Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-02-22
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/ -leFicho- ana Is raging teattuitg - - -
portions of that town.
Canker rash Is still raging in VOL
colt. DR. Circuit visiting. in enc day re-
Gently. { patients sick with IT.
Airs. Zenas Nye who died at West
ford. recently. left Ii children. 30 grand
children aud 81 grcat-grandchildren.
Among the new institutions at
BrattIeboro. is the Bickford Knitting
Machine Manufacturing Company. They
have capital stock of Sl50,o0O.
Niles A. Wyman of Chester, was re-
Gently arrested for committing rape upon
his step daughter. girl ten years ofage.
He was committed 10 the county jail IN
Woodstock
The St Adams Iron and Steel Works
! have held !; meeting, and voted to re
sumo work at the rolling mill, in full
blast. on the first of March. That will
shorten good many faces.
The ST Adams butter market. last
| Tuesday, was about the same as last
week Common to fair. 20 to % cents !;
medium to good, 20 to 2S cents; seiec
tions. 30 to 81 cts s; '.giIt-edge,' 81 cts.
John McMahon. accompanied by Ho-
mer Lane. is giving wrestling exhibit
tions with q variety troupe i'll Alassachu-
sets, to crowded houses. McMahon has
challenge out of $1,000. open to the
world
A fine four years old colt, valued at
$3.50 aud belonging to the +. Montague
estate in Cambridge while ell route tor
Worcester. Mass, got loose near Nashua.
jumped from the cars aud was instantly
killed
Orrin Bates of pownal, had twenty
five sheep drowned during the recent
thaw. caused by an accumulation Of wa
ter under his barn One or Two horses
were found frozen into the ice, but were
released from their uncomfortable posi-
ton uuinjmed.
Albert Aseltene of Alburgh. aged
| abeut twenty-slx years, who has been
crazy for several years, was found dead
III his room at his fathers house. about
twelve o'clock. last Wednesday night.
lie has had TO he chained in his room
for several years.
Gen Lem. Spooner of Woodstock, in
speaking Of the weather recently, made
this remark in his most impressive and
measured tones: IF live till twelve
O'clock next sunday night, | shall have
seen nlnety-iive Januarys, and this j.
the hardest ole ever experienced I"
1t is reported that Henry Gooden and
his sou. former residents uf Bethel. in
company with others. eighty in all. who
had formed themselves together for IL
settlement Oh the Green river, persisted
M the great storm on the overland route.
Report says ali peiished but u woman
and three children.
Mrs. Towns, the widow of Il O late
Mr.. James NJ. Towns Of London d ;rry.
was burned to death III that town ON
Wednesday morning last, 10y her clothes
taking ire. She had been served with
breakfast by an attendant, and was soon
after found completely enveloped in the
hames. Her age was 81 years
1t is related of ALr. Elias Truax Of
Franklin. who died on the 4th. in his
lO3d year, that when he was 81 wears
CID he skated acress franklin Pond and
when he was Loo he made several small
pals ana walking canes, his eyesight
being So good as not to require glasses.
tie made u trip to Montreal last summer.
The south end of the Passumpsic rail
road bridge at White River Junction.
was discovered to be on fire. about six
Q Clock OIL Thursday afternoon, the 4lh
INST. number OF locomotives were run
upon the bridge. and, with water from
their tenders. the railroad employees soon
extlnguished the flames. Loss small.
A Bennington man has invented :,
very ingenious corn dropper which is at
tached to a hoe handle. 1t can be gaue-
Ell SO as to drop any number of kernels
and on pulling q string running along
the handle the corn is deposited in the
hill. The farmers are well pleased with
1t, as 1t is very cheap and saves one
hand in the field.
L. i. Barron of Washington, has in
MS possession jack knife, taken from
the stomach of COW recently slaughter
ed by John Thompson, the knife being
open when found 1t measures about
I - inches III length. open, and from
the appearance of the stomach it must
nave lam there some time. 1t is proba.
bic the COW mistook it for a bone as RS
handle is of horn.
Mother Fisk. formerly of Newbury
and well known by all the old Newbury
students, suddenly departed this life on
January -, at the residence of her son.
IN law Rev. W. d. Malcolm. in North |
heid' She was in the eighty second year
vi her age She was III prayer meet
ing The evening preceding her death.
anu as usual. was active in prayer and
III testIfying for her Saviour. Being
dead she yet speaketh"
ii. n. Gill of Bolton. attempted TO
jump on passing engine at North Viii
iiSton' a week ago last Saturday, missed
his footing aud was Carried several rods
hanging only by his left hand. and was
thrown with great violence upon "a glade
of Ice near the water house. narrowly
escaping with his life. Nhen picked u9
his head was bleeding profu-ely from a
cut three inches long on the ton III
right side badly bruised. and one foor
somewhat the worse for the tumble tho
engine wheel having passed near enough
10 shave the sole OF his boot cleu, ciF
ofu'slns The foot. but not breaking the
a sad accident occurred in Newf,ne
On tie 10th inst. whereby the widow Of
the late Moses sabin. % years old. came
10 her death. Her son. ID. 5. Sabln. aud
hls wife, about foI,r o'clo.i, :,