Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-05-19
STATE NEWS.
Butter at ST. Adams last Tuesday,
C5 to 20 oautc

Messenger, will deliver the address on
Decoration Day at Rutland.
A valuable horse belonging to Ed
ward Grow of Westford, was run down
and instantly killed Friday last, by a
runaway horse.
Ruggles Robinson of Westford has
sample of bread in his possession, which
he picked up on the Plattsburg battle
ground in 1914, and which formed a
part Of the rations left behind by the
British troops. ssIt's STALE
Thomas Norway of Waterbury, while
engaged recently in his usual business,
was driving nail, which broke under
the stroke Of the hammer A piece of
the nail flew and hit him directly in the
eye, and entirely destroyed the sight.
Justice John B. Hollenbeck, of Bur-
lington has acted as Trial Justice over
thirty years. During this time his dock
cts show that he has taken jurisdiction
and disposed of 1899 cases.
An indignant Montpelier hubby
threatened last week that if a certain
other Montpelier fellow did not keep
away from his premises the trespasser
would find the basement of his trowsers
filled with kicks.
Arad Wells, Of North Danville, was
prosecuted Monday of last week for sell
ling bad meat, and put under $500 bonds
for appearance at County Court. Many
believe the suit to be brought solely
through malice.
The body Of Mary SAILOR, maiden
lady of thirty-fve years, was found il
the river, about one-fourth of mils
above the grist mill in Lincoln, TUESDAY
last She had been more or less de
ranged for some time and had threaten
ed self-destruction.
Sunday of last week Phoebe Pratt, of
Wells, II years old, fell while alightmg
from wagon and broke one leg. A
few hours afterwards she was attacked
with inflammation of the lungs, and died
the following Wednesday.
Warren Nye of Barre, recently caught
a monster turtle, which he confined by
a chain. Two or three days ago it broke
away, dug hole in the ground and laid
therein 76 eggs, measuring about an
inch in diameter. The turtle is two
feet long. and strong enough to walk
away with man standing Oh his back.
Deacon Solomon Montague of Cam
bridge, aged So, walked nearly two
miles to take charge of the erection Of a
building setting out the frame himself
For half a century he has drank no Ii
quor; never has had doctor but once !;
never had the headache; never was a
member of Congress, nor a candidate for
any office.
Henry Wood, at work for J. Esty &
Co.. Of Brattleboro, became intoxicated
Monday of last week, and came to grief
in consequence. He refused to go home,
and some time during the night, while
trying to avoid a policeman, he fell in
the street, breaking both bones of one
leg just above the ankle.
Monday morning of last week Rufus
Clifford, of North Danville, was found
dead in his bed. He complained of not
feeling well the evening previous, and
retired to rest early. A young man
slept with him, but did not discover that
he was dead until morning. Mr.. Cliff
ord was II years old, and highly re-
spected citizen.
A man named Day died in Bristol re-
Gently who for ten years has been re.
cluse and seldom out of his domicile.-
His meat and drink was New England
rum for fifteen years. He was a man Of
good education and was smart naturally.
Day has a strange partiallity for cats
and at his death owned twenty-four old
ones, some dozen middle-aged ones, and
ten filters of kittens. He left a hand.
some property.
Robert Cox, of Monkton, aged 63
years, died May 9th, after an illness Of
two weeks. The first symptom was a
pricking in his throat, like that of a
thistle. 1t soon commenced swelling
and panied him severely. This contin.
ued for two days. and at the same time
he sank rapidly. After this he was com
paratively easy until he died. The case
is considered quite unusual.
Pember street, Randolph, contains
some of the best farms in town noted
for that class of real estate. Three far
mers living on this street, within tn,
space of half mile have each sent t,
, market this spring a pair of cattle, tn,
weight and net prices of'which were a.
follows: Fred Washburn's, 4l65 lbs.
1886 j. Nj. Pember's 1850 lbs, 1915
George Pember's, 4l55 lbs, $3O5.
, The Hardwick and Marshfeld rail
, road route is to be Immediately survey
ed under direction of Eugene Walker 0
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad
We understand some preliminary wor
is to be done the present week, to save ez
/ pense, by determining the best route fror
Mackville to Cobot, before the chief en-
gineer takes charge of the work HI
expects to begin Tuesday. No engi
neering difficulties of consequence ar
t apprehended.
: Two young men, in St. Johnsbury
Victor Hartman and Edward Root, wer
D practicing with rife and revolver at tn
! fair ground Tuesday, when the pistol i
Roots hand was discharged, and tn
ball lodged in Harriman's foot, produt
: ing severe wound. The ball, which
J, very small one, is lodged among th
! bones in such a way that the surgeo
has not yet been able to extract it.
n Bennington is a lively little village
over 5000 inhabitants, and as mani
featuring town is the first in the Stat,
: They have eight extensive knitting mill
r one Of the largest shawl factories in th
j. country five machine shops; one 20
: terry; one soap factory one needle shop
one paper mill two paint works doul
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