Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-03
State Ne,rs.


are al SEX. and many persons have been
exposed
The Portland and ogdensburg rail-
rad Is all completed except 100 yards
at Frankenstem elf in the White moun-
tains. which is being worked out at the
rate Of 50 yards day. There arc yet
two feet Of snow IN that section.
The late Captain Ebea b. Ward Of
Detroit. Michigan. a native Of POultney.
Vermont. who died few months since.
left fortune Of S5.0OO.00O. and the
funeral was hardly over before the heirs
began to quarrel about the requests,
The st. Alhaus butter market, last
tuesday. was dull We quote medium
to good at from fifteen to eighteen cents !;
common to fair. eighteen 70 twenty cts. ::
selections. twenty-three cents; fancy,
twenty-five cents per pound
Four trappers Of Bridport and Addi-
son have been making a raid upon the
fur animals in and around Dead Greek.
and have caught one thousand musk
rats. besides eoons. and skunks enough
to last them in perfumery the whole sea-
son.
Father replied Mortified girl,
with tears in her eyes. .'YOu may jaw
and Jaw. and howl and howl. and rip
and rip, and tear and tear. but I'll mar
~ him If / die for it. = Then the old
man gave up. satisfied that he might as
well attempt to pull locomotive up
hill as try to stop her
1t is reported that William Lapeer of
East Enosburgh. recently went to the
house Of his brother-In-law, who was ab-
sent from home, tied the hands Of the
wife Of the latter and outraged her per-
SON. When charged with the crime he
did not deny it. but gave his brother-in-
law two $50 notes to settle the matter.
The meanest man In Vermont lives
in Chester. He was invited to join in
singing at the funeral Of one of his neigh
boris daughters. He accepted the invi-
tation, and soon thereafter presented to
the father of the deceased a claim for
fifty cents for services rendered on that
occasion The bill was paid. This in
dividual IS a member Of one of our
churches and processes to live the chris
tianity taught by our Saviour.
Not long ago, while Lewis Camp of
Stowe, was cleaning the shelves Of the
old store. he threw package Of blast
ing powder into the wood-box- Soon af-
ter his father fixed the fire with an iron
poker. and then put it in the box. pierre
ing the powder package. The result
was an explosion, which demolished the
wOod-box. and badly frightened Mr..
Camp.
About week ago, Mr.. Chas. Wright,
cutter in Mr.. e. B. Siblay's tailoring
establishment at Bennington. observed a
small pimple on his lip, but paid little
attention to it 1t grew rapidly, and
became very painful. resulting in death
on Sunday morning. His disease was
erysipelas. resulting in congestion of the
brain Mr. Wright was twenty-five
years Of age His family reside in
Keene, N. H.
The people of Charlotte are in a terri
bic state Of mind about four tons of NJ
tro-gIycerIne now stored on the shore OF
the lake. Last year. when the ice broke
up, store house on this identical spot
was smashed by it. and there is every
reason to fear that the same thing will
happen this year. So many people are
anticipating an explosion that will send
that part Of Vermont higher than a
kite"
An incident occurring on the road
near Montpelier Center, some years ago,
proves it to be good thing to pay the
printer. When coming toward Montpe.
lier. j. A Wing, Esq picked up wal
let containing SIS. and the only thing
IN It giving the least clue to its owner.
ship was a receipt for money the senior
DR.. TemPleton had paid for his newspa.
per. The moral IS obvious.-Arg4s.
Some Rutland workmen digging for a
foundation and clearing away the debris
from the ruins Of the fire on Center
street. last Tuesday. brought to light a
barrel of whiskey, which had been bur
led IN the ground an officer was prompt.
ly on hand and took charge Of it. after
little tussle with one Of the workmeu.
This makes three or four barrels of Ii.
qu0r found buried under the ruins since
they began rebuilding
The dignity Of the law was seriously
compromised at Cabot, the ether day. In
the person Of John Damon, who went tc
the house Of Joseph Ainsworth TO attach
some potatoes IN the cellar. The cellar
was reached by ladder through trap
door, and, while the constable was look.
ing over the potatoes. Mrs. Ainsworth
deposited herself on the trap-door and
would not let him come up until be
promised not to attach the potatoes. at,
ter which he was soundIY drubbed with
hre-shoVel and fed IN hot haste.
A fire which broke cut few minutes
before twelve, last Wednesday night
consumed an old wooden building oUuo.
site the residence Of Mr.. W. A. BouteIle
On Elm street. Montpelier. which con.
tanned some two thousand three hundred
bushels OF hulless oats A large share
OF the oats were found IN a damaged
condition The building was formerEv
q biacksmith's shop. and together with
the oats was owned by Mr. BouteIIe.
There was no insurance on the building.
he cats were insured for $500. n
each Of the following companies Globe
OF Chicago, Westchester Of New York
Kansas Of Leavenwertk, aud Planters
OF Memphis. with clause IN every pol,
ICY, that the loss should not exceed five
dollars bushel- The cats are well sold,
and 50 are the insurance companies.
Among the arrivals at Bishops. On
/ Monday Izst. were three aIff~-fora f-~-n