Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-16
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

&c print d paper on the summit.
President Hayes, his Cabinet and |
Nce-President Wheeler, have accepted |
Invitations to attend the Vermont GEN.
telnial, at Bennington.
The young man who was arrested on
sulpicion of having set fire to the Cottage
Heel in Barre, has been discharged,
sufficient evidence not having been found
to Justify his detention.
Gasshoppers are committing great
ravayes in some parts of the State The
pastures look as if parched with drought
and some farmers are fastening to cut
theirhay to save it from being devoured.
TIE Burlington & Lamoille Railroad,
in the business transacted, is more than
fulfilling the expectations of its friends.
Freight trains will be put on Immediate
ly upon the completion of the Ogdens-
burg road to the junction.
The st. Adams butter market, Tues
day, was dull, with lighter receipts. We
quote common at from ten to twelve
cents. good to choice, fifteen to eighteen
cents, selections, twenty cents, with oc-
casionally we'll known dairy selling at
"a higher price.
An attempt was made on Sunday eve.
ming of last week, to burn the wooden
mills in Brattleboro, belonging to Jor-
dan, Marsh & Co. of Boston. A vessel
( of kerosene was placed under some
boards adjoining the buildings, but the
fire was discovered in season to prevent
damage.
AS O'Brien's circus was leaving Ver-
gennes, the other night, one of the en-
ployes, John Maylon, of Geneva, N. T.,
while lying on the ground in drunken
stupor, was run over by one of the heavy
wagons. and three of his ribs broken.
Surprising him to be merely intoxicated.
some of the men laid him in the baggage
wagon, where he died soon after.
On Friday, 10Th ult., Pension Agent
Whitford of Concord. N. H., visited
Montpelier, at which time Gen. Stephen
Thomas was to turn over to him the
records of the pension agency there
which will be transferred to Concord
General Thomas has proved faithful
and intelligent officer, and in retiring
will carry with him the best wishes o
his host of friends.
The conductor, fireman and brakeman
on the Central Vermont railroad, name,
A. H. Remington, George Flood and A
H. Martin, who were recently arreste
at st. Adams for smuggling liquor i
the locomotive Edward Blake. have bee
held for trial. 1t is found that the
have been supplying four liquor-seller
3 with all the liquor they used, and tia
2 over 200 gallons have been smuggle
: since April lst.
The Childs Brothers publish dali
: paper at Bennington, called the Vermo'
0 Centennial, through the month of Augu
and are now issuing it tri-weekly, fl
y fifty cents, till September lst. Its GU
g side abounds in desirable informatic
. about the coming Centennial at Bennin
A ton, and indicates enterprise in Il
: editors and publishers, but of the insit
we have nothing to say, except that it
It of the patent sort, manufactured in
IS distant city, and the publishers have b
/. little to do in the editing of that part
e the paper.
n His Excellency Gov Fairbanks h
: jH ustt. made the following additional
N rank of colonel: William Wells,
re Burlington William W. Grout, of Ba
r ton; Wheelock G.. Veazey, of RUTLAND
lie Roswell Farnham, of Bradford Able
b. B. Jewett, of Swanton; William
Dillingham;. of Waterbury E. A. CHI
e. tenden, of Hartford Fred. E. Smit
H. Of Montpelier. The other aids ar
sh John A. Sheldon, Rutland; A. G. HUI
be bell, Bennington ]. j. EsteY, Brattl
IL boro, and A. w. Hastings, st. Johnsbur
e. The centennial anniversary of t
battle of Hubbardton was celebrated
er Hubbardton. July z, with great enth
Us siasm. A procession, consisting of m
he itary companies from Rutland and Bra
ne don. the Castleton, Brandon and Pit
es ford bands, the speakers of the day al
xt numerous invited guests and citizens,
RI carriages and on foot, was formed on t
ed spot where the battle was fought a.
ed marched to neighboring grove, whe
to the exercises were held, consisting
music, an address of welcome by Cyr
r. Jennings of Hubbardton. speeches
ce Lieut.. Gov. Proctor and others, a pier
no in the woods, dress parade and sha
an fight. About 1000 people were presel
zee At Pittsford. recently, the lightni
ne struck the house of Benjamin Ken
sst The ball followed the chimney, app;
ne emily separating, thence following t
stove-pipes, connecting with stoves, o
ial in the front part of the house and anot
8, er in the kitchen. 1t appeared to foil
lrs partitions and sleepers of the floor in
directions, emerging at each side of
cal house, taking the kitchen door compile
VS. ly from its hinges. The sleepers W,
il spread about the cellar bottom shatter
nv into thousand pieces barrels We
we heaped together on one side, and I
i'll cellar windows all removed, tho son
what broken by the operation. The M
80, wonderful and fortunate part of the
= currence was, that neither Mr.. Ken
IL who was lying on lounge close besi
e. the kitchen stove, nor his sister, "
e. was about to kindle fire, for which s
~, Oh had the kindling already in the sto
- ~ we're not injured beyond the moments
i shock from falling brick, and the teari
~ up Of the floor beneath them. The da
IL age done amounted to about 5000.
nor There is some excitement in Wal
Iry field over the arrest of Joseph Robel
;he a Frenchman, aged twenty-five yea
ng charged with stealing carpenters a
mo- joiners' tools from James Newcomb. 7
re. tools were found in Roberts possessi
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