Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-05-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

M. W. Smiths six-years-old son wal
drowned at Poultney last week.
Gov. Smith has just imported from
France a two-thousand-dollar stallion
and two mares.
Mrs. Hulda Robertson of Bethe
reached the mature age of one hundred
and one years on Friday of last week.
The Messenger office has just finish
ed a contract of 100000 circulars fo'
B. J. Kendall & Co., of Enosburgh Falls
The imports of the customs district
of Vermont for the month of Marcel
were S463,7l0. and the domestic ex,
ports were $92, 619.
The May session of the United States
circuit and district courts for Vermont
will be opened at Windsor, on Thurs
day, the 18th inst.
Hon. Luke P. Poland was thrown
from carriage at Wells River, SATURDAY.
afternoon, receiveing severe cut on
the lip, but fortunately escaping any Sc
rious injury.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. May I
Good to choice butter sold at Is to 20
cents per h.; selections 81 cents per h.;
few fancy lots at shade higher price.
n...-.l r.;.~ 90 30 II cents per 10.
H. M. Dufur, the Marlboro wrestler,
has received an invitation from about
fifty of the sporting men in Vermont,
asking him to come and engage in a col
lar-and-elbow wrestling match at New
port.
One hundred and three pupils are
now enrolled at the Randolph normal
school-eighteen more than were ever
present before during the summer quar-.
ter since the establishment of the insti-
tuition.
Mr.. Gillette and another gentleman
of White River Junction have each given
thirty acres of land to be occupied as
mill property by new company which
is forming for the erection of a cotton
mill at that place.
United States Marshal Henry of Bur
lington, assisted by deputy. have ar
rested Miles Comstock and Henry Sharpe
of Strafford, and taken them to Burhng.
ton, to answer the charge of illicit dis.
tillation of cider brandy.
Any Vermont farmer desiring the
pamphlet in which the record of the
field experiments made under the direc
ton of the State Agricultural College
are reported, can obtain it by addressing
M. I'll. Buckham. Burlington, VT.
The sugar house of S. G. Doty of Ell
more was recently burned with all its
contents, including new evaporation
His neighbors promptly turned out, pu
up new sugar house, and got him il
running order in season for the next ruI
of sap.
Mrs. Alfred Summer of Middlebur,
is the owner of gold ring brought t.
this country by early Massachusetts set
tiers. 1t is over l25 years old. 1t
design is two hands reaching for crow
and upon the inside are engraved th
words, when this you see, remembe
me-"
| D. B. Bosworth of Berlin committe,
suicide on May 3, by hanging himsel
in his barn. He has made two unsuc
cessful attempts before one some four
teen months ago. which caused him t
be taken to the insane asylum, fron
whence he was lately discharged. Fl
nancial troubles were the cause of hi
insanity.
Judge Crossett of Duxbury has mad
1000 pounds of maple sugar, In tn
best of sugar seasons he makes 500
pounds. This is about fair proportio
of the yield of maple sugar this year a
compared with other seasons. Suga
orchards on the high hills have don
better than those on the lower lands
The average crop is about eighty pc
cent of what is made in the best seasons
Charles Wallace of West Fairlee wa
last Friday morning found dead in hi
bed. He was only twenty-seven year
of age, and when boy was not in an
way remarkable, but he became extreme
ly obese. His weight was about tire
hundred and thirty pounds. His COZ
ditiou was one of discomfort, and hi
physician had warned him of danger
but nothing could be done to avert th
sad end. He leaves wife and tw
children.
Rumor has it that Hon. Bradley Bal
low, Member of Congress from the 8
district, will not be candidate for r,
election to Congress. Meanwhile Gel
Grout is busy as bee in different par
of the district, urging his claim for tt
position. 1t is anticipated there wi
be q general love feast over his nomin,