Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


cents per quart.
Mr.. G. Horace Hubbard of Spring
field. has cow from which he has sold
calves to the amount of $1,000.
A train on the Burlington and La
noble railroad, killed five cows on the
track at Underhill, the other day.
There is woman in Burlington, aged
seventy seven years and married only
once, who is theimother of twenty-seven
children.
The long idle Middlebury quarry of
the Addison county marble company is
to be worked again, and the statuary
layer is to be, uncovered at once.
A Fairfield man at work in the hay
field laid his vest down, and few hours
afterwards found that the grasshoppers
had reduced the garment to shreds.
Monday of week before last, John
Wheeler and his son William, of Will
mington, killed an old bear and two
large cubs on the mountain near that
village.
Samuel E. Carpenter, noted New
York rough, who was wanted for assault
ing an officer at Coxsackie. N. Y, was
the first victim of the Bennington Gen.
tennial police force.
Charles Adams, of Putney, fell from
the door of baggage car, recently, as
the train was leaving the depot at
Keene, N. H., breaking his leg and sus-
tanning other injuries.
William A. Bissette and Benjamin
Kittredge have been sent to the state
prison. from Burlington. for one year
and one and half years respectively,
for breaking Jail and horse-stealing.
Recently, Jonathan Cilley of Andover,
found three cattle. pair of young oxen
and two sheep, piled one upon another,
under an elm tree in his pasture. and
all dead They had evidently been kill
ed by lightning.
Rev. John M. Kinks, a graduate of
Yale college and theological school, has
of6ciated in Bethany church, Montpelier,
for several Sundays. and it is under
stood he is to be called to the pastorate
made vacant by the death of Rev. DIR.
Lord.
An infant son of DIR. C. NJ. Ferrin of
Essex Junction, was so badly scalded,
last Tuesday, by the overturning of a
teapot full of boiling water. that he
died. last Wednesday, from the effects
of his injury. DR.. Ferrin formerly lived
at East st. Johnsbury.
The other morning, before breakfast,
Miss Winnie Shipman, from Bethel, a
member of the State Normal School al
Randolph accomplished the very unusu.
al feat (for young LADY, of swimming
from the shore to the island opposite
Whites Landing in Lake Dunmore.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock, i;
having pretty hard luck as a farmer
His best horse was found dead in hi:
stable. not long ago; later. strange
dog killed his $500 imported buck
Royal George" and. last week, hi.
beautiful heifer. imported from Jersey
at cost of $500. was found with he
neck broken in the pasture.
Young Hayden, whose father killed
himself at Middlebury, after trying t,
murder his wife, has been heard from il
New York State, and it is found tina
his disappearance is due to his collect
ing 500 from debtor of his father
pocketing 500 more on pretext of pay
ing the workmen, and also stealing hi
fathers $500 watch.
The other night, horse which Mrs
J. f. Fletcher, of Bridport. was holdins
while her husband was in a store max
ing some purchases, became frightened
and ran. She was thrown out and bad
ly though not seriously hurt The mex
day Mr.. Fletcher was out riding, whel
the animal became frightened and start
ed to run. Mr.. Fletcher held it unit
the bit broke, when he was thrown from
the wagon, breaking his leg above tn
ankle.
On the top of Prospect mountain. nea
Addison, is remarkable pond, abou
three-quarters of an acre In extent. Elk
cept a small space in the center, it
covered with thick moss, strong enougI
for people to walk upon. Poles are push
ed through the moss at any point, bu
none have ever touched bottom; We
there are large trees growing and peopl
walk in safety. The moss forms thic
mat or carpet, and is described as bein
exquisitely beautiful.
We find this in the dispatches fror
Montana: Woodruff, Charles A., wa
born in Vermont, and entered the rm
from the military academy, June l:
1871, as a second Lieutenant. Wound
ed" Mr.. Woodruff is son of E. WOOD
ruff of Newark, and is we'll known
J that vicinity. When he entered We.
Point there was quite competition fc
r the appointment. We trust that he
not dangerously hurt, and that favorabl
reports will reach his family at an earl
: date.
An immense temperance picnic, und,
, the auspices of the State Temperate
5 Reform Club, was held in the grove ne,
Wolcott depot. last Wednesday. BanC
of music. choirs of singers and mar
subordinate clubs from Hardwick, Craft
q bury, Wolcott and other towns We
4 present in large force Stirring speech
q I es were made by Rev. Edwin Wheeloo
, Grand Chaplain. and L. L. Duran
President of the State Temperance R
form Club. Great spirit and enthusias
: were manifested and hundreds signe
b the pledge.
n Mr.. Thomas L. Prentiss of Waitsfel
! who has been U. S. Consul at the Sc
chell Islands, in the Indian Ocean, sin
: 1871, and who is spending the SUNNI
1t at Waits6eld with his wife and two CHI
dren. has been sued for breach of prof
ise of MARRIAGE nv Mrs Sarah Tb.