Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-06-22
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stop the mouths of those who have been
soothing about our -.antediluvian Gov.
The steam board mill at Thetford
Center, owned by W. J. & FL. NJ. Love-
joy. was burned early Sunday morning
of last week Loss between $4,000 and
$4,000 insurance, 50, 400.
A house, barn and adjoining build
ings, with lot of farming implements.
belonging to Newton Wilcox of Orwell
were burned last Friday. The fire was
set by Willie Gleason, boy of years.
The widow of George F. Mason Of
Marlboro. n H., committed suicide by
hanging Sunday morning of last week,
at the Insane Asylum in Brattleboro. to
which institution she had recently been
committed.
David Gale about 90 years old, who
has lived in Landgroye. Londonderry and
Jamaica, was instantly killed Tuesday
of last week. while at work in the woods,
by the top of a dead tree falling on his
head and breaking his skull.
Some persons spoiled a diamond drill
worth $4,000 at D. L. Kent & Cos
quarry in East Dorset, the other day,
and drew the water nearly all out of a
boiler, so that it should explode when
fire was kindled, but their game was
thwarted
A boy named lockwood, of Benning-
ton, was playing with a shotgun last
Sunday morning, and, not knowing it
was loaded, pointed it at young play
mate. son of Richard Houghton The
gun went off. and entered Houghton's
right breast, causing his death in a few
minutes.
A sad calamity took place in Marsh
field, about mile from Plainfeld vii
lage. William Chamberlain, ESQ.,, went
out to small brook which runs through
his farm, to wash some wool. Not re-
turning as soon as expected. one of the
family went in search of him, and found
him dead, pitched head foremost into
the brook
The engine of the mail train from.
Rutland over the Saratoga road, last
Friday, struck two men, named Daniel
Kanean and Pat Crowley, fatally injur
ing the former They were probably ~
ing beside the track, partially intoxicat-
ed, until the engine nearly reached them,
when they rose up before it.
William P. Garfield of South Fairlee
t recently hired young man named Levi
Joval to work for him, and three days
afterward Levi turned up missing, as
. did one hundred dollars belonging to
: Mr.. Garfield The thief was arrested in
, Canada, tried and sentenced to one year S
imprisonment at hard labor About one
| half of the stolen money was recovered.
1 Last Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Il. r.
Aldrich of Bradford, accidentally sawed
his hand so that amputation was render
ed necessary. He was working about a
? circular saw, which was revolving slow
ly, when it caught the sleeve ofhis shirt
in such manner as to draw his hand
5 and arm upon it, and terrible wound
f was made. Mr.. Aldrich is one Of the
oldest and most respected residents of
2 the village.
3 The lightning went through the large
house of II. c. Wiley at Saxtons River,
Sunday night of last week, and entering
7 all the rooms but two, smashed every
mirror and most of the lamps, but,
strangely enough, woman sleeping in
a room where the windows were smash
ed, though covered with plaster from the
ceiling, escaped without serious injury.
:, A fine COW belonging to Charles Smith
e was killed by the lightning.
a Hardwick might we'll claim the honor
. Cor dishonor) of being the banner town
! of the county for crime and litigation,
- If the records of the court calendar are
$ any indication. At least eight criminal
|; suits have been instituted during the
70 past year that remain untrled of these
m six indictments were found by the grand
jury the present term. Some of these
L. cases will probably be tried during the
d. present session of court.
ne Willie Roberts and George Hodge
ne were driving from North DanVille to st
Johnsbury, with a two-horse load of fur
niture, Saturday of week before last
be when bridge over which they wer
ne passing FELL and they went down will
a. horses and load eight or ten feet int
DIS the water. Roberts was considerably in
" Jured about the back, the wagon wa
a. broken and the furniture damaged b
an breakage and wetting The bridge ha,
es tor some time been considered unsafe.
III We learn that the meeting of tn
y stockholders of the MONTPELIER. Hard
wick & Black River railroad, held a
q, lrasburgh the 18th inst, did not hav
l'' an encouraging influence on the enter
u prise During several weeks past n
- additions OF Importance have been mad
IL IL to the subscriptions to the capital stock
u and the opinions of the Directors are nc
.n0 In complete harmony Some wish to l.
'ei cate the road and secure the right of wa
Az without using very active means to il
0i' crease the subscriptions, which no,
amount to less than 100000, while otl
30 ers consider it desirable to increase tn
stock to nearly 100000 before locatin
and securing the right of way. II
yer stockholders incline to the latter opir
r l ion Watchman.
md A frightful, but amusing incident o.
it'll Cured at Wells River in Noyembe
cod 1854, which has never been recorde,
!, James Buchanan, who lived on the |
'he land, had foot bridge leading aero
10 the river from the street to his ward. F
ar gave party, which was generally a
i've tended by the elite of the village. {
Tho breaking up at / o'clock at night son
'ne 10 or 20 of the young ladies went sin
ugh ing and lettering over the bridge in do
an bic ille. They were boisterously han,
nv until they "heard somefn drap'' into i
: i stream. 1t was that bridge, and in
:, moment the ladies we're waist deem
ny water and floating ice..with their "Cor
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