Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23
STATE NEWS.

York and his widow has just received
the money, amounting to S2,l79. rs.
A perfectly sound pump log was re
Gently taken out of the road near Alex
ander's hotel Charlotte. 1t is said to
have been laid down seventy years ago.
1t was thrown out of the ground by the
action. cf the frost
w. R. Smith was tried at the late
term of the Lamoille county court for
stealing, and sentenced to State Prison
for three years. He had previously
served almost eighteen years in the
Maine state prison for murder. He is
a tough one.
J. C. Tuttle of Vergennes. was found
Tuesday morning of last week, lying on
the floor Of his barn, dead. He was SUBJ
ject to dizziness and it is supposed while
on the scaffold he was attacked with it
and fell to the floor. He struck on his
head, and was doubtless instantly kill
ed.
A barn in the east part Of Manches-
ter, owned by Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, and
occupied by c. E. Bundy, was struck by
lightning last Monday afternoon, and
burned to the ground. A span of horses
valued at $500, were burned.
An unknown tramp entered the house
of Fred Thomas, at Brattleboro, last Fri
day, and, driving the women out, took
possession of some jewelry and other
valuables, and then decamped for the
woods. He was shortly after captured,
however, and placed in the lookup, but
escaped during the night by drilling
through thick brick wall, aided no
doubt by an outside accomplice.
Monday of last week Leroy, son of
Edmund Brickett. Of Danville. went from
Lowell, Mass, to St. Johnsbury, but was
unable to proceed further that night
The next morning he succeeded in reach
ing the house of his grandfather, Asa
Flint, in West Danville, where he died
during the day. He had typhoid fever
, some months since, from the effects of
; which he never recovered.
An accident of very painful nature
r befell MIR. Christy, living mile or two
from Chester Mr.. Christy had ascend
ed ladder in or outside his barn, and
t when at the top the ladder gave way,
7 precipitating the unfortunate man to the
e ground, with such force and in such a
$ manner as to break both leg bones near
r the ankle. driving them through the flesh
= and boots. and actually sticking them
: into the ground.
Thursday Of last week, two young men
i named Hogan and Carroll, while intox-
S icated, brutality assaulted George Pal
: mer, teamster in the employ of Scotch
g Hill Slate Company at Fairhaven. They
j. asked Palmer for ride, but having on
: a heavy load he refused, which angered
! them. They inflicted severe injuries on
: their victim, for which they were arrest
c ed.
y Anthony Haley, of Dandy, was taken
: violently crazy on Monday last, threat
Il ening to kill his wife and children. On
/ Tuesday he was taken in charge by the
y overseer of the poor, and on Wednesday
% he was taken to the Insane Asylum al
l. Barttleboro. His insanity was caused
It by troubles which he had in reference
u to purchasing his farm and the case Is
now pending in the Court of Chancery
He has wife and five chrildren, who
" have had several narrow escapes.
% Wednesday afternoon Of last week
4 John Robinson, of Bethel, while trans
% acting business, fell to the ground anC
d;o1 ;,cton+lp Hi roc IN rcua1 hoo | tb
~ and after dinner went to Sharon to lool
~ after some stock that he had purchased
- After lis arrival there, while in the &C
of counting money with the exclamation
.sOh, dear p he fell dead. He was no
= far from so years old, and leaves thre
- boys, the oldest seventeen and the young
" est ten years.
Of Patrick Goulding and wife, of Rut
es land, never noted for their domestic fe
n licity, got into trouble over a bottle o
b. whisky last Sunday, and Patrick wen
le for his better half with vengeance
le He struck her about the head infictin
a. severe injuries, and depriving her Q
e. consciousness. Then he dragged he
Sc about the floor, and left her nearly dead
III He was arrested and lodged in Jail t
a await examination.
$; A horse belonging to Rev. J. T. Fe1
~ guson, Baptist clergyman at Essex juno
ed ton, which was hitched in one of tn
Us streets of Burlington last Monday, wa
p taken by some boys and driven so Sc
es verely that it was found dead about tw
SIS miles off near the schoolhouse on Mort
en- Avenue. The boys, who escaped by hid
ne ing in the woods. took horse belong
eP ing to citizen of Essex, and badly use
no him up. Mr.. Ferguson's horse was va
ne ued at about 5000.
,is AcCIDENT.-On Saturday afternoo
mt last, as two young gentlemen attendin
school on Seminary Hill, accompanied b
two young lady students of that institl
X ton, were enjoying a boat-ride on th
Ia, mill pond, the ladies unfortunately ell
nd deavored to change seats, an effort whic
- resulted in capsizing the boat. Fortl
'io nately, the accident happened just
M the rear of Mr.. H. W. Sabin's, whel
he the water is very shallow, being nj
as more than two or three feet in Depth
no The young gentlemen, as we understan
- the matter, Immediately struck out fl
In the shore, leaving their fair companion
~ to shift for themselves. Itso happene'
his however, that Messrs. T. D. and w.
ad Dewey were out boat-riding also, ar
NV discovering the sad condition ofthe your
- ladies, calamity came to the rescue al
u rowed them ashore. No one was injurt
1el but all considerably frightened-espe
ex- tally the young men.--Montpeh
nee Watchnaan.
the AMBITIOUS VERMoNTER.-A man ca
wo ing himself G. N. Hudson, a native
m Vermont, and a carpenter by trade, W
~ locked up in the Jail at White Plain