Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-24

recently given to the town one thousand
dollars, the annual income from it to be
expended toward improving and beauti-
flying the village cemetery.
The Vermont division of the Portland
and Ogdensburg railroad sued Fairfield
for subscription of $4,000 to the
roads capital stock, but the Supreme
court has decided in favor of the town.
A little child of Mr.. Marcia, living
on West6eld Plain, Fairfax. fell into
pail of hot water, the other day, and
was SO seriously scalded that after lin
gering in great agony for six hours it
died.
Capt. Alex Atcherson of Westminster,
lately sent to market, in one shipment,
over $500 worth of fox, mink and other
skins. He says this is the most prosper
Gus season he has known in his forty
years experience.
A fve-year,old son of Jed Harrington
of North Hero, fell into we'll the 10th,
and was drowned. While playing he
broke through the snow that had formed
over the curbless. well, and was not dis
covered until an hour after the occur
renee.
Gibbs Reinville, well-to-do Elmore
farmer, recently raised all the money he
could by mortgaging his farm, selling
property and borrowing of an invalid
sister, and now he has disappeared,
leaving his young wife, three children
and sister destitute.
Lightning struck the house owned by
E. D. Smith, of Duxbury about four
miles below Waterbury village on Sat-
urday of last week, doing, however, but
slight damage. Lightning at this time
of year is variety indeed. There was
no one living on the place at the time.
In the Wheeler family of Castleton
Jacob is SO, Edward 81, Samuel IS,
Alexander 70 and William 74-total
4l2 years. The father lived to be 90
and their grand father Wheeler died al
the age of lO2. Within the last year
SIX children have been added to Jacobs
family, increasing the number Of his
grandchildren to 80.
Receivers Jewett and Hastings of the
Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, Yer
mont Division, have issued and sold &
portion of the receivers certificates au
thorized by Chancellor Ross. The frs
sale was $4,000 worth, the receiver
taking lumber, the price to be computed
at par and the same as cash for the lum
Der. A contract is nearly completed fo
fifty freight cars, the contractors taking
receivers certificates at par for the cars
Offers of contracts are under considera
ton by the receivers for furnishing nee
essary material for placing the road il
proper condition.
The suit of the Portland & Ogdens
burg railroad. Vermont division, agains
the town of Fairfield for subscriptio
of $4,000 to the capital stock of tn
road, has just been decided by the Su
preme Court in favor of the town upo
the ground that the instrument of assen
was not spread on the town records be
fore the subscription was made. Their
was claim that the instrument was nc
presented for record before the subscriE
tion was made, but the court decide
there was reasonable evidence that th
document was not engrossed in full 0
, the records before the subscription Wa
made.
. The prison officials, and those WI
have been the most familiar with Grav
lin, in his confinement, express no doul
) of his guilt, and it is worthy of speci
, notice that Gravelin, in his latest m
ments, neither denied his guilt nor pr,
tested innocence. The secrets of tt
Roman confessional are privileged, b.
it Is pertinent to ask, if innocence woul
not have been avowed, unless guilt hs
been conceded? The rope used in han
ing Gravelin, one-half inch in size, w
t the same used in 1869, for the execute
e of Miller, the murderer of Mr.. and MI
Gowen who lived but short distan
from the home of Gravelin.
A sad case of suicide, as it is suppo
ed, took place at Royalton last wee
: The remains of Hubbard Baker we
E found near the railroad by Mr.. Dem
e sons on Wednesday morning, when t
o section men started out. 1t is suppos,
: the northern express passed over
body as piece of his coat was four
several rods to the north of where t
: body was found. The body was cut
two portions about the middle, and o.
or more of his limbs mutiIated. 1t seer
probable that he threw himself und
the cars when partly past him. He We
to bed as usual the night before and lie
e light burning in his room when star
ing for the fatal deed. Pecuniary loss
q are supposed to be the cause. He W
between 60 and 20 years old, unmarri
: and leaves neither brother nor sister,.
Vest Randolph Nea0s.