Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-09
STATE NEWS.

A little son OF willard Balch OF North !
Hyde Park, while at play with his little
sister recently, took a sharp ak and COM
pletely severed all the toes from one of
her feet.
On Mondays stock and butter train
with refrigerator cars for Boston, will
leave Hyde Park at 3. 80 a. M, connect
ing with Passumpsic stock train for low
er roads.
Charlie, aged about nine years. son of
G. G. and Edna Mann, of South Walden.
while at play upon common board
fence, making a misstep fell to the ground
and broke his arm below the elbow, last
Saturday.
The through freight down on satur-
day dumped two cars and pulled five
more off the track just below Passump-
sic. No great amount of damage was
done except to delay the up mail train
about five hours.
Deposits of lead ore extend from Sails
bury northward along the west slope of
the left spur of the Green Mountains, as
far, at least as to Mansfield Mountain
Itds said to be highly charged with sill
yer as the veins extend northward.
A little bear was caught in Lincoln
last week, and others are reported In
Granville and Hancock. They are in
poor flesh, hungry, and very fond of
straight Hammond sheep.
Our Vergennes correspondent says:
No rain to speak of through the month
of May, and spring crops are looking
bad for the want thereof Grass looks
we'll.
The Veymonter says large numbers
of fine healthy plum trees have been de-
stroyed the past winter in that vicinity,
trees which were pretty we'll filled with
fruit last year showing no signs of life
as yet
g. G. Robinson, of Ferrisburgh, one
of the finest penman in the state, and a
very skillful musician, had both his
hands so badly frozen last winter when
drunk, that he has been obliged to suff-
er amputation of all his fingers.
The nearest station on the ?. & 0. to
Mt Mansfield is nearer by two miles
than the nearest one on the Central at
Waterbury, The stage road from the
2. & 0. to the Mountain is in good con-
dition, ard the scenery by the way is
most agreeable.
From Hyde Park to the western ter
minus of the ?. e. o. road at Swanton
and Lake Champlain, the distance is
about forty miles. Fifteen miles Of this
section is ready for the ties and rails,
and rails are laid upon few miles Of
the west end The heavy work on the
: other twenty-five miles is mostly done
The Pullman sleeping cars were at
tached to the express train on Monday
E and for the present will run between
, Newport and Boston. Rumor says thai
a night express is to be put on soon, tt
run about the same as last year, an6
when this is done the Pullman will b,
, transferred to that.
, Nathaniel Meserve is the oldest MAJ
5 in the town of Wheelock, being ninety
} four years of age has eleven children
now living, the youngest being forty-s
, years of age. He has lived on the farm
now occupied by his son George W. Me
serve forty-four years his mind ant
step remain vigorous.
/ We are glad to learn that Lieutenan
/ General Sheridan, has accepted the in
: vitation to be present at the Inaugural
e ton and unwilling of the new statue 0
Ethan Allen, in this city. on the Fourth
Gallant little Phil always has warn
e welcome in Vermont, and the coming oc
e casion will form no exception to the rule
n Free Press.
f VIM NJ. Parker, late General Super
g intendent of the Boston, Hartford an
Q Erie Railroad, and a man of large rail
:, road experience, has been appointed ST.
!, perintendent of the Conn. g. Pass.
o Massawippi Valley Railroads, and viii
|, assume the duties of his position mex
# Monday, the 9th inst.
N Frank son of Lambert Hastings, re
e siding at Post Mills, in Thetford, seem
d to be a foolish youth. He desired t
j. marry young miss, and his mother II
s fused her consent, whereupon he resor
= ed to "cold pizen," attempting 20 XII
d himself by that method on two occasions
l. Each time, however, DR.. Niles, who r,
If sides in the next house, was able t
II bring him out of it,
r, In Sheffield. last week, eight person
IS were arrested on complaint of State
'e Attorney May, for disturbing the publ
peace, in endeavors to seize child Ii
ing with its mother-Mrs Polly Gray
Charles Gray, father of the child, Twin
away from his wife in Canada, was
he the party and others were assisting hin
k An examination took place Monday, an
# each one fined 81, and costs, by Justi'
Chase.
70 Richmond, June 2d.-Batter an
cheese both active 200 boxes of chez
~ sold at from to II cents. Somethir
he over 200 tubs of butter sold at 20 to
Sc cents for good and 26 to 81 cents f
III gilt edge. Vergennes.-There we
II shipped from Vergennes, Tuesday NOR
: ing, 22,02o lbs. butter, 552 tubs pri
0i % to 81 cents. ST. Adams, June g.
The market was active. We quote m
n dium to good lots at 20 to rs ;selectio
nj 26 cents.
w One day last week as Johnny, son
ID L. F. and Abhie Edwards, of Waldo
- was engaged in removing a stone-bo
y with young horse, and while upon t
" horses back with the drag attached, t
tie horse became frightened and ran furior
at ly down descending road some so
60 rods, while the drag at every jur
:, was thrown high in the air, the colt
-, 10 ing unmanagable. The little fellt
ny hung to his sitting, but the race or,
on warmer and more terrific he took |