Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-02-03
ST4TE NEWS.

the WlndsOr county Court.
The Fairbankses, scale manufacturers
borrowed five dollars to make their first
scale, and are now worth S3,OO0,00O.
The Rutland Courier says that the new
daily paper in Rutland is fixed fact.
1t is to have six experienced editors
The heaviest seizure of liquor ever
made at ST. Adams was from j. Barnard
saloon, last week, nearly $4,000 worth.
There have been six cases of small
pox, with one death, in Hinesburgh, and
there is much excitement in consequence.
Ira Baker of North Granville was in
stantly killed on Tuesday while chop
ping down trees in the woods.
The butter market at st. Adams, Tues
day. was active. Common to fair, 20 !
to % cts medium to good, % to 80 cts
choice, 80 to 30.
James Sanburn, young man in the
employ of S. D. Hobson, at East Bright
on. was so severely injured by falling
tree on the 9th inst, that he died on the
18th.
The Wells River manufacturing Com
pany's box shop and saw mill were burn
ed, Tuesday night. with large lot of
lumber. Loss $4,000 partially insur-
ed
On the 18th inst. a lad twelve years
of age, in the employ of Collins, Dillon
& Co., at Springfield, had his arm caught
in belt and completely torn off. so that
it dropped to the floor.
A committee of the directors of the
State Agricultural Society will meet at
Rutland February 5th to decide upon
the location of the next annual State
Fair.
Newfane is full of villes. There is
Fayetteville. Williamsville, Pondville,
Whitakerville and Adamsville, that is
so called. from the fact that nearly all
the inhabitants are Adamses.
A telegram from Chatham village, N,
T., to Sheriff Crofut of Bennington says
| Sam Lucas, who recently escaped from
jail at the latter place, or man answer
ing his description. is there in custody.
In Brandon there is we'll forty-one
feet deep, the water of which has the pc
culiarity of remaining frozen all the year
round, Prof. Hagar is of the opinion
that the phenomenon is due to glacial
remains.
The down train on the Missisquoi rail-
road was thrown from the track. near
North Sheldon, Tuesday afternoon, by
the breaking of wheel strap. Nine
cattle were killed and the passengers
were badly shaken.
Arrangements have been made for run
ming the gas pipes through all the main
streets in st. Johnsbury village. The
contract has been taken by gas man in
New York. st. Johnsbury is bound to
boast of city facilities.
A large gang of railroad hands passed
through Cambridge last Friday, en- route
for Pittsburgh, to work on the road
near that place. They were entirely out
of money and made great complaints
against the contractors on this road of
cheating them out of their honest dues.
Mrs. John Pierce of Quechee, has
rendered herself famous by clipping with
one George Shattuck, of Bridgewater,
one day last week. They are both said
to be old hands at the business. Mrs.
Pierce leaves husband and two child
ren..
At Vershire, on the night of the 18th,
the wife of George Carlton jumped from
window and went three fourths of a
mile on the snow and sharp crust, lac
Grating her feet and limbs in dreadful
manner. She died three days afterward,
and was supposed to be insane.
Last week we gave under the head Of
State news, copied from the Caledoniat,
an item concerning row at a dance at
Wheelock, on the night of the 10Th
of Jan. We have since been in
formed that there is not word of truth
In it. Hence the correction.
Mining operations are about to be re,
newed at the Corinth copper mines. The
Union mines have commenced freightine
ore TO the depot in Bradford. having now
seven teams on the road. The company
want to employ 20 or more teams fol
freighting.
There is religious sect living in Bris.
toll who wash each others feet They
sit in rows, back to back, when they per.
form their washing service. They dis
card pork altogether and live principal
! " on beans, brown bread and salt wa
, ter trout. Saturday they keep sacred
and work on Sunday The women veal
trousers, or something like bloomer dress
eS.
The barn of Hllas Grow, at East Cor
inth, was entirely consumed by fire las
Thursday evening, together with its con.
tents, including three valuable horses
The fire some suppose to have origina
ted from the stove pipe and others from
: the explosion of a kerosene lamp. in /;
, small room which Mr. Grow occupied il
one corner of the barn. The loss is es
timated at between two and three thou
sand. About $500 in money was burn
. ed up. No insurance. The loss fall:
] heavily on Mr.. Grow. Friends anC
, neighbors made up purse Of over $40
for him.
l Everybody is laughing about the Ben
nington Court House. 1t is undoubted
ly one of the biggest shams in Vermont
The roof is sieve. In the Jail in tn
e basement of the Court House, the waite
e stood eight inches on the floor last weel
r and the water dripped on the prisoners
Sam Lucas told the jailor that he woult
! break jail unless he was furnished Will
life boat and an umbrella They wer
r not furnished and he left There is tall
= of using the basement for a skating park
e A school boy in Chester obtained al