Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-17
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

fCIulC6 W do spOU.OA.
L. W. Pitkin, Of Marshfeld, sold $500
pounds of butter last year, the product of
twenty-five cows.
The Vermont State Spiritual associa-
ton will hold its quarterly convention in
Rutland the 21st, 22d, and 23d.
A little child Of Mr.. Harrington of
was fatally scalded recent
ly by falling into tub of hot water.
A Frenchman in Plymouth disposed of
eighty-four raw eggs at one sitting ON the
evening of the last day of last year.
The little Shabno boy7of Essex juno
ton, who was accidently shot about three
weeks ago, lived in great suffering until
the I'd.
The first prosecutions under the new
nuisance liquor law have occurred in
Bennington, where the indicted parties
pleaded guilty.
A young man named Talbot was struck
on the head by a falling log at Island
Pond, Thursday afternoon, Dec. 30th, and
instantly killed.
The Burlington home for destitute chill
dren has received the handsome sum of
five hundred dollars as New Years gift
from John P. Howard.
The Ottaqueeche Wooden Company's
factory, located at North Hartland, is
now making 5000 yards of cloth daily, or
100000 yards annually.
Both the Estey guard and Fuller battery
of Brattleboro have been invited to attend
the inaugural exercises at Washington on
the 4th of March, but they decline.
Diphtheria has again sprung up with
renewed vigor in Jacksonville (Jamaica)
and vicinity to an alarming extent-hav-
ing as many as two funerals in one day.
The Central Vermont car shops at St.
Adams, which usually run on short time
during the winter season, are crowded
with work this year and are running on
| full time.
Fred G. Edwards, for more than %
| years local stationer and bookbinder at
Rutland, VT, committed suicide in his
store Friday by hanging. He was about
60 years old.
The recently issued catalogue of Mid
dlebury College shows that institution tc
| have but thirty-nine students, eight sen
iors, thirteen juniors, eight sophomores
and ten freshmen.
Justus Dartt, Esq, of Weathersfeld
who was elected to the office of state
superintendent of education by the las
legislature, has informed Gov. Farnhan
that he cannot accept the position.
The scarcity in New England of hay il
shown by the fact that 1859 car load
were shipped over the Canadian horde
by the Central Vermont railroad durin:
the last four months Of 1880, against SO
carloads during the same period of 1873
Isaac Farwell, of Dorset, VT, has jus
entered his 103rd year. He was soldie
in the war of 1912, and has since been
farmer. He is active, daily walking t
town from his farm-oyer a mile. III
has two children living, at the ages of
ana 10 years.
John S. Paro, of Hydepark, recent
attempted suicide, by hanging himse
with a rope to a beam in barn, but wa
cut down and resuscitated. A short tim
ago Paro was married to thirteen-years
old girl, which was followed by separ;
ton, reunion, etc. Domestic infelicity
supposed to have been the cause of til
rash act.
Thomas Shackett, of Middlebury, til
cattle drover who disappeared some 81
months ago, leaving debts of about $50
900, has been heard from in Missouri
and says he is going to return and pa
his debts. His creditors do not feel bi
ter toward him, and many of them woul
be willing to help him to fresh start
he should return.
The people Of Swanton were startle
Sunday evening by the news of the deaf
of Mrs. D. J. Morrill, from apoplexy.
the early part of the evening she W;
feeling as well as usual, and retired to h,
bedroom at half-past eight. Soon aft
she raised up in bed and exclaimed: "Ol
my head aches so it will make me crazy
and Immediately fell back corpse.
q Since the passage of the nuisance ac
9 and the 'rumsellers' pension bill' tt
: Vergennes hotels and saloons have Close
r their bars, and ''whiskey bottle sneak
9 are said to be busy running liquor aero
g the ice on Lake Champlain and to We
o. gennes, arriving at night and DISTRIBUTE
their goods before the break of day. II
o authorities are taking steps to break |
i the business.
It Zebina c. Camp, one of the oldest al
: most widely known citizens of Montp'
n Ter, died at his residence on the afterno,
t. of the third inst, in the 10th year of /
5, age. From 1914 to 1850 he was engag
If in executing large contracts for the CO
J. struction of the Vermont Central railroa
d the Vermont and Canada, Great Westel
II and the docks at Georgian Bay, Lake a
ron. He was also sergeant-at-arms.
the state from 1865 to 1870.
S, The Bennington Banner, in speaking
T, Justus Dart, well says 'sWhen Rep
at sentative Dart was elected state sup
re intendent of public instruction, we &C
n graduated the state of Vermont up
If having placed in that office first-cls
lie that Mr.. Dart resigns the honor, a
as that the governor will be called upon
t; fill the vacancy. We hope as good N
as for the place will be found as we