Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

ave their ninth annual meeting at Bur-
ington, on the 9th of October.
The Tooth anniversary of the Congre-
sational church at Royalton. was cele-
orated week ago last Wednesday.
Herbert. IL years old son of Rev. z.
Elliott of Ripton. was caught in re-
volving mill shaft. recently, and torn in
pieces.
The store of E. H. Shattucks & Co. of
Waterville, was robbed, last Monday
of six hundred dollars worth
Of goods.
The rag shop belonging to E. Sever
ance. in South Vernon, was burned ear
ly Sunday morning of week before last.
Loss, $500 insurance, $500.
Grand Isle is a town of about six
hundred and seventy population, and
supports four churches. Where is there
a town of its size that beats it?
Amos Boynton of Plymouth, raised
from one hill of squashes, $50 pounds.
Two weighed respectively 81 and 90
pounds, and the rest over 80 each.
Harvey Smith of Montpelier, who has
dislocated his shoulder thirteen times,
threw it out of joint again. the other
day, while killing mice with club.
The annual convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association was held at
Cambridge, week before last, and was
successful assemblage in all respects.
Martin Legion of Pawlet, section FORE
man on the Central Vermont road. has
been fatally injured by getting his
clothes caught in the crank to a car.
Harry D. Hollister of Marshfeld, was
shot in the left hand by the accidental
discharge of his gun, a few days ago,
and amputation of the member was nec-
essary.
The United States engineers in charge
of river and harbor improvements, re-
port that fifty thousand dollars is need
ed for the Improvement of the harbor of
Burlington.
Henry Wilkins of North Clarendon,
aged about twenty, farm laborer, while
handling pistol, few days since, &C
cidentally shot himself in the abdomen,
and his recovery is doubtful.
The marble bust of Judge Collamer,
made for the State by Preston Powers,
has arrived at the State House in Mont
pelier from Italy. and when pedestal
is prepared it will be placed in the Gov
ernor's room.
A large eagle was recently caught or
Kicker mountain, near Stowe, measuring
seven and half feet from tip to tip o.
wings. His eagleship is said to have
carried gander weighing seventeen anC
half pounds two miles.
At the st. Adams butter market, las
Tuesday. the attendance was fair, re
ceipts light and market quiet. We quote
common at from twelve to fifteen cents
good to choice, eighteen to twenty-eigh
cents; selections, thirty cents per pound
The dwelling house of Charles H. an
A. J. Sawyer, in STAFFORD, was discoy
cred to be on fire, on the 10th instant
| but was extlnguished after burning
r bed and slightly damaging the house
E The fire was caused by the burning GU
of the chimney. Insured in the Vernon
Mutual.
Lyman A. Peck and Joshua Peck WEI
e arrested, last Monday, for breaking int
f the depot at Royalton. on the night {
e Sept. 9th, and stealing mail bag an
some other property. 1t is understoo
that they vii Be aEEatgHRgSfda at sSf 6gs
n hearing.
: Deacon Ezra P. Smith of Vergenne
J. and his alleged paramour. Mrs. Chaml
n lin, who are charged with having poison
ed the wife of the former, were arreste
while together in room in Peck's Bloc
L at Burlington, and committed to iai
y 1t is stated that the evidence again,
e them is overwhelming.
y Three large barns, filled with hay an
d grain, belonging to Ripley & Fishe
about three miles south of Middlebur
were burned on the morning of the l2tl
i Loss, twenty-five hundred dollars; il
/ sured in the Millville Mutual for sixtee
/, hundred and fifty dollars. Supposed I
n be the work of an incendiary.
i The general term of the Supren
r Court commences at Montpelier, on tt
30th instant. The whole number of th
cases on the docket is ffty-two-for
IS from Chittenden, two each from Rutlan
), and Bennington, five from Windhau
II one each from Franklin. Orange, Ii
noble and Orleans, and thirty-fve fro
: Caledonia counties.
Jacob Norris of Chelsea, stands at IL
u head for raising remarkable beans.
= single bean came up in his garden, la
A spring, spontaneously. 1t began to ru
J. and he set pole to it, and it mac
g about 80 feet of vine, on which the
. were 473 pods and 1900 beans, whic
'e measured almost two quarts. He gay
is the bean no special care. 1t appears
e be new variety.
re Reports from the meetings of Messr
" Moody and Sankey at Burlington, an
their associates at Rutland and BENIN,
v ton. give assurance that they are enjo,
g ing good measure of success. I'll
lie meetings are fully attended, deeply so
A. emn, and large numbers of thoughtf
!. persons in each place give good eviden
of heartfelt desire for a new and be
~ ter life.
t The annual meeting of the Vermo
r Historical Society was held at the Sta
h House, last Tuesday. The treasurer r
IT ported about five hundred dollars
hand. The old board of officers we
: reelected, except that Rev. c. S. Smi
~ was elected President, IN place of Re
is DR.. Lord, deceased. Hon. E. P. Walt,
er was invited to prepare paper on Il