Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-16
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

At st. Adams, on Tuesday last, the
price of butter ranged from eighteen to
twenty-seven cents per pound, with high
er prices for fancy dairies.
The Free Press man remarks: 1.-The
frosts being out of the ground, early cats
may now be put in. They cannot be
planted too soon, or too many in hill
Bennington announces the finding of
a woman in that town, named Mrs. Ju-
liza OBrien. who is lO2 years old, and
who is to be exhibited at the July Gen.
tennial.
A dog cemetery has been established |
on North Bend. in Burlington, in the
edge of the swamp. where large num-
Der of luckless CANNES have already
been planted.
Asa Magoon. the Barre murderer, has
brother 10 Washington, Vt, who is
feet IL inches in height, and the YER
monters claim that he is not very tall
for one Of his age
Miles, the Barre bank robber, recent
ly told en- interviewer that he was inno-
cent, and that his pal, Peter Curley,
swore him in prison to save himself
New York friends are working for Miles,
and all this preparatory to asking Gov.
Fairbanks for pardon.
i John. Moore of Highgate, committed
suicide by hanging, last Thursday.
Moore was about so years of age, and
had always enjoyed the highest respect
from his neighbOrs and friends. He has
had occasional attacks of melancholy,
and this is supposed to be the cause of
his mad act.
Wells River has been visited by the
map swindlers. among those who have
been bitten being Judge Underwood and
G. B. Fessenden. They both "knew
they never signed" but the agent ex-
, hibited their signatures. and they came
8 down with the cash. Others who were
called on refused to be swlndled.
Judge John Wilder of Weston, eighty
three years of age, who has been subject
: to catalepsy for several years. while saw
: ing food wood from Spring brook, near
s his house, last Monday, fell in and was
. drowned. He had been prominent man
in his day, State Senator. County
' Judge and Town Representative.
Governor Fairbanks has appointed
. Walter C. Dunton Of Rutland to fill the
d vacancy of the 9th Associate Judge of
/. the Supreme Court, Vermont The va
q cancy was caused By the advancement
of other judges to vacancies made by the
u appointment of Judge Wheeler as Dis
y trict Judge of the United States District
d Court for Vermont
ir The number of Policies issued by the
q Vermont Life Insurance. Company OF
Burlington. during the first three months
u of 1877, is ninety taco greater than dur
81 ing the corresponding three months Of
Sc last year, and that the amount OF lnsur
Ks ance written for the same period of time
ar 10 sl47.oon in ercesS of the aohot
;. amount aCritten during the gear 1876
10 Notwithstanding Mr.. Earle has pur
chased the Hydepark Ne,osdeater ant
TIC consolidated it with the Citizen, th
Hydepark people are not happy. bu
elk want an ''organ" of their own. One Rev
ID o. S. Bassford has been induced to tax
90 hold of the matter, and put in som
= money. and the citizens have subscribe
eeoo. NO hnPe thoy will nrosner. an
OF all get rich out of the enterprise.
to Mr.. Park proves to be able to cove
ers his obligations. He says that he ha
,ry lost heavily but is able to stand it. Th
no Tribune contradIcts the statement of th
r World. published in another column
Nc that Gen. II. Baxter, one of the director
his of the Panama railroad company, ha
of advanced Mr. Park $500, 900, and thu
a a still larger sum was to be furnishe
by Senator Jones of Nevada. Mr. Bal
~ ter said that he had not been solicite
leu by Mr.. Park to render any assistanc
aid and that none had been furnished
an him.-HerdLd
,al- AS railroad Official was passing thr
ces an empty car at Island Pond, few day
7. ago, he discovered box which he toe
- and carried into the depot. where it r
IN manned two days. Noticing an unplea
on ant odor arising from it, he caused it
an be opened, when it was found to contai
the arm, shoulder blade, heart and pa
of the backbone of man. The prop,
az authorities were at once notified, but
ave- the box bore no mark, nothing could
ect- done. 1t is supposed that some medic
er a student was travelling with it, and tina
nov finding out all baggage was to be exar
ined at that point, he left it, preferril
'yes to travel unmolested.
ons Rr,1ows F.,,s Anr;I IN A. /.
the close of the Windham County Coul
tile Wooley, the fratricide, was sentenced
ling Imprisonment for life; Townsend,
-. years, and Stone. II years at hard lab
In the State Prison for arson in Dul
irch- merston last February. Stone confess
this having set the fire, being hired to do
ball by Townsend. Sentence was not pl
and nounced upon Lewis, his case going
the Supreme Court upon exceptions.
'''"u ling. who testified against him. at t
trial, is remanded to the State Pris
the for safe keeping and trial at the 81
lous TENDER term for completely. He /
Con. made statement to the jailer and Of
: sc ers since finding he is not to be set
liberty, saying that he was hired to t
ence tify as he did by others, and threaten
mer- by detectives and others with trial
ian principal in the crime If he did not
,ctly SO, and promised release. He now So
there was not word of truth in his t
~ timony on the stand regarding sect
Lewis have morphine on the day De
x. ing died. or that he told him he had
,reat was going to use it upon Deming. L
!. case is taking novel turn.
IT. The large three story wooden BIZ
n0 on Railroad street, st. Johnsbury. on
Tor ed by N. NJ. johnson, caught fire w
too ago last Saturday night, in one of