Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-05
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A gentleman in Rutland has a speci
men of the first half cent coined IN la9S
and the last in 1885,
An association has been organized at
Saxtons River. for the enforcement Of
the game and fish laws
The railroad shops at St. Adams.
which have been running on reduced
time. started up on full time. Thursday.
Carlos Wilmot. 5s wears of age. and
a resident of Norwich, died suddenly in
his sleigh. week before last, while talk
ing with neighbor.
The Brattleboro Record and Farmer
has been sold by the administrator of Z.
D. Cobleigh's estate, to the Rev. Angus
tus Chandler Of Dummerston, who takes
possession April /.
man named Roberts. seventy years
old. belonging in Hartford, was run over
and killed near White River Junction.
on Monday last. by the noon mail train
east He was walking on the track.
Butter at Richmond. Monday, ranged
from 10 to 20 cents for ordinary, % to
% cents for choice, and % cents for Sc
lections. A few boxes of Mason factory
cheese sold at l6 ID cents skinned
and partly SKINNED, to Is ID.
Patrick Donahue, convicted of poison
ing a horse in Brandon, was recently
sentenced in Rutland to pay a fine of
! Sl00 and costs to stand committed and
assigned to hard labor under the sheriff
of the county until the fine and costs
are paid
A week ago last Friday, little three
years old daughter of Florant Turgeon
of Burlington. fell into a tub of boiling
hot water. scalding the entire body from
the neck down in terrible manner. The
little one lived in great agony till Sat
urday morning, when death relieved her.
The smallpox is disturbing the Rut-
land people; John W Cranston, proprie-
tor of the Bardwell House. who has been
sick for some time, now being found to
have the disease, while several other
cases in the hotel are reported. causing
all the guests to make hasty exodus
A young man named Gilbert got on a
tear at West Randolph, the other night,
turned his family out of doors, and fol-
lowed them up with the furniture, keep
ing off the neighbors who tried to inter
fere with double barreled shot gun.
Next day he bought six-shooter, and,
after bullying the town for several hours,
took the cars for Chicago.
DR.. All. King, a young Chinaman,
said to be son of one of the richest tea
merchants in Pekin who has been doing
thriving business as a doctor in the
village of Lansingburgh, N. T., was ar
rested at Rutland, a week ago last Sat
urday night, for being too much mar
ried. he being the fortunate possessor OF
the undivided affections of two "Meli.
cam ladies.
NJ. A. Hitchcock, who recently de-
faulted his bail before the Rutland coun.
ty court, became violently insane, the
other day, and attacked his family with
razor. They managed to escape from
him, when he harnessed his horse to a
wagon and started on run to Brandon.
followed by two men, who captured him
just as he was rushing into his daugh
ters house with the razor He is now
in jail. and will be taken to the Brattle
boro insane hospital.
A gentleman in Burlington, of an in.
vestigating turn of mind, week or two
ago, determined to TRY i" again with
the rats, which infested his house. He
purchased supply of ''coal tar" at the
gas works, and placed small quantities
of 1t IN the rat holes in his cellar, ano
elsewhere in their runaways The rats
bedaublng themselves, became Disguised
with the manner of their entertainment
and speedily left the premises, and have
not been seen or heard from since.
A week ago last Tuesday, John Roark,
ran away from Dandy to Rutland will
thirteen years old girl named Elier
Shlppy, procured at the latter place
marriage license, representing themselvel
as from Canada, and the girls age a
twenty, and they were married by F;
clergyman. The girls father came afte
her and the two men had noisy en-
counter in the Rutland depot. Crane
juror Randall and policeman interpos
ed, the girl expressed her desire to o,
with her pa and though Roarke threat
ened that he would have her if it cos
his hearts blood, they departed on sep
arate trains.
, John z. PhaIr, the Freese murderer
now IN the state prison at Windsor. ha
= not yet been put In the shops at tn
prison. The Windsor Journal allege
as the cause of this that the officers q
, the prison are troubled with the problem
OF executing the new provisions of tn
law relating to parties under sentence 0
death, passed at the last session of tn
Legislature. As the law now stands n
murderer can be executed in Vernon
until after the expiration of two wear
from the time of sentence. The first q
months are to be spent in hard labor i
the state prison and the last 4 month
IN solitary confinement.
i. b. Batchelder, a we'll do farme
: at West Randolph, seems to be in grca
demand just now and now appreciate
the folly Of boys fooling around too prc
mlscuously with the girls. Mr.. Batch
, elder IS about 90 years old, aud wild
over. Not caring to bask in the win
Ter OF discontent' caused by leading
D life Of single blessedness he laid seiee /
2 the tender heart Of Widow Kellogo
+. who soon succumbed to his arduous WOO
ing and promised to make his pathwa
IN life ever blissful by the love 81
D should bear for him. Every prom
: ised glorious summer" until ..brevet
. widow Brown crossed their path. an
with her more youthful attractions eau,
: cd the amorous Batchelder to waver !
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