Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-11-06
State NesrS.

world.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
inter the savings bank at Springfield, a
week ago last Saturday night by burg
arS.
Two wealthy citizens Of Washington.
have made an even wager of fifty thou
sand dollars each on the result Of the
Presidential election.
Frank Ray Of WILMINGTON. caught in
. trap two hundred pound bear, re-
Gently: bruin carried the trap some ten |
miles before beng Oyerhauled.
According to statistics just collected /
BY medical gentleman. there are in
Vermont 500 regular physicians, 500
druggists and 200 dentists.
There have been three incendiary fires
in the town Of Windham within week.
and the selectmen have offered a reward
for the arrest and conviction Of the fire
bugs"
A lady by the name Of Denison Of
Royalton, met with serious accident in
singular manner She was pulling
up q plant. when she fell over backwards
and broke one ankle bone,
Brattleboro's new democratic paper.
the Windham county Retoraaer, started
as a campaign sheet, has sufficient pat
ronage to warrant its continuance as
permanent journal.
The Bethel postmaster received pos
tai. few days since. from young lady,
then stopping in an adjoining town, to
forward her male if any came to her.
At last accounts the fellow hadn't put
in an appearance.
We learn that at meeting Of the
members from the seven counties on the
east side Of the mountain affected by the
re-mapping project introduced by Mr..
Henry of Chester, nearly four-hfths Of
the meeting were opposed to the BILL
A four-years-old daughter and only
child of Mr.. Byron Fleming. was proba-
bly, fatally poisoned at Middlebury, a
week ago last Thursday. by dose Of
pulverized opium, which was given by q
druggist by mistake for pulverized rhu-
barb.
A man named Horace Britton, far.
mer, living mile and half out from
Springfield, attempted suicide on Mon,
day morning. the 3Oth ult., by hanging
He was found in an unconscious state by
his son, and resuseitated. Depressed
spirits was the cause
There was an attempt at murder a
Jacksonville, the other night. ]. N
Miller of Fayetteville, was visiting a
the house of a friend, when some on
stole up to the window and fred through
it, grazing Miller's head. There is som
mystery and local excitement over tn
affair.
The other day. little girl of Georg
, Miller Of Proctorsville, was at play o
the wood pile, when the wood fell an
took almost the entire scalp from th
head of the child. DR.. Story replace
: and fastened on the head covering, an
q dressed the wound, and the child is d.
: ing well.
9 The legislature is expected to tai
measures for the protection of deer. f
ten years prior to last November. la
" for their protection was in force, ar
W they prOspered and multiplied. but in
,e mediately on the expiration of the ter
10 the slaughter began, and they now b
fair to be exterminated in very shO
time
v The Weathers6eld tragedy still +
IS mains mystery. The report that Ca
IN penter. who was arrested as GravliI
ie accomplice but subsequently, discharge
had turned states evidence is untrue
as is also the report that blood and OF
y er evidences of the murder had be
We found in his house Gravlin denies
is knowledge Of the affair
lis Carlton G. Sumner was arrested
as Middlebury, a week ago last Frid
:. night, on charge Of forgery. He fol-
~ cd an order on W. W. Eaton and obtai
ne ed suit of clothes thereon, signing
he his order the name of Deacon d
m Boyce, for whom he had recently wo
ina ed. He was put under $500 bonds,
:. next day, and in default of bail he '
=. committed to Addison county Jail.
a'l The will of the late Judge Bellows
eSs st. Adams. is to be made public so
ion Among its provisions is bequest
no 100000 in government bonds to est
m lish college in st. Adams. Additio
to this, be wills his residence as a s
lnu These securities are to be used as
zee lows: Whenever accumulated intel
.ru- shall equal the principal. $4,000 t
,ose shall be used to build or transform
house into suitable college buildi
and the remaining $4,000 become:
A permanent endowment
ives The White River Valley railr
a. seems to be fixed thing. The cont
.' for the building of the road-bed, '
hles the necessary bridges, culverts, ETC.,
ain, the laying of the iron. has been awar
mar to James E Batchelder & Co. of Spr
5as field, Mass, and the work is to be c
- pleted before Sept. Ist. 1877. The
WIZ. trail Vermont Company is to take
de- of the road, and furnish the iron
be- rolling stock. The road is to be
in row gauge, three feet in width bet1
70 the rails. 1t is hoped that it will
mately be extended to Rutland.
with The house Of Scion WoOley. the a
ed murderer, was burned to the gro
on the evening of the 9th inst. Rel
ouse are numerous, and some one has sta
Used one to the effect that Mrs Wooley
into the incendiary; but others, and,
w;f. think. more reliable ones. contradict
:. 1t is claimed that it will appear in
~ - dence that she loaded The pistol for
le al husband to shoot his brother with,
Mrs. melted him to commit the crime. T
Wooley, the victim, fingered along
the morning Of the 26th ult.,. whel