since young man, appar
emily, as, far as outward appearance
showed, stopped at the Revere House il
: Brattleboro, giving his name as Earnes
: Ellwood Suspicion was rife that NAL
s attire was not the most appropriate gar
!, for him, which was afterward con6rmet
: by the arrest at Chicago, H., of. the per
son, who was found to be young an,
: interesting girl. She gave her residenc
i as Springfield, Mass. and said sh
thought it would be fun to take trip il
: breeches.
T he Grand Lodge of Good Templer
. held its tenth annual session in Burling
;, ton, Tuesday and Wednesday of wee
d before last, about 200 delegates bein
|. present. The report of the Secretar
& showed decrease in membership tn
! past year. but expressed strong hopes 70
the future. The Treasurer reported tn
, receipts, S3,O25.22; expenditures, So
y 1890 leaving balance of SS66. g.
:. in the Treasury, out of which is to b
r deducted some $500 for the expenses c
h the present session.
'. There was dance at Wheelock on tn
i night of Jan. 10. About % couple wer
present. Some sort of spirits-arden
10 or its equivalent-ruled the OCCASION
s. and a general pow-wow and knock-dow
d ensued One Harrison was throw
20 through window, with an aim we