Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-24

better grades. Prices ranged from twen-
ty TO thirty-one cents
Stephen Baxtonss little bow. Of Lon
dOnderry. aged. seven years. died a week
ago last Saturday. of The cerehro spinal
meningitis, brought on. it is supposed.
By excessive fright by being chased BY
a large dog.
Hon. John L Edwards Of Newport.
has been nominated for Representative
in Congress By the Democrats Of the
third district. and Nessrs, Morillo Moves
Of Burlington. f. NJ McIntyre of ST
Adams. and G. ". Beardsley of Al
burgh. were appointed district CON-
mittee-
Or. S. y. Goss amputated. on the Sth
inst. the right arm Of B, T. Remiok of
Chelsea. little below the elbow. Ii
was done in consequences of an incurable
ulcer on the hand and wrist caused by
overstraining the cords and muscles by
hard lifting.
Ga Saturday evening. Mr. Merritt
keyes, a Young man of West Rutland,
was almost instantly killed. by falling
from lead Of oats, which was being
drawn to the barn. The deceased slip
ped and fell TO the ground. instantly
breaking his neck. He lived but a few
moments, and spoke only once after he
was picked up.
Quite severe case of poisoning took
place in johnson, week before last A
young man living In the house with L.
NJ. Fullington.- spread some rat poison,
and soon after. through carelessness,
spread himself piece of bread and but
ter with the same knife he had used
about the poison. He was taken soon af-
ter violently Ill.
The wife Of Truman Swim ger Of Starks-
boro. has recently shown symptoms of
insanity. A week ago last Saturday,
she wandered away from home. and was
not found till the next afternoon. when
she was discovered IN field some dis
lance from her residence.
Four young ladies went berrying re-
Gently, in Monkton, and on going thro'
some woods they lost their way and wan
dered about all night. The next morn
ing they came into the village of Bristol,
distant FIVE miles. before they knew
where they were.
4 little four-year-old at East Poult-
ney. went into the blacksmith shop to
see his fathers horse shod. and was
watching closely the work Of shoeing
until the blacksmith commenced pairing
the horses hoofs, when, thinking this
was wrong. the little boy said earnestly,
my pa don't want this horse made any
smaller
Wednesday Of week before last, the
barn of O. ". Roberts in Berkshire, was
struck By lightning and consumed, To-
gsther with 30 tons of hay. ? wagons,
farming tools, etc. Insurance $3.50. An
other large barn, containing 200 tons of
pressed hay, owned By J. Lamoroux,
was struck and consumed. Still another
barn on Pike river. and two more in
Stanbridge were struck and consumed
during the same storm.
An attempt was made by gypsies, at
Rutland. few days since. to kidnap a
young son Of Thomas McGettriek, of
that place, but they were frustrated in
their attempt, BY q gentleman who de-
manded the surrender Of the boy TO him.
which was refused. when he pulled out
a revolver and compelled the captors to
hand the boy over, and he was soon af-
ter delivered to his home.
Willie Hodson Of White River june
ton, aged eleven years. accompanied BY
two other boys, was endeayor1ng recent
ly TO rob birds nests under the Passump.
sic Rrailroad bridge. He lost his grasp
and fell thirty FIVE feet, alighting partly
on the island IN the center Of the Con
neetieut River. An alarm was soon CIV
en-. when parties went in boats to his
rescue, and found him unhurt after his
perilous drop Had he fallen three feet
further On the island he would have had
MS brains dashed out upon the rocks.
MoRRIsvILLE-The horse trot here.
week before last, attracted large crowd.
and everything passed of very eredita-
bly, In the four year-old race Sunrise"
was first, and Nellie" second. In the
three-year-old race, .sOld Auetioneer"
was first. and Maggie" second. In the
tEo-forty race, General" won the first
money, with Barney Kelley" second.
For the second days races, the first was
: three-ulnute race, In which .Van
HInkle was first, and Charley Mack
second Next was the two forty-fve
race. which was won BY General, !" ..Lit-
tie Blue taxing the second money The
main interest, however. was centered On
the last race, which was open TO all
horses. IN which were entered the eele-
brated horses, George z. Harris"
Barney Kelley and Snowflake" The
horses came IN. in the order We have
named them. the time being 2.38, 2.39-
IL. 2:39 81.
The Woodstock Post says that on
Monday Of week before last, while |. s.
AorreIl Of Stockbridge, was sick and
unable TO offer auy resistance, the Gran
gers. 70 the number Of twenty-five. made
their appearance upon his premises and
committed the following depredations
First, three men with moving machines
and about fifteen with scythes began cut
ting his hay and before Morrill, was hard
y aware Of the fact they had cut and
put INTO the barn twenty tons Ct good
ha5- The lady members Of the Grange
also did their share by taking possession
Of the house and furnishing the workers
With good Grange dinner, the most Of
which they had brought from their own
home And If one were to Judge from
appearances they even enjoyed all this
and vent home feeling they had done
Gods service.
Some Two weeks ago, DR.. Hubbard Of
Lyndon. performed an operation which
Ne think worthy Of mention. A Nr.