Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-04-06
State NescS.
Cambridge wants a lawyer.

ty-five to thirty cents.
A bachelor in Springfield, Vt, keeps
twenty-seven cats, and why his neigh
bors do not murder him is mystery.
1t is said some of the locomotives on
the Rutland division of the Central YER
mont Railroad are to be equipped as
coal burners Immediately.
Friday forenoon of last week, O. As
eltine. residing near Alburgh Springs,
was killed by fall from horse he was
riding, his neck being broken.
81. N. Mclntire had three fingers of
his left hand cut off last Monday, in the
mill of Eugene Tarbell at East Gran
vile, by a circular saw.
Noah Scribner of Hyde Park. met
with loss of $500 Thursday night last
by the burning of his sugar house, con-
taing 700 pounds of sugar, an evapora-
tor and utensils
Mrs. Julia Newell, formerly of Char
lotte, fell down the cellar stairs at her
boarding house in Lynn, Mass, and
partly dislocated her neck. resulting in
death in five days.
Real estate is low in the vicinity of
St. Adams fifty places are now offered
for sale at prices that would have bro't
ready purchasers, few years ago, but
no one seems inclined to buy.
An order went into effect Monday on
the Central Vermont Railroad. requiring
all train hands to wear badges designa-
ting the character of their duties on the
train. The badges are provided by the
company.
There are but five young men in Bur-
lington who part their hair in the mid
die, and about an equal number who
sport heightened walking sticks.-Names
next week. Clipper
Those engaged in the liquor seizures
at. Rutland, have got stuck for seizing
and destroying barrel of vinegar be-
longing to Duane johnson of Stockbridge,
which was spilled as poor liquor. $40
and costs.
A Rutland boy named Oney, got into
a dispute with Johnny Harrison, and
told him he would cut his finger off. The
latter, to maintain his reputation for
bravery, laid his finger on block, and
the deed was soon accomplished with a
Ratchet.
Thursday of last week, the house of
Elbridge G. Rosebrooks, of Guildhall,
took fire from the burning out of Chin
ney, and was entirely destroyed A large
quantity of provisions and years sup
ply of wood was burned. The loss is
about $1,000 in excess of insurance.
B. J. Myrick and wife were riding in
Bridport, Monday of last week. when a
heavy gale of wind turned their buggy
upside down in a twinkling. and badly
bruised Mr.. Myrick. There had been a
heavy wind on Lake Champlain for sew
eral days, with great clouds of dust on
land.
The wife of Gasca Rich. wealthy
Addison County merchant, and Postmas-
ter at Richville, was found lying dead
beside coal stove IN her house Tuesday
OF week before last, Oh the return of her
husband from a brief trip to Rutland.
Last Wednesday. at Laconia, New
Hampshire, Blodgett, the Baltimore wife
murderer, plead guilty to murder in the
second degree, and was sentenced to 30
years Imprisonment. He subsequently
committed suicide in his cell.
A correspondent writing us upon the
subject of the women's crusade against
whiskey, eloquently asks elf the dead
could speak to us from their graves,
what would they say % We rather
guess they would say, 'Let us out. -
harrington Clipper.
Jonathan Northrop of West Danvllle,
was killed at Sherbrooke Tuesday morn
ing, being crushed by the Passumpsic
train as it backed into the depot. He
was an old man, and some thought he
was in lift when struck.
A Burlington negro held COW while
a cross-eyed man was to hit her on the
head with an axe. The negro observing
the mans eyes, in some fear inquired :
sis you gwine to hit where you look ?''
Eyes" "Den hold de cow yourself, -
said Cuffee.
| c. F. Greene of Albany, New York,
who is noted checker player, played a
match with John McGregor, at Essex
junction, Friday. The result was, Nc
Gregor won two games, Greene one, and
two drawn, giving the victory to Nc
Gregor. who has not been beaten of late
years.
A young man in the employ of Will
liam R. Kimball of Westminster. was
shockingly gored by a bull which he
was trying to drive into yard on Sat.
urday last. He survived until Sunday
only. His sister. who came to his res
cue. had her clothes torn from her BODY
by the enraged animal which was only
subdued by a pitchfork in the hands of
Mr. kimball. The animal was after
wards shot. The deceased belonged in
Pomfret.
The strong west wind of last night
broke up the ice in the Broad Lake, and
drove it into the bays on the eastern
shore Daylight. this morning, showed
our Bay mostly filled with drift ice, and
a white barrier extending across the
mouth, beyond which the broad blue wa.
ter was dancing and flashing in the sun
ight north and south, as far as the eve
could see and it was a cheerful snecta-
Gle to behold. This is an unusually ear
~ opening. Last year the Broad Lake
opened the morning of April 24th, and
the Williams went to Port Kent in the
afternoon. In ~. the Williams made
her hrst trip on the 23d of April. Tn
forty years past the ice has held till af.
ter the 10th of April oftener than it has
broken up before that time. In l847
the ice held till tbo G4 e ar m,