Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Grafton Day.
Charles f. Robinson of Montpelier, is
to build a passenger car for the Wells
River railroad.
A year old child of Harry Fogg of
Williamstown, was choked to death, the
other day, while eating butternuts.
twenty-five carloads of cattle passed
over the Central road, one day week be-
fore last. for Boston, there to be shipped
for Liverpool. England.
On the lst instant, Willard A. Learn
ed of Fairfax, died of lock-jaw, caused
by extracting silver from one of his
hands the Thursday preceding.
The slate industry in the southern
part of the State is looking up. and pro-
ducers are preparing for greatly In
creased business this season.
George W. Bentley, the new manager
of the Central Vermont, has reduced the
number of employees on the road great
ly, and is now cutting down the salaries
of different officials.
Paul D. Dean, Barnard's town collec-
tor for 25 years, has had most success.
full administration, and during 10 years
of his service the town has not abated
dollar of its taxes.
The Hydepark Nea0s says that Conroy
Darling, formerly of Morrisville, who
fled to escape the officers of the law. was
the leader of gang of thieves who in
tested that county.
The new Methodist church at Fairha-
ven, will be dedicated on Thursday,
April IL, Bishop Simpson taking charge
of the services. The church is forty by
forty-four feet.
Captain U. A. Woodbury. of Burling-
ton. has purchased the Jefferson Smith
farm and mill property in Elmore, and
intends erecting large saw and grist
mill on the old mill site.
The wind blew down derrick mast
at Manchester, last Monday, as the &C.
commodation train was coming, and part
of the mast fell across the headlight of
the engine and smashed it to pieces.
| Mrs. Ira Hamblin of Cornwall, had a
narrow escape from burning to death, a
few days since. Her clothing was part
ly burned off, and her flesh in some pla-
ces burned to a crisp.
Julius Wimmette. who was injured.
last winter, by falling down a precipice
over three hundred feet high, asks of
the town of Middlebury four hundred
and fifty dollars damages.
The Norrisville Manufacturing Com
pany has been sued for $4,000 by a
St. Johnsbury firm. They will probably
suspend work, as they have not the nec-
essary funds to carry on their business
under so large an attachment.
The st. Adams butter market, last
E Tuesday, was dull and prices lower.
Common sold at from fifteen to twenty
cents; good to choice, at from twenty
three to twenty. eight cents, and selec-
lions at twenty-nine cents per pound.
Lincoln man has an intelligent dog
7 who went to the town clerk with a two
f dollar greenback in his mouth and yelp.
o ed for license, which was made out
: and the dog departed with the precious
: document which insures his life for one
year.
Hon. S. S. Pike of johnson, died OF
: Friday of week before last, at the agC
h of sixty years. He was native anC
life long resident of Lamoille county
had held many offices of honor and trus
\ in the county and town, and was uni
E. vgsally esteemed
3 The announcement of the failure o
= the st. Adams Foundry Company will
be received with surprise. The compan,
. is composed of E. A. Smith and Colone
II John w. Newton. Their liabilities ART
If placed at 100000. Governor Smitl
!. and w. c. Smith are supposed to b
= heavy endorsers for the firm.
Prof. Joseph Lerdy of Philadelphia
to whom samples of water from the so
IT called poisoned we'll at Richford wer
W submitted for analysis, found in then
lie nothing that he could suspect to be tn
70 cause of disease. But DIR. Goldsmith Q
:, Rutland, thinks the samples of waite
, may have been taken from the well al
* ter it had ceased to be infected.
~ The Vermonters at Vineland, N. J.
re had their first annual reunion, Wednes
is day before last. The attendance wa
,e large, the collation. excellent, and tn
,e speeches, poems and letters just RICH
for the occasion. Among the names c
" those participating we see that of MI
ot VIM. Mitchell. so long an esteemed Gil
I'd izen and reliable democrat of Berlin, an
r L. D. Hurd, formerly of Bellows Falls.
or Messrs. Mudgett & Hamilton of WoI
!. colt, have begun clearing away the d.
bris of the fire, preparatory to the lay
= ing of the foundation of the new mil
Ii Mr. Ira Bishop and son have the COZ
N tract for furnishing the stone. Mr.. Pat
Leckner does the stone-work, and M
III Orrin Putnam has charge of the woot
s. work. They intend to have the mill
n, good working order on or before the Il
err day of August, 1878.
es With a population of $500, Newbur
b. has 40 persons over so years of age, an
~ of these seven are over 90. Of the la
a ter number are Mr.. and Mrs Haynt
It, johnson, who have been married sixty
r. five years, and who are probably tt
al oldest married couple in Vermont. The
! have been the parents of sixteen Chi
- dren, all born in the same room, an
n Mr.. johnson has lived in his presel
he house IS years.
a Mr.. Thomas W. Wood of Montpelie
he the artist, is earning we'll deserved la,
. rels in New York At the recent ann,
al meeting of the American Water Col
no Society, held in New York. Mr.. Woo
er- was unanimously elected president