Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-23
State Ne,US.

NLumps in Belvidere.
Scarlet fever in Castleton.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in Hard
wick
A Woodstock man has recently receiv-
ed two live horned toads from Texas by
mail.
Thomas Dunston of Weathersfeld, has
Just died at the age of l0I, leaving
widow 81 years old.
The sales of butter at ST. Adams, on
Tuesday, were light. Prices ranged from
thirty-fve to forty-fve cents.
The population of Vermont at the sec
opd census in 1900, was 154, 465. An
increase in nine years of 69,926.
At South Newbury, Miss Amanda NJ.
Hildreth, who Is II years of age docs
all the business at the depot.
In Arlington and Charlotte the select
men neglected to warn the annual town
meetings, and none were held.
Eli Meade of Shoreham, ga years old,
shot himself through the heart Thursday
of last week. His death is attributed to
domestic troubles and insanity.
Edwin Corlis of Corinth, has a COW
that gave birth to three calves last week,
all of which are in fourishing condl-
ton The COW is part Durham, and an
extra mixer.
At the Bennington town meeting, one
of the selectmen declared his willingness
to print the town report in full, if it
took a book as large as Daniel Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary What would
Noah Webster say?
Henry Gibbs of Eden, while in North
Hyde Park recently, bought one fish
from the cart of Aurelius Reed, and stole
three. Mr.. Reed followed him, and in
vited him to pay So for the stolen fish,
which he did.
Paige & Tolhurst Of the Bates house
in Rutland, closed their bar the other
day, and the women thanked them for
it at their public meeting, but it is whis-
pered that there is plenty of rum for
sale one story above the bar-room.
The dogs Of R. W. Barrett destroyed,
on the night of the 18th, twenty sheep
for a neighhor by the name of Daggett.
He promptly offered Mr.. Daggett one
hundred dollars to settle, which was re-
fused. Fly is overrun with worthless
5 dogs.
, Sally Bailey over 50 years DID,. who
recently died at Fletcher. had piece of
continental scrip which was issued on
:, the 18th of February, l77G, and repre-
/ scented one-third of dollar 1t bore u
: motto, Mind your own business, evi-
: IDENTIFY meant for George III.
r tuesday morning, Michael WEIGH Of
Brandon, shot Adam Center and wound
ed him IN the head with shot. It is tht
0 result of an old quarrel Welchs moth
r er was also arrested with him as acces
is sorry Mrs Welch obtained 5000 bal
q but her son went to Jail to await the &C
q ton Of the grand jury.
: On the 4th, a Roxbury man, named
- McAahon, attempted to get Oh the Ola,
y express train east as it was going out 0
" the depot at Montpelier, and was terri
bly, crushed by being rolled between th
Car and the depot, falling to the groun,
L. as soon as the train had passed. Hi
m ribs were all broken, besides other inju
al ries, and he lived but few hours.
90 a @ Minor of bridgeport, ,vhilo h
a was blasting for well recently, cam
to black rock, about ten feet belo'
~ the surface, which was thought first t
OF be black lead. But upon some sample
se being shown Prof Seeley of Middlebur
of College, he pronounced them to be Goa
ne A Mr.. Lewis from the coal regions c
Pennsylvania, who has visited the prem
n0 ises, says there is every indication of
In coal deposit.
Lk- Burlington urchins from six to lively
to years old, took the celebration of the n
ON cent democrat victory into their ow
hands, and paid the mayor-elect Wis
with the discordant trumpet and pa
III He repulsed them, but newly electe
zen alderman. hearing them coming and SUI
re, posing them to be company of his COZ
nal stituents, flung wide his DOORS. and Il
90 little gluttons rushed in and cleaned
" his loaded tables. The consequence w
u d that when the voters came they four
LAX pretty poor picking.
ent A son of Mr.. Giddings, living betwe,
ion West Rutland and Castleton, was kic
eo- ed Friday morning while caring for O
ono of his fathers horses. When found
'p' was insensible and bleeding profuse
from a CHASTITY wound in the face. T
, = horses foot had evidently struck Sc
md of glancing blow, for beginning at t
'AN' forehead it split his face down throu
SO his nose and upper lip, and along t
SO lower edge of the eye, skinning off, as
d. were, one half of his face and turning
outwardS so as to lay it over his e.
g Two doctors, after long and paint
"a series of operations, so restored the ;
lent pearance of the face that no visible ,
ssor formity is left, save the bruise and swe
tive ing naturally incident to such an iniu
his Edward N. Randall, youngest son
,ow- Slas Randall Esq, of st. Johnsbu
49, while exercising at a gymnasium at IL
'''0o place Wednesday, fell distance of s.
and en- feet and broke both bones of his al
to near the wrist
And A man and wife. named Chase, tr
eled to desert their two children, about I
al . and seven years old, at Rutland {
49, days ago by leaving them asleep, a
Ono starting for railroad train early in
still morning, but were caught before Il
was got out of town.
After the horse trot at Bristol
near Saturday, A. ?. Daniels was driving
i 81 horse on the track. and at the same t
= " Dwight Bush of Lincoln, and Oscar I
lVef- coe of South Starksboro, who were r
ming horses, started at the other end
both the track. They met and in the attel
.0 &C to pass. the thill of Daniels cnttnr