Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-11-30
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burned last week by falling into tub
of scaldlng water
1t is suspected that Hagarty, now I'M
der arrest at Plattsburg for robbery, IS
the murderer of Miss Ball of st. Adams,
Vermont.
n. A. Hollis. of West Wheelock. is
the owner of a COW 5 years old which
has shed her teeth. and had new set
grown this season.
The butter market at st. Adams on
Tuesday was dull, with quotations as
follows: Fair to good. 30 to 35c. choice,
81 and 38c. selections, 40c.
The Burlington Free Press says that
the Eddy brothers, the Chittender
materializing mediums, are regarded as
humbugs in their own neighborhood.
Stillman Fletcher, associate editor Of
The New England Farmer, died at his
residence in Reading, Vermont, on the
10th, aged 65 years. His disease was
consumption.
The New York Republic says An en-
terprising citizen of Burlington, Yer
mont, is writing the life Of Brigham
Young, in anticipation of his expected
demise shortly.
The new Congregational church II
Bennington, was dedicated Nov. 18th
with sermon by Rev. DR. Lord OF
Montpelier. The present debt of the
church is $4,000.
Over $4,000 has BEEN subscribed
toward the new Montpelier hotel. Only
$1,000 more is wanted, as Mr.. Richard
son of Boston will put in $4,000 of hi
own money.
Nov. l4th, D. H Wheeler's building
in Plymouth we're destroyed by fire. to
gether with nine head Of cattle, hay
grain and farming tools. Loss $1,000
insured for $3.50.
Nice Girls.-Two girls of about ffteel
years, down in Hartiand, have huskeC
3l2 bushels of ears Of corn this fall IL
less than three weeks. Young men look
ing for good situations as sons ln-law ar
all going to Hartland.
Royal St. Clair, the reputed owner o
the stage line from plainfeld to Hard
wick and Craftsbury. has left for part
unknown, leaving behind him numerou
creditors, and a five year old daughte
to the mercy ofstrangers.
Thursday night, Nov -, Natha
| Green of Mortified, committed suicid
by taking morphia. The deceased wa
past middle life, and in poor circum
stances financially. No motive is as
cribed for the act, except general de
spondency.
The Vermont Fish Commissioners re
port that about 1,l75,000 young sha
have been distributed and the experi
ment of making them live without per-
odic migrating 20 the sea has prove
successful. A good many are maxim
Lake Champlain answer every purpose.
At the present time there are on
hundred and one prisoners in the stat
prison, at Windsor, Eve Of whom ar
females. Two prisoners awaiting tri;
are also occupying cells for safe keeping
Only two more men can be accommodate
with cells. This is the largest numbe
imprisoned at any one time.
Judge Poland is still running 70
Congress, if we may judge from the wa
many newspapers continue to talk abot
him. Among the reports are those {
interviews with him at Washington an
IN Arkansas which are the purest fl
tions. This sort of enterprise" is I'll
scandal of modern journalism. -BeHoa
Falls Times.
DIR. August Contant, who was fc
several years physician in Montpelie
committed suicide on Thursday, by juml
ing from q window in hotel at Fa
River, Massachusetts. Dir. Contant W;
one of the original volunteers in Co.
of the Second Vermont Regiment, an
bore an excellent reputation as soldit
during his term of service.
A Grange Convention was held
Bellows Falls on Nov 18th, with an a
tendence of 500 persons, representing
oranges. Deputy Boyden presided.
IL. Crosby. the State Agent, was psesel
with samples of various kinds of good
which were sold at very low price
There are now over $50 oranges in Il
State and others are being institut.
every day.
On the 9th inst. N. H. Brooks ct We
non, while blowing near the barn of
B. Brown, found 46 eggs a inches b
low the surface of the ground) each e.
containing an adder or chicken snak
averaging foot in length. Althous
not matured, each one manifested lif
, and showed the spots so plainly seen
a state of perfection. This species, a
cording to Thompson, when full grow
are about 8 feetin length.
Anthony Lawrence died at Richmon
Vermont, on Thursday, Nov. 9th, at t
advanced age of l04 years. Mr. La
renee was Fone of the oldest citize
| of Chittenden county, and was We
, widely known. He took up his re-
dence in Burlington in 1900, and liv
there more than seventy years, removi
to Richmond short time since.
served at the battle oe plattsburg, in t
{ war of 1912.
: Recently a greenhorn from Sherbur
: visited Rutland for the purpose of tur
: ing half a dozen chickens into cas-
Before dlsposing of them, however.
5 wandered into palace of sin, and t
f boys quickly put up a job on hi
"details are unnecessary. He left in
e few hours; he carried no chickens ava
d He carried eighteen dollars less in
|, pocket. he carried twenty dolla
4 worth of wisdom, heavy heart and
hatred of dice.