Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-01
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

$4,000 blossoms on it this summer.
One hundred and ffty-one car loads
of stock went over the Central r. r. last
week-thirty-fve of cattle and sixty
six of hogs
Paschal Merrill of Reading was re-
Gently killed by being crushed under a
log, which he was rolling in the woods
near his home.
A new form of horse distemper pre-
walls in Chelsea. It's marked features
are an apparent paralysis of the throat,
and swelling of the limbs and body. |
Some have died with it.
Delmere A. Patch of Richford was
pursuing wounded blue crane, the
other day, when the bird turned upon
him and pierced his eye with its bill,
entirely destroying the sight.
Tuesday of last week Henry Clark, of
Groton, while at work in the tannery,
caught his shirt sleeve in some gearing,
and mangIed his arm so that amputa-
ton below the elbow was necessary.
The horse races advertised for Octo-
Der I'd aud Sd, at Prospect Park, Mont
pelier, purse $1,000, and the races at
Bethel Park, Bethel, Vt, purse $1,000,
will not come off, the purses not filling.
The store of t. G. Batchelder, of
Greensboro Bend, was entered the other
night, the thieves taking what change
there was in the money drawer, some
gloves, cigars, and other small articles.
The habeas corpus case at Rutland
for the possession or the l3 year-old
wife of Lee Gilman has been dismissed
at the instance of the girls father, who
has concluded to make the best of an
unfortunate affair.
Hon. Jed P. Ladd. state auditor of
accounts, has been prosecuting through
an agent at Washington some of the
Vermonts suspended war claims. He
has obtained an allowance of 81, $50
and has prospect of more from time to
time.
Saturday evening of week before last,
The Bugbee mill at Mortified. near
Roxbury, owned by F. G. Wiley, was
burned to the ground with all its con-
tents. The fire was first discovered at
9.15 p. m. Loss $500; insured in the
Vermont Mutual for $1,000.
John Manning of North Hyde Park
committed suicide by cutting his throat,
and afterward hanging by clothes
line, one week ago last Saturday night.
Cause insanity occasione1 by gun shot
wound received in the army. He leaves
wife and seven children.
There is man living in Chester
whose father, now about so years old
is most of the time travelling the coun.
try like tramp, subsisting on the char.
ity of the people, and such odd jobs o.
work as he can get. He is amply able
to give him a home. and the quarry il
why does he not.
BUTTER MARKET.-The st. Alban
butter market, Tuesday. was quiet ant
f firm at advanced prices. We quot
common at from twelve to fifteen cents
good to choice, sixteen to twenty fou
l cents; and selection, twenty t
, twenty-nine cents per pound-latte
5 price paid for extra quality.
0 Mr.. N. Grosvenor of Ferrisburgh too
i over four thousand bushels of potatoe
to New York market, on the 18th inst
by boat. Some 1000 bushels were Q
his own raising. Last years potato ven
Q - - Al 49, r~-t;.- Voc -~.eoesr
d and it is hoped that this one will prov
: equully profitable.
Some six weeks ago, Mrs. Ezra Smit
!. of Vergennes died and her remains wei
!, in due time inferred. Since that tim
circumstances have come to light, Great
d ing suspicion that she died of poiso
/ administered by other hands than he
d own; her remains have been exhume
and her stomach sent to Burlington fc
analysis.
/ The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press
= responsible for the story that deaf an
dumb man named Burt, who had hi
e skull fractured by an explosion in tt
,e mines of the Grown Point IN. W Iro
Company recently, is lot only recove
!. ing from his injuries. but the accider
u perfectly restored his hearing, and he
J. now learning to talk and making con
n mendable progress.
re A bridge in Chester broke down r.
N Gently while a herd of cattle, belongir
!. to Messrs. Johnson & Hines, were pas
70 ing over it, precipitating thirty of the
into the stream below, and seriously il
Is juring several. AS the owners of IL
ut cattle were of the selectmen, the que
[e ton Of damages is delicate one.
ID new bridge of eighty feet span is to r
. place the old one.
~ The Hon. Frederick Billings of Woo
= stock sold last week to Warren F. Da
:" iell of Franklin. N. H., from his regi
ne tered Jersey stock, the five years 0
COW "Fawnette of Woodstock" al
three years old heifer Sonora"
be $500 each. John D. Wheat of Putin,
is purchased last year of Mr.. Billings t.
to of his full blood Southdown ewes, al
" last week bought fifteen more.
ge Andrew Parker of Reading, late
=. caught in steel trap gray Gag
which measured six feet and five inch
10 from tip to tip of wings and weigh
or eight pounds. His eagleship was ma
ge ing sad havoc with the poultry in I'll
er vicinity, having caught nine turke
81 for W. W. Wilkins in one day. In ma
= ing inroads upon Mr. Parker's geese
a came to sudden grief.
A wrestling match, collar and elbo
g for the championship of the world,
lat tween James E. Owens, of Fairfield. v
,ur and Charles Murphy, of New York, ca
his off at Music Hall, Boston. on the eve
! ing of the 10Th, and was won by t