Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-03-17
STATE NEWS.

A son OF 4. u. OcOuU, OF MOrrlSVlIle,
was killed by the cars, at Boston, on the
18th inst
The number of students in attendance
at the Vermont Methodist Seminary.
Montpelier. is one hundred and sixty
three
Jerry Casey a man employed on the
Bennington & Glastonbury K. t., was
killed by the cars in Woodford, Thurs
day evening of last week.
At Richmond, Monday, butter sold
from 80 to 33 cents for new made, and
SO to 50 for choice fall made. Thirty
tons of cheese were shipped to Boston.
Henry Macion, the North Williston
burglar, pleaded guilty to the charge Of
grand larceny, and was sentenced to five
years Imprisonment in the State prison
Woodford contains fifteen frst-class
saw-mills, one stave mill, one black
smith shop, four schoolhouses, one pub
lie hall, post-ofice, three stores, one
skating rink and two gin mills.
The report of the Overseer Of the Poor
of one of the towns in Rutland county
contains charge of three dollars for
staking paupers to menagerie. y Good
for him.
About 80 or 40 students in attend
ance at the State Normal school, at Ran
dolph, were down with the measles
last week, causing a serious check in the
| nrooraSS of that institution
Albert Walcott, brakeman on the
Rutland railroad fell under the train at
Bellows Falls, Tuesday night of last
week, and had one Of his legs cut off
below the knee
St. Adams has another scandal, which
has been sweet morsel to roll under the
tongue of gossips. ''John Doe'' is ''the
party of the first part, and Thereby
hangs tale"
Several cases of small pox are re-
! ported in Elmore Vine n Bacon, of
that town died with the disease on the
9th ult Friday of week before last, a
family named Napoleon living near Nor
risville, in Barnet, lost child with the
same disease.
Charles McDonough, of Burlington,
was arrested last Saturday afternoon,
charged with attempting to kill his niece,
Annie Sherlock, by firing a revolver
He waived an examination. and was held
for $500 bail to appear for trial at the
County Court
One year more will wipe out the wal
) debt of the town of ST. Johnsbury. Only
, $2,S of the funded debt remains, and
under the vote of the town as to the
terms of payment, this remainder must
, be extinguished next year. This will
i, make about $5l 900 as the war debt Of
the town.
The Woodstock Posi- says that tht
natives of Pomfret have instituted turn
ing out places at convenient places
: along the roads and stuck up fence rails
4 as a visible sign. The quantity of SNOW
has necessitated the splicing of the rail
several times.
Mrs. Merrills North, of Springfield
: since one year ago last October has wo
ven $50 yards of rag carpeting beside
e taking care of her insane husband an,
8 doing the work in her family, includin!
- sewing and knitting, &c. How is tina
for industry?
y Knox Bullock, one of the prom1nen
: men at Guilford and for several year
:, past chairman Of the Selectmen of tina
IS town, committed suicide, Thursday G
d last week, by hanging himself in tn
! barn. His children, five in number, ar
u all sick with scarlet fever. and menta
J depression in consequence of anxiety
s. supposed to be the cause of the suicide
IL A ten-year-old girl, daughter of NJ
IS Frank Lowell, of Norwich, was hurne
r. to death during the absence of her pal
ents, last week. Her stomach was burr
so you could see her heart beat betwee
Il her ribs, and one hand was burnt so
- was all drawn up. She died Thursda
H. morning, after much suffering, she bein
IN literally burned to crisp from her Chi
b. to her waist
a Charles Lucia, who was living wit
,e Ira Doty, of Bridgeport, was fatally poi
: oned, Saturday, of week before last, /
drinking preparation of blue vitro
as installing it for cider, he dying the 70
g. lowing Wednesday. Mr.. Lucia was f
" Their of States Attorney, J. H. Lucia,
" Vergennes, the son-in law of the la
- Hon. Charles Reed, of Montpelier.
- The train coming North over the We
- mont Valley railroad, last Saturday a
I'D ternoon, at high rate of speed, jump.
as the track near East Putney, and the ba
" gage car followed it. In this condit1,
~ the train ran nearly quarter of a mi
- before it could be stopped. The VIII
20 of the tender and baggage car were col
Ills pletely demolished, and only strol
ed Stacking saved the whole train from d
struction.
We heard a pleasant anecdote t
u other day, which we advised the tell
no to send to the Harper's drawer but
:. wouldn't; so weput it in print. An
u.s. lady in one of the towns in this count
is, had rather dissolute husband, who f
sick and died. She attended his fun,
al and upon her return remarked til
she had one consolation, 'sShe knew NJ
where he sleeps nights Free Press.
Work is going ON upon the P. &
road beyond Hyde Park, in several
the heaviest cuts-both rock and di
This is done to put the work forward
that the remaining 40 miles to Swami,
may be finished for running the conf
season. The grading is already we'll
vanced. The mixed train came in
time Tuesday afternoon. though
storm upon the hills was one of the
verest of the season.
A couple of runaways, male and
male, professedly hailing from Quin