Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-20
STATE NEWS.

day, was fairly active. at the following
quotations Common to fair, 20 to 25c.
medium to good, 25 to Soc. for fall made,
approved farm dairies; choice, 81 to
35c: few lots selected, 38c.
Charles Sanborn of Lyndon, has four
pairs of three years odds whose average
weight is 240O lbs. per pair; six pairs
of two years-olds that average 1850 lbs.
per pair, and two yokes of oxen whose
united weight is 5000 lbs.
3 Miss Fife Moore, great-granddaugh-
ter of the widow of Ethan Allen, is the
leader of scholarship and department of
the last freshmen class in the Universe
ty Ct Vermont and State Agricultural
College at Burlington.
A young simpleton in Rutland recent
ly wrote to New York in answer to an |
advertisement, and according to its di-
rections. enclosing ~" to find out
how to write without pen or ink, and re- !
ceived for his money and answer the la |
comic advice: write with pencil"
The improvements at the Insane Asy-
lum at Brattieboro are in an advanced
state of progress About one million
brick have been used in building the
two wings, the boiler house and the
horse shed, all Of which have been finish
ed upon the exterior. The interior work.
with the new steam heating apparatus,
ETC.. will not be completed this season.
The pauper suit in Danville, which
has been in Windham County court, for
the past year and half, was tried at
the last Sept. term, and resulted in a
on the ground that the pauper's last le-
gal settlement was not in Danville
This verdict gives the town their costs.
which amount to considerable sum-
Union.
Col. Boutwell,, formerly proprietor of
Montpelier hotel, was called upon to
testify at the liquor prosecutions there,
recently, and, being asked if he knew of
any liquor being sold in Montpelier,
bluf1y replied that he had sold rum to
eight of the twelve jurymen then en-
pabelled. He was not questioned fur
ther
! We learn that Mr.. Stephen E. Royce
of St. Adams, has accepted the position
of associate editor of the new St. Adams
Daily Aduertiser, of which Mr. Lucius
Bigelow has been called to the chief ed
itorship. Mr. Royce, although young
man, is one of the best newspaper writ
ers in the State, and the Adrertiser is
to be congratulated on securing his SER
vices at the start. The new paper, we
understand. is to commence publication
on the lst of November Watchnaaa.
A week ago last Friday the up freight
on the Connecticut and Passumpsic Riv-
ers railroad met with a serious accident
between Fairlee and Ely. The train
broke apart, and the engineer whistled
for brakes. After going ahead until the
brakeman had time TO stop the train. he
| reversed his engine and ran back. But
. the brakemen, who were in the saloon
had not heard the call for brakes and
the result was six or eight badly smash
ed cars. Loss 50 900.
D Philip Weber, of ST. Johnsbury
t who recently left wife and two chill
dren to run off after the wife of anothe
= MON, didn't havc a very guod time
> When he overlook her she didn't know
$ him, and after following on after her ;
e day or two he got disguised with him
self, then got drunk, and finally brough
n up at Wells River. when he sent for hi
wife and children. not daring to return
to St. Johnsbury lest people should asl
IS him foolish questions.
y Cora Wilson, girl of 10, died a
Il Shoreham, Friday, after suffering for
IS year from very singular disease, an
l. one that was beyond the ken of the ply
sicians. She was completely paralyzed
l. could not even move her little finger
L and every particle of her hair. eve
Is to her eyebrows, dropped off, and thic
in incrustation formed over her entire body
: This scab was white as snow. and woul
- drop off regularly every month. leavin
e. her skin soft and tender, but new or
would form within twenty four hour
: Her appetite was even good, and ST
u had suffered little pain. No physical
Is who attended her ever heard of simils
10 case.
IS Mr.. Oliver Barlow of No. Hyde Par
IN young man about twenty years of ag
ri died on Friday of last week 1hrt
years ago he was taken lame. it contin
ed several months, and after consult
"a ton of physicians it was decided tn;
at he had cancer on the bone, and ii
vs. only hope was to have the limb take
bo off, this operation was performed
, Drs. Woodland, Morgan and Beldi
IL His sufferings were beyond description
u Tho artery at one time broke loose al
r. was so near the body that it was feart
n. 1t could not be taken up. DR.. Belden W
no called and instantly placed his thumb
- the artery and kept life in him until
d. surgeon could arrive from Johnson.
'ly another time it bled so much that
10, tainted and was laid out for dead /; t
MT limb healed at last and he enjoyed go
!. health until last spring. since then
NV has suffered terribly until death end
his life.-Ne.csdeater
ats The robberies of Dick Wilson. t
in English thief. have been the street toI
=. of st. Johnsbury this week. The fax
n'9 are these: Some time ago Tisdale, t
ent furniture dealer in Flanders Bloc
ng missed a valuable parlor chair from
It's. show rooms. He mentioned it to Cha
vo of the Union. and the published it
brought Mr.. Tisdale private informant
d that the chair could be found at Wilson
ate who occupied tenement in War,
arm Block. The information proved tr'
csc ana the cnalr was recovered. IN.
IA Johnson, dry goods dealer. had miss
'o goods for some time, and hearing of I
act recovery of the chair. followed the SCI
es- and recovered about 5000 worth
md goods out of between $500 and 81
- A