Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-18
Local News
GENERAL

GENERAL.
see prospectus Of Montreal Witness.
There is foot Of snow in some parts
Of Ontario, Canada.
In North Carolina there are wheat
fields remaining unreaped. on account Of
rattlesnakes. This is worse than grass
hoppers.
The New York Herotd has its first
letter from Stanley, who has discovered
new lands and new people in Africa.
He has had to fight his way, and has
met great hardships. He lost l25 out
Of 500 men in his expedition
ANOTHER HORRIBLE MURDER was COM
mitted, this time at Barre Vt, on the
night Of the 18th inst Gast Thursday
4 citizen Of that town named Russell
streeter, aged 50 years, a rather loose
character, much addicted to drink, was
discovered Friday morning lying beside
the road where he had been robbed and
murdered during the night The re-
mains bore evidence Of fearful violence,
and the most brutal treatment. The
clothes were all drawn off the lower part
Of the body aud fearful! cut, as if with
a bowie knife, made clean across the ad-
domin, a foot long so that the intestines
hung out in large bunch. The man
was then drawn across the road down in
TO a gully, and his face beaten to a sick
ening mass, as if beaten down upon a
stone He had been to Montpelier that
day to draw his pension. and had some
$500 besides Asa s. Magoon who was
with Streeter at Montpelier, is the sus-
pected murderer, and is now in Jail. A
whip belonging to Magoon was found
near the spot.
BARTON.
The horse epidemic prevails to a con-
siderable extent in this town.
Don't forget Aaron TwOmbly's auction
tomorrow at 10 o'clock, q. N.
c. F. Davis, our enterprising boot
manufacturer, is making 500 pairs Of
black moccasins.
The Capt Little hotel building viii
be finished on the outside, at once. anC
put in readiness for sale or further oc
cupation.
Nat Folsom has his meat aud provis
ioh store, in the basement of the Capt
Little building, ready for customers
Call 10 and look him over
The German peddlers from this town
who ran their cart against the carriag
Of Wm. Kingsley of Salem, have settle
with Kingsley for the injuries done hi
wife, by paying $500 damages.
The next temperance meeting will
held at the Brick church, next Saturda
evening. Important business demand
the attendance Of all members and a
persons interested in the welfare Of thi
community
At the auction sale. on Friday. th
stock and articles sold by A. F. Stool
we'll brought very good price. TweI
freight cows were sold at an averae
price Of about $50. Hogs sold for eigl
cents per pound. live weight. and 9th,
things in proportion.
At the Methodist church, yesterda
seven members we're taken into Il
church and large number on prob
ton. The religious interest in the Vi
Iage and vicinity is apparently on Il
Increase. A large number Of frien,
Interested will visit the Hiram Cass di
Wct next sunday. at o'clock. P. II
Tor the purpose of holding meeting.
We have received from G. W. EatO
cedar Rapids. Iowa, an earO Of corn. sal
PIE Of Iowa production. this year.
says It is not an extra large ear, yet
weighs one pound and is IL IL inch
'ong and has Is rows. 81 kernels to t
'0"' We have hung it among other {
"o'''Ies in our office and it can be int
viewed by our subscribers, any time.
bank inspectors. or parties believed
nave 'ccn self-cOnstituted bank exam
e''' have been in town, and extra c.
Non has been taken during the past We
" guard against burglary and robb,
q The bank and elsewhere. Wealt
farmers we're inquired after. by the sa
u'en that we're providing about here
week. They called at several houses
'arious Pretenses. and have Doubt
i'oked up some Jobs" for darker &
better nights.
when are our Fire wardens to mi
a tour Of inspection As the cold v