Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-03-17
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Eightee hundred and froz,

deaah is the short for 1878.
The Chicago Tribune calls it Credit
Lobelia" 1t certainly made several
presons very sick.
The President. says that had his sala-
ry alone been raised, he should have vo-
ted the bill
John Honlihan was shot at Chicago.
H.. last Friday night by an officer while
attempting to escape from justice.
Cakes Ames' constituents have in
vited him to public dinner Ames
will eat-for he holds to placing things
where they will do the most good.
Lieut. Fred Grant, the President
son, is serving at Fort Griffin, Texas.
His modest and unassuming department
renders him popular with officers and
men
DR.. Talmage, on recent Sunday
morning, startled the Brooklynites by
declaring that the Credit Mobilier con-
gressmen ST took through ticket to hell,
via the Union Pacific
The premises occupied by the United
States Tea Company and the Great
American Tea Company of New York
were destroyed by fire Monday night.
Supposed loss 100000.
For swindling a poor widow out Of
her pension money, George L. Taylor, a
New York lawyer, pays a fine Of $IOo, |
and goes to prison at hard labor six
months. Pity it isn't six years.
The Troy Press says: Up North the
roads have been SO badly drifted that
physicians have been unable to visit their
patients and everybody is enjoying coed
health.
John Chambeau was run over by a
snow pillow on the Nashua railroad, at
Nashua, N. H.. Wednesday of last
week, and was SO badly mangled that he
lived but short time.
Chester Loyejoy, an employee on the
Nashua and Worcester Railway, was kill
ed at the Nashua depot on Thursday, of
last week, by being crushed between the
hunters of some cars.
A disastrous fire occurred at Woburn,
Mass, Thursday evening of last week,
sweeping over about an acre of ground.
The total loss was. estimated at ST. 900;
insured for $37 400.
The store of Thurston & Co., at Lyme
N. H., was burned, Thursday night of
last week, with all its contents. Insur-
ance about $4,000. The town records
and papers were DESTROYED.
A special dispatch from Albany, N.
Y. says Gov. Dix is very i'll suffering
from severe nervous prostration, caused
by grief at the news of the deathof his
son, Charles Dix, an artist in Paris.
1t is now charged that Mrs. Avery d.
Putnam was paid SIS, 900 by a rich rel
alive of Foster her husbands murderer
to write the letter to Gov. Dix praying
for the Communication of Fosters sentence.
Last Friday afternoon George Hall,
aged Is, shot dead Amelia Shockly,
aged Ia, who was on her way home from
school. The parties were residents of
Galesbnrg, Md, and Hall had written a
letter to Amelia, which she had failed
to answer.
The chair occupied by President Grant
previous to taking the oath of Office on
Tuesday is the same used by President
Washington ON the occasion of his first
! Inauguration. 1t belongs to lady re-
siding in Westchester county, New York
While wedding party was on its
way to Hamilton, O., the other day., the
straw in the bottom of the sleigh caught
fire from hot brick, and the clothes oftht
bride prospective, Miss Mary TAFT. agec
E Is, taking fire she was fatally burned
e Not wishing to be out done, somebody
has told the Troy Wing that the snow
| to the average depth of twelve feet GOV
$ ers the Adirondack mountains. Their
is mistake. 1t is twelve hundred feet
deep. Why not tell good robus
] healthy lie while you're about it.--.Sar
atogian. "a
t The business portion of Blossburgh
n Pa, was destroyed by fire the 9th inst
t The fire originated in the cellar Of
Y fancy dry goods store. Thirty fv
g buildings containing forty-fve places o
n business, together with the Eagle Hote
was destroyed. Loss 100000. Insur
/ ance 100000.
5 Last Monday evening George II
x Holt, we'll known mach1nist of Nashua
i. n. H., attempted to cross the Merri
|. mack river on the ice, when he fel
l. through hole, and was so badly chile
IF that he died shortly after being take
to out of the water He was 50 years oil
and leaves a family.
r. The Hon. Schuyler Colfax had a pull
f. lie reception on returning to his HON
d at South Bend, Indiana. Saturday. II
D. improved the occasion to make speee
N in self vindication, at the close of Whic
le a resolution was adopted expressing th
Is unimpaired confidence of his fellow cit
~ Zens
lg Two men entered the Tradesmen
e. Bank, New York City, last Friday, an
after conversing with the President
10 few moments departed. Soon after the
or left it was discovered that they had sto
no en- two certificates of 100 shares each
ID the Lake Shore and Michigan railroad
v valued at $4,000.
IL The Chicago Times correspondent ;
r. the inauguration was dreadfully shocke
at in his delicate sensibilities because til
wv president PERSISTED in sitting with h
great rough overeoat on, right in tt
q midst of the glittering uniforms of ii
y. e diplomatic corps" And the presidel
VI took cold, with all this precaution.
50 A farmers daughter in Delawar
m who married a wealthy and highly r.
no spectacle I" travelling agent, last mont
j. after two weeks acquaintance, and we
ON with him to Detroit, received a little no
he a few days ago. stating that he had co