Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-05-05
STATE NEWS.

circular saw.
A child of Louis Boyer, of Winooski,
fell into pail of boiling water last Sat-
urday, and was so severely scalded that
it died the next morning
A little son of W lizard Balch of North
Hyde Park, while at play with his little
sister the other day, got sharp ak and
completely severed all he toes of one of
her feet
Three children of Joseph Sweeney, of
Rutland, were poisoned Thursday after
noon of last week, by eating poke root,
which they dug up while rambling in
the fields. One child died Friday night.
and another is not expected to recover
A boiler attached to one Of the Sulli
van Machine Company's diamond drill
machines, which was working in Parker,
ellison g. Deurys marble quarry at Rut-
land, exploded Wednesday afternoon of
last week, smashing the machine to at
oms and scattering the pieces in all d.
rections. Fortunately no one was iniur-
ed.
Mrs. Durkee, an aged woman living
in West Randolph, was found dead in a
field some distance from her residence
last Friday afternoon. She had been
visiting neigh Dor, and it is supposed
that on her return she became bewilder-
ed, missed her way, and was finally over
come by exhaustion and fatigue.
MIR. C. A. Cook. of Hardwick. reports
seeing catamount, or some large ami
NAL of that species, near his place last
Friday evening. The near proximity to
the village should have aroused the he
roic hunters for pursuit. but as yet no
efforts have been made to find or capture
the ''varmint.
a Mrs. Turner, formerly Mrs. Cam
bridge. widow woman. claims that she
was recently insulted by citizen Of
Middlebury, and fearing the scandal that
would likely result from such an occur
renee, she attempted to commit suicide
by taking laudanum She was discov-
.ered in the act, and prompt measures la
ken to counterfeit the poison. 1t is
thought she will recover.
Joseph Muzzy of johnson sawed six
cords and half of wood once in two fol-
Leonard Knight in one day, beginning
at fifteen minutes past six and quitting
at half past four. taking an hours noon.
ing. He did it the 10th of March last
He says he sawed five cords the day be-
fore, but he was not very we'll and so he
did not feel like putting in.
Moses Mcfarland of Waterville, ha:
in his possession the original record book
kept by Zachary Taylor during the Sem
mole war. He has also Gas mementC
of our late war; sword taken by him
self from rebel officer in skirmish il
which his company of only 80 men wer'
engaged alone against so rebels, an(
took % of them prisoners.-C Citizen.
| In the way of sharp-shooting, Peachan
women seem to put their husbands il
the shade Mrs S. Ladd had shot si1
crows with her husbands rifle at last &C
counts, and was patiently waiting til
she should miss one, so that he nigh
shoot. according to agreement. Anoth
er neighbor, Mrs. NJ. Hunt and husband
were shooting for the center nail in
target ten rods distant and had twic
grazed it, when Mrs. Ladd drove th
nail home at her first shot
Considerable excitement has been Gre
ated in North Hyde Park by an attac
by Ephraim Foss upon his hired girl,
daughter of the late Bucham Clark, whol
, he took from the poor house in Morris
town. She refused to do some work {
the barn which she was ordered to d.
whereupon Foss struck her about tn
head, causing her nose to bleed. an
} making her face black and blue. Fo'
: was arrested for assault and battery, an
, after hearing was bound over in til
sum of $500, for his appearance at tt
County Court.
NJ. V. Parker, Esq, of Cambridg
came near being seriously poisoned r.
: Gently by drinking water from runnin
e stream which delivers itself in his dill
ing room. He Immediately visited Il
spring and on examination found sever
| dead snakes and dead frog, which we
I forced partially into the tubing, to
Y the cause of the Embellishments of IL
: water. Visit the fountain head fro
which you get water early in the sprin
Perhaps you can save a doctors bill |
5 so doing, and maybe stave off the unde
q taiSer awhile -Gtize0.
e The dead body of Henry Royce,
e Lincoln, was found last Wednesday
q the woods near Charles Stewards. T
= left his home on Monday, April 9th,
- saw wood in the south part of the tow
/ intending to stay several days and pc
|. haps over Sunday On Saturday he /
e turned the team he had been using,
Mr. Stewards, and started for hon
across lots, but had not got far. appa
emily before he fell and probably died
y once. He had trouble with his lun
d and his physician had warned him tn
ID he was liable to sudden death.
. DR.. Sherman and family, of Share
consisting of his wife and daughter,
:, gether with DR.. Rice, dentist, who boar
~ with DR.. Sherman. were all poisoned |;
y Sunday, from eating horse radish Wi
J; which root of garget had accidental
r been grated. At one time their cone
n ton was alarming, that of the Doct
:. himself being perhaps the worst.
L present writing they have nearly recc
< cred. the doctor being able to attend
o. his patients as usual. This same &C
st dent has happened at different times
:. three different families in that vicini
!, A young man named Ward, sh
= maker living in Rutland, had been p;
ne ing his attentions to girl named Nj;
he gle Gulldshethan, his senior by sevente
he years, and who under a promise of m
% rage has let her beau have from her
:. cumulated earnings of twelve or fife
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