Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-04

A great many horses in Bennington
are troubled with disease resembling
the epizootic.
George A. R. Bissell and Mrs. Pc
tiers of Rutland. have been arrested on
an indictment for adultery, and in de-
fault of bail committed to Jail.
Mr.. Lambkin of Burlington, who was
severely injured by an accident on the
Southeastern railroad of Canada, in Au-
gust. 1874, has recovered $1,000 from
the company.
Jarvis F. Burrows. for many years
one of Vermont's representative men,
and we'll known throughout New Eng
land, died at his home in Vernon, last
Thursday. at the age of IS.
Springfield had powerful whirlwind.
week before last. which scooped the wa
ter out of the river at one point. entire
ly stopped the flow for nearly a minute,
and carried it in cone shape many feet
into the air.
Policeman Sullivan arrested 8 tramps
in the depot at st. Adams, on Wednes-
day evening of week before last, and
lodged them in jail About midnight,
Policeman Barnes succeeded in arresting
four more of these fellows. In the morn
ing they were released, on promising to
leave town.
While four-year-old child of James
L. Fisher of st. Adams, was playing
with pair of wheels which had become
rusted to the axle, the other day, the
rope by which he was drawing it became
wound around the axle and the child's
neck, breaking it and causing instant
death.
Thursday night of week before last,
lady started to cross the railroad track
near the depot in Rutland, just as an
express train was coming in. She seem
ed paralyzed with fright and unable to
move, but just as the engine was about
to crush her, Louis Casey, a baggage
man. dragged her from the track, saw
ing her from horrible death.
Mr.. Mccain, the teacher in charge of
recently established Catholic school in
Bennington, was arrested on Tuesday of
week before last, for the alleged offense
of numerically and injuriously whip
ping a young son of Michael Healey,
proprietor of the Elm Tree House. The
circumstances as narrated characterize
the offence as one of outrageous atroclty.
A week ago last Friday evening,
Amos Goodale entered the house occu-
pied by Horace May in Bolton, with the
intention of taking forcible possession of
room, the occupancy of which he claim
ed. May tried to eject him, when Good
ale drew large knife and attempted to
stab him. Mrs. Mays screams brought
assistance, and May escaped with a
slight cut in one leg.
The twelfth annual reunion of Yer
mont officers will be held at st. Adams,
on Tuesday, the 18th day of October.
The members of the society, and ali Vt.
officers and non- commissioned officers of
the army and navy, are cordially invited
to attend. The usual business meeting
will be held at the Weldon House, at
o'clock, p. m. The grafton will be de-
livered by Col. Chas H. Joyce of Rut-
land, at the academy hall. in the eve
ming. Supper at precisely ! 0 o'clock P. m.
In digging the grave for Vim. Eggles-
ton at East Burke, week ago last Sat
urday, it became necessary to remove a
daughter of his, buried SO years ago.
/ The coffin was found nearly sound, and
the form of th0 deceased was we'll pre.
served. The hair was parted, had q
high comb in it, which, to all appear
ance, was as perfect as when first buried
The hair adhered firmly to the scalp SC
that in removing lock it held tight
enough to be sawed off with jack-knife.
The soil was dry and sandy.-Union.
Hon. H. B. Smith of Milton. prom
inent lawyer and democratic politician,
died very suddenly at his residence, Of
apoplexy, last Monday morning. Mr..
Smith has been at the head of the dem.
ocratic organization for fifteen years, as
chairman of the state central committee,
and member of the national committee
and of the delegations to the national
: conventions; also prominent member
: of the Episcopal church and standing
r committee of the Vermont diocese. His
: age was about sixty years. He leaves a
wife only.
o. S. Burke, who has been sick for SC
many weeks, and being great sufferer,
died in st. Johnsbury, last Tuesday
One of the best lawyers in Caledonia
county, and the most successful adyo.
f cate, his death will create a void in it:
o bar that cannot be easily filled. He was
. hard worker and true to his clients
OF which we were one. These will eve,
l hold him in grateful remembrance
D Aside from his clients he had a host Of
friends who will hear of his decease with
sincere sorrow. He was formerly res.
ldent OF Morrisville, where he now ba;
many relatives.-Citizen
;, One of the most disastrous incendiary
) fires that has visited Brattleboro since
/. the great conhagration of 1869, broke
out about II o'clock, Saturday night Of
> week before last, in large barn owned
by j. A. Stevens, on Elliott street. II
which were twelve valuable truck horses
L harnesses, wagons, etc. So rapid wa.
t the spread of the flames, that befor,
: they could be gotten under contrel three
dwelling-houses and as many barns
with four horses, had been consumed
: while six families were left homeless
!, and much of their household goods de
e stroyed. The houses were owned anc
occupied by j. A. Stevens, John NJ. ia,
> and Mrs. Electa Allen. The loss vii
I be not far from $4,000. on which Their,
r is an insurance of SI2,OOO-two-third,
b in the Vt Mutual. and the balance il
o the Phoenix of Brooklyn, and ChamplaiI
Of Burlington.