Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

tune OF S3O,00O, by the recent failure
of the National Trust Company, of New
York.
Susan d. Clark, of Brattleboro. CON-
mitted suicide last week Tuesday by |
poisoning. Domestic difficulties led to
the act
VIM. Aliens house near Winooski
was burned Sunday evening. A large
portion of the contents was saved. Loss
$500; insured for $1,000.
The Windsor liquor dealers are re-
ceiving vigorous prosecution, and 81
witnesses have been summoned for cases
soon to be brought before the court.
VIM. Colwell, young man of South
Vernon, who was bitten by a rabid dog
some months since, died the other day,
with all the symptoms of hydrophobia. ]
Newton Chase, of Nottingham. has
been arrested and put under five humid
dred dollar bonds for setting fire to the
sugar house of N. & H. Upton on the
9Th instant.
A large business is done by Burling
ton firm in making wooden packing
boxes to take the place OF paper and
pasteboard boxes for paper collars, tacks
and fancy articles.
Gel. George n Hooker and wife of
Brattleboro will soon take up their abode
in Washington, where the colonel's bus
ness calls him frequently since he won
his great patent suit.
A revival of religion is in progress at
vergennes under the lead of the Rev. A.
B. Earle. Old and young are coming
forward. and the inquiry meetings are
attended by hundreds.
Col. E. B. Sawyer of Hydepark has
been indicted by the grand jury for
highway robbery. because. as alleged,
he arrested liquor smuggler last sum-
mer without warrant. and extorted
$40 in settlement.
John W. Caldwell of Berlin, Mass,
twenty six year old. died from bite in
the thumb by black-and- tan dog re.
ceived September 2 He ran silver in
the wound fortnight before his death
and was sick only four days.
Rutland is said to be enjoying ar
encouraging temperance revival. Thu
meetings are very largely attended anC
the work goes on finely. some of tn,
worst drinkers in town having beer
reached and having signed the pledge.
Winter meetings of the Vernon
Board of Agriculture are planned 70
the following place West Concord
/ East Hardwick. johnson. Albany ant
Marsh6eld. Other places will soon b
selected and the dates of the meeting
e announced.
Eva Whittemore. who disappeare,
from home at Hydepark last Tuesday
; returned last Saturday evening. in
: famished condition. She is unable t
: give any account of her wanderings. bu
: she probably spent most of the time i
the Milton woods.
Hon. H. W. Heaton of MontpeIie
has been confined to his house sine
/ September 9th by fracture of his biz
E caused by fall at Barre.-Clark Kin
= is suffering from disorder of the heac
? and his friends fear that he will be il
sane, as insanity is hereditary in hi
. family.
IS John McVee, of Sharon. was killed
e the other day In the following way: H
70 was taking railway ties from behind
circular saw. when tie caught an
\. threw Mr.. McVee across the saw, Gu
Of ting off his right leg above the knee an
Of badly mangliug the other. SO that
to bled to death in Few minutes.
al Governor Fairbanks was among Il
distinguished guests at the New En-,
land Society's dinner. in New Yorl
Saturday evening. and responded to IL
!, toast. '.rhe New England States" +
10 said he would give them sentiment
IS 1.-The Mayhower. arriving in Decembe
I'd the type of the New England commo
r. wealth hardy plant that can grow
70 all ATTITUDES and bloom in all seasons.
b. George Hosford, the Brattleboro b,
ba who is charged with the murder on 4
! high seas of Capt. Whitney of the br
- Marianne, was brought to Baltimo
ly Md. Friday. by a British vess,
ur and committed for trial. The strol
he chain of circumstances fasteus the GU
;, almost unquestionably upon him. al
:. there seems to be little doubt that |
W desperate career is soon to be ended
Id the gallows.
lie The Vermont Banks Protective Asi
an citation at their recent annual meeti
7" adopted strong resolutions in favor of
~ repeal of the law imposing tax of OF
=, half per cent. on deposits and one I
III cent. on all circulating notes ut-stan
he ing and also of the law requiring t
~. cent stamp on bank checks. 1t is urg
ad that this is burden imposed by
II other government, but it was cheerful
" borne during the war when the neces
nu ties of the government we're great, a
It'll that is now unequal and unjust.
40 RUTLAND. VT, Dec. 26.-At I
10 Town Hall here. to day. Miss BERTHE
he Franc successfully accomplished
al feat of walking fifty miles in tive
az hours, having seven minutes to spa
:. The walk began at 1895 a. m. a
'u' ended at 1928 p. m. At the close NJ
is lie Franc was given a perfect ovat
H." from a crowded house. Her best m
to was made III 1887, and the aver;
10 was 1918. The Rutland Brass Ba
furnished excellent music during
ie- day evening.
an Fred Frost. of Mortified. tried
ar perforn a trick recently. which he /
Ak. successfully practiced a number of tir
civ of cooking his gun and striking
hammer on the cap without explode