Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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Sherburn boasts a snow drift mile
long and five feet high.
At the rate prisoners are being sent
to the House of Correction, it seems that
the institution will soon be full.
Col. Nathaniel Davis, ST., one of the
oldest residents of East Montpelier, died
suddenly Tuesday, aged "A.
The National Car Company, St. AL
bans has declared quarterly dividend of
two and one half per cent. on its 81
100000 of capital
Harmon Garfield, Esq, of Arlington,
is dead. He was for many years law
yer and politician of prominence in
Bennington County.
Mrs. Eusepa Kingsbury, of Grafton,
recently fell, and broke one hip, while
in her room, from the effects of which
she died in few days.
The Springfield Republican says: The
Central Vermont railroad is trying to
have the practice of giving return pass
es to drovers and potato men diseontin-
ued.
On Dec. 26 the consort of James Hub
bell of Bennington presented to him
three charming infants, son and two
daughters, weighing together sixteen
pounds. Mrs. Hubbell and her children
are in comfortable state of health.
A seventeen ear-old son of D. Bogue,
Of West Enosburgh, is six feet, four and
three-fourths inches in height. During
the past twelve months he has grown
eighteen inches. an average of an inch
and half month, and is still climb
ing.
The Monday morning freight train on
the Rutland division of the Vermont
Central Railroad ran, off the track near
g6ng uo*n atf ~embaHSfnnent;;t No 10 lives
were lost, but many of the cars were
wrecked.
1t is reported that Joel Eastman of
Wolcott has stepped over the line into
Canada. taking with him considerable
property belonging to other parties. and
young lady with whom he had been
very intimate. He leaves a wife and
family in destitute circumstances.
Hon. Tappan Stevens, formerly of
Newbury, and for long time proprie-
tor of the Spring Hotel, at that place,
died the 18th. at the age of SO years.
Forty years ago he was prominent
Democrat, and represented Orange Coun-
ty in the State Senate; and was a ''side
justice" of the county courts. We be-
lleve he was a relative of the famous
Thad. Stevens of Pennsylvania
Among the Vermont cattle sold in
Boston market last week were two oxen,
by Hall and Seaver, fatted by William
Wilson. of Orange, estimated to dress
1850 lbs. each, at &c per h., dressed
weight two year-old heifer, raised
and fatted by J. Adams. of Tunbridge
and estimated to dress 925 lbs. for $55
to ship; and two oxen, fed by w. Brock
of Newbury. that weighed 1900, also
to ship.
There seems to be but little doub;
that Alexander, who has just been SEN
to Windsor for ten years, for robbery, is
the man who committed a murder a
Peoria, ILL.,, few years ago, in robbing
bank there There is no doubt eithel
that he blew open safes at Cape Vim
cent. N. Y, Napanee, Canada. Island
Pond and Derby, after he robbed thu
safe of Robbins & Marsh, besides sgo
ing through" several postofices.
A very sad case of affection is that o
the family of Mr.. Charles Morse o
Plainfeld, seven of his ten children
having died of diphtheria within tw'
weeks, their ages ranging from one t
thirteen years. They were obliged t
bury them without any ceremony, ex
cept prayer at the time the first tw
were buried. The disease is reported t.
have been taken from some clothes tina
were given to the children by a frient
, who had Iecently by the same disease.
Chauncy X. Williams, of Rutland, 70
: many years connected with the Rutlant
| Herald, and more recently editor of tn
i. Rutland Globe, died at his residence i
Rutland on Monday evening, from a
overdose of hydrate of choral. MI
Williams was an able writer and was
perhaps, the best posted upon matter
concerning Vermont, its history an
, traditions, of any man in the state. H
was, as we'll, cultivated and genla
gentleman, who will be greatly MISE
: among his many friends inside and out
side the state.
The sixty-second annual number Q
e Walton's Vermont Register and Farm
s er's Almanac, for 1889. has again mad
its appearance. making it sixty-tw
years since it was first published. Th
O Claremont Manufacturing Company no
publish it, and in interest to all bushes
: men, farmers, and every class of Vel
i monters, it is equal to any of its predt
:, cessors. Besides map of the stat,
< and all necessary astronomical informs
ton. it contains very full business d
rectory, by towns. alphabetically arrane
: ed, and many other things always foun
in this Register. For sale at the boo
o and stationery stores.
% The Boston Journal says Chestt
Q Carr Of Calais, the principal witness fl
J the State in the recent Worcester Co