Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-21
State NeacS.

Congressman Lamar of Mississippi is
to stump Vermont for Tilden & Hen
bricks. beginning at Burlington, shortly.
Three rattlesnakes were killed on the
south end of Wantastiquet Mountain
lately, by Mr. John Gore. One of them
had sixteen rattles.
The owners of the copper mine in
Berkshire, have sunk a shaft 10 teet,
taken out some % tons of copper ore,
and consider it promising and valua-
BILE mine.
A little three-years-old girl in Bar
nard is suffering severely from paraly-
sis, and will probably die. The cause
of the attack is the poison in the color
ing of striped stockings which she has
lately worn. Her limbs were swollen to
the size of mans.
Robert SAKE Jr. of Sheldon, was killed
by the accidental discharge of pistol
in his own hands caused by falling
from a pile of boxes while trying to
open his farmers store: 1t appears that
he supposed there were burglars inside,
and drew his pistol so as to be prepared
for them, when he fell.
The Democratic party of the second
district of Vermont was fully represent
ed at their convention at White River
Junction, Tuesday, Aug. To-. Sixty
four delegates were present. Hon. A.
NJ. Dickey of St. Johnsbury was nomin-
ated for the Office of Representative in
Congress.
At Pittsfeld recently, Rufus Holt
while loading hay fell in such man
ner that sharp pointed stake, over an
inch thick, passed into his body near
the arm pit and out at the shoulder.
He will recover. On the same day and
in the same town Tomas L. Parmenter
fell from load of hay and broke his
left shoulder.
BUTTER MARKET.-At the st. Adams
butter market, Tuesday, there was q
good attendance, receipts large. and pri.
ces lower on all grades except strictly
| gilt edged. We quote good at from six
teen to eighteen cents; choice at nine.
teen to twenty-five cents, and gilt edged
at twenty-five cents, with occasionally {
dairy selling at higher price. There
is very little strictly gilt edged butter
coming forward.
At meeting of the creditors of tn,
Industrial Works company of Spring
field. on Tuesday last, the company
made statement as follows: Assets,
$37, 370.65; liabilities, S31, 370.62; ne
surplus, S6,OOO.03. The assets ar
bound up in such way that they can
not realize on them without making {
) great sacrifice; and they propose to set
tie by giving a four months note for 2i
per cent. of their liabilitses, and the re
mainder-75 per eent.-in stock, and t
t guarantee these results.
Vermont's bonded debt has been re
/. duced $4,000 during the year. Tn
a resources exceed the nominal liabilitie
$4,000, of which sum Sl35, 800 know
as the agricultural College Fund" i
S deposited with the State Treaurer, a.
e though only the yearly interest on thi
a amount will probably ever be called fo
!. This, with the excess of resources. give
S2O8, 400. Out of this sum, however,
X to be paid 100000 bonded debt, whic
II falls due Dec. lst. as well as the legis
G lative and ordinary expenses for I'll
II coming year.
X MONTPELIER, VT, August 16.-Tl
~ races at Prospect Park to-day were larg
ly attended. The following we're til
7" purses: 220 class, $500; class 2.3
he $500. The first was won by Drov
Is Boy, owned by Utton Brothers of Mo
in risyille best time, 2.42. The secor
- by Rosa B, owned by the same; be
- time, 236. The Park has been new
nc fitted up at large expense. The nur
he Der of horses entered from the be
owned in the State, for the first purs
) is nine = for the second, seven. L
e purses aggregate $500.
es DUEL AT RIcHPoRD.- Parties fire.
D. Canada stopped at Richford one we
nd ago last Friday, and engaged in the p;
time of fighting duel. There were S
= of them. The principals were Arth
Ie- Rovet and Leon Vaudrey. the former |
ed ing wounded in the leg. They W,
IS placed under arrest, and one of the pr
,st cipals and his two seconds were put I
der heavy bonds. The parties were tax
We to st. Adams on Monday. the wound
m man being able to ride. They have
ect tanned Noble Davis and Smith as col
he sci, and expect friends from Montreal
bail them. Two of their friends hs
'on arrived-Messrs. n. Olliviera. a Diet
Tn, tive from Montreal, and l.. DeBoucher
It'll hotel keeper of Quebec. They II
d. mate that the duelists are sporting M
ION or gamblers, and have been only y
from France.
:, The NEwBURY FIRE.-The fire br'
ny out Sunday afternoon, Aug. 18th in
a barn belonging to Moses Clark, and
Sc supposed to have been caused by mat
It es in the hands of child. The far
h.. spread rapidly. destroying the house I
barn. the house being occupied by
10 Clark as dwelling house and groc
and store. The large two story building
will II H. Deming and barn and shed "
,est also burned. The house was occupied
;, H. H. Deming up stairs as dwelli
and below by G. H. Deming as gel
:. al supply store. The druggist and j
!" elry store of S. L. Swazey, large t
est story dwelling house and barn belong
civ to the estate of f. & n. Reyes, an
fall house occupied by S. Shepardson. phi
IA grapher, and o. C. Temple as teneu
ueu and barber shop. and by Miss L.
> 70 Morse as tenement and fancy 60
out store, were also burned. The estima
,On- losses are $40, 700; insurance 81, 00'