Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-16
STATE NEWS.


Edward H. Farrar of Richford, who
was indulging in some astdriving while
drunk, recently, was thrown from the
wagon, struck upon his head breaking
his neck
Hon. Paul Dillingham; has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Converse a trustee of
the Vermont Reform School in the place
of Hon. Charles Reed, deceased.
Cambridge is proud of family which
has moved thirty times in eleven years,
has been in sixteen States, and moved
seven times in one year. The longest
time they stayed in one place was eight
cen months.
The remains of Bishop Hopkins, the
first Episcopal bishop of Vermont. were
removed from Burlington on Tuesday to
the new cemetery at Rock Point, where
fine monument has been erected.
They are very accommodating in La
moilc County. In order to do away with
open bars at the hotels, the selectmen of
Hyde Park have purchased the stock of
liquor at the Union house, and turned
it over to the town agent.
A week ago Sunday evening, an en-
CINE going south encountered hand car
north of Norwich. Only a few pieces of
it were found afterwards. Two men.
two women and two children were. in it,
but took their leave IN time to save them
selves.
A week ago the engine which brought
the Pullman car up Sunday morning,
ran into and killed horse, just north
of Newbury. The owner told the Sec
ton men that he guessed the company
was good for it; but we learn that the
horse was astray, and the company will
be likely to inquire how he came out of
his enclosure.
1t does no good to write letter, sign
it Subscriber" and send it to print
ing Office. If you wish to see your COM
munications in the paper, sign the arti-
Gle what you please, but let the editor
know your true name.-Lypclon In
ION
The offender has probably been writ
ing to McIndoe's FARMER, and so came
to consider the signature subscriber
entirely definite. Woodstock Post
Franklin Vance, of Danville, has a
four-year old stallion got by Albany Boy
out of the Woodward mare, (Which took
the first premium in the class of brood
mares at the State Fair of 1919 that
those who have seen speak in the high
est terms of, as also of number of his
colts foaled this spring. He is jet black
but resembles the mare very closely il
style. There are those who think hin
ahead of the old horse. His only fault
as Frank says, is that he is s'threatened
with speed"
The Vermont editors were glad t
greet their wandering brother, Mr.. G
NJ. Stone of the st. Johnsbury Caledon
ian, who returned three days ago iron
an absence of several months in Cali
fornia. He is in fine health and though
delighted with the Pacific coast we ar
! glad he will not remove, as he is one 0
the ablest and most independent jour
nalists in the State.-St. AlbanS Hes
Se1aqer.
Townshend people are shaking thei
sides over practical joke played upol
an old farmer who Dragged considerabl,
over big egg that one of his hens hat
laid. The day following its discovery
a mischievous neighbor placed hug
goose egg in the nest. and on the strengt
of this the unsuspecting farmer brag
louder than ever, and has actually sol
his hen to Jamaica man for 81.
A paragraph published some littl
, time since about the setting fire to
house, by the reflection of the sun fror
bright tin pans, has been thought il
credible. 1t was strictly true, howevel
and now we have heard Of another cas-
| where citizen of Williston found tn
, wall of shed charred, one day la,
week. He had seen the incident aboy
referred to, and suspecting the cause. o
the next bright day made an experimer
| which satisfied him and all his neigl
: bors that the charring was caused 3
q the reflection of the suns rays from
row of milk-pans, and nothing else
Look out where you put your pans !
3 Free Press.
Mr. William S. York, residing nes
e North Randolph, while returning hon
: from Chelsea on Monday afternoon
| last week, was killed. The road is of
: winding, steep character, and it is su
posed that in going down one of the a
rupt declivities, at the foot of which
was found, some part of the harness ga
way, and the horse, becoming unmanag
e able, ran, throwing him out and KILN
e him instantly. Mr.. York was abo
). seventy-three years of age, and it is sa
= the horse was unsafe for one of his yeal
: He leaves three daughters and two sor
g Harvey Baker and Dorr Lathrop.
Pleasant Valley, in Underhill, had sor
s. words on Sunday evening, which resu
$, ed in Bakers being stabbed five tim
If dangerously by Lathrop. It seems tn
~ Lathrop had been in Bakers employ t
. some months, and their trouble occurr
= about settlement. Lanthrop7 follow
4. Baker into the house, and commenced
y pound him, and he took up chair
t. defend himself, when Lanthrop drew
knife and stabbed him. Bakers pr
re- cipal wounds are in and under his ar
= He was just alive at last accounts, a
he cannot possibly survive. Lanthrop "
~ arrested. Baker was farmer and
e. peaceable man. Lanthrop was lab
- er and did not have a irst-class repu
- ton. He was considered an ugly
~ low.
A lady residing in Waterbury rela
re an incident of Decoration day in IL
ct town. As she was on her way to |
cemetery she observed three little cI