Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Work on the State workhouse at Rut-
land will soon be resumed.
President Hayes writes his Vermont
relatives that he will visit them this
summer if possible.
Col. E. S. Stowell of Cornwall. has
just sold pair of Vermont horses to
Philadelphian, for $1,000.
Over twelve tons of maple sugar have
passed through the Brattleboro express
office thus far this season.
The Howe Scale Company is soon to
commence work in its new Rutland shops
with force of about 500 men.
Col. E. Henry Powell and wife of
Richford, returned from their European
trip, week ago last Saturday.
A new church built and furnished by
D II. Whitney, a young convert, and
presented to the Hancock Methodists.
wassrecently dedicated.
Mrs. W. H. Scott of Rutland, was
struck and probably fatally injured by
train, the 10Th ult., while drunk and
sitting on the track.
Lewis Meader of Ryegate, who gradu-
ates from Dartmouth this year, has Sc
cured the place of principal of the high
school at Southboro, Mass, $1,000
position.
James Watson, notorious bank rob-
Der, and 'pal' of Miles, the Barre
bank robber, has been arrested in Maine,
charged with breaking into the Dexter
(Maine) bank.
j. Estey & Co., the Bickford knitting
machine company and the Devens &
Curtis screw company. all of Brattlebo-
70, are preparing their exhibits for the
Paris exhibition.
Burlington is making an effort to Sc
cure the services of Murphy, the tenn.
perance evangelist. Committees have
been appointed to solicit subscriptions
for paying the expenses of the work.
At meeting of John F. Henry & Co,
a week ago last Friday, Benjamin HI.
Dewey was appointed receiver with in
structions to take full charge of affairs
and deposit the funds daily received in
bank.
The st. Adams butter market, last
Tuesday, was active and prices firm. We
quote butter at from twenty-five to twen-
ty-eight cents per pound, and selections
at from thirty to thirty-two cents per
pound.
The sugar makers of Wilmington,
have set about $4,000 buckets, and,
with continuance of the early and ia
vorable pillow, think this seasons crop
will aggregate $50 tons of sugar and
syrup.
The report of the Farmers Mutual
for the present year, covering seven and
one-half months, has been remarkably
favorable, the losses averaging less than
one-third the amount of the preceding
year for the same time.
A question whether Wallingford OF
Plymouth shall support certain paupel
has been tried in the Rutland county
court three times and has resulted il
| three disagreements of the jury, and il
will have to be tried over again.
President Hayes has nominated {
Vermont boy, Lieut.. G. A. Woodruff
captain and commlssary of subsistence
Lieut.. Woodruff has almost wholly re-
: covered from his wounds received in the
: fight with the Indians last summer.
Hon. and Mrs. Frederick Billings o
6 Woodstock, have started on trip to tn
South, intending to 60 first to Savannah
and perhaps to visit New Orleans ant
other places later, returning probably il
: May. Mrs Billings is in delicate health
You have my hearty congratulation
e upon the result of your State election
f Now let mutual confidence and good will
}. prevail everywhere and let US study tn
things that make for peace Gov. Fair
banks of Vermont to Gov. Prescott O
Il New Hampshire.)
~ The body of new born female infan
was found the 2lst, IN the canal nea
n the paper mill at Bellows Falls. A pos
r norton examination revealed the fac
g that the child was born alive. and tina
:, the mother was attended by physician
An investigation will be held.
y The cooperative concern at Spring
/ field, which has been so frequently ne
,e ticed for the last year or two, has,
l. seems, definitely come to an end, as il
3 head, J. A. H. Ellis is going to Virgin
! la, to establish there an "agricultur;
- and manufacturing industrial home"
young woman named Esty. who ha
: been brought up in the family of 4
L Peach at Newbury, committed suicide
lie week ago yesterday, with strychnln
o. which was kept in the house for the pu
IS pose of poisoning foxes, because she ha
:, been reproved for unbecoming condut
III while returning from church.
40 H G. Burwell of Bridport, has tW
lie Merino rams, aged respectively thr,
IN and five years. Mr.. Burwell has sold
$. half interest in the five ear-old for SIC
a. to F. S. Highly of Vermont, and a ha
! interest in the three year-old to the T.
Il Ter Brothers of Ohio, for $500, thu
IN placing their value at $1,000.
Oh 1t is said that some months sin,
to Archibald Bachop of Wells River, pu
be chased ten lottery tickets of a New Yol
b. concern, at So each. The other day
" received notice that he had drawn 60
watch valued at $3.50, which he cou
as have by sending them $40. He sent IL
al money and received watch, the esi
,r mated value of which is about So.
as Considerable excitement exists in Il
,w town of Sharon, over developments whit
have, within the last few weeks, con
'o to light, which indicate that the form
ne town clerk, J. Porter Smith, is defau
er or to the town in the sum ofSI3OO. M