Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-12
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

oOiA III VIC lCS.
A washout occurred on the P. &. o.
road Sunday near Jacksonville. and the
trains were obliged to ''carry by
Mr.. George P. Marsh. vermonter.
has just completed the nineteenth year
of diplomatic service in Italy. In all |
that time be has never visited America.
The Republican State Convention is
postponed until June %, because of the
meeting of the Army of the Potomac at
Burlington the previous week.
Ex-Gov. Stewart of Middlebury has
Dissolved his law partnership with L. D.
Eldredge. Gov. Stewart spends large
portion of his time in New York.
1t has been decided to hold the 18th
annual meeting of the Army of the Po-
tomac at Burlington, the third week of
June. Gen. Grant is expected.
William R. Gates, aged about so
years, was drowned in the river about
mile east of Highgate Monday fore
noon. while catching drift wood. He
leaves wife and six children nearly all
grown up.
The Central Vermont has just closed
contract with Liverpool house for
1000 tons of steel rails, sufficient to COM
plete their steel track to White River
junction.
An extra freight train on the Central
Vermont Railroad ran into the rear of
another freight train near Richmond,
Wednesday. March 31st, killing Engi
neer Al Samson, who was i'll in the rear
car.
Estey & Co. of Brattleboro shipped l.
024 organs during March-the largest
number in the history of the firm. On
Thursday news of the arrival of their
first shipment to Japan was received.
James O'Halloran queens counsel at
Montreal. has sued Congressman Brad
ley Barlow Of Vermont for $4,000 the
first installment on the purchase of South
eastern railroad shares transferred by
| him.
Butter at St. Adams declined from 5
to cents pound last week. The pri-
ces quoted Tuesday were: Common to
good, l5 to Is cents; good to choice, 20
to % cents choice selections, % to 26
cents pound. Shipments about 800
tubs.
Gov. Proctor, in his Fast Day proc
lamation, suggests that it is fit time
for every man to carefully examine his
political course, and make sure that he
is actuated by love of country, and that
his motives are pure and high, and his
acts in intelligent accord Herewith.
At Shelburn, the other day, Avery
W. Edwards was arrested for selling
calves under four weeks old to Boston
market, and held for trial in the county
court in the sum of 500. He has been
somewhat actively engaged in this bust
ness, and de6ed the law.
Robert Heath, of West Groton, was
recently attacked by hog while attend.
ing to litter of pigs, and was trampled
upon. his clothes torn. aud one hand fear
fully chewed. His life was probably sa.
, we'd by his son-in-law, who beat the in
, furiated animal away.
Alec Robinson was drowned in Lemon
Fair, Cornwall, on Monday night. H,
had bought farm in New Haven anC
was moving his goods. On returning
home it was very dark and he drove of
from the road into the river. The hor
ses got.ost. The body was found.
: A fire at Highgate Gore last Thurs
day night destroyed the farm house o
S. Manahan of Swanton and considera
BILE grain, which was stored in the attic
D The farm was carried on by the son
of Mr.. Mauahan, and the inmate
G barely escaped with their lives.
: The st. Adams Iron and Steel work
are doing a rushing business, the aver
age amount of steel rails turned out a
present being 90 tons per day, in plac
t of 60, which has heretofore been til
maximum.
l. The house, shed and corn barn owne
Il by Tim Fosters estate, at East Swantor
were burned last week The premise
were occupied by Mr.. Bagley who ha
: just moved in. He lost everything, an
s had no insurance.
e The latest announcement is that
Y the Connecticut River Company bnilG
= six miles to Hinsdale. N. H., the Cel
sral Vermont will build line on tn
il New Hampshire side from Brattlebol
n to Walpole. and go thence by the Che
il shire road to Bellows Falls.
e Colonel and Mrs. .Orson Perkins
r Taftsville, Vt, celebrated their golde
;. wedding on Monday last. They are tt
parents of DR., W. O. Perkins of Boston
a. H. s. Perkins of Chicago, and the la
k J. E. Perkins, primo basso of Her III
al jesty's Opera, London, who died in En-
# land.
= Alvaro Richardson, of Middlesex,
years old and unmarried, brakema
y on train going south, was killed viii
D. going under the dry bridge at Waite
y bury at 8 o'clock Friday morning Apr
lg 5 tn. Being on high refrigerator c;
% his head struck the bridge. He was four
. between the rails, with his skull bro
" en- and legs cut off.
D. The funeral of Engineer All D. San
as son, killed at Richmond on Wednesd;
err morning March 3lst, was largely ate
r ded at Roxbury, his former place of re-
:. idence, on Friday at one o'clock, Re
&c Geo. s. Guernsey of Rochester officiating
He was the last of his fathers famil
a and was buried near the old family lo
nc A large number of his fellow workme
- neighbors and friends were present by
>. special train from st. Adams to join Il
~ solemn services.
n Dr. G. J. Crowley. a practicing phi
;e. stefan of Rutland about 40 years oil
q ao.o It'd cninind Last Eridau afternnn