Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-11-22
State Ne,cs.

fire with matches, recently, while att
tempting to light lamp. She died on
account of her injuries.
The wife of James Vosburgh, who for
merly lived at Alburgh, but, some time
since. moved just across the Canada line,
whipped to death a fye-year-old daugh-
ter of her husband by former marriage,
few days ago.
A West Brattleboro boy met with
queer accident, the other day, that mar
rowly escaped killing him. Some cows
we're in the yard, and one of them, in
trying to hook another. missed her OBJ
ieet, and one of her horns struck the
boy in the mouth, fracturing his jaw
and badly injuring the roof of his mouth.
A week ago last Thursday, as Mrs.
Joseph Doyle of St. Adams, was going
down cellar with kerosene lamp in her
hand, she tripped and fell, breaking the
lamp and igniting the oil. She fell into
it and in an instant her clothing was
one sheet of fame She was severely
burned, and has since died of her inJu-
ries.
Frank Ordway of Bakersfield, entered
the store of Mr. Baker at Enosburgh
Falls, on Wednesday last, took an over
coat and vest and $l2 in money. The
track of his wagon in the newly fallen
snow led to his arrest and subsequent
confession, and in default of 5000 bail
he is now confined in jail.
i At White River junction, last Tues
day morning, VIM. ii. SlIsby had The
bones of his right arm smashed, and the
muscles badly bruised, while Stacking
cars, SO that it had to be amputated 3
inches above the elbow joint, Doctors
Allen and Eaton performing the opera
ton. He is about 80 years of age, has
family at Lyndonville and was in the
employ of the Passumpsic railroad.
On Tuesday, the 9th, while Thomas
Shackett of Middlebury, was in Boston
with a car load of stock, his wife
whom he turned out of doors, three or
four years since, though not divorced
entered his barn, and took away four of
his best horses and all of his harnesses.
She engaged some men outside to help
her in getting them away, after they
were let out.
: Washington recently had marriage
: of a boy aged sixteen years and girl
, of nineteen. 1t is alleged that H. A.
, White, town clerk, being absent. they
procured license of Mrs. White, and
on the strength of that Elder Dickey
n tied the knot. Another sixteen-years.
: old boy and twenty-four- years-old mate
of the other sex are said to have tried
the same game, but did not make it work
n The tragedy in Felchville, some thret
months since, when a Mrs. Ebeneze
: Densmore attempted the murder of be-
: three children, will be remembered b,
e our readers. She soon after left, ant
t no trace, so far, of her wanderings hav
been known. 1t seems she went to Hi
> nois, where she has since died, and tn
e body is on the way home. No particu
d lars of the cause or manner of her deaf
- have been received.
e The woman, Marion Bransfeld,
% who was arrested at St. Adams, the 9th
er day. with her skirts full of smuggle
" goods. bids fair to prove an importar
l. criminal character. She and her con
5. panlon. who escaped, registered at th
De Albion hotel in Montreal, and were see
If with couple of New York character
who are suspected of the robbery of tt
" $4,000 worth of silks from Morgan
ne Co., Montreal, two weeks ago.
n A fair young couple of Rutland r.
IL Gently went, on their wedding tour,
in far as Poultney before the ceremon
m They went in search of the cheapest an
most private means whereby to becon
as one flesh. Having secured the servic
ne of justice, the happy pair were unite
mt and handing the officiating gentlem;
ten cents, were joyfully departing, whit
the polite justice observed that as Il
IT bride appeared dowerless he would b
stow the marriage fee upon her.
EN- The st. Albans butter market, la
he Tuesday, ruled dull, and prices were 10
as Common to fair, from fifteen to eighte
u. cents; medium to good, eighteen
w Twenty-Five cents winter made, TWEEN
pi- to twenty-five cents selections, twent
yht five to thirty cents, with few chol
ho lots selling at thirty-two cents, Nc
of the sales ranged from twenty-five
thirty cents. There was light supp
'US of cheese, and from ten to eleven cer
OF was the price paid for dairy.
ty' The other evening, David Steady
ITS. Starksboro, went, with others, to the U
;or. per story of shed, to husk corn. Stea
30, occupied position by the side of I
= shed, and behind him was door.
l0r he sat against the door it suddenly Fl
and open, and he fell out on to the froz
nd ground, some fourteen feet below, str
ner ing on the back of his head, and str
a. ming him to such degree that it v
some time before he came to conscio
Gu ness. In the morning he seemed son
he what revived, but is not out of DANCE
A shocking accident took place
) a Montpelier Junction, one week ago |
nm. Thursday. James Stephenson. fret,
conductor on the Central road. was
lo'' turning home to Mortified, on accol
Ihe of an injury received to his hand. so
ned days previously, and in passing ale
amt over the cars of freight train, fell,
Al. observed, between the cars and was
a. over by the train, and also by frei
'ne train following close behind He ,
In terribly nangled. Young Stephen
elve was to have been married In a few da
reat Daniel Perkins of Pleasant Vail
no recently had desperate fight with
1ars enormous black snake When wit
six feet of each other, the snake raj
a his head about four feet from the grol
ever and jumped for the young mans thr,
hie | He cauobt +ha enalo - IL -