Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-27
State Ne,rs.

ly heavy just now,
George HILLS dwelling house IN Lu.
nenburg. was destroyed by FIRE Friday,
March Il. Estimated loss. $1,000; in
sured for $500.
The Richford Ssstiael has again
/ changed hands. and will be published
by L. r. Bailey. who will make needed
/ improvements,
Geo. B. French. Esq. of Woodstock.
has Masonic apron said to have been
brought to this country from England,
hy Thunderbolt
Frank Mason. youngest son of SAN
ford Mason formerly of Chester. perish
| ed in the woods during a severe snow
storm. Sunday. the 18th ult. near Sag
inaw. Michigan.
Henry Davis and man named Pc
tiers got into quarrel at Mendon. the
other day. and the father Of the latter.
while attempting to separate them, drop
ped dead.
Martin q. Evares of Rutland. is going
to import $50 pairs of migratory quails
from Europe. hoping to establish them
on this continent, and thinking the Yer
mont climate peculiarly adapted to them.
At the last meeting of the common
council at Burlington. there was added
TO tie voting list the name of u man
Louis Henri of the third ward-who tes-
tilted to being Ito years of age. Anoth-
er was IS years of age,
Much interest is felt at Montpelier in
the approaching trial of Niles. the Bar
re bank robber, at Montpelier. from the
fact that the noted lawyer. William A.
Beach of New York. is to be his senior
counsel. MagOOn. the Barre murderer.
is also to be tried
Michael Casey of Richmond. aged 80
years. ate his supper at 9 o'clock. last
week, Friday evening. went to bed about
an hour afterwards in his usual health.
and was found dead the next morning.
He was single man. and had spent
several years in the {. S. navy.
While the storm was at its height. on
Tuesday morning last. large house at
West Rutland, occupied by Is families,
took fire and was burned down. The
tenants were driven out without saving
any goods or clothing, and suffered Sc
verely, The loss VIII be several thou
sand dollars.
Bradley Barlow of ST. Albans, has
been in Washington testifying in regard
to frauds in the post-Offlee department
Mr.. Barlow was mail contractor. and
Is said to have testified to having paid
large sums of money to different parties,
IN order to hush up Investigations
Whatever may be the result at the
State Convention as to the nomination
fer Governor. it appears to be conceded
on all hands that Col. Redfeld Proctor
of Rutland. would make an admirable
Lieutenant Governor, and his unanimous
nomination would be a fitting and grace
full recognition of this fact.
Business at the Brandon scale manu-
factory is said to be very brisk. Large
orders are being received from foreign
countries, requiring much extra help and
longer days for labor. 1t is no small
credit 20 Vermont that she can furnish
the world with the best weighing appa-
ratuses, made in the Fairbanks and
Howe scales.
4 Mr.. Hanks of Salisbury, while re-
turning home from a recent business
trip. was awakened for change of cars.
Attempting to rise he felt strange stu
por and fell from his berth, striking on
his face. and breaking his lower Jaw.
his pocket book was on the floor minus
Its contents. showing that he had been
rugged and robbed.
MlI>NTPE1IER, Vt, March 23.-Tbe
ue1I.n y the han. Isaac F. Redfeld at
'.On' "@@ annoDnced in Court TODAY.
ne Is orother of the presiding iudoe
and was Tor many years a resident 80
and for twenty-five years Cnef Inetion
OF the Supreme Court of Vernon, IT,
Court and'many members of the bar IN
attend thesfunerat at Windsor. on Sat
urday.
The body of victim of smallpox re-
Gently found concealed in a car of bran
at White Station, Michigan, on its way
to Vermont from Battle Greek, Michi-
gan, proves to have been that of George
Edison. formerly Of Mortified. whose
friends were very anxious to get it to his
Old home 1t arrived at Mortified. the
other day, the coffin being enveloped in
tarred cloth. Its advent caused not a
little excitement.
The St. Adams butter market. Tues
day, was quiet, with very little Offering
We quote common to fair at from fifteen
to eighteen cents; winter made butter
twenty to twenty-eight cents fall bat-
ter. thirty to thirty five cents a few lots
Of new made butter selling at from thir-
ty to thIrty-dve cents. according to quail
ltY. There was dairy of seven tubs
Of last summer and fall butter which
the owner held at thirty eight cents Der
pound
Several extensive robberies have oc-
Cured in Burlington during the past few
months. the perpetrator Of which was
discovered and arrested last Monday
morning A clue found. led 70 the
searching Of the premises Of John MeNa-
mara The search resulted in the find
Ing Of stolen goods to the amount Of
nearly or over one thousand dollars
worth Among them were found a lot
Of hne clothing and some plated ware
belonging to W. A. Crombie. Of the firm
Of Shepard, Davis & Co., large amount
Of clothing stolen from the Queen CITY
Laundry. and some gentlemen's goods
stolen from the clothing house Of B.
urk and Brother. 1t is probable that
investigation viii disclose the wherea-
bouts Of more gooA Mcnamara was
engaged IN the liquor business, and was
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