Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-17
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The Burlington Free Press intimates
that there is regular gambling he'll in
daily and nightly operations in that
city.
The weather was SO warm at Brattle-
boro last week that striped snakes came
out. supposing that the season for swal-
lowing frogs had commenced.
Capt Frederick Howard, Of Grafton.
dug on Monday last one-half bushel of
potatoes. as free from the effects Of frost
and as fine in every respect as though
harvested in early autumn
Misses Ida and Ina Bridgman Of
Hardwick. are giving readings and lect-
ures in Windsor county. and are highly
praised BY the local papers
The shipments of butter from St Al
bans for 1875 aggregate 5l.96S tubs,
or about 2.59S.l50 pounds. They are
less than those of last year by 4,oIo
tubs, or about 100000 pounds.
There were twerty-three deaths in
Cabot. in the year of 1875. Although
there has not been any prevailing cpl
demie it Is the greatest mortality for
six years past
The Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road company now has four good pass
enger cars. two of them frst-elass, two
nice combined mail aud baggage cars
and fifty freight cars. all in excellent
condition.
Sheriff Drew of Burlington. discloses
the following criminal statistics for the
year 1875: Total number Of arrests,
543; of these the victims of the cup
numbered PA. Ten Of the criminals
were sent to the State Prison.
Miss Fannie Wilson, the young lady
for love for whom Harvey S. Rogers, of
Cambridge, shot himself. is under four
teen years of age. which fact would very
properly cause her friends to advise
against receiving the attentions this
young man was paying.
On many Of the Vermont farms are
incomes of from $500 to 5000, realized
yearly from the sale Of turkeys Flocks
averaging from Is to IL pounds, dress
ed. are not uncommon. Particular care
is taken in selecting turkeys to breed
from. to secure such as are shapely and
Of good size
1t would be difficult now to find many
here, who really believed ''our Charlie
was the Ross boy. They mistrusted tht
little scamp was lying all the time
Several ladies. however. admit that the
kissed him; but '.he was such prett.
little fellow. you know. "-St. 4lbdra
Messenger.
There is a report that three men, th
book-keeper and two other workmen Oh
the quarry at Isle La Mott, started t
cross the ice with team to Ronse
Point. the first Of last week, and hay
not been heard from since. They hav
not been seen IN Rouses Point and It j
generally thought they broke throug
the ice and were droEned.-NeSSeRqe1
A man named Isaac Wyman Of Sa1
tons River committed suicide at tia
place. Friday night, the 18th. by hans
; ing himself in the mill Of Charles Hui
bard. who hanged himself at the san
place last Sunday. He was earpentt
about so years old. and leaves a wi
| and two children He had been partia
" insane for some weeks
At the St Adams Butter Marke
Tuesday. common to fair grades sold
. from fifteen to eighteen cents; mediu
7 to good, twenty to twenty-four cents
4 fall ends and winter, twenty-four
twenty-eight cents fancy fall, tEent
seven to thirty cents gilt-edged. thirt
= one to thirty-twO cents per pound
Mrs Seymour. mother of Hon E
" ward Seymour Of Yergennes. was bU
e in 1776, and If she lives till May, "
IF be 100 years Of age. She is very smal
r and bids fair to live ten years yet S
:. is wonderfully proud Of the fact til
she has lived to see the Centenni
u year. and very few are living who c
ae say with this old lady. 81 was born
ID fore the Declaration Of Independence
II A case has been tried in the Orau
he county court, where one man was
ID eused Of > conspiracy 70 thrash anotE
:. at town meeting IN Orange. The
fair has created good deal Of feeli
2 in that town It was several days
ds trial and over forty witnesses were
is auined- The jury found . verd
T. against both defendants for one G
: damages and costs
We understand that the Central Y
mont railroad company denies the
gality Of that part Of the law passed
the last session Of the legislature tax
its road bed At the last meeting
we our board Of aldermen. the matter
Is. far IS It affects Burlington, was refer
I'd to special committee. consisting Of
nst mayor and city attorney. Wehear t
the courts viii Be called upon to dec
the matter, and that the Burlington {
Of viii Dc made test one.-Frse Press
We We regret to announce that Gec
len g. Hunt, Esq, paynzster Of the Cen
4u- Vermont road. lies at the point Of de
&C. with an ineurable cancer. A pair
80. operation. 70 which he submitted
summer at the White Mountains.
n which . portion Of his lower jzu-t
zlt- vzs removed failed to remove the
zre ease a. was hoped At the time
SIS some weeks past he has been grzdu
- falling and Is liable TO pass away at
moment Capt Hunt has hosts
'eas friends, and bis sad fate will Be uni
we'd sally regretted-N<sssger
sy At > meeting Of the State Board
ates Agriculture at Barre. Dec. 2Sth
Ia 18th, the subject Of dogs killing d
,Lt cane Up. and committee On the
Jet reported resolution which
1A adopted unzuinously. a. follows:
vas WHKKEAs, Serious loss i oeczsi
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