Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-07-25
State Nc,rS.

rick Of West Milton, were killed BY
lightning in recent thunder storm.
Henry Clark of Yershire. claims to
have sheared, this year. from one sheep,
seventeen pounds of washed wool.
The track of the Woodstock railroad
/ is laid about three miles from White
River Junction towards Woodstock.
]. c. Davis Of Belyidere, says that
while pulling stumps. on the LIST of Ju-
ly. he found so much frost in the ground
that he had to suspend operations.
Since the attempted bank robbery at
Barre. a good many banks in the State
have decided to have thermometer locks
placed on the doors Of their vaults.
The post-of6ce at Milton was entered
by burglars, a week ago last Thursday
night. and robbed Of about twenty-five
dollars in change and postage stamps.
There is no clue to the robbers.
An unknown Frenchman. while driv-
ing between WinoOski and Essex, the
other day. leaned over the dashboard to
whip his horse. when the animal kicked
him IN the chest killing him instantly.
Hon. Henry Wilson. viee-president of
the United States. has been invited TO
deliver the address at the state fair with
a great probability of his acceptance.
No substitute has been invited or engag-
ed as yet
Miss Clara Whitney of Westminster,
twenty-five years old. broke her thigh
while alighting from carriage, the 9TH
er night. making the thirteenth time she
has broken that bone within the past
fourteen years
A Miss Cassidy Of West Concord. re-
Gently gave birth to a healthy child. and
no person was ever more surprised at
any event than she was at that. 1t can't
be accounted for in her judgment SC
eording to any known principles Of SCI
ence.
Mr.. L. n. Barnard Of Windsor, moved
with a single team, on Monday. the 9Th
inst, between sunrise and noon, nine
and half acres of heavy grass. being a
newly seeded piece, from which many Of
the stones had not been removed. This
was done with an Eureka mower.
The St Adams butter market, last
Tuesday. was dull and prices were as
follows: Common to fair, fifteen to eigh-
teen cents medium to good. eighteen
to twenty cents choice. twenty-three to
tEenty-four cents: selections, twenty
five cents; gilt edged, twenty-six cents.
During a heavy thunder storm at
Hartland, one night of week before last.
a family was suddenly seized with an
idea that their house was In danger,
whereupon they left it They had not
gone dozen rods when the building
was struck by lightning and demolished.
One of the unsigned notes stolen from
the First National Bank at Barre. was
detected at the redemption bureau in
Washington. last Monday. having been
received from . Brooklyn bank. The
signatures Of the bank officers had been
affixed. though they have no resemblance
to the genuine
The scale business has been Iemarka-
bly, good this year. for the times, but
just now good many Of the workmen
have vacation, and they think it vii
probably last until the early fall. wheE
good business is expected. and wori
for the full complement of men sntici
pated.-CalsdoniGn.
A ludlow dog-a big. black fellow
with bob-tail-the other day, wen
over to Plymouth and got up a first
class bear-scare- Some forty men armed
with guns and protected BY dogs turnet
out and hunted the supposed bear. Poo
Tray escaped with his life. but took /
bullet home with him.
! Gospel meetings were held at Well
River, commencing on Friday of wee
before last and continuing through tn
Sabbath. The attendance was very larg
and the result Unexpectedly good. Near
ly 90 persons went forward for prayer
and good number VI them expressed /
l hope that they had found their Saviour
Mrs Laura Hill. an old lady in Bur
E lington, when going across the pastur
0 TO the residence Of her son-in-law, Wi
D lard Fuller. was attacked By a viciou
heifer, and bruised and gored in shock
ing manner. If she had not been nea
{ q fence. which she reached and craEle
: under, she would have been killed.
!, Again has Earle experienced that Re
G publicans are ungrateful, as well as Re
: publies- Again has Vermont been a,
en- Consulship. and the man on Ebol
1t has been bestowed Is George H. Owe
: Of Rutland, instead Of A. A. Earle {
e MOrrisyille, the confidential friend an
K devoted admirer Of Gen. W. W. Grou
b How long. oh. how long ?"-Argos-
= George Baldwin Of Bradford, can
Dear being killed week ago last MOI
J. day. while walking on top Of a catt
Is train In passing through covere
Of bridge he was hit in the back Of Il
% head, and knocked from tie rear of OF
car 50 that his body fell upon the ne1
+ car, leaving his feet hanging over Il
D space Fortunately be was seen al
picked up before being Jared betwee
, A-r SaAes o1A Was S1SA I6eDoreQ 70 CO
j. selousDess-
- Z l. Hall Of Lisbon. Y. H.. a M
! protesting to be thoroughly posted
gold mining Is operating IN Woreeste
= he has five or SIX hundred feet Of sIuic
= way built, and Is said to Be picking o.
= some very handsome Jumps, besides son
nice specimens Of the finer quality. :
,. though he has Just begun to work. (
a has leased quite a MURDER Of farms
!, Minister brook. and claims 70 find I
- precious metal On every one Of them.
be Mrs Abigail G. Sanborn Of Cab,
n was ninety years old On the Fourth
July, but as that day was the Sabbat
Il there was pleasant gathering Of b
or relatives and friends At the house Of 1
n