Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28
State Ne9CS.

A Woodstock livery stable keeper got
drunk the other day, and by hard driv-
ing ruined $4,000 stallion, placed in
his care by Boston man.
Louis Victor Amedee Henry, died in
Burlington last week. He was ITO
years old on the 9th of last March, and
at the time of his decease was probably
the Oldest man in New England.
FA1R.-The Mad River Society will
hold its fifth annual Fair at Waitsfeld,
Sept. 10Th, and Goth, and there is now
every prospect that the exhibition will
be successful one. Earle doesn't run
the horse trot.
Alexandra Smith, of Montpelier, who
was taken to the insane asylum of Brat
tleboro, has returned to his home, but
does not know the members of his own
family, and has to be confined to his
room much Of the time.
A grand musical convention will be
held in South Woodbury., commencing
Monday, Sept. 4th and continuing four
days, under the leadership of Mr.. G. w.
Foster, of Brooklyn. N. Y. Mr. Foster
will be assisted by his quartette from
Brooklyn.
A child about three years of age,
daughter of Nicholas Lareaux, of Bur.
lington, while playing with matches, last
Wednesday morning, set her clothes on
fire, and was so badly burned that she
died within twenty-four hours.
Emma Written, of Burlington, got
beyond her depth while bathing at APP
pie Point with several other young la.
dies last Wednesday afternoon. and wal
drowned, as was her father, J. l.. Whit.
ten in trying to rescue her.
FIRE AT CoNcoRD.-Capt. Abel Sta
cey and H. ]. Ball of the Corner, los
their houses. barns and out buildings, by
fire Thursday morning, early. The fir,
started in Capt. Stacey's barn, and i
supposed to have been set by tramps
No further particulars.
BUTTER MARKET.-The st. Alban
butter market, Tuesday, was firm, an,
prices were higher for the best lots
We quote common at from 10 to Il
cents good 10 to 81 cents; choice, 2:
to % cents; gilt edged. 26 to 81 cent
per pound, with higher price paic
for some extra diaries.
A blast at the work on the new dan
at Winooski, last Thursday, threw
block of stone weighing ton throug
! the north side of the Touring mill on th
, third story where it now lies. Anothe
piece of rock was thrown over the mill
. and fell in front of Duncan's carriag
factory. breaking wagon which stoO
: there.
r A tramp stopped at the house {
Lewis Corliss. in Cabot. last Saturday
: and after informing Mrs. Corliss that b
was aware that there were no men i
f the house. demanded food and none,
o Mrs C. is no Eight weight" and
3 possessed of fair degree of courag
and responded to bis demands, by branC
q ishing the handle Of dash churn whic
" she held in her hands A dog that W;
III the muse dleO Cdtue W ucl dsistduC'
!. and the tramp, concluding that ii
!. place was becoming to hot for him, toe
&c his departure for more comfortab
= climate.
Grand Isle county. has had an u
q commonly severe drouth. Only Of
!" slight shower has fallen for the last S
e. weeks. and everything is drying u
" The buckwheat crop will be almost ;
le entire failure. and the potato crop nea
T, ly so. Oats and wheat are light, Z
le though there is good growth of stra
~ Pastures are all drying up and the sto'
is is suffering for food. The meado'
ut look as if FIRE had swept over the
to Many farmers have been setting FL
ne lately, to clear land, and it has spre
ca and done considerable damage, aud,
be the dry weather had continued mu
tx longer. much valuable land would
injured