Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-10-12

The Vermont Historical Society will
meet at Montpelier. October 18th.
Nine eonvicts have recently been add
Cd 10 the number confined IN the State
Prison. making the present number 20
Is being females
Up to Wednesday of week before last,
]. Estey L Co. of Rrattlehoro, maaafae-
tuned fifty thousand and cue cottage or
CANS, or enough, If placed in a straight
line. to have measured over fifty miles,
The veryennes Termoater advocates
Nr. Roberts Of Burlington, fer Judge of
the Supreme Court. The Middlebury
REGISTER urges Judge nunton Of Rutland,
and we presume the name of Ill. Henry
Powers Of MOrrisville. viii be presented,
The people Of ST. Albans do not feel
particularly grateful TO the man who
came into their town few days ago,
and prcfesSed to be assisting New York
detectives in obtaining the clue to the
murderer of Miss Bail. He turns cut
10 be humbus,
A lean Of 100000 has been made to
the Missisqnoi and Black River Valley
Railroad Company by a London firm on
the preferred stock. aud the line viii
prohably be done from Riehford to Rich
nond. ?. @. by next Fall, Ten miles
Of the road have already been graded.
Mr.. George Kinsman Of Shrewsbury,
we'll known In Rutland. while in the act
of testing some guu-power by the use Of
fuse. was badly burned by its premature
explosion. The operation was danger
Gus experiment. and Mr., kinsman is IL
able to lose his life through his own
carelessGess, He is probably beyond
hope of recovery.
I.arkiu G. Mead. our Vermont sculp-
ter. who designed and executed the elab-
crate monument 10 Lincoln. erected upon
/ his grave at Springfield. Illinois, has
lust arrived from Florence. and will pro-
ceed TO Springfield to attend the inaugu-
raj ceremonies of his great work. which
take place October 10th.
A. E. Rankin, Esq. and wife of St
Johnsbury. took the steamer Victoria Of
the Anchor line for Glasgow, on Satur-
day of week before last Mr. Rankin
goes to Europe for rest and to reeuper
ate his health. and viii spend most O
his time travelling. They will visi
England. Scotland. France. Italy. Ger
many. etc.
James Smith of johnson. some tim,
ago. set bear trap. Tuesday night o
week before last. he heard a terrible
bowling and on going to the trap in tht
morning. found that she bear had beef
caught in it. dragged it some forty rods
and either twisted or gnawed off her paw
to get away 1t is thought by the mark
that she had been in the trap three o
four days. and that the bowling wa
; caused by the loss of her paw. She wa
| followed some distance. and there wer
tracks of two cubs by her side.
The number of students in the Dart
mouth college is greater by twenty tha
ever before. A member Of the JUNO
class from ST. Johnsbury supports hin
self BY keeping Z barber-shop. He late
[ " learned the trade for that purpose
aud has the necessary furniture in hi
room in one of the college building;
: The students patronize him. and he sut
ceeds very well. He is very good scho
e ar, and in particular stands high i
! mathematics
q Mr.. Francis Briggs of Bristol. Will
engaged in taking down an old barn. Q
Saturday Of week before last. was struc
BY some falling timbers. producing
e very extensive fracture Of his skull. II
Il head was trepanped and several piect
= Of bone removed in hopes to save h
life. but in vain. He never spoke aft,
the accident. but lay in an unconseiol
condition until next day. when he die
Deceased was young man, perhaps Z
years of age, and leaves a wife but I
children.
The corn crop in Vermont is good
much better than was expected in A.
gust, but not 50 much area planted
1t ! usual. owing to the late spring. Pot
!, toes, more planted than usual, especia
/. IL early varieties. Owing to prematu
= ripening or blight. the crop is below Il
1t average in quantity and quality di
he ease has affected them seriously in son
D localities. and in most fields to some e
. tent Oats and wheat are general
good, and harvested in excellent cond
u ton India wheat where cultivated
d unusually good. Fruit is but little raj
he ed-none Of consequence this year.
p One Of the horses in the sIontpeli
n livery stable Of D. ". Dudley, is ma
\ named Kate" last week this amin
was minus . hind shoe. and when let Q
L of the harm for little rambIe about t
ne yard she at once started for the blac
of smith shop Of Peter Badore. There We
tn four horses 10 be shod in the shop VII
!. she got there, and Peter Morris Of B,
I'm was just going in with another. S.
e ing Kate coming. Mr. Morris way
II her back with his hand, but instead
% attending To this request she sprang D;
ny him into the shop, and took her place
be shod, which done she at once left a
- returned to the barn Of Dir. Dudley,
ID one about that establishment knowi
n that she had been absent from the pre
TO- lses- Is this not rather remarkal
- case ?-Arga1s.
;za HcOray We have got a Hydeps
- item Our Jail was emptied Of its c,
II tents On Sunday night Of last We
q Herman Foote and George Metcalf le.
ar ing the Aforesaid institution and start
nd IN search Of the lost balloonist." VII
- soue Of our folks still believe Is rolf
about II Heavens circum-ambient :
y Foote was confined for burning his bui
IDS Ings N johnson some six or eight we
or ago, and Aetealf for robbing an expr
The package. He had been confined :