Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-08
state Meas.

A stock company Is being formed 10
work the recently discovered silver mine
at Hartland.
1t will be narrowing to moneybcrrow-
ers to know that there is to be no more
Lent this season.
VIM. Boynton of Weathersfeld, had a
horse stolen. April %. by VIM. Gilman,
who is just out of states prison, after
serving l-9 years sentence for horse
stealing.
Cook, the Hydepark murderer, was
taken to Brattleboro, Thursday before
last by his friends. The officials there
declined to receive him on the former
terms, and now demand So per week.
G. G. Allen of Brattleboro, fell from
a pile of boards near his house, the 9TH
err morning breaking his breast bone,
collar bone and one of his ribs, also dis
locating one shoulder.
Two weeks ago last Saturday, as
James Fisk of Wells River. was prying
up stone, his bar gave way and few
back, striking him in the head. breaking
his jaw, knocking out his teeth and tear
ing his face badly.
John P. Phair, who is in the State
Prison at Windsor, under sentence of
death for the murder of Mrs. Freeze of
Rutland, made an unsuccessful attem pit
to commit suicide, week before last, by
cutting his throat.
J. S. Adams, a young student of law,
committed suicide at Chester. week ago
last Saturday evening, by taking poison.
His incorporate habits caused rupture
with the lady to whom he was engaged,
which, it is supposed, urged him to the
| act.
Thursday afternoon of week before
last, John Shaver, foreman of Graves &
Sons tannery at Rutland, was buried
alive, by bank of tanbark falling on
him. He was extricated in time to save
his life, though he was unconscious for
some time after the accident.
Two farmers near Rutland were swim
died out of several hundred dollars, week
before last, by two swindlers from Buffa-
10, N. Y, going under the name of Chas.
Fitch & Co., who pretended they were
selling the right for new patent fan
ming mill.
Rutland is to have convent. The
building is to be eighty by fifty feet
four stories high, and built entirely Of
marble. If more room shall be required
hereafter, wings will be added. The
building will be fitted up for convent
with hall and school-rooms in the upper
stories. Work will begin on it at once
The Receivers of the Montpelier 6
Wells River railroad have decided tina
hereafter they will use the air-brake up
on their passenger trains. This brak'
has been adopted by nearly all the first
class roads in the country, and by it
use train can be stopped in less thai
one-half the distance now required.
Although there was a good attendanc
,, at the st. Adams butter market, Tues
day, May I'd, the market was dull, re
: ceipts large and prices i'll buyers favor
We quote good at from twenty to TWEEN
ty-three cents choice, twenty-four t
twenty seven cents, and gilt edge a
twenty-eight cents per pound.
A young fellow, name not given, VIII
was employed for single trip to driv
: the stage between Windsor and Proctors
vile, had entrusted to his charge, anon
other express matter. a package contain
O ing one hundred dollars in money. A
Proctorsville he engaged another youn
!, fellow to drive back, and then steppe
aboard the first passing train with tn
n money in his pocket, and left for part
e unknown.
s The body of Edward Fuller. missin
o from Putney since the lst of March, wa
:. found, week before last, in the pastul
y of George Graves in Westminster, tt
gether with the remains of his horse an
a sleigh. He appears to have become lo'
e in the snow. A jug partly full of liqu'
n was found by his side. The horse, whic
= had been tied, had gnawed all the III
u der brush within reach. Fuller, whe
lt last seen, was intoxicated.
Il The brooks emptylng into Fair6el
3 pond have been stocked with FIVE tho
d sand young land-locked salmon. ST. A
bans is talking of local fish and gan
protective association for the vigorol
D. execution of our laws on the subje
,r against any who may, in the selfish pu
:. suit of pleasure, retard the efforts nc
~ being made for restocking the waters
Vermont, and making the state what
is used to be-one of the best sportir
of fields in America.
l. Messrs. j. w. Goodell g. Co. of Blu
20 lington, are making for the Burlingt'
Manufacturing Company magnIfce
~ marble cabinet for exhibition at the ce
t tennial exposition at Philadelphia. Il
n cabinet is twelve feet in height and b
be large glass front The main part
J. of Brandon statuary marble, and the CT
= nices, panels and brackets are of Cha
en- plain and Pittsford marble. The VIII,
ar form an elegant piece of work and 0
lat of which all concerned MAJ well fl
proud.
Royal Barnes of Stowe, who lives
le- the "west branch, near the foot of \
no Mansfield, is, to say the least, very |
~ fortunate. Tuesday morning of we
On before last, his barns and outbuildin
Ias with their contents, consisting of t
ho horses, one pair of oxen, three CO..
eth eight sheep and lambs, two hogs. pc
-. try, wagons, harnesses and all his far
ing implements, were burned. lnsul
lot for about one-haif their value. This
to the fourth time his buildings have b
re, burned within the last sixteen years.
,elf clue has been obtained in regard to
origin of the last fire. MIR. Barnes is
ei- the opinion that il was set Academia