Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-02-16
state Nc,cs.

been either converted or reclaimed uur-
ing the revival meetings ID Hinesburg
Chittenden county, which still continue
On the first day of January, Mr. II.
A. Gum. of Cabot. sawed forty cords of
eighteen inch wood from the log, with
his saving machine in nine hours.
Who can beat this?
The temperance people of Montpelier
have resolved 70 issue Il weekly journal
for the present, in aid of the cause. We
bespeak for it favorable reception.
The Spiritualists of Vermont will
hold a meeting at Roxbury, on Friday.
Saturday and Sunday. Feb. 18th, lfth
and 10Th.
The St Adams butter market Tues
day was firm. Fair to good sold at from
80 to So cents: selections, 3S TO 40
cents; choice. + and - cents.
Barnet enters the list with the cham
pion. 'spellist.' in the person of Miss
Mary Nelson. aged years, who has four
tunes spelled down the combined eff
orts of three school districtS-teachers
scholars and citizens.
Look out for counterfeit FIVE. ten and
twenty dollars National Bank bills these
days. and especially Sos on the One
dia National Bank. of Utica, n. Y.
which are quite numerous at Montpelier,
and observation-disclosures
George o. Metcalf, of Hyde Park.
who is in Jail on charge of stealing s776.
- from an express package, seems to be
quite an expert IN the thieving business.
He has twice since been bound up in the
sum of $500 for similar offences commit
ted last Summer. and another charge is
now pending for taking $3.50 cents from
a package just before the first mentioned
theft
The Quebec Parliament. at its session
which adjourned last week. granted
subsidy of $4,000 mile to the Mont
real. Chamhly and Sorel Railroad, which
includes the Missisquoi Junction road,
and runs from Montreal and Sorel on
the north to the Vermont line near
Franklin Centre or East Franklin. and
which is to run to Sheldon and connect
with the Portland and Ogdensburg road
Samuel Howard, Esq, of Randolp h.
exhibited sample of winter wheat, at
the recent meeting of the Board of Ag-
riculture IN that place-part of crop
of thirty bushels to the acre-that for
plumpness of berry and general perfec-
ton is rarely excelled by the best win
ter wheat. Mr.. Howard has succeeded
we'll for a number of years with the
wheat.
Abram Mutt, a man protesting to be
a Boston drummer, who has been board
ing for several days at Priests hotel,
in South Vernon. decamped on Monday
night, taking with him Mr.. Priests val
liable horse. sleigh, harness. three
buffalo robes, several boxes of cigars,
clothing. ETC. He has been arrested,
and it proves he was dismissed from
State prison less than month ago, and
there arc already eight warrants out
against him in various parts of the State.
4. Z. Tracy. who drives one of Shedd
& Walkers peddler's teams. while cross
ing Lake Champlain on Monday evening
of last week, from Thayer's in Colches-
ter, to the Island. on the stage road,
broke through the ice. when about TWEEN
| ty five rods from the South Hero shore,
and suffered the loss of his horses, sleigh
and goods, valued in all at about 81, 200,
and barely escaped with his life.
One day week before last. John c.
Hodge. of Lyndon, was unceremonlously
hustled into the silken chains of matri-
monial bliss. and is now in the full en- .
joyment of connubial felicity. with the
additional pleasure of not being COM
PEELED to anxiously await the allotted
span for his '.little troubles" to make
their appearance. The party of the
second part was Miss Mary E. James.
who has been in the employ of H. C.
Houghton, and with whom Hodge has
for some time past been carrying on a
brisk Irritation. After time it occur
red to Mary that she ought to have some
assistance in paying the necessary ex
penses attendant upon an expected new
arrival, and Hodge was called on for
a contribution to 1.-The fund.-" but Bark
Is was not within His duty being
most urgently impressed upon him by
the anxious Mary. he became alarmed.
and was on the point of taking trip
to the Queens dominions for his health.
when Sheriff Weeks came to Mary's res
cue, and put an estoppel to Johns trav-
els. After one nights cogitations in
the private apartments at Weeks hotel
John concluded to .'love, honor and
obey the charming Mary. and the fol-
lowing morning Justice of the Peace
speedily made the twain one, and put
an end to all Mary's anxieties.
A year ago last October Mrs. Phebe
Clifford went to reside with and keen
house for Archibald Starks, of St. Johns
bury Center a widower who had bnt a
short time previously consigned the
partner of his bosom" to her last. LONG
rest In the cold and silent tomb. They
had not resided together but a short
time before the little god Cupid planted
his dart IN the bosom of the lonely wid-
over and he agreed with Mrs. Clifford
that after reasonable season of mourn
ing had elapsed they should become
flesh of one flesh" TO this proposal
the blooming widow was nothing 10th
and In consideration thereof she was to
''bile his cold yittals.'' mend his sb;r,s
ana stockings. and mus" him, If need
BE- receiving in return what filthy
lucre he might be graciously permitted
to bestow upon her during the interyen-
ing time when she was to reign trium-
pnantly IN his heart. and all memories
OF the first love" were to perish forever
Affairs moved.smOothly, all progressed