Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-17
State NesrS.

About 1lo.o5o pounds of butter wen
shipped from st. Alhans last week Tues
day. which is the largest shipment Q
the year.
A little girl. aged two years. daugh
ter of Samuel 0lmstead of Elmore, fel
into watering trough, on the 9Th, ans
was drowned.
The Bennington Baptists are going Il
build new church next year, which
they mean shall ontshine the new Con
gregational church.
Mr.. Benjamin Willard of West DUN
merston, was found dead in his bed OF
Thursday morning. His age was about
eighty-iye years.
The ST. Adams butter market, Tues
day. was brisk. Common to fair, p t
% cents; medium to good, "a to q cts
choice, Is cents selections, so cents
Howard Church of Bennington, while
fishing in Pownal, was killed by falling
considerable distance astride stump
or knot. being laeerated internally in 8
horrible manner.
The Passumpsic postal card writer,
Gillian. is still frittering away his time
putting eight thousand and seventy-fve
words on the back of a card, that being
his last achievement.
Miss Annie Wells. daughter of Rev
III. H. Wells of Waterford. viii 90 to
Wellington, South Africa, in September,
where She takes the position of teacher
in a primary school established there
last year.
A few days since, as Mr.. George A.
Knapp of Woodford. was moving with
scythe, his little son. in playing around
him, got in front of his father, fell on
the scythe, and had one arm nearly sew
cred from the body.
There is bear at Ludlow, which,
when he wants any mutton, kills sheep
and then skins it and removes the mites
tines, leaving the pelt in almost as good
condition as if professional butcher
had done the job.
Moses Fairbanks, Il years of age,
formerly of Woodstock, but for many
years resident of Fitehburg, Mass,
shot himself, week before last The act
was caused by grief at the loss of his
wife, who died recently.
There is thought to be some trace of
the Ball murderer at st. Adams. One
Baraboo, who was examined, has been
detected in several lies as to his where
abouts on the day of the murder, and
has been detained. The clue is slight,
however.
F. G. Mooney of Grand Isle, has been
raising flock of 1l9 turkeys, but one
night Of week before last, some scoun-
drel, for whom hanging is too good, Wis
tied his premises. and killed one humid
red Of the fowls, BY wringing their necks.
The good people of Barnet are being
sadly frightened these days over reports
of a feroeious looking animal which has
been in that vicinity. It is described
as being about as large as a common
sized dog, of grayish color, pointed
ears and long tail.
The great war picture of Vermont t,
Julian Scott's Cedar Creek" ordered
by the State, and upon which the artist
has spent some years of labor. will be on
exhibition in Burlington during the re
union of Vermont soldiers the last week
in August. Mr.. Scott will be present
himself.
A week ago last Saturday afternoon,
Philip Abare, an employee of the Cen
tral Vermont railroad. attempted to run
IN front Of a car which was moving with
considerable speed, and was struck by
1t and thrown down, the wheels passing
over his body. He lived but few min.
utes after the accident He leaves a
wife and five children.
Considerable excitement was occasion.
ed IN Bennington by the discovery, with
a coarse Irish woman, of a fair-haired
and evidently well brought up boy, who
answered the description of Charlie Ross,
the abducted Philadelphia boy. Infor.
nation was sent to Philadelphia, and
the boys uncle came on, only to discov-
er that 1t was not the one he sought for
A novel method of raising the wind
was adopted the other day BY a large,
able-bodled man in Burlington. H.
would fall on the sidewalk in a nre,
tended epileptic fit, lay suitable length
OF time. and then get up and solicit the
contributions Of the sympathetic crowd
around him Then he would proceed to
different locality and enact the same
programme
Three weeks ago last Friday, as Reed
Holmes Of Jefferson, s. years old. wa,
driving two horse wagon loaded witt
bags Of corn. down steep hill, the BAG
on the top OF the load got loosened anc
pressed down against him pushing hin
from the wagon. He fell between the
horses three bags coming top of hin
and the wagon wheels passing over hi
body: He received severe internal iniu
RES from the effects of which he die
the next day.
A week ago last Sunday, two BOYS il
west Rutland began a squabble, and i,
a short time the excitement became 5
intense that the whole ighborbooc
joined IN for a free fight" Sticks an,
stones were freely used, and even pistol
drawn, only one shot, however, bein,
hred- Several were slightly wounded
Mr. Gallagher was scalped, and hi
wife received a severe cut on her head
and wound in the back, the riot onl
being quelled BY the appearance of Ii
proper authority.
-Four years ago young man represen
ing himself as Paul King. from Cana
a. appeared in Franklin, where he mad
ais home IN family which contained
Young girl who fell in love with hin
de pretended to be single man. b.
soon there was rumors that be had
Vile IN Canada and that he ,,,o,,l5 L