Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-30
State Wees.

Herbert COOK or Brldgewater, Shot
wild duck IN Plymouth. the other day,
measuring FIVE and one-half feet from tip
to tip of wing,
West Charlotte, says correspondent.
has been swindled by a New York gold
and silver platter His plating lasts
just twenty-fOur hours. Look out for
him.
John Donovan, a brakeman on the /
Harlem Extension railroad. fell between /
two cars at Dandy. week ago last Fri |
day evening. while coupling. and two
ears ran over his legs. He died the next
morning.
Mr.. David Hobart of Berlin. gathered |
from one Of his apple trees, this year,
tweuty-nine and one-half bushels of good
apples, and has several times gathered
from twenty to twenty-three bushels
from it.
Mortified is happy in the possession
of Il bed-quilt which came over In the
NayHower the identical shovel that was
used to break ground for the first rail-
road in Vermont; and harness 200
years old.
David Smith of Wilmington, aged 20,
left on foot for the Centennial. on Tues
day of week before last, and got as far
as Troy. n. Y. the next Thursday. He
expected to reach Philadelphia in few
days if the walking continued good
John Doffy. gardener for Ex-Governor
Page, Rutland. was recently bitten in
the arm by dog so badly that his arm
swelled to twice its natural size and be-
came very painful. The dog has also
bitten child this summer quite badly.
A week ago last Thursday. in High
gate. while Frederick Haughton was
feeding threshing machine, his foot
was accidentally thrust into the mouth
of the thresher and torn from the ankle.
The injury will probably prove fatal.
Grafton is agitated by the appearance
of wild boy" He was seen on the
mountain by party Of hunters, but on
the approach of the men fed with the
swiftness of deer, and all efforts to cap
ture him were unsuccessful. Who he Is
and where he came from is mystery.
Justin Albee of South Londonderry, q
manufacturer of springfield bottoms, ran
away from that place week before last,
after stealing his partners handbook
and forging a power Of attorney. Upon
this he drew one thousand one hundred
dollars. and has disappeared for the pres
ent from public view.
Deer are not yet entirely extinct in
Vermont. it seems. Mr.. J. ". Snow,
the capable mail agent. has just return
ed from ten days hunting trip in Es-
sex county, where he shot three fine deer.
The headquarters alone of one weighed
l26 pounds. Mr. Snow describes deer
as plenty in that locality and sport good.
Clark Harris of Wardsboro. on his
way to Brattleboro, a week ago last Fri
day morning. with his wife. stopped at
the house Of his brother, Chester Harris,
IN West Dummerston. and while there
fell from the embankment in front, IL
what was apparently an apopleetie fit
and broke his neck, dying almost in
stantly.
: Mrs. S. H Guild Of Bellows Falls
dropped stick of wood upon her foot
the other day, and the pain increased t,
I. such degree that before evening sh.
was unconscious. Paralysis of the nerves
: in some form seemed to be the result o
}, the accident. She was deliriOus through
$ two days, and at last accounts was in
,or,- r,fIoa1 o1DditTon
. VIM. Maloney of Burlington, fell iron
the sloop Essex" in Lake Champlain.
week ago last Friday morning, and wa
e drowned. The body was not recovered
e Maloney was twenty-three years old. an
. was an employe of Shepherd. Davis
Co, and member of the Sutton Hos
Company. His violent death has cast
le gloom over his friends and his late assc
It ciates in the hose company of which b
(, was member.
lg Mr.. Newell Kent of Worcester. con
10 mitte1 suicide by hanging himself to
tree in the woods not far from his HON,
a week ago last Saturday afternoon. Il
a was found about half-Dast four o'clocl
n He has been dry goods merchant
e. Worcester for some time, but faile
70 awhile ago. He was about thirty eigl
years of age. and was connected by ma
u rage to Clarence Kelton. who hung hin
nd self at Middlesex, week before last.
nd The State Association for the prote
re- ton of Game are expected soon to dra
IL a bill providing for such legislation
IN they desire. In the meantime bill b
been introduced in the House inhictil
- a penalty Of $50 on any person KILN
he deer IN the last four months Of the yea
St and mink, beaver. fish or otter, from t
nd Ist of April to October lst- Dr. Col
smith will present very able and int
esting report on the subject Of the pre-
Ia ervation Of fish, and recommend legisl
VI ton which we trust will be granted.
the Andover has stood at the head of V,
tly mont towns in casting unanimous +
he publican vote, but this year she yiel
= TO Panton. The three Democrats "
ING voted at the September election were {
'er' ly temporarily In town, however, a
to next year Andover will be herself aga
mr. AndoYer and Weston. which was orig
a. ally part Of Andover, have sent ii
the world some distinguished so
vas among them Alvin Adams, of the Ada
Ger express company. the late Gov. Gilm
of and Senator Cragin of New Hampshi
en- and Rev. VIM. s. Balch, the well-kno
id Universalist clergyman
We are pleased to know that the pr
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lature is grand success. From seven
ant FIVE to one hundred meet every morn
eat- in the room occupied by the commit
,vs- on elections. Among those attend
IAN and deeply interested in the meeting