Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-11-01
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are having the eplZo0tlc. IL tue uio0oSO
is of severely fatal type, let it run.
Hauson's hotel was burned at Lunen
burg, some nights since. Considerable
of the furniture was saved.
Mrs Buckminster of Victory, recent
" had large tumor removed from her
stomach. and is now slowly recovering.
The button manufacture in Gaysville,
proves a success, and the call for them
is so great that the workmen are called
upon to labor part of the night.
A severe thunder storm passed over
the southern part of the State, last We'd
nesday, doing much damage by water
and lightning.
During the week ending October Is,
more freight cars passed over the Cen
trail Vermont railroad than during any
previous week since the road was built.
DR.. w H. H. Howard. the somewhat
noted physician of West Fairlee, who
has practiced quite extensively in East
ern Vermont, has absconded. leaving a
large amount of claims unpaid.
By recent measurement, the dis
lance from Stowe to the top of Mans
field Mountain, by way of the turnpike,
is found to be ten milestone mile fur
Their than by the old trail
A very sad accident happened at
Chester, week ago last Thursday. A
little child about three years old, of Mr..
Dighton Williams, fell into the canal of
Demming & Mead's tannery, on Grafton
street, and was drowned.
The late General Lyman Mower of
Woodstock. bequeathed eight thousand
dollars and the slips and pews owned
by him, to St. James church, of that
town, to be invested permanently. and
the interior to be devoted to paying for
the services of rector.
The public examination of Magoon
for the murder of Streeter at Barre. has
been postponed until Nov. 2, but an in
quest was held by Justice Carpenter at
Barre, and though held in secret. it is
understood that the evidence fastens the
guilt strongly on MagoOn.
Hon. David P. Noyes, formerly of
Morrisvllle, and prominent man in his
time, died in Burlington, some days
since, aged Sc years. He was demo
crat. and for that reason the argus g.
Patriot furnishes an extended obituary
and grants passport to heaven.
Shepard, Davis & Co.. the failed
lumber merchants at Burlington, find
themselves indebted to the world in the
agreeable sum of S1,3OO,OOO. To pay
this they hold some lumber, considera.
bic real estate and lot of poor notes
and bills. They offer their creditors &c
cents on the dollar.
The other night, Carlos Higley went
to the Good Templars' lodge in Hunt.
ington. and, throwing down his overcoat
on entering, pistol in one of the peck
cts was in some manner discharged, the
ball entering his abdomen and inflcting
what will probably prove a morta
wound. The ball could not be found
and at last accounts Higley was sinking
every hour.
George A. Sterling finished hayins
the middle of August, and at that timt
buried up hen in the hay. as he sup
posed, as he could not find her after
wards. A week ago he heard chicken
peep In the barn, and went and got gu
the hen and eleven chickens alive, bu
the hen was as light as blue jay, hav
ing been confined under the grit of tn,
barn eight or Dine weeks.
The mother of Moody the evangelist
who was elected delegate to the Uni
tartan convention at Brattleboro, a
Moody's last meeting at Mortified
Mass, Wednesday evening of week be
fore last, herself came forward with 9th
ers for prayers and new religious in
terest. Moody was so overcome at tn
unexpected presence and interest of hi
mother that for some moments he coul
not proceed with the meeting.
| The Rutland Herald says: LAS MI
Keith and another young man, from Fai
Haven, were out riding. the other day
one of them struck at dog in the road
The owner of the animal, man name
John Blanchard, who happened to
standing near, with loaded gun, imme
dIatel y raised his weapon and shot bot
of them in the head A number of she
have been picked out of the wounds, bu
we we're unable to learn the full exter
of their injuries. Blanchard has been al
rested"
, The st. Adams butter market, Tue
day, was very dull, and prices decline
from two to three cents from last week
quotations. No demand for low grade
7 We quote common to fair at frem fiftee
to twenty cents; medium to good, twer
ty-two to twenty five cents prime ia
butter, twenty-five to twenty-eight cts.
selections, thirty to thirty three cent
One or two lots of extra nice brougI
: thirty-fve cents, but there was n
0 enough sold to establish quotation.
!, Two fires which were doubtless Il
t work of incendiaries, were started
Montpelier on Sunday of last week I; OIL
, early in the morning. the other at nigh
y The first broke out in the block ownt
e by S. NJ Walton on State street. 1t W
subdued without serious loss to Il
4 building; but the goods of the sto
were damaged by water. The secon
In the rear of store occupied by Full
: & Howe, but was discovered by mig
y Waterman. The fire was started in
d lot of wooden boxes piled up against t
A side of the house.
,r The gratitude of tramps was sho,
r by one Of their number. calling hims,
Ned Smith, who came to the house
Henry Allen in South Reading. rep
ne senting himself without money or frienc
ID and wished to stay few DAYS and wo
for he hoarJ