Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-03-11
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

STATE NEWS ITEMS.
The sap was running pretty freely,
week before last, in the sugar orchards
over good part of the State.
Miss Josie Atwell of Richford, died
on Thursday of week before last, max
ing the fifth death from the poisoned
water.
Three masked men garroted John
Cook, merchant of Rutland, on Satur-
day night of week before last, and rob-
bed him of SIS.
Monkton has musical prodigy in
little ten-year- daughter of J. B. Riv-
ers, who can play almost any tune on a
piano after hearing it once or twice.
Mr.. james T. Thurston of Montpelier,
has left Hot Springs, Arkansas, for
home. Hon. G. w. Willard and family
intend remaining there until about the
first Of June.
Hon Jed P. Laid, the State auditor,
has procured another allowance from the
general government of Vermont's sus-
pended war claims, amounting to $3.50.
He expects more very soon.
A fire, last Thursday night, at Fair
haven, destroyed the store of Pitkin
Brothers, hardware dealers, l. W. Park
bursts house and the house and MILL
merry store of L. W. Collins. Loss, S24,-
600; insurance, $4,000.
Brattleboro is enthusiastic over the
possession of a cat that caught seven
full-grown mice in succession without
dropping any of them from her mouth
till the whole seven were dispatched.
The dimensions of pussy's mouth are
not stated.
A western man recently visiting YER
mont, was shown some beechnuts, of
which he procured a quantity for friend
in his native State. On receiving the
same his friend returned thanks and de-
clared that Vermont must be a tall one
ON buckwheat.'
AS the minister did not appear at a
prayer meeting in one of the Tunbridge
districts, the other evening, the assembly
turned itself into a kissing game socia-
BILE, and the exercises closed by a de-
vout brother going to roam with bux-
ON lass of nineteen.
Brookfeld claims span of 49-year-
old horses, who still work right along.
The same town has a girl who gave her
lover the g. b. just because he couldn't
raise money enough to buy a marriage
license and tried to borrow it of her.
Remarkable town, Brookfeld.
Ex-Mayor Blodgett of Burlington, has
been appointed guardian of Levi Under
wood, who has been one of the ablest
and most brilliant lawyers of Vermont,
prominent in politics, and in 1861 Lieu.
tenant Governor of the State. He is
afflicted with softening of the brain, in
duced by drinking habits.
South Starksboro has a notable trio
in Abraham Lincoln, Gideon Welles and
Simon Cameron, the triplet sons of Leon.
ard Haskins, who were born May "a,
1861. and received their names from
President Lincoln. Two of the brothers
resemble each other almost perfectly,
while the other presents striking con.
trast. having dark hair and eyes.
The Free Press says: The broad lake
] is all open water, once more. While the
lake has been closed over. for brief pc
riod, this season, it has not been so clos
ed as to render crossing on the ice pos
sible. Just half a century ago the broaC
) lake did not close over. and in 1884
1912 and 1850 the same was the cas-
4 these being the only seasons in sixty
! two years.
A romantic story is told of Martil
Mix Of Mortified, and Ellen Manougl
v of Middlebury, who have just got mar
t ried after long separation. Ten year
: ago they quarreled and broke their en-
gagement. Martin went to sea, du
gold in Australia and California, serve
Il in the Union army during the last wal
b worked on the Pacific railroad and wa
n captured by Indians while travelling
9 the Black Hills. but escaping, returne
to Vermont. Ellen had long since fol
given her recreant lover, and. havin
It advertised in vain for his return, devo
y ed her time to saving silver dollars, 80
II of which found their way into one {
l. her old stockings. Now the two are on
l. and the past is forgotten.
10 For some time past. Erastus Chase
v CALAIS. has been troubled with swarl
g of rats, which have attacked his Gait
t. and eaten holes in their hides The OIL
id er night his hired man went into tt
J. barn just in season to see swarm
5, rats emerge from hole, and killed eigl
o. at once A few moments after your
Id heifer was seen to plunge madly abou
ar and examination revealed an enormo,
I'd rat on its back, contentedly sucking fro
w hole which it had made in the an
in mails hide Poison and other metho'
n have been resorted to, but without ava
and the depredations of the rodents ha'
sh increased to such an extent that N
I'D Chase fears that he will have to gi
its them the entire use of the barn in ord
as to save his cattle.-Aryus.