Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Dartmouth college has 81 students
from Vermont.
The old Phoenix hotel, on Lake Be-
moseen, owned by Michael Coffey, was
burned on Sunday night.
Castleton real estate. valued a few
years ago at $4,000, was recently sold
at auction for about $1,000.
Seventy-six cars of hogs and eighteen
cars of cattle passed through St. Adams
on Sunday and Monday last.
Hon. Smith Ely has bought the Union
Copper Mine in Corinth, and will soon
commence mining operations there.
Oliver Dutton, of East Brookield,
aged 81 years, died suddenly in his
chair, the other morning, after eating
his breakfast.
Mrs. Isaac Danforth. aged ffty-fve
years, of st. Adams, committed suicide
on Thursday morning by hanging. She
is supposed to have been insane when
the deed was done. She leaves three
children.
DR.. A. l.. Pettee died at Wilmington
last week Monday. aged II years. He
was among the first settlers of the town,
and one of the oldest Masons in the
State. His life was busy one. and he
was widely known and respected.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Nov.
12-The receipts were light, market
quiet. and prices unchanged. Common
to good sold at IL to IL cents; choice,
l9 to 20 cents; selections, % to %
cents, with some extra choice lots at a
higher price.
The December Term of the Lamoille
County Court begins on the first We'd
nesday, 4th proximo. Hon. H. H. Pow
ers presiding. assisted by Assistant
Judges Small and Shattuck. The CAL
eudar contains lO4 cases in County
Court, and % in Chancery.
Lester Swan. of East Fletcher, was
accidentally shot the other day, while
hunting, by the accidental discharge Of
a gun in his own hands. Both charges
passed through the right arm upward,
penetrating the muscles of the right
side, and lodging near the shoulder.
| blade.
Monday some eight or nine writs were
served against the st. Adams Iron &
Steel Works, and all the property Of
the company. both real and personal
was attached. All were in of favor
home creditors, save one or two, which
were brought by PhiIadelphians who
have been here at work in some capaci
ty in the mill.
A bright little Shoreham boy. wht
had been engaged in combat with anoth
er boy some time ago. was reproved by
his aunt, who told him he ought always
to wait until the other boy .pitchec
upon" him. "Well'' explained the lit
tie hero, "but if wait for the othel
boy to begin, I'm 'fraid there won't b.
any fight p
Two barns, forty tons of hay. sever
COWS, eight sheep. some young cattle
several tons of straw and other forage,
the dwelling house, all the out build
ings, household furniture. grain. corr
and potatoes belonging to Aaron Smith
at Moretown. were burned on Saturda,
last at nine o'clock in the evening
Nothing was saved in the barns but ont
horse. and in the house but one bed and
: few chairs.
a well-dressed lady entered Mrs
Reeds store in Morrisville, recently, tt
look at hat which she wished to tax
up to Morrisville. recently. to take u
to Mrs. Powers to show her sister
which she was allowed to do. After
while. thinking things were a littl
mixed, Mrs. Reed called on Mrs. Power
and learned that no one of the descrip
ton had been there. and she can learI
uothino more about her hat