Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Deacon Asa Dean, of Bakersfield, aged
81, died suddenly in his chair last Sat-
urday.
Lawyers will breathe easier. The
Gilmore lyceum has just decided that
their profession is beneficial to society.
A son of Richard R. Sweeney. of St,
Adams. while sliding IN his fathers
yard Monday of last week, fell and
broke his leg.
Asa Whitecomb. of Highgate, who
was injured by fall from building
while painting. some weeks since, died
the 18th instant
Judge Wheeler has refused to release
William Doran, of St. Adams, now IN
Jail at Burlington, for alleged fraud in
bankruptcy.
J. r. Morse of Westminster has
flock 100 sheep, all wethers but about a
dozen. 1t Is probably the largest flock
in the State.
Rev. G. L. Bates, of Newbury, was
bitten in one hand by cat, when res
cuing canary bird from it, SO as to be
confined to his house.
Moses Evans, of Hydeville, has nine
children down with the measles. No
such eruption has been known since
Vesuvius quit the business.
We are Informed that the statement
that the State Fair had been located at
Montpelier is wholly erroneous. The
locating committee have not yet made a
Gecision.
Three prominent desperadoes broke Jail
at Burlington, Friday night of last week
by digging hole in the chimney, climb
ing through the fue to the roof and
thence jumping to the ground.
BUTTER MARKET.-The st. Adams
butter market was quiet on Tuesday.
Winter made stock sold at from twelve
to seventeen cents, and fall butter at
from twenty to twenty-five cents per
pound.
Barney Kelly of Bradford, 81 years
old, carries on his farm of 100 acres,
keeps quite stock of cattle, and chops
and draws his wood to the house and fits
it for the stove, and has used tobacco
over 70 years.
The best barn in Vermont or New
Hampshire is that of S. S. Houghton,
the noted merchant on fremont row,
Boston, at Oxford, in the latter State,
and he is wintering sixty-seven horses
In it this season.
While Thomas Cross, of Enosburgh
Falls, was extracting cartridge from
revolver on the 10th instant, the cart
ridge exploded. entering the hand al
the base of the thumb and passing uE
the wrist about six inches.
Lyman H. Ordway of East Brookfeld
can boast of big record of the yield Of
butter from one COW in three months
he having made from her milk in tha
time Ill lbs. 5 ozs., besides the mill
and cream used in his family.
Fire broke out in the garnet of thu
Green Mountain House at Highgate
the other evening. The fire took WHERE
stovepipe passed through the floor, blu
was discovered by a neighbor late il
the evening. and extinguished withou
serious loss.
Charles Strickland, barber of Yer
gennes, was taken with bleeding at tn,
lungs on Friday morning of last week
in the afternoon he was taken with an
other attack, and blood vessel brok
and he bled to death within ten minutes
He leaves wife and two bright littl
children.
A number Of farms around the Yer
shire copper mines have been made val
ueless by the sulphurous smoke from tn
furnaces used for smelling ore, and som
time ago the Vermont Mining Compan,
was sued for 100000 damages by prop
erty owners in the vicinity, but the cour
decided for the company.
John Gray of East Fairfield reache,
over circular saw few days since t
quicken the steps of a lazy horse, tn
saw caught his arm just above the elboV
! inAicting an ugly wound. The woun'
is doing we'll and the prospects are of
good arm, though several pieces of bone
were removed.
One Joseph White was arrested a
Richford, Monday night of last week
and lodged in St. Adams Jail. Som
time ago he was arrested on judgmen
for debt, and after bail was furnishe
escaped into Canada. He got careles
! and recrossed the line; and before h
could get away was taken, after som
resistance to the officers.
The Sons and Daughters of Vernon
in Worcester, Mass. also held thei
4 sixth annual reunion on Friday even
a ing. which was very fully attended an
enthusiastic. Greetings were exchang
ed with their Chicago brethren. and tn
occasion was one thoroughly enjoyed b
all. We shall give further accounts G
: these celebrations next week.
The arrangements for the musics
!, convention at St. Johnsbury, Februar
J, 4th, 9TH, 9th and 9TH. are about CON
+ pleted, and include Carl Zerrahn an
L. Marshall, directors; Miss abb
Whinnery. Mrs. E. F. Griswold. MI
w. H. Fcssenden. soloist; Mrs. NJ.
t Shepard. pianist. and the Blaisdell Ol
d chestral club, nine instruments.
S The second annual banquet of tn
r Sons of Vermont in Chicago was hel
o on Friday evening of last week at th
Grand Pacific Hotel, the declaration
: the independence of Vermont. Th
|, special attractions were an elegant SUI
5, per, toasts. speeches, the reading {
!. of letters from distinguished Vernon
!, ers, instrumental and vocal musi
dancing, etc etc. About four hundre
4 were present. including many notabl