Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-24
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testify in the safe burglary trial.
The students of the seminary at Mont
pelier presented Rev. Mr.. Spencer, just
before his departure for conference, with
an elegant study-chair.
The st. Adams Messenger chronicles
with obvious delight, the announcement
that Pennsylvania man proposes to ex-
hibit at the centennial Smith roller
and crusher.
John H. Currier of Ryegate, has a
flock of eighteen sheep which have this
season brought forth twenty-five lambs,
and his two cows have produced three
calves.
The Central Vermont are having the
Pullman and passenger cars thoroughly
repaired, cleaned and painted for the
centennial traffic, which is expected
about the irst of June.
Mr.. David R. Campbell, native of
Rockingham, has recently given to the
towns of Westminster, Grafton, Spring
field and Windsor. $4,000 each, to Ue
kept as a fund, and the income to be de-
voted to the support of the poor.
The st. Adams butter market Tues
day, April Is. was dull. Fair to good
sold at from twenty to twenty-eight cts,
good at from twenty-eight to thirty cts,
and choice at from thirty-two to thirty
three cents per pound.
Hezekiah Corliss, helpless cripple
who has obtained livelihood for sever
al years past by smuggling liquor from
Canada and retailing it by the bottle or
glass, has recently been arrested in
Montgomery, convicted of ~ ofenses,
and sent to Jail.
The South Eastern road was two feet
under water in some places between Rich
ford and Mansonville, week ago last
Saturday night. The Missisquoi road
was considerably INSTRUCTED by mud, and
the locomotive which traversed it looked
as if it had been charging on mud
bank.
Prof. Phelps, principal of the Swan
ton graded school, came near finding a
watery grave, recently. While crossing
the lake to his home at South Island, his
team broke through and he was in the
water about an hour Fortunately him
self and his horse were rescued. and sus-
tanned but slight injuries.
Last Thursday night, John Sweeney,
who was tried in the Chittenden county
court for burglary, on Wednesday. and
acquitted, with an accomplice, broke in
to freight car loaded with goods at
Waterbury. Both were arrested after a
severe struggle with the officers, hand
cuffed and taken to Montpelier Jail.
A movement is on foot among the
grangers to set apart one day in the year
(in the month of May by preference) for
setting out trees, when each member Of
grange is to devote the entire day to
the work. 1t is suggested that Wednes-
day, May 10th, (the day of the opening
of the centennial cxposition) be set apart
for this purpose.
Arson Fassett, one of the oldest resi-.
{ dents of Enosburgh, died of pneumonia
. at Enosburgh Falls, last Monday, after
short illness. He was in his 81st yeal
and had lived in town since his fifth
year, residing on the farm where he dieC
over fifty years. He was son of Amos
Fassett, who was one of the first settlers
In town, and was man of much promi
nence.
Mr.. A. J. HOLSTER of East Montpe
lier, demonstrates, in the most emphatic
manner, that he knows how to run {
e dairy. He consigns all his butter to ;
Y commission house in Boston, and it net
him forty-seven cents pound. If every
one in the county made such butter a
3 this, it would not be long before W,
e should be the richest agricultural coun
It ty in the country.
o A fire broke out on the morning o
J. the 18th inst, in the wooden building
in Sheldon, known as 'Spooner's Hall,
and occupied in part by the owner, Mel
e son Spooner, as dwelling and billiar'
> saloon, the hall in the upper story beinI
! used for conventions and other pnbli
II purposes. and the building was totall
u consumed. Loss about $500; partia
q insurance.
J. Some days since, G. w. Oviatt, drug
y gist at Bath left that place in compan
d with the wife of J. N. Gale. They wer
70 pursued to Fort Edward, N. Y, By MI
Gale and Deputy Sheriff John Bailey {
Y Wells River. Friday afternoon, Sheri
at Bailey returned, having Oviatt in custt
ce dy, leaving Gale at Fort Edward in flu
r. possession of his runaway wife, to retur
y home to Bath together at their leisur
Oviatt has been married.
Concord voted 68 to 81 to repudiat
o. the town railroad bonds. About on
ne third of the voters were out. The tow
in has given bonds to the amount of 800
he 600, all of which have been sold. If Il
: 2. & o. railroad has contributed not
ing to enhance the value of the real e
'n tate owned by those sc men, and if tn,
is, believe that, as the saying is. whatev'
ar is heeced out of railroads IS honestly &c
re- there is no opportunity for moral j
:. struction.
:. While Kent Wright of Bridport, W
- out hunting in Shoreham, on Tuesda
ne the 18th, he stopped to rest, and VIII
on, sitting on fence near a stream Of wat
it'll he lost his balance. To save hims,
I'd. from falling he thrust out the breech
his gun, and the lock becoming enta
D y, gled the piece was discharged. lodgi
the the contents in the left side of his ia,
de- just forward of the ear. Although thu
lot shot came out Of the top of his head, I
;es doctor thinks he may recover.
its Broughton ID. Harris of Brattlebo
N is now named as candidate for gov
nor, and appearances indicate that
friends will push him earnestly.
lost Windham county Dresents his name