Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-06-29
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James Griffin went over the rapids at
Bellows Falls in his boat. Saturday,
/ June Goth, and was drowned.
Summer visitors are already focling
to the Mount Mansfield hotel. Stowe !;
125 rooms are already engaged.
Thomas Haskin of Highgate. was ia
tally injured, Monday, while telling
trees, one of which crushed him. He
died on Tuesday.
The apple tree worms have come in
large numbers again in the vicinity of
Rutland. In some sections, the build
ings and fences are covered with them.
/ On Monday of week before last, Lee
ander Morse of West Concord fell -
feet from the high beams of barn, and
injured himself 50 severely that he is
not expected to live.
The Vermont Editors Association
will meet at Montpelier in a fortnight,
and will probably make an excursion
thence to Mount Mansfield
Mrs Lois Buck of Grafton, SO wears
old, has five children, 30 grandchildren,
so great grandchildren and two great
great grandchildren
a high wind at johnson. Monday
evening, blew down the tent of Barnum's
circus, thus compelling them to forego
the evening exhibition.
The ST. Adams AdcertiSer says: Hugh
Henry Of Chester, advocated eloquently
the nomination of Mr.. Taft. accompanied
by thunder and lightning from the skies
and loud applause from the house.
pond near Bennington is found to
be well stocked with gold fish they
sprang from three that were carelessly
thrown into the pond, three years ago,
by a man who was about to leave town.
The ST. Adams Butter Market, last
Tuesday, was firm. We quote common
to fair, at from 20 to % cents medium
to good, 20 to &c cents !; choice q cts;
selections, % to 80 cents.
The Free Press says 1t is an heir
ess that Mrs. Gov. Converse has present.
ed His Excellency with, after all. The
Governor is to be congratulated in his
advanced age upon the birth Of this, his
first child
At meeting of the State Board of
Education, on Tuesday of week before
last, j. S. Cilley of Brandon, was elect
ed to the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Rev Dr Wehbnr
Mr. William NJ. Evarts of New York,
and part of his family, are now at
their summer residence in Windsor. He
delivers an eulogy at Hanover, to-day,
on the late Salmon ?. Chase.
The Catholics of Brattleboro have ask
ed Judge Barrett to grant an injunction
against the committees suspension of
their children from the public schools
for staying out Of school to attend church.
Rev. H. Herrick and family have de-
cided to remove from Wolcott, where he
has been located in the ministry four
teen years. They will spend some time
visiting friends in Nebraska, but we
trust will ultimately return and make
this State their place of residence.
June 10Th, L. H. Grow of johnson,
was thrown from his wagon near the
crock cut" by the wheel striking the
new laid iron before the crossing was
completed, and severely injured. He
struck his side against the end of tie
and now lies IN a critical condition.
Phair, the supposed murderer of Mrs.
Freeze in Rutland, has been committed
to Jail on the charge of murder, without
bail, and also of arson, for which CRIME
he was placed under bonds of $4,000,
and for the charge of larceny his bail
was fixed at $1,000. He will have his
trial in September.
The house of Mr.. Friend Weeks of
Clarendon. recently caught fire from the
reflection OF the sun upon large tin
milk can, which stood against the house
on the south side. The fire was soon
extinguished with few pals of water.
During a thunder shower at Norwich.
on the 9th inst, the lightning struck a
tree IN pasture and killed thirteen
ewes and twelve lambs, which had taken
shelter under it. TLcy were extra fine
wooded sheep belonging to ]. Burnham.
AS Miss Anna and Kate Walker of
Springfield, were walking near the Gem
etery IN district No. l, they discovered
a largSrattlesnake, which they managed
to confine TO the ground with a stone
and went for their brother Ralph who
came and dispatched him. The snake
was hideous reptile three feet long,
nearly two inches in diameter and hav-
ing six rattles.
One of the interesting features of the
Dog River Agricultural Fair, to be held
at Northfeld on the 18th, 10Th and 18th
days of September next, will be the
show of babies under one year of age.
The Montpelier Manufacturing Company
will present one of their fine baby car
rlages to the smartest and prettiest baby
as the first prize. The second, third and
fourth premiums are silver cups.
The Rutland Globe relates the follow
ing The delegate to the State Conyen.
ton from Glastonbury was the subject
OF much laughter, and many Jokes were
played upon him upon his way home.
from the fact that a newsboy in Bur
llngton imposed upon his generosity and
kind heart by selling him papers week
old, which he read and then passed over
to the judge, who discovered the mistake
} for him.
DIR. Cutting, our State geologist, ha.
published lengthy article in reference
to the supposed petrifaction of the BODY
of citizen of Rutland, recently disin.
tered, in which he gives his opinion de
eidedly against the theory He think.
no such case was ever proved, and salts
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