Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

James Van Allan was blinded recent
ly at South Ryegate, by the premature
explosion of blast.
Mrs. Jane Jones has been appointed
postmistress at the newly established
office at Swanton Center.
Miss Julia Bell of Vermont, who has
been missing for several days, was found
demented.
A new convent and hospital is soon to
be erected in Burlington on the land
owned by Rt. Rev. Bishop de Goesbrind.
Elisha Hubbard aged sixty five years
was instantly killed at the railroad
crossing, just above the depot at Wa
terbury, Monday.
More building is going on in the vii
lage of Rutland than at any time since
1868. One hundred and thirty build
iugs are in process of construction.
The Poultney Journal says, Warren
E. Clark. farmer of that town, has an
eve that was delivered of four lambs
the other day, and are doing we'll.
Mrs. Plummer Benjamin of Montpel-
Ter, who has been dumb for about two
years, coughed up something the other
day, and can talk as well as ever now.
Munson Hull, respected citizen of
Bakersfield, about forty-fve years of
age, was drowned in Parsons mill
pond, Wednesday morning of last week.
Castleton's overseer of the poor has
been sued for Overcharging the town for
goods furnished the town farm, and
charging for articles which were never
purchased.
DIR. l. G.. Butler of Essex, used a
sleigh l25 days in succession during
the past winter, travelling in visiting
patients during that time from 1900 to
1000 miles.
Three hundred of the relatives and
friends of Mrs. Sally Stockwell gathered
at West Brattleboro, Vt, Thursday and
celebrated the centennial anniversary of
the old lady's birth.
Rev. A. Hull, D. D., again rendered
his resignation as rector of Christ church,
Montpelier, to meeting of the wardens
and vestry held on Monday evening, but
no action was taken on it.
NJ. D. Gilman, Esq, of Montpelier,
librarian of the Vermont Historical So
ciety. Is publishing an interesting and
valuable biography of the books and
pamphlets relating in any way to the
State of Vermont. with biographical and
other notes.
BUTTER MARKET.-At the st. Albans
butter market, Tuesday, the attendance
was good, receipts fair. and the market
dull and lower Butter sold at from
twelve to fifteen cents per pound, &C.
cording to quality, with higher price
!, paid for few fancy lots.
Mr.. George Truax. an old and respect
ed citizen of Swanton. died very sudden
ly Thursday night of appoplexy. Mr.
Truax has lived in this town for fifty
years, and was in his seventy-nintf
: year He was father of the Rev. A. B
Truax of Their Vermont Conference.
, A young lady in Rochester fell from /;
r swing early last fall, receiving such in
juries as to produce an almost total ina
bility to partake of food. For thirt,
weeks she has not taken as much nour
ishment as would furnish an ordinar,
| meal, but has subsisted almost entirel,
, upon small quantities of stimulant
which her stomach could retain.
Some practical joker placed straw mai
in a boat at the river at Bellows Fall
and set him adrift, previously havln
r notified a large number of people that
!. man was going to endeavor to 60 owe
|, the falls in boat A large crow
watched the proceedings. AS the boa
struck the first fall it tipped bottom uE
e the man under. The crowd followed il
r some hearing cries as it passed unde
the bridge The boat was dashed i
pieces and the man seen no more. Ez
element ran high till the joke wa
$ explained.
G In the present Congress there ar
thirteen Senators and Representative
}, who are natives of Vermont. These ART
o besides four members of Vermont dele
. cations: Senator Kellogg. of Louisian;
8 a native of Orwell, and Senator Carper
e ter of Wisconsin, a native of Moretown
r. and the following Representatives :
n Roswell G. Horr. of the 8th Michiga
i district (who made his reputation b
g his funny speech the other day., Wait
u field; Dudley c. Haskell, of the 2
y Kansas district. and W. A. Field of tt
d Sd Massachusetts,. Springfield; VIM.
Il Russell, of the 7th Massachusetts, Vel
River; II. B. Smith of the I'd New Je
!, sey, Bridgewater; Levi P. Morton.
IL the 18th New York, Shoreham Lucie
y B. Casewell, of the I'd Wisconsin
Swanton.