Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-09-27
State Ne,Us.

pasture week before last.
The Chittenden county fair proved a
financial failure. Too much money was
invested In the '.hoss trot
John Duffy of Rutland, got into limbo
on Thursday of week before last, for in
toxication, wife beating, etc. His fine
amounted to S37.
Sewall Wilkins of Felchville, recent
" had a new shirt stolen by a tramp,
and his wife and Isabel Wilkins follow
ed the thief and made him give it up.
An old lady named Chase, living on
Pond Hill, in Lunenburg, was Knocked
over, recently, by buck that she was
trying to lead, and got one leg broken.
Bella, one year old daughter of 81
mon Carpenter of CRANKY, was seriously
scalded. few days since, by trying to
drink from shaving cup of boiling wa
ter, splitting nearly all its contents into
her bosom.
Butter sold at Richmond, Sept. 20,
from 20 to % cents for fair; % to 80
cents for choice few tubs gilt edge at
a higher price. Cheese, farm diaries, 8
to 10 cents; no factory offered. Potatoes
% to 80 cents.
A Waits River brute recently chased
! his wife with pistol and bowie knife,
while in fit of anger. threatening to
take her life. She only escaped by her
fieetness, and then, angry at not being
able to oyertake her, he attempted to
commit suicide.
Otto More of Bristol, was fined. last
Wednesday, 81 and costs, amounting to
about seven dollars, for cruelty to his
horse, by leaving it under the mill she'd
from Tuesday morning until Wednesday
morning, without anything to eat or
drink.
Mr.. Houghton of Stamford, caught
two hundred trout, the other day, and
prepared trout breakfast. They were
placed in the cellar, but in the morning
all but a few pieces of them had vanish
ed. The cat was soundly whipped, but
the real thief afterwards turned out to
be skunk.
Sunday, of week before last, Laura,
: Youngest daughter of John Reeves of
a Bennington, fell from a window by the
: giving way of screen. and was precip-
q itated to marble walk below, dis
, lance of thirteen feet. She received a
u severe confusion over the right eye, and
one leg was broken just below the hip.
. Monday night of week before last, A.
/ d. Cornell, at work IN the Ktna mills
IS at Cambridge, was caught in some ma
y chinery he was oiling, and entirely un.
= dressed. The operation was not per
formed in very delicate manner, and
= Mr.. Cornell presented sorry appear
't ance, when he appeared before his fel
E. low workmen, clad only in a shirt collar
ID If those who have charge of posta
t. matters on the cars will not think it i'm
m pertinent, we should like to make sug
= gestion. 1t is that too much mail mat
ter is carried by, or not left at the RICH
z station. There is getting to be so nue.
e. of sameness about the matter that it i
ed not appreciated.-Argus & Patriot.
IS Two or three desperate convicts al
iy tempted to break from Bennington jail
adj Tuesday night of week before last, bu
Il their plans were fortunately Illustrate
). by their timely discovery by Jailor Cool
IL When discovered, they had sawed on
nix hinge off the door leading from whel
en- they were confined into the corrido
IN sprung the door open, and one of the
- was in the act of crawling through. III
saw used was made from knife, whic
eat was furnished, in some way, it is SUI
ed posed, by friends outside.
he Horace Dodd is Boston Advertiser
lrd Agent of goodly repute for prompt ar
fair dealing. and now has ''put anoth
r feather in his cap" with publishers,
oi- issuing Printers Text Book" a VOL
us that every purchasing printer will fiji
aid ''druful handy to have in the house
INST geographically it is very handsom
ION while its specimens of types, rules, et'
:, and condensed price list, make it usef
al in every Office. Parties ordering throut
In Mr.. Dodd will find him square M
un- in all his business transactions. -Arga
nor Just right, Mr.. Argus.
for Vermont made good showing at t
- recent New England Fair, among the
who received premiums being a good
ave array of citizens of the Green Mounta
t if State. B. G. Hill of Elmore, took S
lble of the sheep premiums, and sold
her yearlings for 5000. G. P. Whitney
Westminster, received first award
-, working two years old steers. Worces
lth- & Kezer, who constitute the Roches
that Plow Company, were awarded the f
elp- premium for their superior plows.
and S. Cheney of Morrisville. got brol
medal as reward of merit for his wa
~ ing machines.
u MONTPELIER. Vt, Sept. 22.-Geol
Ill Miles, the third Barre Bank burgl
St. was committed to Jail here this event
.oni- by Sheriff Bailey and Detective Wigg
After four hearings before as many n
York judges on writs of habeas corp
burz he was delivered by a private order
,b;o the proper officers of this State, at L
low Street Jail, yesterday, at 3 D.
PA He was taken at once by private c
of veyance, which had been in waiting
for that purpose, from early morning,
! The Stamford, Conn.,. about thirty miles,
~ fore stopping. Bailey says he did
"nO wish to remain in New York long emo
5 IN for Miles to procure fifth writ, tho
tick Miles was determined to do so. and C
Right ed IN loud voice for assistance W
ming ne found they were driving him f
the city. The Grand Jury is In sesi
iOs- here and Miles and AlphOnsos will
from immediate trial.
Itooe. The sudden death of Mrs. Hattie
Lamson, one of the school teachers
eve Brattleboro. Thursday afternoon I'd il
essed was wholly unlocked for and surpri