Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

During the year 1878 there were in
this state one hundred and thirteen
failures, with liabilities of $l,843. $50.
A man named Henry Tucker was
killed in Bristol, last Friday. by fall
ing tree. He leaves wife and two
children.
There are ninety-nine active working
lodges of Free and Accepted Masons in
this state, with total membership of
nine thousand
Mrs. Abijah Wright, of Richford,
dropped dead while walking across the
floor of her house last week Saturday.
The cause of death was apoplexy.
The dry kiln of the American Hone
& Box Company at Wolcott, with its
contents, valued at 81 900, was entirely
destroyed by fire on the Sd inst. Par
TALLY insured.
BUTTER MARKET.-At st. Adams, on
Tuesday, winter butter sold at from ten
to seventeen cents, and choice fall Sc
lections at from twenty-four to twenty
five cents per pound.
Frank Marsh, the forger, whose arrest
we mentioned last week, at a hearing in
Rutland was held in $1,000 bonds, in
default of which he was committed to
the House of Correction.
The Senate committee on pensions
has reported favorably on the House bill
granting a pension to Deforest Doty, Of
Tinmouth, formerly private in Com
pany II. Ninth Vermont Infantry.
One night last week the clothes pir
factory belonging to Hurd & Hoyt, to.
gether with the valuable machinery
contained therein, was entirely consum
ed. Loss not known; partially insured
Mrs. Owen Murphy was kicked tt
death Wednesday night, at Pownal, b,
a drunken workman on the new TUNE
Of the railroad. The body was buried
next day at North Adams. 1t is report
ed that no action was taken by tn,
Pownal authorities to investigate tn,
matter.
The dwelling of Widow Marcia Rob
bins, five miles east of Hydepark villag,
on the Wolcott road, with its contents
was entirely consumed by fire on Mon
day. Loss $1,000; partially insured
The old lady was asleep at the time
and her life was saved by a cat jumping
upon her face.
Mr.. Henry Pelkie, of st. Adams, hac
his leg broken in a fall from buildip,
some three months since, lost his wife
few weeks later, and last week was
victim of a repetition of the first acct
dent, in again breaking the leg. HI
has six small children, and no visibl
means of support for himself and hi
sadly afflicted family.
The most desperate efforts are bein
made by certain Vermont correspondent
of Boston newspapers to secure a pardo
or new trial for Gravelin, the Weathers
field murderer. If they do not succee
it will certainly not be their fault
"Newly discovered evidence is bein
dug up in Kansas, where drunke
Frenchman once stated that he killed
man in Vermont. Exactly what infu
ence this will have upon a Vernon
court we cannot tell, but it will b
slight.
Senator Edmunds, of this state, ha
held his position longer than any othe
Senator, with two exceptions. Thes
exception are Senators Hamlin of Main,
and Anthony, of Rhode Island. If Nj
Edmunds isn't quite the father of th
Senate, he is certainly the leader, and
most brilliant and effective leader, too
We see it stated by various Washingto
correspondents that the President aha
designs" of promoting Senator Edmund
to position upon the bench of til
United Supreme Court, soon to be mad
vacant by the retirement of Justie
Hunt. We trust our Senator will de
cline the honor, if proffered. He
needed where he is, and we hope he wi
conclude to remain there.