Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-04-27
State Ne,cs.

The Rutland County court has grant
ed eleven divorces during the Marcel
term just closed.
Reuben Derby of Bristol, 80 years 0
age. recently walked from Bristol t,
Huntington, . miles, in one day.
A species of ophthalamia or sore eyes,
seems to be epidemic in Vershire, hard
ly a family escaping its visit.
Butter at St. Adams last Tuesday
Fair to good, % to 80 cents medium
to good, 80 to 80 ; choice, 81 selee
lions, 50.
A little daughter of Warren Lathrop,
of Vershire, was fatally scalded by fall
ing into pail of boiling suds, a few
days ago.
Report has it that Bradford Parker,
formerly of Middlcbury, has got into
trouble 'out West" having been senten-
ced to prison for life for murder.
Congressman Willard and Poland vot.
ed against the Senate currency bill.
Governor Hendee was absent, or paired.
He has voted steadily against imitation,
in all previous stages of the bill.
Lorenzo Heath of Passumpsic, boiled
225 buckets of sap in 8 l-2 hours, using
4 pans and 2 heaters, and syruping off
in two of the pans during the time. He
says if any one can beat that he will
build his works over.
Lawyers had better leave Rutland at
once. At debate in the high school,
Monday night, the subject was Re
solved, that Lawyers are a curse to the
Community" 1t was decided in the
affirmative
An employee of one of our Vermont
railroads wrote to the supply office for
''some more of that red oil, net know
ing that the color of tie lantern globe
had something to do with the shade of
the light it threw out.
On Wednesday night of last week, the
sugar house of I. L. Marshall Of Burke,
was burned down, with rs pounds of
sugar, his pan, two holders, etc. Loss
about $3.50. The neighbors contributed
something towards a new start
The Fairbankses of St. Johnsbury,
have received an order from the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company for "a
500 bushel hopper scales, which are to
be set, side by side. in the company's
| immense elevator at Locust Point, Md.
The Free Press says The song of
the Little farm we'll TILED etc., will
be appropriate to the farm owned by Mr..
G. W. James, of Charlotte He has ex-
pended the past year S339.45, and has
received S7O2.G7. His farm comprises
so acres.
The Stanton house at Burlington has
hung out the placard Surrendered.
The Praying Band Victorious. % The
Van Ness house, Ladukc's restaurant,
the Central billiard hall and Reynold's
saloons have also closed their bars.
The selectmen of Ludlow having clos
ed the billiard hall in that village, 20
young men have formed billiard club.
known as the Temperate knights of the
sphere and wand, and will havea read
ing room connected with their hall.
o. S. Bliss, Secretary of the Vermont
Dairymen's Association. has been elect
ed Vice President for Vermont and mem
Der of the Executive Council of the Ma
tlonal Agricultural Congress, which
holds its third annual session at Allan
Ia, Georgia, beginning May 18th.
Brattleboro had part of the thunder
storm of Monday evening, and Mr.. o. l..
Rowell's house was struck by lightning
and destroyed. The family were in the
dwelling, but they got out all right, and
a house was saved from the barn.
At the marble works conducted by
the Burlington Manufacturing Company
was recently found, in block of Isle
LaMott marble, large and perfect pet.
rlhed rattlesnake, of equal hardness OF
the marble itself. and one of the rarest
curiosities of the kind ever discovered.
While at work together, on Wednes.
day of last week, AFRO F. Hatch and
his son Frank, marble workers at Bur.
llngton, got into dispute in regard to
the quality of monument, when AFRO
struck his son on the head with a heavy
mallet three or four times. The Young
man Is In critical condition.
On the 18th instant, Nelson Thayer,
Esq, of Bennington, died of paralysis,
aged rs. He was highly respected
citizen and had been deacon of the Con-
gregational church nearly half century.
He was father of thirteen children. all
highly respected, one being the wife of
). Halsey Cushman, ESQ.,, editor of the
bennington Banner.
A brawny elm tree, near the house Of
b. A. Streeter at Vernon Centre, less
than 100 years old, measures six feet
tour inches In diameter, and is said to
be the largest in the State. An old gen.
tleman now living in Vermont at the age
OF So distinctly remembers seeing a load
OF lumber drawn over the tree when a
boy, and seeing the rubbed sapline
spring back into place.
Young Mr.. Powers, who occupies a
studio IN Washington, inherits his ia.
theirs genius, and is very successful in
the bust which he is modelling of the
late Senator Sumner. One of the most
beautiful things in the studio is the bust
OF Mrs. Powers, handsome girl whom
ne married two years ago in Florence.
She Is native of Boston. but passed
some years in Florence with her mother,
Mrs Dyer.
len years ago Timothy Wheeler of
Waterbury Center, adopted a strictly
vegetarian diet, and five years ago be-.
came impressed that nature did not re-
qulre SO much liquid to quench thirst as
is usually used. The result has been
that the trst year thereafter he went SO
days without taking any liquids into his
system, the second year 70 DAYS the
third 100, the fourth ITO, and IN To