Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-05-04

Railroad.
J. S. Adams, Esq. formerly of Yer
mont, has been nominated for postmas
ter of jacksonville Florida.
More maple sugar has been made IL
Windham County, the present season
than in any previous season for years.
Col. H D Hopkins has had the di
rection of the music in the Congregation
al church at Montpelier % consecutive
! years.
A genius in Waterbury is astonishing
everybody by eating boiling hot suga.
from the kettle without injuring his
mouth or stomach.
A West Newbury man has won wa.
ger of Sl5. by eating Il boxes of sar-
dimes. quart of raw pea beans and a
pound of bar soap within three days.
A jury trial at Burlington. in which
the sum of twenty dollars was invol-
we'd. lasted two days and cost the county
Sl46. The verdict was one cent damages.
The Richford Sentinel says The
Swanton woman who recently gave birth
to twins. one Of whom resembled a chan
ticleer. rises to explain that the story
that she died of grief was premature.
1t is reported, in quarters supposed
to be well informed, that Gov. Smith
and Hon John B. Page have purchased
Mr.. Parks interest in the Central Yer
mont road.
An abundance of iron and copper ore
are being found By the sinking of a
shaft on the "old Newlaud place, about
two miles from Wolcott village. and
three and half from Morrisville.
Rumors are current that silver mine
has been discovered in Groton. on what
is known as Bald Mountain. A specimen
of the quartz has been crushed, AMI is
said to yield $50 worth of silver to a ton
One day last week two children of
VIM Picket of Danville, were chopping
on log for the purpose of ascertainiug
how sharp the axe was. The youngest of
the two had three toes Of one foot cut off.
The st. Adams Butter Market, April
80. was firm, with an advance in prices
of the better grades We quote common
to fair, at from 30 to 80 cents; medium
to good, 81 to 80 ; choice. SO to 81; Sc
iections, IS cents.
Arson Howard of Londonderry, but
formerly of Weston, has been arrested
on the charge of burning his own public
house at Weston and the dwelling of a
neighbor, G. W. Sprague in Weston, be-
tween two and three years ago.
Abel Shepard of Huntington, has
brought suit for $4,000 against Hiram
Atkins of the Montpelier Argus & Pa
triot. for publishing his name as de-
linquel.t subs :riber. whereas he can show
a receipt for his subscription
The engine of mixed train on the
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad.
got of the track about two miles out of
Wells River, last Monday night, and
went down an embankment. twenty feet.
The engineer. George Lyon, had MS arm
broken and was otherwise very seriously
injured.
The Passumpsic Railroad Company on
Monday brought up two new passenger
cars, built by the Salem Car Company
and designed for summer travel. One
was marked "Boston and Montreal No.
10, the other New York and White
Mountains No. L." and they are splen-
did cars.
MIR. John Ingles of St. Adams. has =
beech walking stick. which he emf in
Mimic, Roxburyshire. Scotland, In 1929
which Is OF such curious natural growth
that ne has received several high offers
Tor It, The top very much resembles the
nit and guard of sabre and below that
the growth is double, craggy and inter
tWlned, like vine about stalk, until
1t joins, near the bottom.
The Burlington Free Press under
stands that the grangers are taking hold
OF the Caughnawaga Canal project with
an earnest that promises success. as thew
propose to furnish material aid. A meet
Ing OF the State Grange is to be held at
Montpelier, May 26th, to consider the
subject. Hon. E. p Cotton, Master of
the State Grange, is interesting himself
very much in the matter, and so are
leading Masters of State Oranges in the
West.
John Wilmoth of Bellows Falls was
shot while in his barn, on Wednesday
evening of week before last. The bali.
passing through the rim of his hat and
through the lower part of his ear. enter.
ed his neck about two inches below his
ear and came out two or three inches
from the place it entered. The motive
is yet unknown, but it Is generally sun
posed 1t was robbery, as Wilmoth had
sold some cattle that day and had the
money on his person at the time. His
injuries are not serious.
Mr.. Martin A. Seymour a we'll known
citizen of st. Adams, died in Burlington
last week. He was assistant cashier Of
the st. Adams Bank at the time it was
attacked by the rebel raiders" in 1864
was kept inactive by them with leyeled
reVolvers, while they robbed the bank
ana was then locked up by them in the
rned vault where he was nearly sufo.
Gated before he was relieved He was
a genial and accomplished gentleman
and, had many friends in various sections
of the State.
GEORGE W. Hendee, NJ. c.. will soon
deliver speech in the House, in favor
OF the Caugbnawaga and ship canal |
route Mr.. Hendee holds chat the |
problem of cheap transportation for the
great Northwest can only be settled bv
such water route that Chicago ,nn:t
become the great point of delivery -
the lakes and Burlington the main dis
trlbutlng point for the New ENGLAND t
3tase' and that breadstuffs for New
iork city or for transhlpment. will find t
.nelr SAFEST and best route to the sea by
way OF the la hos L.