Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-27
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The barn OF John Manning. of Eden.
with thirty tons of hay and farm pro-
duce, was burned Sunday night. Loss
six hundred dollars.
A little girl aged seven years, daugh-
ter of Charles E. Smith of Barre, was
lately killed while at play in Phelps
mill yard, by log which rolled on and
crushed her.
An unknown tramp had one foot run
over by an engine at Bellows Falls last
Saturday, and lost four of his toes. In
two hours after they were amputated he
was off on his tramp again.
The st. Adams butter market, Tues
day. was dull and prccs lower, the quail
ity being very poor. Common sold at
from ten to twelve cents, and selections
at twenty-five cents per pound.
The next soldiers reunion is to be
held in Montpelier in August of
next year. General William Wells, of
Burlington, is President; and John w.
Clark and Fred E. Smith, of Montpelier,
Vice-Presidents.
Dea. Solomon Montague, of Cambridge
in his ninety-third year, attended the
centennial at Bennington last week. Mr..
Montague was the oldest living person
born In the Lamoille valley, and without
any doubt he was the oldest person at
the Bennington centennial.
Milton has a new iron bridge across
the Lamoille. 1t twas built by the King
Iron Bridge Manufacturing Company.
of Cleveland, Ohio, is single span of
ll2 feet, with capacity of over hun
dred tons, and the driveway is some Is
feet wide with walks on each side.
Three large barns on what is known
as the Amasa Spaulding farm, in Hyde
park, with contents-ffty tons of hay
and other produce-were burned early
Monday morning. Loss one thousand
two hundred dollars; said to be fully
insured. The fire is supposed to have
been incendiary.
The burglar that blew open Robbins
C Marsh's safe and robbed it and the
post-ofice at Chester on the 10Th Of
May last was arrested and identified at
Woodsville, N. H., Tuesday, the 18th,
but escaped from the officers the next
morning into Vermont, and his wherea-
bouts is unknown.
At the session of the Supreme Court
held at Hydepark, opening on Friday
when the case of M. L. Saxby, the John
son hotel keeper who had been found
guilty of adultery, was called. he failed
to put IN an appearance, and it is sup
posed that he has absconded. His bonds
men are said to be Respondent.
The unusual scene of three bod car
riers in fierce fight on top of three
story brick building which they were a
work upon was witnessed at Below:
Falls one day recently, each trying t.
throw the other over. They might have
succeeded in this had not the local polio,
climbed to this dizzy hight and arrested
them.
The st. Adams Messenger has tn
best reasons for believing that the Su
preme Court has not come to any decis
ion in the great railroad consolidation
case heard last months, and that, OWN,
to its magnitude, novelty and difficulty
they will likely take some time to con
slider. A decision may not be expecte,
before November.
The elegant sword, gold mounted anC
beautifully engraved, which was to b
given to the captain obtaining the great
est number of votes, was awarded t
Captain N. O. Wilcox, of the Par
Guards of Bennington. The contes
was principally between Captain WiIco.
and Captain John w. Newton, of tn
Ransom Guards. The former obtaine,
two hundred majority in which nearl
the whole of Vermont participated.
The Seventh-day Adventists will hol
, camp meeting in a beautiful grow
; one-half mile north of Morrisville, Sep
: tember 9th to 18th, inclusive. Eide
James White and wife. and other abb
speakers. will be present. The publ
, are cordially invited. Ample provision
= will be made for all who attend. Spec
- al tickets will be sold on the Portlan
: and Ogdensburg railroad and connectin
1, ! roads, at fare one way.
The Spiritualists of Vermont will hol
their annual mass convention at Felct
vile, commencing on the last day {
August and closing on Sunday the SEE
!. ond day of September. A band unde
: the direction of Mr.. E. B. Willis, wi
be present in addition to the vocal mus
and speaking Board can be obtaine
4 at the hotel for eighty cents per day
J. and stages run daily from Woodstock
Windsor, Charlestown and Gassett
: station.
The Rutland Globe says that Nj
Thomas T. Prentiss, of Waits6eld, WI
has been United States Consul at IL
: Seychelle Islands, in the Indian Oceal
since 1871, and who is spending tt
summer at Waitsfeld with his wife an
two children. has been sued for breac
of promise of marriage by Mrs. Sara
A. Thayer, widow of Waitsfeld, WI
U alleges that Prentiss was under promi'
: Of marriage to her when he was appoin
g ed consul, and agreed to marry h
when he returned. She lays damag
s at FIVE thousand dollars. Prentiss ma
G ried woman at the Seychelle Islands
: Saturday last Clark L. Long, of Ru
!. land, while inserting his hand in ca
: ity near his shop, found therein sever
= empty pocket books, ETC., which tt
: light-fngered gentry had placed ther
: despoiled of their contents. One
: them belonged to A. NJ Swain, of t
e Bellows Falls Times, who says it W
one he had tried to lose for some tim
/ that it contained less than a dollar
IS worth of change, and the disguised thi
q should take warning and let editor
81 pocket books alone 1t was snatch
1t from him while at the counter of t