Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-01-26
STATE NEWS.

A Mrs. Hayden of Sharon. VI, has a
peony root in her garden that is over so
wears old. She has seen it in blossom
seventy consecutive years.
The amount invested in national banks
and saving banks in Vermont Is $751;
233. l6l-national banks, S7.S5o.0l3 !;
savings banks. S5,3S3,l46.
A Plymouth man recently took run
on foot from that town to Woodstock.
Is miles, in , hours and 81 minutes,
turning out for or going by 50 teams on
his way.
A horse belonging to Peter Landre, a
farmer of South Poultney, died last
week from eating oleander twigs, this
popular house-plant being deadly poi
son.
The catalogue of the University of
Vermont shows that there were l47 stu
dents in the institute, the past year,
twelve of whom were females. The pres
ent Freshman class numbers thirty. the
largest for many years.
A young child of John Hays, of West
Pawlet, was fatally scalded on Sunday
morning last, by the accidental over
turning of stove which emptied the
reservoir of hot water into the cradle
where the child lay sleeping. The child
lived in great agony about twelve hours.
About grains of gold were taken by
Herrick Woodward from the gizzards of
? Plymouth geese. We have submitted
the yellow fakes to the inspection of our
jewelers. who all agree that it is the real
stuff. Mr.. W says that he found black
sand and quartz with the gold. We
think that geese will rise in Plymouth
next year.-Ludlo,c Gazette.
George Woodruff of West Burke, is
just beginning to wear his boots again.
Five weeks ago he was carrying a tub
of hot brine down cellar, and by some
bad luck turned part of it upon his
knees. 1t ran into his slippers. and for
about 80 seconds he danced hornpipe
on the cellar bottom. which the smartest
fiddler in the world couldn't have kept
up with. This was the last speedy per-
formance of George, but we understand
he is about ready to travel again.-Lya-
don Union
The estate of the late Lyman J. Nc
Indoe of Windsor, is estimated at $780,
900. 1t is said that the will provides
that $4,000 is to be divided equally
among his three children that the pro-
ceeds, good will and management of the
Vermont Chronicle is granted to the As
ISOLATION of the Congregational clergy of
Vermont. with some benefit to the Con-
gregational Society of Windsor, and that
some similar disposition of the Vermont
Journal is to go to the benefit of the
Vermont and New Hampshire Bible So
cieties.
On Wednesday the wood choppers on
MIR. Dana's farm, on the hill in rear of
Dit. Tom, cut down hemlock seventeen
inches through. and as they were saving
the trunk apart about fifteen feet from
the butt, discovered lead slug embed
ded IN the wood six inches and a half
from the surface. The slug was seven
Fights of an inch long and was undoubt-
edly fired from rife. Over one humid
red distinct rings were counted in the
wood outside of the slug, Indicating that
1t had been embedded there over a CEN
fury The antiquarians must tell who
fired the rifle Woodstock Standard.
Who can equal Eben Hill of Water
bury Center ? Though 81 years old,
ne has during the past season cut, split
and piled, 40 cords of four feet wood
cut and peeled II hemlock trees split
70 cords of short wood done one-half
OF the work in sugar place of one hun
dred aud twenty-five trees worked five
days IN haying husked corn five DAYS
worked four days digging potatoes saw
ed II cords of 4 feet wood. and split
and piled the same done the work in a
large garden cut nearly enough hay to
winter one cow. and drove his COW one
mile to pasture each day through the
summer and has hewed four thirty foot
sticks of timber beside the thousand
and one little chores that no minute can
be made of-Arqus
The Eddy family, who live in Chit
tenden and are somewhat noted for their
spiritual manifestations. are reported as
having some strange experiences lately.
On one OF the last days of the old year
they had small party at their house,
the object of which was dancing prima-
rliy. After considerable indulgence in
this amusement, the proposition was
made to hold a circle The Youngest of
the three brothers did not readily agree
TO this and made some noise and disturb
ance, Whereupon the second brother pro.
posed to quiet him by force of arms. A
snort contest proved the youngest to be
the best man. The second brother then
invoked the aid of the eldest of the
three, and got it in way that did not
immensely please him, in as much as
the last arrival took the part of the
younger, and the second brother received
another fiagellation. These spiritual
manifestations broke ND the nronosed
circle and the intending participants left
tne house at once. Rather strange work
snlS Tor the spirit to cause. But mavbe
IL was one Of those nights the evil spir-
us nave power.-.St 4AAdus Adrertfser
Inc OLDEST BIBLE IN THE State
1t Is now claimed that the Oldest Bible
In the State is not that of Enos ". Taft
a stlli more ancient one has been found.
which contains the following inscription:
holy Bible, printed at London, 1899.
by Christopher Barker. Brought to New
England in the Mayfower by John AL
den, 1920. The property of S. W. Thay-
er. This book has the old fashioned
music in which the Psalms Of David are
SET the notes all being square. 1t con-