Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-28
STATE NEWS.


killed, last week, by the accidental dis
charge of his gun while hunting.
The Russian government has given
100000 order for Fairbanks scales, for
eustom-houses and railroads.
An apple tree felled by Alexander
Grenier. of West Charlotte, last week,
struck and instantly killed his son, Is
years Of age.
Quite panic seems to have risen in
st. Johnsbury in consequence of the num-
Der of deaths recently reported from
gastric fever
The St. Adams butter market Tues
day was active with lower prices, ruling
at 40c for choice lots. Fair to good
grades brought 35 to CSC. A few selec-
lions brought 41c.
Thomas P. Judd of Canaan has pair
OF steers two years old this spring, that
recently weighed 1860 lbs and another
pair but little less in size He has also
some very fine yearlings
Charles Andrews, of Johnson. cut one
foot one-third off, near the instep, last
Saturday, while chopping wood for G. H.
Saxby. His axe missed its aim, and the
foot got the whole force of the blow.
The utility of Upper Coos and Essex
County Agricultural Society, is shown
by the marked Improvement of Stock in
this section, since the society was form
ed, several farmers now having some
prime cattle.
Saturday night of week before last the
sugar house of E. g. Rosebrooks. of
Guildhall, was burned, with syrup sufi-
cient to make 200 pounds of sugar, sap,
holders and other utensils. Loss 5000.
Subscription books for the stock of
the Central Vermont railroad, the in
tended successor of the Vermont Central
and Vermont and Canada, are to be
| opened at St. Adams on the 3Oth of April.
Tuesday, of week before last S. Cliff
ord, of Middletown, in fit of despon-
dency, attempted to commit suicide by
cutting his throat, but was discovered in
time to save him. He inflicted severe
wound.
A grandson of the Rev. Alfred Hub
bard, of Bridgewater, after paying his
addresses, clandestinely, to the daughter
of respected citizen of that place, elop-
ed with her to N. H., on the 4th inst,
and was married. The bride is 16, and
the bridegroom three years her senior.
A. P. Childs, the well-known insur-
ance man at Bennington, and son of our
friend, Major A. B. Childs, of Whining
ton, was very fortunate recently. When
going from Rutland to Bennington he
dropped his pocket-book or diary from
the cars. and with it over $1,000 in
money, notes, drafts, etc. 1t was pick.
ed up by an honest man, laborer, and
Mr.. Childs divided the money with him.
| A Mr.. Wheeler, of Starksboro, recent.
| ly attempted to cross the beaver brook
on the road from Weybridge to New Ha-
ven, where the water had overhowed the
road. The result was that horse, wag
on and driver were submerged in water
The horse, worth S175, was drowned
and Mr.. Wheeler narrowly escaped the
same fate.
The Vermont copper mining company
at Vershire are charging their opera
lions, and have put in new steam drill
They are at work on a new drift abou
100 feet below the old one, and the who'll
mountain seems to be full of rich ore
The company have built a large stor
near their works, and are building up
thriving village. The monthly pay rol
is from $4,000 to $4,000.
The second trial of Thomas Patterson
for the murder of George W. Flanders a
st. Adams, May "a, 1871, has resulte
; in the acquittal of the prisoner. Pat
terson was first tried at the April Term
1872, of Franklin County Court, an
the jury returned verdict of equity.
The case was passed to the Suprem
Court with exceptions, and the verdic
set aside and new trial granted.
5 William Colby, of Manchester, N. H
, on visit at his brothers, Alfred Colby
!. in the west part of Rochester, was acc
dentally shot last Friday. He was tax
ing gun, muzzle towards him, from tn
$ hands of nephew, when the breac
, dropped from the hands of the lad an
\ struck upon the ground The gun wa
discharged and the contents lodged i
the stomach and bowels of Mr.. Colby
: He lived about six hours, in great agC
ny. He was 81 years old, and leaves
family in Manchester.
There was sad dereliction from CO.
rect habits on the part of some youn
s men at Waterbury last Sunday de
n ELECTION that covers them with sham
V and casts discredit on others. Sewers
f of them met at the freight depot Their
among these being at least three Goo
/ Templars, and passed the time playir
/ cards, filing in between the hands /
is taking an occasional drink. The resu
5. was when they started out, about
! o'clock, the most of them were cha
= seas over" and one Good Templar We
= drunk in which condition the Secretal
he of the Lodge is said to have seen thel
ID ooh shame where is thy blush ?'-Arya
he The G. T. Co., intend to run mo
ID passenger trains the coming season tn;
s they have ever before. The gauge is
be narrowed from the Western divisi
= to Montreal this year, and it is the i
Ill tention of the Co. to have it complet
to Portland in 1874. Many of the e
gines will be almost wholly convert
ne into old scrap; Is only out of some
IN of them on the division between Isla
ce Pond and Portland will be narrowed
8 the gauge. The stock of the Co., it
:. said, and without doubt, is increas
nc ten million dollars, and it is to be &
D., propriated for betterments, which, wi
Of. its present rolling stock and its 60
of condition, and steel rail, its emit
81 length Of road will make it second
y no railroad in the United States.-I