Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-19
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Active REVEALS are In progress In sew
eral towns in Rutland county.
While intoxicated, recently. John
Powers of Poultney, aged 60 years, fell
from wagon and broke his neck.
Rev. George H. French, for six years
pastor of the Congregational church in
Johnson, has rendered his resignation.
Castleton boasts twins now living in
that town at the age of so years. each
of whom is six feet high, hale and hear
ty, while one of them has just celebrat-
ed his golden wedding.
Frank Smith, young man 16 years
old, was SO badly crushed by mass of
falling rock in the copperas mines at
STAFFORD, week ago last Saturday, that
he died in few hours.
The dwelling house of Lewis H. Cole,
of Guildhall. caught fire from defective
chimney, on the morning of the 18th in
slant, and was entirely consumed. Loss,
$4,000; insured for $4,000.
Tuesday of week before last, as Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Houghton of West
Enosburg. were on their way to Fletcher
to visit friends, Mrs. Houghton was TAX
en- suddenly i'll and expired in a few
moments.
The father and the principal bonds
men of H. II. Bailey, ex-collector of st.
Adams, have arranged to make good the
deficit in his accounts without further
legal proceedings. The actual shortage
is about $500.
Patrick Ryan of Fairfax. has been ar
rested for perjury and is now under ST.
600 bonds to appear at a hearing. A few
months ago Ryan lost barn by fire. II
was insured in the Champlain Mutual
for $500, and swearing false in regard
to the loss. the arrest was made IN be-
half of the company.
Three tramps are under arrest at Ben
nington for breaking into and firing the
store of Sullivan L. Barber & Co. o.
Ponwal, which was burned early las
Monday morning. Goods evidently sto
len were found in their possession. Thes,
parties were seen in the vicinity of Pom
wal village during the day.
While Leroy Morse and E. w. Potte
were at work, recently, in Morse's mil
In East Gilmore, running off a load o
slabs across trestle, some Is feet abov
the brook, they were precipitated int
, the water below, by the giving way 0
! the trestle. Neither was seriously hurt
although both were somewhat bruised.
! Prof. Collier of Burlington, has fin
ished the analysis on the remains Q
Mrs. Cordelia Smith, wife of Dea. Smit
r of Vergcnnes. and has found poison i
i. the body. The examination of the dea
Y con and Miss Mary E. Champlin, charg
ed with administering the poison, take
!, ! place next Tuesday at Middlebury be
fore Justice Knapp.
Frank Warren of Lunenburg, recent
( hired team of his father to 60 to Beth
) lehem, N. H., but instead went to Lii
q Teton, where he sold the team to Wi
Richardson for Sl5O. and then departe
} to parts unknown, with young lad
It named Wilder, who belongs in Bethl,
e hem. His father recovered the team
3 leaving Richardson out the amount {
. the purchase money. Warren leaves
= wife and two children.
= Charles Richard, a Hartland mile
Il aged 80, disappeared from his home q
l. the 9th of September, as did Alma
l. Spaulding, his wife's younger sister, an
,s the two were last seen. September lot
: travelling east from Claremont. N. |
, Mrs. Richard is left in distress and po
lr erty with two children aged six yea
D. and four weeks, and would gladly +
a ceive news of her husband, who Is
- medium height, slight build, light col
: plexion and blue eyes.
The administrator of the estate of A
Reynolds, late of Alburgh, has apple
a to the probate court for the appointing
ca of commissioner on the estate of Hira
a. Bellows. late of ST. Adams. HIS clai
!. is for $4,000 extra interest. 9th
~ claimants on similar grounds join in t
De application. The executor opposes, b
at the court must appoint commission
is on proper application under the statu
:. There is said to be a vast number
= claims for usurious interest which W
n be presented if the door is opened. I
al Bellows estate amounted to about hal
ay million.