Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-13

Suits have been begun at Bellows Falls
against policy holders of the Connecticut
River mutual fire Insurance company who
refuse to pay the assessment of Ia per
cent.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society will be held at
TONNES hotel, Bellows Falls, on Wednes-
day, November Is, 1882, at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
On the 10Th ult., T. S. Brooks of North
field, captured his third bear for the sea-
son. This one was evidently about five
or six years old, was in very good condi-
ton and weighed 225 pounds.
Williamstown has availed itself Of cleo
trio communication-the first of its histo-
ry-by the completion of telephone to
Barre and Montpelier. It's only former
communication was by daily stage.
Recently, James Bows, Of Newfane,
while chopping in the woods, was struck
by the stem of young tree, which had
been bent by the falling Of a larger one,
and received injuries in the abnomen from
which he died in few hours.
Conductor o. C. Hall, for very many
years in the employ of the Central, fell
dead in the baggage car of his train when
near Essex Junction on Thursday night
He was about 65 years old, and people all
over Vermont knew him as 'Uncle Hail."
At Chester, Saturday morning, while
John Spaulding and Edna Wilson, chill
| dren, were playing with revolver, it
was accidentally discharged. The little
| girl received bullet through the lungs
and is mortally wounded. The boy was
| shot through the left hand.
The town of Addison has settled for
| $1,000 the claim Of John Tatro for dam
| ages on account of the loss of his wife,
who drove off bridge and was drowned.
bad, and the towns only defence was that
| the woman's horse was blind.
Stephen Hosley, an old resident of
Manchester, died recently, the result, it
is supposed, Of injuries received in the
woods several weeks since. He was q
thorough democrat and one of his last re-
quests was that none but good democrats
should act as pall-bearers at his funeral.
Chester folks have death-bed mar
riage to talk about. A man so years old
was married recently while on his death
bed to girl of fifteen years, who had
done his house work since his wife's
death about year ago. The former wife
left considerable property, which fact
doesn't make folks talk less.
At st. Adams market Nov. the at
tendance was good, receipts fair, mar
ket quiet. We quote butter fair to
good, 20 to 25 cents per ID; choice,
26 to 90 cents per ID; selections,
80 cents per lb; few lots extra choice,
including some small packages, 81 to SO
cents per ID. Shipment, 1885 packages.
Eggs, % cents a dozen. Poultry, dress
ed, 10 to Is cents per lb latter price fol-
nice fat, dry picked poultry. A little at.
tention given to the dressing and packing
of poultry will pay.
A most singular incident occurred al
Bolton on Tuesday morning. A Mr.
Jackson, who is insane, climbed up {
ledge OF rocks, which was measured out
of curiosity this summer and found to bt
100 feet high. He climbed up in the
seams until within about forty feet of thu
top, when he called for help. When h
got about one hundred feet up he pulled
off hat, coat and boots. G. w. Stevens
with rope and small army of men
went to the top of the ledge and threw i
to Jackson. He caught hold of it, ant
they commenced to pull, but fearing tn,
rope was not sufficient to pull him to tn,
top, they held him there until they coulC
send a mile for larger ropes. They thel
, rescued the man from perilous position
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