Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

ID. Idrker, keeper Oh the MdHCneS-
ter poor house, has run away with one
of the women paupers, leaving many
disconsolate creditors
Ex-Governor Inland Hall of North
Bennington, aged eighty-two, is serious
ly i'll. There is much sickness in that
vicinity, fever prevailing.
Alfred Swinger of Bristol, is under
$500 bonds, charged with throwing
stones, with intent to kill, into the house
of Philetus Phillips, in which were Mrs
Phillips and four children.
A week ago Friday night, some eigh-
teen barrels of ale, belonging to different
parties, were seized at the Burlington
dock by Sheriff Drew One barrel was
rolled into the lake and towed off by
"the boys" who undoubtedly put it
where it would do the most good.
Messrs. Pee and McGinn of Fairfield,
last year reared II lambs from grade
ewes, and sold the same for $3.50 per
head. This year they raised IA lambs
which were sold for S54 and sheared
from the ewes this season 63 pounds
of washed WOOL the growth of one year
only.
Oracle, youngest daughter of Daniel
w. Bromley, and aged l years, of Rut-
land, attempted to catch horse that
was feeding on grass, at the close Of
school, last Monday noon, when the
horse suddenly wheeled and kicked,
striking her in the head, rendering her
senseless and so injuring her that she
died at in the afternoon.
The barn of Frank Kimball Of Island
Pond. filled with pressed hay, was re-
Gently discovered to be on fire, and but
for timely discovery disastrous con-
fagration would have ensued. the build
ing being in thickly settled part of the
street. The fire was set by little child
and burned over seventeen bales of hay
before it was extinguished.
At the st. Adams butter market, last
Tuesday, the attendance was good, re-
ceipts fair, market firm and prices about
the same as week before last for the
best, common butter dull and not want
ed. We quote common at from twelve
to fifteen cents; good to choice, eighteen
to twenty-five cents; selections, twenty
nine to thirty cents per pound.
The residence of Charles H. Wheeler,
near the Sheldon station on the Mississ-
quot railroad, was wholly consumed By
fire about one o'clock, last Wednesday
morning, together with most of the fur.
niture and clothing of the family. The
fire is supposed to have been the work
of tramp. The loss is estimated al
$1,000; insurance said to be $1,000.
AS A. NJ. Banks of Corinth. was re.
Gently passing around the head of the
Lake on the road from West Fairlee tt
, Bradford, man sprang from the bushe.
by the side of the road, and, missing thu
horses head, caught hold of the breech
ing of the harness and the dasher of the
wagon. A blow from the butt end of ;
Z heavy whip. and the wheel, hitting him
soon laid him out, and Mr.. Banks pass
ed on.
AS the coffin of the late Willis Dan
, iels of Bristol, was being lowered int
the grave, week before last, the latte
3 was found to have been dug too short
and the casket was taken out for tn
purpose of remedying the defect. Will
moving it from over the grave a portion
r of the earth caved in. causing one of th
: bearers to fall into the grave, and tn
other three being unable to hold it, tn
coffin fell upon the man severely bruis
: ing him.
DR.. C. F. Adams of Rutland, HON
e epathic ply stefan in good standing, trie
: to kill himself by cutting his throat wit
n razor. week ago Thursday, but will
probably recover, as the jugular vein !
not cut. The doctor has been in poo
S health the past few months, and is re
d ported to have been laboring under som
d mental depression he has been separat
!. ed from his wife number of years an
this has probably weighed upon his min
= more or less.
II A young farmer in Sheldon, bought
/ dairy farm stocked with sixty cow
d During two years he has sold, exchange
t. and reduced the number of his dair
COWS so that last year he had but thil
ty-fve. He reports having made 6
p much butter from the thirty-fve sele'
r. COWS as was formerly made from tt
al original sixty. 1t is easy to see that
N reducing attendance and diminished co.
: of feeding, with equal products, his pr
, fits must be largely increased.-Amer
Re can Cultivator.
ID BURLINGTON, Oct. 7. Moody and Sal
is key began meetings here to-day. Thr,
m services were held-prayer meeting at
b. o'clock in the morning and preaching
:. the afternoon and evening. There we
- immense congregations and great int
y est manifested. Services were also he
IN in the Baptist church, and there was
large meeting in the College Street Co
gregational church. During the wet
e there will be prayer meeting at noe
he and preaching in the evening. II
10 Evangelists will stay till November Is
gs There are now twenty-nine Univers
:, list parishes IN the State, more or lie
10 active, with 1920 families, a gain
TX l72 over last year; fourteen church
~ report SIS members, gain of ninet
Is one; twenty-three Sunday schools repo
.st 1850 members, gain of 19l twent
&c seven parishes have debts aggregatil
$1,000, which is a reduction of $50
d. and have property worth $l92,40O,
rs 5000 less than last year; twenty-f
he of these parishes spent for current e
!" penses $22,9S4, and for other expense
1880.
b. The gospel meetings in connecti
~ with the visit of the revivalists to Y
sir began on the 9TH instant. The work W