Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-04
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The rather OF MFS WIN. VI CNatNSs
Mr., Allen Waraaer. is the Oldest voter
in Windsor.
The Montpelier Manufacturing Com
pany are running their establishment
on eight hours day.
Mr.. Harry MagoOn, Of Washington,
stands six feet and seven and one-half
inches high in his stockings,
]. b. Bowditch. formerly editor of
the Sentinel. eontemplates going out
west to take charge of paper there.
Large quantities of evergreen are be-
ing shipped from Bethel to New York,
to be used for Christmas decorations.
A rOok weighing loo pounds was
thrown by a blast through the roof Mr..
J.. 4, Muraock'S house, at Woodstock,
hurting nobody.
Daniel Babcook. we'll known resi-
dent Of West Dummerston. fell into a
small pond by the roadside. few nights
ago and was drowned.
Wslbridge a. Field member of Con-
gress elect from the Sd district in Mass
achusetts, was formerly resident of
North Springfield. VI
A boy Is years old. named Charles
CennbAr. was killed at the Falls in
Montgomery. the ed. by log rolling
on TO him and breaking his neck.
The churches at Riehford have. dur
ing the past season. received large ad-
ditions. They have labored in perfect
harmony, aud have done much good.
The Burlington Daily Sentinel an
nounees its temporary suspension this
week, the enterprise having proved
financial failure. The weekly edition
viii be continued.
Charles Roselle, of St Adams. aged
p employed in the rolling mill and
member of the Washington hose com
psny. shot himself in the right breast
the other evening, aud is likely to die.
c. W. Stone. formerly principal of
the graded school in Richford. has gone
To Battle Greek. Michigan, ami has ac-
cepted position as local editor on the
Recies0 aHd Herald, journal published
by the Seventh Day Adventists.
Part of the members of the Industrial
Works at Springfield. have formed a
new company, and are expecting to again
purchase the building and machinery of
Mr.. Afford. who bid them off at the
auction. and who has been running the
business since that time.
A Chester correspondent says: lit
seems as if the evil one had been let
loose in the north part Of Wlndham and
south part of Windsor counties, for
within few weeks We have had two
murders and unnumbered robberies,
burglaries and fires.
There are 1873 convicts in the State
, Prison at Windsor, being a large increase
over former years, uptO 1874 the aver
age unmber being eighty-four. John z.
Phair Is the only murderer under SEN
tenee, and he Is TO De hung In April.
, There are two suspected murderers there
for safe keeping.
The Woodstock Standards very SEN
/ sible suggestion that lat no distant day
Rutland will be the capital of the State -
has thrown the Montpelier people into a
fever of excitement The inevitable
will come. though Montpelier has the
Pavilion. and the Angus" But
t friend Green. you must not be SO thought
I less uh-> -
: The late William Hutchinson, of
Pomfret. it is related. once rode down
to Woodstock, on horseback. little
D after dark. and while there snapped
. horses three times and rode home on
the same horse be started with, and had
in his pocket $50 more than when be
: went down. which sum he made BY bis
t three exchanges of horses.
D Elmer Harlow, of Springfield. acct.
r dentally shot himself while showing a
: revolver to one of his companions. OF
Monday of last week. He had removed
:, the cartridges to show how it was done
: and was loading up again. One of the
y cartridges not slipping readily, he strucl
IT it with knife which discharged it. thu
y ball entering the bowels. He lies in ;
:, very critical condition, but hopes ar,
entertained of his recovery.
The Montpelier Waterman saws
The legislature have resolved to make
trial of the new yea and nay machine
l. the patent of which is controlled by A
q, G. Stafford, of st. Adams. by whicl
every member at bis seat by pressing
knob can instantly indicate at the clerk
D. desk his vote. Had such an instrumen
been in use this session it would hav
saved much valuable time Our friend
the democratic representative from Oar
be vile. should be elected. in order I
D. superintend this useful invention.
II VERMONT JAILs.- Some one who Ia
IT been investigating the subject finds tn;
al the fifteen jails in Vermont contain a
III average of Lightweight prisoners. confr
ed on an average of four months, an
VI none of them employed. The jails al
from five to fifty years old, some of the
insecure and unwholesome, and none
IL them adaptable for labor In two the
he are no separate apartments for female,
W. one has a library in only three a
there stated religious services. and In u
one is there any hospital. The ave
age cost of supporting the prisoners
Aet $4,000 a year, and there is no incou
lth to OBJECT it.
ag- On Sunday night of Nov. 26th insta
all the depot at Wolcott village was brok
af into and there was taken therfrom b
whiskey IL Dbl. wine. large quaint
of ak helyes and various goods Il
liz casks were found beside the track co
cred with bemlock bark with 4 consi
VI cradle portion Of the contents missin
nly On the same night the depot at Hy
md Park had the glass In the window q
of posite to the sash lock broken with e,