Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-02
State Neacs.

Rev. Il. Hicks. pastor of the Congre-
gational church at Bakersfield, has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect the
lst of April.
1t is said that Rev. DR.. Lord, who
died at Montpelier. recently. had nearly
finished a memoir of his father. Presi-
dent Lord of Dartmouth College
Rev. Mr.. Kneeland of Waterloo, N.
T., son-in-law of the late DR.. Lord. is
engaged to supply the pulpit of Bethany
church, Montpelier, for two months.
Mr.. E. c. Carpenter. head clerk at
the City hotel, Portland Maine, has
leased the American house. Hydepark,
Lamoille county, and purchased the fur
niture.
At Richmond, last Monday, butter
sold at % to ~ cents for new. A few
fancy tubs sold at higher price. There
were no sales of cheese. Potatoes sold
at 60 to rs cents per bushel.
Barre boasts of man that is so stin-
gy that he will carry all the tea to the
barn, and bring only one teaspoonful to
the house each day. The man has accu-
mulated fortune of $4,000.
The American Hone & Box Company
at Wolcott, are at present somewhat IT,
nancially embarrassed. but hopes are en-
tertained of their resuming business
again in few days.
The Normal Schools of Vermont are
all now in session, and the one in Ran
dolph has over $50 students. Each of
the two courses of study in this school
extends through one year and a half.
Week before last, the Montpelier man
ufacturing company commenced funning
on ten hours again, and the Lane manu-
featuring company eleven hours, and
with much of their old help back.
Albert Waite, well-to-do farmer of
Dorset, committed suicide last Thursday
morning. He is reported to have been
respondent upon his financial condition.
His fears were without foundation, he
being worth some $4,000.
| The poor expenses of Woodstock, last
year, were FIVE thousand and thirteen
dollars and eighty eight cents. One
tramp from Montreal cost the town three
hundred and eighty-two dollars anc
ninety-six cents.
The jury, after half hours delibera
ton, last Friday, at Bfattleboro, return
ed verdict of murder in the second de
gree. in the case of S. Woolly of Graf
ton.Sf0r thA murder of.his brother Franl
in October. 1876. n.
L. B. Richardson of Wolcott, Will
loading logs last Tuesday, was caugh
by the log, breaking both the bones o
one leg. one bone being jammed through
the flesh and skin. DR.. Holbrook dress
ed the limb and it is now doing WELL
The Citizen states that the Morris
vile school district raised $L95 on
dollar of the grand list, for the suppv.
,, of schools in that borough. Guess the
: have in contemplation the ''edecation
!. of the editor of that bloody newspaper.
), ~ "A meteor passed over Fairfax, wee
' before last. which created some-excit,
: ment for short time. 1t moved yer
rapid, and seemed quite near the eartl
and appeared about as large as barre
(, and long stream of fire from it.
James Gavigan plead guilty of gran
: larceny in taking SIC worth of butt,
/. from the Central Vt. r. R. depot Ro,
bury, and was sentenced to the Sta
: Prison at Windsor for 10 months, pa
: the costs and stands committed till PAL,
sU-a .-~-.l--. ~~~~..ed Eaoo ma
P rem, recently. A little daughter of NJ
E James Blair, nearly six years of ag
y fell off at the side of the cellar stair
n striking on her head and injuring her
as to cause her death within twenty-fol
~ hours.
:, Aweek ago last Saturday, FIVE yea
% old sou of Joseph Japan of West Emo
er burg, went into the chamber of his fail
n. ers house to play with a string. Viii
II there he became entangled in the rol
il some manner, and was strangled
" death.
~ The New York Times says that V
a paper has discovered that the Cabinet
a President Hayes is made up of a s.ligh
is head, a ''no-head," a dough head, !"
20 "go-ahead." and ''red-headed rebel
= This is getting things badly mixed. b.
u it is not our fault.
CT A cheese factory is to be erected
ID Maple Corner, in the west part of Ca
d. ais, this spring. Mr.. Peck of Brookfel,
ct who established the factory at Mort
u Montpelier last season, is said to be IL
prime mover in the enterprise. Abov
.. 200 cows are pledged for its support f,
Ill three years.
to Mr.. Timothy Wheeler of Waterbur
It. who has studied the philosophy of sug;
making, and the circulation of sap to
considerable extent, writes the Ne
be England Farmer that, according to b
system If foretelling a sap season, v
shall have No. 2 season the comlr
~ spring not the best nor the poorest
A. A cDlored man by the name of Val
no CHAN. a resident of Essex, was killed
the cars between Winooski and the Lin
r. Kiln, on Friday evening of week befo
- list. 1t is supposed that he was struc
10 by more than one train, as he was lite
It, tally cut to pieces. He was intoxicate
III when killed. He leaves wife and thr,
u children.
Major j. Halsey Cushman, editor
the Bennington Banner, who has bee
70 in failing health for several months, h;
recently been quite seriously i'll, and
,e one time week before last was reportt
h dead. He has, however, rallied SOM
what from his precarious condition. an
" hopes are entertained of his recovery.
= N. B. Williston's carriage manufact
- ry, with the exception of storehou
connected tharewith at Rrattlahorn vii