Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06
STATE NEWS ITEMS,

Rutland county will celebrate it's cen
tennial Feb. %, and Henry Hall will de-
liver an Grafton.
There are eight towns in the State with
a population of less than 100, the smallest
being Avery's Gore, with 16.
Some parts of Vermont need more rain
before winter comes to stay; the streams
are low and many wells are dry.
Chester Field, man over eighty-four
years of age, was struck and killed by
locomotive at Fairhaven Tuesday after
noon.
The breakwater in Burlington harbor
is now $500 feet in length, and it is the
intention to extend it to the north l 400
feet further.
A recently deceased citizen of Burling-
ton left as portion of his large estate
the very comfortable sum of $500, 900 in
government bonds.
A Huntington man SO years old, was
recently sentenced to rs days In Jail for
intoxication, and was much disguised
when his son paid his fine.
1t is said that more new houses have
been erected in Rutland the past year
than in Burlington, st. Adams, Benning
ton and st. Johnsbury combined.
Benjamin Green's saw mill in Norris
vile, with all its machinery, was totally
destroyed by fire Thursday morning.
Cause unknown. Loss $4,000 and up
wards; insurance $11OO
Thomas S. Hall, brother of Dudley P.
Hall of Lyndon, died at Meriden, Conn.,,
| Wednesday, Dec. !. Mr.. Hall was the
inventor of Halls electric danger signal,
such as has been used on the Eastern
road for ten years, and is now used on
the Boston & Albany and Old Colony
4 roads. 81
Not long since Waterville man
thought to cleanse kerosene barrel and
fit it for cider barrel. He put in sever
al pieces of Stacked lime, added water to
it, and then plugged the barrel tight. In
a short time a powerful explosion follow
ed, and the head was thrown over thirty
feet. No one was injured. The report
could have been heard more than mile
away.
AS Dana Torrey was crossing the Cen.
trail Vermont Railroad near Finley Bridge
in Bethel, Nov. 80, with two-horse lum
Der wagon loaded with meal, he was
struck by the down express, completely
demolishing his wagon, scattering the
fragments in all directions. BY goo(
fortune Mr.. Torrey was thrown to tn,
side track and escaped without injury
as did also the horses.
The Vermont delegation of the Electo
raj College met in the office of the Secre
tary of State, at the State House Wednes
day morning, having previously electe,
General w. w. Lynde of Marlboro, a
president and James K. Batchelder @
Arlington as secretary. The delegation
cast unanimous vote for James A. Ga1
field and Chester A. Arthur for Presiden
and Vice President respectively. TIL
: question of who should be the messenge
, to convey the vote to Washington cause
E considerable excitement, and 81 ballot
were had, finally electing David E
Beattie, of Maidstone, one Of the electors
; by one majority.
Edward E. Phelps, M. d., Ii. D., VIII
has practlced medicine in Windsor fo
.
e over so years, died Friday morning, age
&c years. DR.. Phelps graduated at Yal
f in the class with N. p. Willis, and a
Dartmouth medical department, of whic
institution he was chosen professor {
medical jurisprudence and pathologic;
e anatomy, which office he held for owe