Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-03
STATE NEWS ITEMS,

Burglars took about SIS in money
from the house of C. e. Bingham, of
Morrisville, while his family were
absent.
Horatio Ryan, of East Berkshire,
section hand on the Missisquoi road,
recently had leg broken by the fall
ing of a gate.
The house of correction is crowed
with inmates. there being eighty-six.
The reform school at Vergennes has one
hundred and twenty-five.
Five hundred cords of wood, owned
by II. E. Mead. of Sheldon, were recent
ly burned, the fire catching from the
sparks of an engine.
Mrs. l.. w. Clark. of Brattleboro.
recently stepped upon a frosty doorstep.
and slipping fell, breaking both bones
of one arm near the wrist
A case of q mother-in law occurred
in Richford recently, which resulted in
husband being driven out of doors and
belabored with stick Of wood.
A panther is creating some excite.
ment in the south part of Wilmington.
1t has been seen several times, but the
hunters have not been able to see it at
a good range yet.
John Lord of Union Village, ninety
seven years old has husked two hun
dred bushels of corn this season and is
still at work. He gives his earnings to
the missionaries.
Two hundred and fifty persons from
Vermont passed through Montreal one
night last week for the Western States.
An additional party of 800 from Maine
and Quebec left next day for the same
destination.
A house and two camps for lumber
men. belonging to Horace Cutting, sit
uated in the woods at West Concord,
were burned the other evening The
fire was evidently the work of an incen-
diary. as the premises we're unoccupied
at the time.
Hartland is afflicted with sneak thieves
and highway. men. some of the latter
being mere boys. Three young men
stopped a boy on the road, demanded
his money at the mouth of shot gun,
but were frightened away by an approach
ing team.
RIoHFoRD. Oct. 20. The excitement
over the missing Ploof girl continues.
Today, despatch was received from
Hardwick. stating that girl had been
found answering the description of the
Ploof GIRL and asking the authorities to
come and see her.
A house. shed and barn at Enosburgh
Falls, owned by J. B. Croft, and occu-
pied by W. H. Hubbard. were destroyed
by fire last Monday night. Loss about
81 1900; no insurance. Mr.. Hubbard
lost his horse, wagon, harness, sleigh
and most of his furniture.
BUTTER MARKEr.-At the st. Adams
butter market. Tuesday, the attendance
was good, receipts light and market
blooming" We quote butter at from
twenty-eight to thirty cents per pound,
with higher price paid for some fancy
lots in small packages-general price,
twenty-nine cents.
Henry De Lormc, of Burlington. an
inmate of the Reform School at Vergen.
mes, was gathering walnuts the other
day. when ne stepped on dead limb
and was precipitated distance of 20 feet
to the ground. He fell face downward
breaking his right wrist. both bones
short off, and breaking almost entirely
off all the fingers of his left hand at the
lower joint. making the amputation Of
all the fingers necessity, as the bones
ligaments, and all the arteries were
severed.
At no time in the past has the Contra
Vermont railroad been doing heavier
freight business than at; present 81
great is the pressure the employees arc