Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-03-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Chester county breed, that weighed when 81
dressed six hundred and five pounds L
'rhe St. Adams butter market. last
Tuesday, was dull, attendance light and a
receipts small. Butter sold at from 20 t
to 80 cents per pound, according to a
quality. '
George Perkins of Highgate. commit
ted suicide by hanging. on the 18th ult.
but he was not found until the Goth. '
About 40 years old. and leaves wife ,
and two sons.
The bill granting pensions to soldiers
of the Mexican war created some debate
in the House, Mr.. Joyce of Vermont |
making the strongest speech in opposi-
ton to the measure. {
Philelus Knapp shot Patrick German
at Bennington, week ago last Thurs
day, the charge taking effect in the left
leg. The result of an old feud. Both
men are over fifty years of age.
The youngest daughter of Geo. Shurt-
left of Winooski, who fell into tub of
hot water, week ago last Wednesday,
died on the following Friday. The SYM
pathy of the community is with the be-
reayed family.
Calvin Il. Stowe at Barre, was arrest
ed week ago last Saturday, for steal
ing several wolf and buffalo robes from
teams under the church sheds recently,
and lodged in the Montpelier Jail in de-
fault of $500 bail.
W. G. Mainwaring, for several years
stenographer to Superintendent Hobart
of ST. Adams, was instantly killed on
the cars at Fredrlcksburgh, Va, Sunday
Feb. % He had resided in Baltimore
about two years.
In Cambridge, week ago last Friday,
the barn of Charles Warner was blown
across the Burlington & Lamoille rail-
4 road track, and the morning train from
, Burlington was delayed until the OBJ
struction could be removed.
The house, barn and outbuildings of
, Calvin I. Leithead, near Barre, with
two cows, two hogs, two tons of hay and
e other contents, were burned by an In
y cendiary, week ago last Thursday eve
!. ming. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $3.50.
!. The difficulties heretofore existing be.
tween the Central Vermont Railroad Co.
Il and the Woodstock Railroad Co., re-
e specting the crossing at White River
r Junction, and which have led to a long
d and expensive lawsuit, have been AMIGA
a bly, settled.
ar The other day little daughter of A..
L. Barrows of Burlington, shot herself
y accidentally and is in critical condi-
ton. She went into room, opened a
IN trunk and found a loaded revolver in it,
e. which she began playing with and
N while thus doing shot herself in the side.
:. John Mcdonald, who has been work
- ing for George Osborne of Pittsford
III about a month, stole his employers
at horse and sleigh, gold watch, some
s money. revolver, two suits of clothes
ne and other articles, last Wednesday, and
a ran away, but was captured and lodged
!, in the Rutland Jail.
~ wrestling match for 500 side
all best two in three, between Charles Con
he nor of Dandy, trainer of the famou
:. Murphy of New York, and Peter Owen
nd of Fairfield, brother and trainer of tn
III champion of the world, in the town hall
Rutland, the other evening, was won b.
we the former, he throwing Owens twice.
~ Gen. John l.. Barstow, United State
iiu Pension Agent at Burlington until til
to consolidation, handled million and
ee Liz e dvllaro, ssuu eiI0 vivoO TIE gov
alf eminent owed him S26. Gen. Barsto'
l. may we'll be proud of such record, an
~ if all republican officials We're such maj
I'M ner of man as he there would not
1t such crying necessity for change.
are Hon. George H. Bigelow, special Tn
i've ted States mail agent, is in Hydepar
arts investigating the charges against Pos
al master c. J. Patch The charges a
- four in number, with several specific
i'm tons under each charge. The THU
charge is fraudulent sale of posta!
her stamps, and the proof upon this chars
20 and the specifications under it is said
be overwhelming.
In an old school report made by a s
Jay perintendent twenty-five years ago a
my found the following comments on t
So ability of George W. Hendee IN
and Hendee is naturally we'll calculated
ord an instructor. He possesses a peculi
- faculty for imparting information
al children. The school appeared well a
ever most of the scholars have made good p
gress, considering the amount of froli'
with ing the teacher has attended to since
80, commenced his school,
k;so George Ladd, Brattleboro's mat
!, A''' NAUTICAL prodigy, died at the Poor Fa
tner' a week ago last Thursday. His W
little derful ability to solve the most dific
Oh | mathematical problems, although wi
Lest out even common school educati
-. made him an interesting character.
Don given, for instance, the number of m
sum- from Brattleboro to Washington or
her other point, he would Immediately
d at accurately give the number of feet
turn inches.
nnor MONTPELIER, Feb. 27.-George
rfO Stranahan. Jr., of Waterbury, last eN
mo- ing, attempted to shoot Miss Deml
pain of that place, shooting at her once,
md it ball striking her belt and glancing
never She ran into closet, and he fired t.
md 7 at her through the door, failing to
her. He then attempted to shoot
my self, the ball entering his breast, 81
me as ing upon the breast bone, and follow
Come the ribs till it came out on the r
lead" side. He is not dangerously woun
Dead, anu = unuei a, hss a .na -,
to love vonna man JJaalousv was the ca
es and Tbe voupe lady has a good reputs