Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-11-27
state News.

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At Burlington, some trouble has been
experienced on account Of the street let
ter boxes having been munlSted aud hll-
ed with dirt.
Josiah ellison. Esq. who has been
elected justice Of the peaee in PrOctOrs-
vile every time for 80 years. declined
reelection this year,
Most diligent inquiries at st. Albans.
fail to eOn6rm the stories Of Fenian
movements, 1t is probably the work Of
sensational correspondents,
Killing English sparrOws and selling
the plumage for the decorations Of la
dies head gear has become quite sn in-
dustry in some parts of the state.
Mott Brothers Of the Brandon URioa.
are 70 establish weekly paper in Lud-
low, called the Ludlow Tribune. the first
number Of which viii be issued this
week.
A week ago last Friday. eleven barges
Of lumber arrived at Burlington. bring
ing about 100000 feet Of lumber each,
That means revival Of business" does
il not
Brattleboro complains Of the hardest
times for three years. The Estey organ
factories have been closed half Of the
last month. and shut down again week
before last
Mr.. Franklin Fairbanks has been che
sen to I'LL the vacancy in the committee
to plan the Sunday School lesson for
1875. caused by the death Of Mr.. Hen
" P. Haven.
jefferson P. hidder. q native Yer
mOnter aud once observation-disclosures
Of this state. has been re elected Dele
gate TO Congress from Dakota, by about
1000 majority.
Ii is rumOred that Henry Grayelin,
the alleged murderer Of Herbert o.
White of Weathers6eld. has secured the
services Of General Butler to defend hin
in his trial next month.
The Vermont Legislature has unani
mously reelected the present Judges o
the Supreme Court. which may be re
garded as high eommendatiOn to then
fer their unquestisned ability and IN
sullied reputation
Two little girls. aged and years
daughters of Reuben Haley of POwnal
were so severely burned by their elOthe
catching FIRE, a few days since, in th,
temporary absence Of their parents, tina
they both died soon afterward.
Governor Fairbanks has made the fol
lowing staff appointments John A. Shell
, don Of Rutland Julius J. Estey of Brat
tleboro: Albert G. Hubbell of Benning
ton. and Albert W Hastings of s
Johnsbury. TO be Aids-de- Camp. wit
the rank Of Colonel.
George Steiner. claiming to be froI
Albany. was committed TO Jail in Woo
j stock. Nov IA. on charges Of burglary
: house breaking and horse stealing. II
Is the man who stole the money from tL
: pocket Of Mr.. Archer Of Bethel. q fe
nights since
1t is understood that the legislsti,
P committee on the Vermont Centenni
3 have decided on the appropriation for Il
f state celebration. advising the giving
=. $4,000 for the monument. and $500
for general expenses, conditioned {
, Bennington putting in 81 900.
I The commerce on Lake Champlain b
e fallen of somewhat this season. The ca
al tolls received at Whitehall up to da
amount to thlrty-6ve thousand thr
K hundred aud SIX dollars and FIVE cent
IF about SIX thousand three hundred al
! sixty-6ve dollars less than the amou
received up to the same time last year
The Central Vermont railroad ofieis
are using every effort to capture G
> guilty parties who have recently repea
10 eddy stoned passenger trains aud plse
Is distractions on the tracks Of Its difere
,e divisions The parties engaged in
: attempt to wreck a train near Pittsfor
q week ago last Friday. are known. a
" their speedy capture Is anticipated.
le One Of the greatest revivals in {
BE cause Of temperance has recently be
ly held in Vergennes. under the aupices
= the reform club, Messrs. Frost and BIZ
ant conducting the services for FIVE da,
" The large hall Of the sehool-house v
d thronged with spectators. listening VI
Of intense interest to the appeals made
IS them by the above named gentlem,
Lar One hundred and sixty-three names ",
:, added TO the list Of reformed men, ma
- Of whom were drinking men,
' An attempt to escape from the
Tor Adams Jail By three prisoners. one
On them Tatro, the murderer Of Mrs. B
he Ter Of Highgate, was discovered and fr
- trased week ago last Saturday I'll
had gained access TO vacant cell in
C. upper story, and with two old kni
e. had succeeded in removing a square
about two feet Of boards in the cell
Of the cell. which they covered with
'ur newspaper Only one Of the knives
itY found by the prison officials.
en- A poor little wandering boy. with
BUS parents and no home. was one day
T Gently duplicating Mr.. Fairbanks,
perintendent Of the Reform. School,
take him IN, saying. with tears in
on eyes. that be had no other place 70
Of but Mr.. Fairbanks answered that
in could not take him IN only when he
committed for some crime. The boy
seen in the streets moment after, thr
1ud ing stones at street lamps. He went
Is store and stole some trinket worth
nd I fey cent? and then delivered him
.et up to Sheriff LandOn- The latter
a papers made for his arrest. and be
duly committed. An expression Of
nPt and happiness was visible on the fac
vas the poor lad at the result
the Miss Mary Fletcher. only surviv
IN child Of the late Hon Thaddeus
Fletcher Of Burlington, has decided