Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-07
STATE NEWS.

Butter at St Adams last tuesday 70
to rs selected 26 cts.
One day last week Mr.. Hobart, who
has had charge of the town farm in
Peacham, cruelty whipped and kicked
little boy s or 10 years old. one of the
P.1uPvro' 81 Urr1U ~ u1cu the next uay.
Hobart has left for parts unknown.
Pro. S. H, Pearl, of the New Hamp-
shire State Normal School, is very low
in consumption at Plymouth, in. that
State. Mr.. Pearl was long principal
of the Normal School at johnson, and
graduated from the University Of YER
mont in the class of 1859.
On Monday afternoon, the 23rd ult.
David Brinn of Proctorsville, while at
work on the roof of E. H. Atherton's
new dwelling house, in Cavendish, fell
a distance of about forty feet. striking
rocks and gravel, bruising him severely.
He was taken home on a bed and hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
The trestle, 430 feet long, on which
the regular trains now cross the Win
ooski, near Waterbury, where the rail-
road bridge was recently destroyed by
fire. was built under the superintendent
of Charles H. Clark, master bridge
builder of the Central Vermont Railroad
in twenty-nine working hours.
The Legislative Committee of Investi-
cation into the management of the Ver-
mont Central and Vermont and Canada
railroads, held session of two days here
last week. They have substantially a.
greed upon a report, which is in the
hands of Hon. D. R. Bailey, of st. AL
bans, chairman of the committee, to make
up. The findings of the Committee are
as yet profound secret.-Democrat
The final arrangements for the trans
fer of the Vermont Central Railroad to
the new Central Vermont Company, in
chancery, were completed in New York
last week, the new management furnish
ing the requisite bond, in the sum of one
million dollars The transfer took effect
yesterday, July l, SO the road is now
being run by the Central Vermont
| COL A. P. Blunt, now colonel in the
regular army, came to Danville with his
family, on Friday last, to spend a few
weeks among his native hills; The col
onel was formerly pattern maker in the
Fairbanks shops. He went into the wal
as adjutant, in 1861, in the Sd regiment
He proved popular and efficient officer,
and at the close of the war secured an
honorable position in the regular service.
An enterprising chap is located among
the Stratton and Peru gum groves, as
the Bellows Falls Times calls them
where he has labored since the 21st o.
March last. He has since that time
shipped to Portland, Me, 1850 pounds
of spruce gum, and paid out for assist
ance in gathering, etc, about $26; b,
received from SO cents to $3.50 pei
pound for it. If it averaged him 81. O(
per pound, he has earned over $500 il
less than three months.
1t is reported that skeleton, enclos
ed in suit of clothes, answering tn
description of garments worn by on
John G. Rice, young man, whose sud
den disappearance from Searsburg, abou
two years ago. led many to believe b
, had been foully dealt with, has bee
!, found in an obscure place in Woodford
, and near the spot he was last seen. Ric
being man Of dissolute habits, it is be
lieved that he died from exposure 0
: starvation during debauch.
l A tender STRIPPING eloped with an ez
: perienced .grass widow from Castleton
4 recently but getting out of fundsat Alba
: ny, the couple were taken into service by
: generous rear admiral of canal boa
/ the boy as driver and the bride in th
t capacity of cook. The former was speed
e lily discharged for incompetency and th
d woman had permission to accompan
S him if she so desired, but she elected
: remain, and the saddened youth return
4 ed to his parents without her.