Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-29

STATE NEWS,

breaking Of rope of an elevator.
Snow fell at East Georgia on Septem-
Der 10Th, and thenext morning boys en-
joyed the sport of snow balling.
Mr. Zachariah Day of Ludlow has just
harvested very fine crop of sweet po-
tatoes many of them weighing full
pound apiece.
Walter Bigelow, of Braintree, has
this year raised a lamb worth boasting
of, it weighing lob lbs. when three
months old.
The Montpelier s. Wells River rail
road are now running regular trains be
tween Montpelier and Plainfeld; and
between Wells River and Groton.
Three young ladies assembled Mount
| Equinox few days since, going straight
up. by the shortest and also steepesi
route. This is the first time the feat
was ever accomplished by ladies.
Professor Collier, who was to have
been present at the University of YER
mont and State Agricultural College at
Burlington this term, is detained at Vi
| cHuo, huStrId ny llIueSS
The value of the horses and cattle ex-
hibited at the late State Fair is estima-
ted to have been $4,000, a larger val
ue than at any exhibition ever before
made in the State. III 'aaq
The attendance on the Washington
county fair during the second day was
very large, low estimate being 5000.
There can be no doubt. we think, but
what the society will make handsome
addition to its surplus. a laal
The onion crop, for which Cornwall
has become as famous as Weathersfeld,
Conn.,, was formerly, is looking finely
this year. There will probably be 15,-
600 bushels harvested, and it is thought
they will bring from ST. upwards per
bushel. .s5 * ga .risI
Bennington's nine knitting mills are
running to their fullest capacity, one of
them night and day. and yet are unable
. to keep up with their orders. One of
them alone turns out yearly 100000
|, ladies knit under garments, and the
production of each of the remaining
. eight is nearly as large.
: The St Adams butter market Tues
[ day, was not very active, but there was
a good demand for all of the better
grades. We quote: Common to fair,
20 to 25e medium to good, % to SOC ;
I choice fancy dairies) "a to So selec-
4 tions fancy So to 3Sc. A few lots of
o good butter, quite choice article, sold
. for 81 to 33c. hea 9a 5sa1 al9a5 3
j A novel explosion took place at the
2 railroad station in Brattleboro one day
= last week. A trunk was thrown from
: the baggage car which en- striking the
e platform exploded, seriously burning
t and injuring lady, who stood near,
! about the head. 1t appears that the
: trunk was loaded with powder and 9th.
; er combustibles, the property of re,
:. turning hunter.
IS Tuesday night of last week a French.
e man named La Bounty, living about two
Is miles north of Middlebury village was
. burned to death. 1t seems he was drlv
ing home, had fit, and fell upon &
e lighted lantern that was in the wagon
" When found his clothing was nearly
/ burned off, and his back cooked to ;
!. crisp. He lived about two days, bu
!, was unable to speak.
The Sd Vermont regiment held thei
/ first reunion at the Avenue House, las
p Tuesday afternoon and evening. Mai
1t Thos.. Nelson was elected president, ant
r. a vice president was elected from eacl
= company. Lieut. M. L. Hatch of Hard
;, wick was elected secretary. About 5,
y members were present. Judge Polan,
g, delivered speech and the st. Johnsbur
" band furnished the music. Anothe
re meeting will be held, nextiy year, on cal
i ofexecutive committee H
= Hyde Park has eight first class circu
- lar saw mills, mostly contiguous to
u large lumber region, on the Gihon an
en- Green rivers; two tub and pail factorie
or doing large business; a peg factory
ID where the best pegs in N. E. are manu-
:. featured number of old fashioned sav
% mills, and water power enough to do al
ed the manufacturing now done in Norther
60 Vermont. With its fourteen naturs
ponds, and the above named rivers, an
&c numerous smaller streams, it is, an
might easily be made to continue to b,
70 one of the finest sporting towns in Ne
to England.
ew The editor of this paper and Gen. v
Ct w. Circuit have settled up their lawsuit
no They love each other now. We hay
withdrawn our suit against him, pawn
l our own costs, and he paying his owl
ne He has withdrawn his libel suit al.
in and pays all the costs. The cases we
settled by the attorneys of both parti
to suit themselves. One of the agre
ments entered into was that in our n
ny tice of the settlement we should n
n.y.. abuse Grout. There was no need
rev such stipulation, and we feel hurt
Of think they should distrust US. We ha,
no disposition to do so. Any man wi
has waded as he has through seas of go
my to bear aloft the flag of his countr
raj Haunting it full in the face of terrib
ell. foe, deserves we'll of US, and the publ
80 may rest assured that we shall ..go f
!, him. always. Well, we are out of Ia
Dig now, for the first time in five years. Y
ait feel lost. Won't some gentleman,
tu- gentlemen, please to sue US ? We air
zee we'll under the present arrangement.
q. bells preferred. Citizen.
The annual Fair of the Lamoille cou
'ou ty Agricultural Society, was held up
ork their grounds in Morrisville, on Wedn,
~ day and Thursday of week before la
dat and the weather throughout being p
q ;, pitious, the attendance was very lar!
- The show in every department was {
'gs tremely creditable. On the second d
ok the baby show came off, which result
50 in the carrying off the premium by