Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-29
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

seemingly well and healthy.
Henry Cummings of Manchester was
accidentally killed the other day by his
older brother, who was fooling with a
shotgun.
Henry Smith of Fairlee who got his
fingers cut off two weeks ago in a shin
gle machine, died of lockjaw on Sat
urady last.
Emily Bustead, who has been sick at
Bellows Falls with the small pox, died
Thursday night. Four new cases are
reported.
His excellency governor Redfeld
Proctor has received and accepted an
invitation to be present at Toronto on
the occasion of the opening of the Do
minion exhibition.
Reuben Hart, who went to California
thirteen years ago from Waterbury, has
been visiting friends in this state recen-
tly. He went poor boy and is now
said to be worth $4,000.
The Vermont Women's Christian
Union held its fifth annual conven-
ton in the Congregational church, Ver-
gems, on the oath and 25th Of the
present month.
Neither Governor Proctor nor Lieu
tenant Governor Cotton were present at
the State fair. We understand, however,
tLs-s 4 aieo a humber OF gcHtiemHH wifi
| ing to become their successors in office,
were on the ground.
V. R. Griswold of Weathersfeld died
last week after much suffering He had
Inflammation of the bowels and then
over two hundred boils came out on his
body, an abscess in his throat finally
choking him to death.
Asa T. Barron of White River juno
ton and the White Mountains, the well
known hotel keeper, was fined 81 and
costs at West Lebanon, N. H., on We'd
nesday, for profane and abusive Ian
guage. He appealed.
Thomas Bartlett, baggage-master on
the Passumpic railroad. living at Wells
River, was canght while coupling cars
Wednesday and seriously injured He
was crushed so badly as to cause blood
to issue from his mouth. There are
hopes of his recovery.
The New Bedford Mercury says that
John Mcmillan of Rutland, printer, is
in luck. An uncle who died recently
in Rochester, N. Y, left John and his
brother, also printer. each $50,
The young man was for long time a
typo in the Free Press Office.
Work at the house of correction is
brisk nowadays, and its 20 inmates
are busily engaged. The engine for the
new workshop has been received and the
men in that department are preparing to
put it in place. Others are engaged in
finishing up the inside of the shop,
which will be complete in every par
ticular.
The Hon. Austin Birchard died al
his home in Fayetteville on Saturday
last, aged eighty-six years. For many
years he had been prominent and
: honored resident of Windham county
, His sister Sophia was the mother Of
President Hayes, who paied his uncle g
visit after the Bennington centennial
two years ago.
Governor Proctor. accompanied by
Colonies Hooker and Estey of his staff
and by Hon. John B. Mead. superintend
ent of agriculture, and Hon. w. H
Dubois, inspector of finance, are now il
Ottawa, in attendance upon the Domin
i. ion Exhibition, which was formally
: opened by the governor general Wednes
: day.
} The air of the Adirondacks has prov
} ed very beneficial to Gen. j. S. Peck o
!. Montpelier. and after a short stay a
} his home be has returned to Loon LAX
and will spend the month of October il
t the woods. Hon. G. W. Willard goe
J, with him. accompanied by his son, Ash
+ ton R. Willard, and we trust he will re
. ceive equal benifit from the fine air o
t the Wilderness.
), hurry N. Buck, the champion wrest
= Ter who defeated the champion Of Ne1
England, shot himself through the hea
on Saturday afternoon at Nashua. Ne1
J Hampshire. He was the son of Williar
{ Buck of Buck Hollow in the town Q
: Fairfax in this state, and was twenty
i seven years old. Monday morning hi
. father received telegram saying tina
), his son was dead.
A well-informed gentleman. referrin
II to the manner in which some of GU
= farmers pack their butter for shiI
ment to market, comments as 70
lows: Farmers should understan
: that no matter how good an article i
!, if sent to market in a slovenly way,
- will not attract attention, and must |
= forced off at low price. Western foil
have found this out. and are now SEM
! = ing their butter in tip-top style; so mue
- so that in many instances it ranks ahea
!. of some of the Vermont product
a. The following is the aggregate of IL
n grand list of Vermont for 1879:
is Real estate acres 5,l62, 43s
n appraised at. ............. $7l.0lzsSl
II Personal estate appraised at. l5,3i5.533
| $50. 39s.5I4
Us One per cent. of which is.... SS63, 935
q Add polls. .73, 295 at So l4e59O
- Less deduction. ......... 3llS-l434 72
IN List of State taxes........ sl.oo7. 4o7
a. AS compared with the grand list
Of 1878 we find an increase in the numb
he of polls of LOB; increase in the val
IS of real estate, Sl6S,595; decrease
X. personal property, l.469. $50; decrea
in total list, $l1,l95.
Mr.. Wallace w. Wilmot sawyer
rts Fitzgerald's mill, Brighton, met with
ok most painful accident last Saturad
ltappears that he was wiping some