Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

OIAIE NEW IIEMS,
A collection was taken in St. Paul's
church, Burlington, Sunday, for the aid
of the sufferers from the yellow fever in
Memphis, which amounted to $lO9.49.
Hon. Frederick Billings, of Wood
stock, recently received three Jersey
COWS, aged two, three. and four years
which he has imported at
cost of about $1,000.
Mr.. H. H. Bishop has sold out his
lease of three years of the American
hotel, at Burlington, to L. S. Drew. The
sale was effected on the 9TH and Mr..
Drew took immediate possession.
BUTTER MARKEr-There was good
attendance at the St. Adams butter
market Tuesday. Common grades sold
at from ten to sixteen cents, and selec-
tions at eighteen and nineteen cents per
pound.
Mr.. Pressey, of Wolcott. while climb
ing over board fence recently, caught
one leg between the boards and fell his
weight on the board, cutting two cords
of the leg completely off. He will be
crippled for life.
NJ. J. Maloney, lately of the St. AL
bans Adcertiser, is to publish a paper
at Richford-the first issue to appear
October LIST. 1t will be a weekly. and
devoted to local matters and the inter-
ests of the Missisquoi valley.
Among the oldest voters this year in
Montpelier were Hon. Daniel Baldwin,
aged sc, it being his Goth year, and
Dwight Marsh, of Calais, aged 81, his
SD year. They have never missed an
Election, or failed to vote a democratic
icket.
| At the preliminary examination of
lewis Blair, of Bolton, for attempting
ttfeloniously assault his granddaugh-
te, years old, the evidence tended to
sh,w that he was guilty, although he
deies the charge, and he was commit
tedin default of $500 bail and taken to
Burlington.
Mr.. o. G.. Skeels, an aged and wealthy
ctizen of Highgate. had both his legs
hoken, and was otherwise seriously in
| jred, on Saturday the 9TH instant. He
vas driving loaded team down steep
| hill, when some accident caused the team
to start, and one wheel passed over his
| leg.
At Underhill, on Thursday evening,
the mother of Judge Shaw, of Burllng-
ton, aged seventy years, stepped through
ia door which she supposed led into a
hall, but which opened into cellar
way, and was precipitated down the
stairs, receiving injuries which resulted
in her death on Sunday.
Nearly complete returns from the
State election give the result as follows
Republicans, 1872; Democrats, 80
Greenbackers, 8; Independent, 2. Nc
choice in ten towns. Three towns tc
hear from. Proctor's plurality is 90.
2I1 over Bingham, and his majority
over all about 1850. Fairbanks ma
jority in 1876, was 23.608.
Thomas Utton's horse bismarck,
from Morrisville, was killed on the tract
/ at the State Fair Ground at st. Adams
Tuesday, by colliding with team com
| ing swiftly from the opposite direction
The animals side was pierced by I
shaft. and though the injury was not a
/ first thought to be serious, the hors
lived only two hours. Mr.. Utton wa
| offered 1000 for him the previous day
Il The New Hampshire Republicans a
their state convention held in Concord
ON Tuesday, put the following yer,
! strong ticket in nomination; for Cover
nor, Gen. Matt Head, of Hooksett; TO
Railroad Commissioners, Messrs. Conn
of Concord. Willard of Oxford. am
] French, of Moultonboro, This tickle
means business, and will be hard on
; to beat.
The Woman's Christian Temperate
! Union of Vermont. will hold the 4th an
! nual meeting in Winooski Avenue Cor
gregational church, Burlington, on Sept
25 and 26. Each auxiliary is entitle
to FIVE delegates. All friends of temper
ance arc invited to be present. Delegate
? will be entertained free of charge. O
J the 25th, address Of welcome by Mr..
! Cole, of Burlington. and response b
, Mrs. Greene, of st. Adams essay 0
temperance education of children
! Mrs. Partridge, of North Bennington
. essay on "Home Work" by Mrs. Conan
t of Randolph. On the 26th, bushes
meeting; essay by Mrs. S. A. Watson
; st. Adams; discussion; essay by Mr.
Tasting, BrattlebOro, and poem by Mr.
9 Tabor. Montpelier. Return checks flu
q J nished.