Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-02-23
State NeeUs.
The town of Woodford has had no

barn belonging to Frank Arthur,
: Shoreham, were entirely destroyed /
: fire Thursday evening of last week.
' Sumner Titus of South Vernon, foun
man, who had recently escaped fro
the Brattleboro insane asylum, hangin
by his neck in his woodshed, early Tue!
day morning of last week.
The WATCHwoRD is the title of th
new paper started in aid of the tempel
ance reform in Montpelier, the first nun
Der of which appeared on Saturday las
A venerable Frenchman by the nam
of Gero, living in Sheldon. recently ce
ebrated his l03d birthday, and distir
guished the occasion by tripping tn
light fantastic toe.
Elder H. K. Flagg of Savoy. Mass
has accepted a call from the Advent So
ciety in Rutland to become their pastor
and has entered upon his labors.
The circular saw in the mill of G. K
Chadwick, of Groton, burst asunder
week before last. and a portion of tn
flying steel cut of, the hat rim of The
sawyer, but did HIM no injury.
William Hunt alias Michael Kennedy
who halls from Montreal, has been Sc
curing pecuniacy aid in Burlington by
passing himself off as deaf and dumb
man. He was arrested as an impostor
and confessed the deception by opening
his mouth in speech
| Wednesday of week before last James
Mcclure. of Ryegate, was passing through
his barn-yard, when he was attacked by
a cross buck, which struck him a hard
blow in the abdomen, causing acute in
hamation of the bowels, from which he
died on Saturday.
Mr.. E. Herricks, of Morrlstown, has
two native COWS from which he has made
$50 lbs. Of butter the past year, besides
what he used in a family of three per-
sons.
Collector Mason, of Morrisville, has
appointed Theron 0. Bailey, of this WILL
age. Deputy Collector of Internal Rev.
enue, for the Counties of Washington
and Lamoile. The appointment is an
excellent one. He has also appointed
Thomas G. Robbins, of Rutland, Deputy
Collector for the Counties of Rutland
and Addison.
General Stephen Thomas, Commander
Of the Department of Vermont. has made
the following selections for staff officers :;
Adjutant General, Capt. J. 0. Livlngs-
ton, Of Montpelier; Quartermaster Gen
eral, Col. c. B. Wilson, of Montpelier
Inspector General, Surgeon George Mich
OILS, of Northfeld.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET.-The
market Tuesday was firm, with limited
offerings. We quote fair grades at 35
cents; medium to good, 81 to 80 cents :;
choice, 40 cents; selections, ~ cents.
The market for cheese continued firm at
from II to Is cents for dairy.
IF tP nf1 y Y Brown, living in that part
Vi itu'lahi KNOWN as Ian y..-l :Il,d.o ;,
made misstep Wednesday evening OF
last week, and fell from a scaffold in
his barn, distance of twelve feet strik-
Ing the heavy beam, and rolling thence
TO the floor. He was taken up insensi.
bic, and at last accounts remained in
that condition
SIx MILES on HAND SLED.-Satur-
day morning of week before last Nelson
Jones, OF Burlington, found himself at
Fort Kent N. T., after the stage had
gone. and desiring to get home accepted
an otter from man to take him across
the lake on hand sled. The ..locomo-
ter" put on his skates, seated his pas.
senger ON the sled, and landed him at
Appletree Point in thirty minutes.
DEATH From A MEDICAL Prescription.
Mary Town, of Alburg Center, aged
H. died suddenly last Sunday morning
from the effects of dose of opium adj.
mlnistered to her by a man named Lit
tie, OF Phillipsburgh, P. O., who claimed
TO be physician. He administered a
similar prescription to brother of the
young lady. who survives only because
nc took enough to produce vomiting.
There have been no new Developments
IN regard to the burning of ?. N. Gates
MOTEL and store of East Montpelier. dur
ing the past week, but the theory is
gaming ground that the two thousand
dollars OF the towns money which Mr.
Gate claims to have had deposited in
his safe at the time of the fire. had been
previously expended by him in the nav.
ment of his debts.
AT war meeting in Barnet. early
during the late unpleasantness between
the North and South, Samuel GammelI
mounted the rostrum. and made a sneecb
Doftlng his head covering. he BEGAN
Fellow citizens and soldiers two
hundred years ago, this place was a
bowling wilderness, and-and-and-T
wish to God it was now
The prolonged cheering prevented
any further remarks from the orator
Aryus "'0i-
One day week before last the nassen
gers ON the mixed train ON the Mont.
peiler and Wells River railroad got quite
a fright. When near the summit in
uroton' the engineer whistled to some
workmen' and some one, supposing there
was a loose train coming upon them
ore" the coupling pin. The released
car ran down the grade, and the panic
S Et passengers jumped off with
what CELEBRITY they could muster The
matter was explained, and the mortified
passengers resumed their seats.
a noted hunter of South Hero fears
mat he has been the victim of 80 cell +"
nc mas mas a gun that scatters shot badly.
. :, that 1t is not of much account 4
siiiie ago he saw an advertisement in =
NY paper, offering to send information
such scattering" of shot conld
!: :c enectually prevented, on recent If
1 1,.y cents. He sent the money, and in
iue time was infor,nad a.. az