Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-11-16
state Nesrs.


On Monday of week before last, Keys
! Reed of Cambridge. died while sitting
beside the road near George Cady's. His
age was 50 years.
Benjamin Ellis of East Montpelier,
will be 80 years old the 9th of Novem.
Der. and Oct 2sth he pulled 81 bushels
of turnips, and cut the tops off of them.
A little son of Jed Dickinson of Fair
fax. while trying to jump upon loaded
truck on Thursday of week before last,
was thrown under the wheels. which
passed over him. and was badly bruised.
On Thursday of week before last. Mr..
Charles Danforth of Bradford. shot a
sclite squirrel. 1t is about the size of
the average red squirrel, and resembles
that animal much in shape and appear
aHce
Many stories are told of the innate
cruelty of Latin, who is under arrest
for numbering girl in BRIDGEPORT. He
is said to have cut off the paws of dogs
and applied turpentine to the stump, for
the pleasure Of torture.
No use of would be robbers calling on
the cashiers Of the Montpelier banks for
safe combinations, the several changes
of the lock have been placed in posses
sion of different persons. making it I'M
possible to get anything to do them any
good from one or more persons.
The house of Henry Richardson of
Corinth. was entered on the 18th ult.
by masked man. while the family were
all at church, except young woman
and child. She being frightened seized
the child and fed. leaving the thief at
liberty to ransack the house He took
$50 IN money, which was afterward re-
covered.
Michael Sullivan of Westminster. en-
ployed on the Vermont Valley railroad,
had narrow escape from death recent
ly. He attempted to stop heavily load
ed dump car, and was thrown under it,
and completely doubled over before it
could be stopped. His injuries were very
severe. bnt not fatal.
As Charles Chamberlin and wife Of
South Newbury, were riding to church
on the lst inst. the king bolt of the
wagon became detached. and they were
thrown to the ground with great violence.
Mr.. Chambcrlin escaped with light in
jurles,. but his wife was taken up insen-
slble, IN which condition she remained
for some hours She is expected to re-
cover.
One day of week before last, two large
mlnks engaged In battle in the mill yard
Of ". & W. S. Allard in Newark, at the
outlet of Ball mill pond. The fight last
ed several minutes, and was so desperate
the animals took no notice of W. S. AL
lard, who approached them with club
and laid out both, making about $40
worth Of nice fur in the melee
The Bradford Opinion says: 1T is
getting to be quite the thing for the men
and boys of the village to run races up
on the fair ground track. A week ago
last Saturday afternoon. Fred. Haskins
made the half mile in 2:3S; Sam Hart
we'll IN LILO; David Hull in $50; and
John Aldrich, who bet a dollar with
John Pickett that he could run it in )
minutes, did the half-mile in $40 and
won the money.
a man named Rowe. at work in the
copper mine at Eershire, was killed on
Tuesday. October Doth A large rock
becoming loosened overhead fell upon
him. crushing him to instant death.
This dreadful accident is the first one
OF the kind happening at these mines
Tor years. The poor, crushed remains
were buried away from sight on Friday.
the Esd, amid the sorrowing tears of
friends and fellow workmen.
The farmers in Cornwall have lust
finished gathering their onions 1t is es-
tlmated that they raised some 10000
bushels; most of them have been ship
ped from Middlebury station to market.
A large share of them were sent to New
York. The price paid per bushel has
ranged from go to so cents. We think
we can safely say that there have been
more onions raised in the town of Corn
wall this season, than there has been In
all the rest of Vermont.
The supposed spiritualistic phenome-
ma at the house of the late Rev. Mr..
Sherman in Nottingham, are attracting
considerable attention. 1t is said now
that person looking into certain room
from the outside can see the faces of the
departed friends of the family on a win
dow pane. Probably 500 persons have
witnessed the curiosity. The fact that
the early morning, after sunrise, is the
best time to see the faces, suggests. how
ever, that there may be some optical il.
fusion.
Sunday. November 9Th, was a day of
accidents in Whitehall. la the after
noon, young lady. Miss Suscher by
name, who was in the third story of All.
len hotel, hearing noise in the street.
opened door to look out and losing
her balance fell to the pavement below.
striking just in front of gentleman who
was passing. She was conveyed inside
ana medical attendance summoned, and
everything that human skill could do
", WAS done Tor her. She fingered until
thursday afternoon when death nut an
end to her suferings.
On Thursday, Nov. 9TH, Agnes Cove
ny a seven years-old daughter of Brian
Coveny OF Danyiile. was killed. under
the following sad circumstances The
Iather was ID the woods at work, and
me mother was at a neighbors. The
o i5 IN question was in charge of an
olaer sister After dinner Agnes ran
Out IN the yard, and soon her sister
heard crash and going out, found that
.ne little girl had tipped heavy cart
oooy oyer upon herself. The sister got
the body off from her In some wav 5nt
Agnes was dead. The father had t;nned