Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-03-22
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his exhibitions are of similar nature.
Work has already begun onthe ruins of
the recent FIRE at Montpelier. and 1t Is
proposed to replace the burned buildings
by handsome block of business houses.
j. NJ. Lewis of North Springfield has,
among other curiosities. living ailiga-
tor which he has kept all winter 1t is
in good health and seems to enjoy a
/ Vermont winter.
Rev. Hosea Z. Ballou of Wilmington.
rs years old, has been clergyman II
years, superintendent of schools 2 years,
town clerk II years and justice of the
peace "A years, besides being twice a
member of the Legislature.
The St. Adams butter market, Tues
day, was inactive and prices ruling low,
with indications of a still further de-
| cline. Quotations, common to fair 20
and % cents good. % cents selections
| 26 cents. Shipments. III tubs.
MIR. and Mrs. Field of johnson. had
been married six years, and on the nth
of last month their first child was born.
1t being a son. That was rather pleas
ant for the unhappy father, but when
another son was given him by his wife
seventeen days after. he began to think
there might be too much of good thing.
The Central Vermont railroad compa-
ny is reported to be negotiating to sur
render its lease of the Ogdensburg and
Lake Champlain railroad and turn it
over to the company that owns it, and
is also trying to withdraw from its con-
nection with the Northern :ransporta-
tion company. whose steamers in the
lake trade have not made much money
during the last two seasons.
Mr. Sleeper of North Wolcott. has ac-
compishcd his lifelong task-the con
struction of a perpetual motion. 1t is
said to contain three thousand forces,
and those who have seen it in operation
pronounce it genuine article. Mr.
Sleeper has devoted large part of his
time for the past forty-6ve years to this
invention. and has been nearly insane
| on the suD]ect.
A young man named Martin Nc
Laughlin, a brakeman on the Rutland
division of the Central VT, caught his
| foot between two rails, at Bellows Falls.
Thursday. as he was unshackling the
slowly moving train from the engine,
and was pushed down and run over by
one car, the wheels passing over his
thigh and lower portion of the trunk
A special train was Immediately dis.
patched to convey him to his home in
Rutland, where his wounds have been
dressed, and he Is as comfortable as
could be expected.
Mr.. Lyman Cotton of New Haven,
discovered about fifty grasshoppers upon
| the inside of south window in his
house. one day in the last week of Feb
rualy. There were standing near the
window some vases of plants in which
the dirt was freshly put last fall. One
would suppose that this had not been a
winter especially favorable to grasshop-
pers, but these were probably hardy
kind. Mr.. Cotton's theory is, that the
eggs lay IN the dirt Of the flower vases.
and that the warmth of the sun hatched
them before the time Moral-look out
Tor grasshoppers another season.
Week before last. Sylvanus c.. son of
DIR. S. Putnam of Montpelier, aged u
years, pricked the palm of one hand
with pen, while reaching under his
desk at school. Soon after he was taken
Ill, his limbs began to swell, and he suf-
tered intensely until last Saturday eve
ming. when death came to his relief,
! physicians agreeing that that seemingly
insignificant pen prick was the cause of
his decease, making it a notable case.
lie was an unusually bright and prom
lslng lad. whose death comes with crush
ing force on the parents and friends who
hoped SO much from his future.
In 1864, Capt. r. B. Stearns of the
9TH Vermont regiment, was taken to
Mobile as prisoner of war, when he was
accooted by rebel naval officer, who in
| CURED whether he could do him any SER
vice. stating that he had been a prisoner
in Fort Warren, Boston harbor, where
ne was so kindly treated that he would
like to return the favor. Capt. Stearns
gladly availed himself of the offer, and
was so we'll served by his generous foe
that. at the close of the war, he wrote
him warm letter of thanks, and few
days ago, was agreeably surprised to
hear that his letter had restored the reh.
ell TO full citizenship, for, although his
case did not quite meet the rules laid
down, he showed Stearns' letter to the
Judiciary committee of the Senate, and
1t did the business for him.
| During the past week Boston papers
have had sensational reports of suit
Tor seduction and breach of promise
brought by Miss Bradshaw of Manches-
ter. \. H., against John W. Page of
montpelier, and against Dr. g. n. Brig
nam Tor procuring an abortion. KnowI-
edge OF these suits was In our possession
quite time before they were thus made
public, but we did not publish them be-
cause we were convinced they were SIM
/ ply brought to extort money, whatever
wrong had been done having long since
been condoned and settled for with cash.
as was acknowledged by writing duly
signed and sealed. The publication in
the Boston Globe is understood to have
oeen procured by an attorney for the
Pialntif' who is the Montpelier CORE.
HPonueht OF that paper. --Argtts.
The special meeting of the stockbola.
ers OF the Portland & 0gdensburg rail.
road met at Portland, Ne. "Wednesday
forenoon of week before last to dot
NINE whether said company will mite
with the several roads of the Vermont
division IN joint bond and mortgaae
ana ID joint consolidation, for the be,,er
advantage of the road - -.