Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

ng October 26.
Alonzo Carndall has sold his grist-
mill at East Hardwick to John w. Par
sons. of Lyndon.
An apple scion, set the 18th of last
May in the garden of w. E. Davis of
Hartland, has grown ten feet in length
this season.
A fire at st. Adams, on Friday even
ing last. destroyed large block on
Kingman Street, and property estimated
at $4,000.
Deputy Collector Dana of Montpelier
made a raid upon two cider brandy dis
tilleries in STAFFORD recently and arrest
ed the parties. The stills were conceal
ed in the woods.
Ashton E. Hubbard, was killed on
Thursday at the Dry brook bridge be-
tween Castleton and Fairhaven by being
knocked from a box car on which he
was standing as it passed under the
bridge.
The Times Decatur special says that
two freight trains on the Toledo, Wab-
ash and Western Railway collided near
that place this morning. Two engines
and 10 cars were reduced to ashes. A
tramp who was stealing ride was burn
ed. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
A four year old son Of John George,
of Wells River, recently broke both
bones of one leg, below the knee, by
jumping from window. A eight year
old son of U. Durant, of the same place,
also had leg broken, and was badly
bruised by being run over.
According to the Rutland Herald
many of the Montreal excursionists tried
to smuggle goods over the line on the
return. Several women of wealth and
position from a town near Rutland were
caught and had to pay heavy duties,
and one had $50 silk dress confscat-
| ed.
Michael Brown, train shifter, was
killed at Bellows Falls, Thursday, while
Stacking cars. The draw bars or
hunters slipped past each other and
bringing the platforms of the coaches
togehther crushed the life out of his
body. He was about % years old, and
leaves no family.
According to the Messengers figures
the defalcation of HI. H. Bailey, late
collector of taxes, foots up some -four
thousand dollars. The town has brought
suits upon the bonds and attached al
the valuable property of the sureties
and it is believed that enough has beer
secured to cover the probable losses.
James Henderson. formerly of st
Johnsbury, was killed at Mortified
Mass. September Z, by the prematur
explosion of seam blast. Henderson
and William Earle were both thown q
feet into the air. Earle was killed in
stantly, and Henderson lived II hours
He was about % years old, and a sin
: gle man.
, BUTTER MARKET.-At the st. Alban
|, butter market, Tuesday, the attendant
, was good. receipts light and prices fir
on the best grades. Common sold a
. from twelve to fifteen cents. good
D choice at from eighteen to twenty-fv
! cents, and selection at twenty-eight an
twenty-nine cents per pound, with
nlgnef price PAID Tor soIne well-know
lots.
An old man arrived at st. Albar
a last Thursday night. on the train frol
t Brattleboro. very weak and exhausted
and was taken to the st. Adams Hous
, by policeman. In the morning
was found dead in bed. Papers foun
on his person identify him as Porte
S Scott, of East Berkshire, aged IS year
!, The cause of his death was consuml
. ton.
8 On Saturday last, as party of TO,
Louis Liberty, William Price, an
: two Wise brothers-were rowing fro
Vergennes to Thompson's Point, IL
e boat capsized in some unknown name
and all on board were drowned. III
boat was found near Thompson's Poin
wrong side up. Large numbers of NE
J are now searching for the bodies. A
!. might be expected, great excitemel
|. prevails in Vergennes.
# AS an express passenger train, clos
J. ly followed by long extra excursic
d train going to Montreal, was rounding
curve approaching the station at Bethe
:. on the Vermont Central Railroad la
/ Thursday afternoon, freight train W;
n discovered standing on the main trac
r only short distance ahead. The pa
v senger train was stopped as soon as pc
sible, but the engine struck, beir
> slightly injured, and doing less damaG
e to the freight engine. The passenge
It were slightly disturbed, but none we
If injured.
7, Burlington is always city of su
n prises, some of which are agreeable
4 some otherwise. For some time pa
there has been constant fuslllade
: the columns of the Clipper aimed at Il
y editor of the Democrat and per cont,
% the columns of the Democrat have n
# always spoken in the highest terms
= the editor of the Clipper. This thir
:. eliminated last week in a personal e
~ counter between those two worthless,
IN which the part of aggressor was take
r by Mr.. Merchant. The result of Il
!: conflict was general tumbling up
u mud, with which the garments of bo
!, were profusely defled while rolliI
III around in their favorite element. At
If subsequent term of the city court N
4, Merchant was fined five dollars and cos
1t for assault-with intent to make it u
. pleasant for Kinsley to sit down. -
alleged provocatiou was an article
e the Clipper, rejecting upon memb
e. of Mr.. Merchants family.
= George Hoslev. formerly of Arlingto