Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-02-09
State Ne,rs.

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Hon. Charles 5. Dana, Of St Johns
bury. suffered a bad fracture Of HI
wrist by fall on an icy sidewalk. las
l week,
5 The Boston Pest says; There was ;
> severe frost up in. Vermont the othe
, night which injured the crops. some
! what"
: Charles Durham. of Perkinsville. wa,
, severely wounded with axe \ week o.
: two age, and modification ensued, result
ing in death on the 26th ult,
Julia Carlo. Of St. Albans. La years
cid, convicted of theft, has been sentenc
ed to hard labor in State Prison for one
year. and to pay the costs ofprosecution.
\ Middlebury eat recently took 1
nights hunt. and placed her game on
the piaEEa-thirty one mice and tive
rats, That must be game cat, and
one that would not do to introduce into
the happy family"
F.. The Vermont .StateSaa, has suspend,
ed publication for time, but purposes
TO renew operations as Soon as new
presses can be obtained and other ar
engagements made.
Miss Lizzie Barnes. of Montpelier.
has started quiet charity in her way.
By gathering some fifteen little girls to-
gether weekly, to learn the essential
art of using the needle. and the proper
making of garments,
The only way in which the remains
Of one of the victims of the Bennington
disaster could be identified was b. means
of small portion of her dress, which
/ being fastened between two bricks es-
| capped the flames.
\ body of water said to cover an area
( Of two acres or more, has been discover
ed on the tip top of one of the mountains
+ IN Glastonbury. Some of the oldest in
habitants of this town say that many
/ years ago it was known TO be there and
+ was called the lost Pond.
4 eolored man named Hunter. resid-
ing in CastletOn. few days since. just
at dark. attempted TO cross Lake Bono
seen on skates 1t IS supposed he went
to the bottom of the Lake as he has not
been seen or heard from since He was
advised not to 60, but persisted.
The slate producers of the state held
a convention at Poultney recently, and
a committee was appointed TO ask of the
Vermont Central railroad company and
the Delaware. and Hudson canal COM
pany reduction of the freight rests.
The convention will meet again in four
weeks, to hear the reports of the CON-
mitteeS.
Mrs Stephen Goodwin. of Castlton.
died, few days ago, from the effect of
terrible burn She received. several
weeks ago, b. falling upon kettle of
live Goals she was carrying. After her
death the relatives found. much to their
surprise. 1920 deposited in an old
chest, some $1,000 being in gold and
silver coin She had been quietly ac-
eumulating this money for years.
The widow of Paul Champlin, over
80 years old, and among the first set
tiers of Middlebury. and the widow Of !
Samuel Eldridge, about the same ace.
both died on the night of the 10th. with +
III an hour Of each other. and were bur-
led on the following Sunday.
Imagine the mingled feelings Of dis /
gust. contempt and pity which must have /
agltated the breast of Green Mountain
Boy who. being at Columbus, XIV. only
twenty miles from Cairo, ILL.,. asked a
native 10 mail letter directed to YER
mont. and was met with the inquiry
Where In Vermont | don't know Of
any such place
The hethuselah of horses is still liv-
ing. hearty, fat. and active, in South
Durham. He is the property of Mrs.
PInkham. and in his forty-second year.
Every fair Sunday he may be seen on
his way to ehurch-an example to all
old horses--N Y. Tribune.
We may have the Mrs. Pinkham.''
and the Methuselah of horses" but
where is South Durham ?''
Hon. Carlos Baxter. prominent and
one OF the oldest citizens of Burlington.
died from the effects of fourth stroke
Of aPoplexy. on Wednesday evening.
JAN 26th, at the age of sixty-fv wears
Mr. Baxter was son of Hon. VIM. Bax-
ter. well known lawyer of northeast
ern Vermont, and a younger brother of
the late Hon Portus Baxter.
The Woodstock Standard SAYS. W.
are happy to announce that the Hon,
Frederick Billings. who has been for
some time suffering from the effects Of
a serious attack Of COMPRESSION of the I
BRAN, IS slowly but steady improving,
his physicians encourage his family 10
nope Tor an ultimate recovery; but it
VIII be many days before he can. with
me best success, be able to be about
At present it is necessary for him To
maintain the most absolute quiet and
70 refrain from the ordinary intercourse
with his friends.
blinan l.. Estabrooks and Norris a.
heeler. OF Sherburne, were cbonninn
In the woods Wednesday of last VOL
when large tree which was lodged sIid )
from the stump. and threw them both 70
me ground. Estabrooks was several,
bruised but succeeded in obtaining helm :
ana Wheeler was carried to a bonse
he had several fractured ribs. and ono
loot was fearfully jammed.
~ " nile the new iron bridge over the /,
/" lnooskI rlyer, near Waterbury. was ;
oeing tested on the afternoon of Jannarv
? iSt by Gov. Smith. Superintendent Ho.
part and other railroad officials tho
western span fell into the river tbirtv
leet' carrying four cars loaded with iron
anu Weighing 2l3 tons. Two lab9rers :
one standing on the car and the other
on the bridge. also went down. and mar :
sei'asiy escaped death The collar bone :
d one was broken. while the other 70