Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

Upon line lot beside a beautiful |
monument in one of the cemeteries in
Windham county stands a well-loaded
tobacco plant, which is the only shrub
thereon, and shows conclusively the
mourner's TASTE
A nine year-old son of William Kirk
land of Waterbury, was drowned while
bathing, week ago last Saturday. His
companion, boy of about the same age,
brought him almost to shore, but was
unable to save him.
Corinth has raised up eighteen minis
tiers of the Gospel-seven Methodist, five
Free Baptist, five Congregationalist, and
one Advent Some of them have been
men of distinguished ability, and all of
them of good preaching talent.
During severe thunder storm,
week ago last Saturday, lightning struck
the house and barn belonging to John
2. Fields in Weathersfeld, consuming
nearly all of its contents, consisting Of
valuable horse, farming tools and ten
tons of hay.
At the st. Adams butter market, last
Tuesday, the receipts were light and of
poor quality, and the market was dull.
We quote common at from ten to fifteen
cents good to choice, sixteen to twenty
cents; and selections at twenty-five cents
per pound.
The old Lebanon Springs railroad
| from, 70 bot -
still blocked. 1t has been taken by the
first mortgage bond-holders, who will
probably arrange with Superintendent
+. G. White, of the new Bennington and
Rutland road, to operate it.
The Rutland Herald says "the we'll
known athletes, Owens and Murphy,
will have contest in Music Hall, Bos-
ton, on the evening of September 10,
for the champion belt of America. 1t
will be collar and elbow, best three in
fvo falls. Both men will go into active
training ar nnoA' -
AT Plymouth, week ago last Satur-
day, as Edward Brown, aged about sew.
enty years, was loading oats upon side
!,
ing off the load, the back part of his
head came in contact with the wheel
crushing his skull. He fingered about
eight hours and died.
A curious incident of the procession
! at Bennington was the fact that cor
poral in Fuller Battery, which was de
tailed in charge of the British guns, was
German named Charles Gabriel End
: Itch from the same place where Colone
. Baum was born in Germany. 1t is alsC
e stated that the captured guns were mad,
at or near the same place.
' The other day, as James McKelve1
of East Concord, was saving clapboard
in Russell's mill, his little son rolled ;
log on to him, which, dropping dis
= lance of thirteen feet, struck him on tn
head and shoulder and leg. He wa
taken up for dead, but finally came to
: when it was found that his head ant
s shoulder were badly bruised, and hi
: right leg broken below the knee.
s For three months or more we hav
}. conversed on politics almost every day
!. and often many times day, with al
classes of Vermonters. residing in no
= less than half of the counties, and thoug
2 we have taken no notes with referenc
S to making an accurate comparison. W
r are satisfied that the republicans uphol
> and rejoice in the southern policy, tire
to one.-St. Albans Messenger.
: Rev. J. M. P Duglue. for the pas
thirteen years parish Catholic priest i
5 Montpelier, has resigned his charge o
It account of poor health, and will leave i
i about two weeks for his home in France
e He has presented to his society the mort
gage that he holds on the Catholic schot
= property in Montpelier. amounting t
e S5l60, providing that the society pay
7, him interest on the same during his LII
1t time.
r, A sad accident occurred at Plymouth
n a week ago last Saturday, about |
o'clock a. m. Mr.. Edward Brown, age
: about seventy years. was loading GA
J. upon side hill when the cart was owe
ing off the load, the back part of h
D. head came in contact with stake
lie tire of the wheel, crushing his skull
or He fingered about eight hours and die
speaking but few words.
Of The celebrated stallion Woodstoc
recently known as John Morrill,, died
week ago last Saturday, without any a
y parent cause. He was nineteen yea
of old The Woodstock Standard says
as was noted as the sire of more trotte
Il and horses of value than any horse ey
w raised or owned in Vermont, and
in loss is asserious one to the state. I
;, years he has been valued at four to Fl
III thousand dollars The best time he e
on er made was two minutes and twent
of two seconds.
ID. Charles D. Brown was shot and kill
or at Bristol, on the morning of the 28t
ed at about three o'clock, while attemptil
to rob Patterson & Mathewson's stol
For number of years the merchar
of have had their stores entered and SIN:
s; sums of money taken. Several part
" had been suspected. but Brown had ne
I'd er been, and was allowed all the freed.
ats that the most respected citizens wou
ses have been. The entrance was effect
yes with false keys. So says the Bost
journal.