Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-06-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

burgh.
There are now two genuine achite
robins in the trees about the residence
of Mrs. G. Gates of Cambridge.
Burlington has 2064 polls against
2129 last year, and the valuation is
S2,S75,007 against $3,469,l37 last
year.
A short time ago Herman Wood, of
Bakersfield, caught an eagle which
measured seven feet four inches from
tip to tip.
The body of the little Reid boy of
Fairfield. missing since April, was found
week ago last Thursday, in the brook
near his home.
Joseph Morrin of Guildhall, while
fishing in the Connecticut river, slipped
from log into the water, few days
since, and was drowned.
Mrs. JOSIAH Carpenter, of Waterville,
made her second attempt at suicide by
hanging, recently, but was discovered in
time to defeat her design.
John Barnum of Monkton, now SO
years of age hale and hearty, is claimed
to be the oldest Free Mason in Vermont
having been a member of the fraternity
81 years.
Harvey Cilley of Montpelier, discour-
aged for want of work. hung himself in
the cellar of his dwelling. last Tuesday
evening. He leaves wife and two chill
dren destitute.
A Pawlet man, it is said, used kero-
sene oil to destroy the potato bugs in
his patch, but succeeded in killing four
teen COWS which broke in at night and
ate the well Amounted vines
Vermont is the banner State in New
England on the Grange organization,
with its 200 fourlshing Oranges. Green
Mountain Grange No. was the first
Grange organized in New England.
The Island mill at Vergennes, the
most important Touring mill in that
part of the State, was struck by light
ming and burned early Saturday MORN
ing loss $4,000. insurance $4,000.
An old man named Lavigne, about
seventy. five years of age, jumped into
the river above the dam, at Swanton
Falls, the 18th, and was drowned. He
had. been wandering about town for sew
eral weeks, and had no friends or home.
Mrs. Taylor Parker, of Marshfeld,
aged about thirty years, hung herself
with a rope, on the 9th inst, in her hus-
bands barn. She was out of health
and low spirited. Two uncles and a
brother have committed suicide before
her.
Mr.. L. R. Parker, of East Richford,
found female child about nine months
old on his door steps the other nights.
After caring for it few days, the found
ling was adopted by Mr.. and Mr.. Dali.
1t is thought that the child belongs to
parties in Montgomery.
AS son of Mr.. Bemis, of Brookfeld
Is months old, was recently playing
about an unused we'll. he fell, and was
rescued by FIVE year old son of Mr.
Young, who reached down, and, after a
severe effort, pulled him out. instead Of
running and screaming for help, as most
children of his age would have DONE
Nathaniel Emerson. of Chelsea, sew
, enty one years old. has lived on the
. same farm from his birth. This spring
he dropped and planted corn on The
same piece of ground on which he drop
ped corn for his father, sixty one year,
ago. He has portrait of his grandmoth
er taken one hundred and twenty year.
ago, painted on copper and set in sill
yer case.
The normal schools of the state hav
drawn the following sums of none,
from the state treasury, under the Law
, of 1876, for the term now current; Cas-
tleton, $56S, Randolph, $1079, an,
johnson, 1852. The lumber of person
assisted with free tuition at Castleton
9 OF; at Randolph, Sc; at johnson, 49
= Total in all the schools, 1872. Cost t
e state, S2228. sa
We regret to learn that the illness G
q Mrs. Emma Molloy appears to be yer
serious. 1t seems that dangerous al
scess has developed in her side, an
: from present indications her recovery
= exceedingly doubtful. She is in kin
hands and carefully watched over b
! friends and her husband, who has CON
= from the West. They are at Rev EC
= win Wheelock's residence in Cambrdg
n Messenger.
E. On the 9Th day of July, 1877 IL
Is Constitution by which new and ind
ID pendent State to be called Vernon
$. was adopted at Windsor. The Vernon
ii Historical Society having recommends
at its commemoration, the citizens of VIM
8. sor propose to celebrate the event in ;
ne appropriate manner. That the celebr
es ton may be general they invite the Gil
d. zens of each town to choose a delega
be to attend a meeting at Windsor,
is. Tuesday June 18th at 2 p. m. to a
nv range program of exercises.
e. Speaking of the Centennial prepar
ct tions, the Bennington Banner says ::
st. Major Valentine of the committee, j
Oh forms us that the progress made by hi
OF self and associates during the past we
I'm for the local part of their labor is the
IT. curing of a Banquet Tent, 400 feet 10
an by 80 wide, and which will afford Sc;
cir at the table for 1000 people, Paw
on ion Tent for the grafton and other pr
lie exercises, 200 feet long and l
om wide, and will accommodate $4,000 p
me pie. Very many tents for National a
nr- State headquarters 2Ox35 feet eac
nc- and large number of field tents
TILL the military and other organizations.
-: ~ James Owen, the Fairfield wrestl
% only weighs about l65 pounds, and d
% not seem to be unusually muscular.
-. arms are soft, without the ridgy co