Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Rutland furnished eight orators for
different platforms decoration day.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock sub
scribes $500 for the Bennington monu-
ment.
Commencement at the University of
Vermont and Agricultural college occurs
June %.
John Hines of Rutland has sold the
Morgan marble quarry at Rutland, to
A. ]. Griffin and Charles T. Fish of
Lowell, Mass, for $57, ZOO.
At Montpelier Sunday, Mark Cutler
accidentally put one of his arms through
glass door severing an artery and 9TH
erwise cutting it badly.
Robert Scott, aged sc, a respected
citizen of Burlington, committed suicide
Friday night by hanging. Temporary
alteration was the cause
An Addison county farmer boasts of
having eight COWS, natives that produced
in one week 73 pounds of butter. and
wants to know "where the high bloods
are"
Mr.. F. A. Butler, of Plymouth, has
son years old, who weighs l26 pounds.
and James Slater of the same place has
a daughter l3 years of age weighing a
triIa ovar 16O nounds
Robert. son of Fosby of Brandon, shot
himself through the head at Leicester
Saturday. Death was instantaneous.
The week previous he attempted suicide
by poison, but took an overdose.
All of the factories and workshops in
Bennington are now in operation to the
fullest capacity, furnishing employment
to about 1000 hands and paying more
than $4,000 per month for wages.
P. c. Cleveland, of Hydcpark, has a
pair of Devon steers one year old which
weigh 1920 pounds, and arc very hand
some. He also has pair of three years
old, of the same breed, that will weigh
$500 pounds.
The Rutland Herald says: Eight years
ago, when Roberts Post was inaugurated
less than thirty graves were decorated.
Friday the graves of seventy-slx CON-
rades claimed the mournful regards of
their living comrades.
The Washington county school text
book committee have unanimously adopt.
ed the following list: Readers, Apple.
TONS; Arithmetic, Fish's; Geography
Swinton's primary and Warren's gram
mar school; Civil Government, Towns
ends.
On Monday James Barton, a young
Englishman, about twenty-three years
of age. was thrown from and run ovel
by hand car, while at work on a sec
tion of the South eastern railroad, il
Richford village. He is probably fatally
; injured.
At late meeting of the Text Bool
Committee of Lamollle county ma
jority favored the following books APP
pleton's readers, American spoilers
: Greenleafs arithmetic. Krusi's Drawing
f Quackenbos histories, Gyot's biographies
Model copy books.
: BUTTER MARKEr.-The attendance wa
good at the St. Adams butter market o.
: Tuesday. Common grades sold at fror
e eight to twelve cents good to choice
e thirteen to fourteen cents selection:
e fifteen cents; general price, fourtee
o cents per pound.
While Mrs Dunklee of Brattlboro, wa
out riding. with her husband and chill
y y Wednesday evening, the horse becam
d frightened at six horse team whic
e they met. She jumped from her Cal
Is riage, and was run over and crushed
! Edeath by the heavy team; her child wa
: somewhat injured.
~ A new swindle is being attempted
parts of Addison county. Last ia
travelling statesmen disposed of a lot
= top buggies to farmers and others
= $50 apiece, and now second gang al
J around claiming that they hold chatt
y mortgages of $50 on each vehicle. Son
J. have given up their carriages, while oil
: ers will contest the matter.
! Dime-novel reading is held respons
n BILE for the practices of the youthful bar
n of burglars, recently discovered at Sout
Royalton. The boys belonged to r
spectacle families, but yellow covere
= trash turned their heads, and they o
: ganized with secret signs, grips ar
'e passwords. Solemn oaths bound ther
&c and their rendezvous was cave in Il
- hillside. One of the thieves gave b
a. a. sweetheart an elegant gold ring, stole
~ - from the village jewelry store, and tn
~ led to the detection of the gang.
: AS the express train going north ov
the Central Vermont few days ago W
approaching Braintrce Station the eng
IN neer observed an old man near the ira,
, swinging his hat to stop the train.
soon as the train came to halt the CO
VI ductor asked the old gentleman what
ly wanted. Il want to 60 to Roxbury
RS he replied. .'.You can't go to Roxbu
os on this train, said the conductor, grea
! ly disguised at the impudence of the o
: fellow. "All right" said the latte
IS very unconcernedly, II thought I'd ha
IS. you stop, and you could do as you'd
an mind To about taking me- :"