Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

IL is estimated the WneaC crop OF Cne
state this year is 399, 900 bushels, against
344, 416 in 1879.
James Cullen, son of Michael Cullen of
Wells, was killed by the falling of tree
while cutting cord wood recently. He
was aged eighteen years.
CD. Alger Esq, of Burlington has sue
ceeded in raising both sweet potatoes and
peanuts in his garden, thing heretofore
supposed to be impossible.
One Of the Rutland justices of the peace
has within the few days since the county
court adjourned taken in over $1,000 in
fines and costs in criminal cases-mostly
in liquor prosecutions.
Fred Stewart of Haverhill, Mass, when
returning from Wells River to McIndoes
on Saturday the goth, was stopped by
three masked men, who robbed him of all
his money and valuables, then got into
their wagon and drove rapidly away.
The new railroad bridge across the
Missisquoi river at Richford has been
completed, tested and accepted by the
company. The bridge was built at To-
ronto, and cost $4,000. Including duties,
abutments and piers, the cost is $13. 900.
Willie Tilson of South Royalton fell
from the tender of a freight engine at
Braintree, Thursday, and was nearly kill
ed. The same day Herbert Clafin of
Woodstock was knocked by a bridge from
freight train at Bethel, and seriously in
jured.
Rev. Jesse T. Peck, D. D., Methodist
Bishop, and for many years Principal of
Troy Conference Academy at Poultney,
celebrated his golden wedding at SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, on Wednesday, October 10.
He is now IA years old, and next July he
will have been in the ministry half-cen-
fury.
1t is understood that Mr.. Sealand w.
Landon, graduate of the University OF
Vermont in the class af IA, and for the
past six years at the head of the St. AL
bans high school, will succeed j. d. Bart
ley as principal of the Burlington high
school, Mr.. BARLEY having resigned to go
to Bridgeport, Conn.
An engineer on the Southeastern rail
way lately ran his engine and train into
the engine house at Richford and drove
four engines in the house through thu
rear Of the building. Two of them were
badly damaged. No one was injured
The accident was due to an open switch
the blame of which is attached to tn,
Waterman.
On recent Sunday Henry Mills ant
his father, of North Chittenden, wen
hunting, and, while separated, the senio
Mills shot at what he supposed to be
squirrel. 1t proved to be his son, VIII,
{ got hit in the head and arm, but not Sc
riously. The back of his coat was com
pletely riddled with shot, but it did no
penetrate to his back.
Considerable interest is shown anon
the members Of the Franklin county ba
l in the charge made at the last term @
: court against W. d. Stewart, Esq, of Be-
J. kersfield. He was charged by John
o Gleed, Esq, of Sheldon, with preparin
/ papers based upon a misrepresentation
in order to deceive the court, and to oil
tain the postponement of case in whic
he appeared.
y Ezra P. Cook and wife, an aged coupl
: were found dead in their house at Below
W Falls Friday morning. No evidence {
IL violence was found upon the man, but q
K the woman's head was a cut and abrasio
~ three inches long. Death was probab
al caused by conclusion of the brain. Mr.
ny Cook is believed to be partially insan
mt and it is thought she administered poisc
a to her husband and then inflicted the bio
- upon herself. 1t is not thought any on
side person is implicated