Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Benjamin Markham has held the office
of postmaster at Sherburne forty -one
years.
Rutland is to have telegraphic commu-
nication with Whitehall, Saratoga and
Albany.
Charles H. Slason, of the well-known
Rutland marble firm ofSheldon & Slason,
is dead.
John Queen, the Irish comedian, born
in st. Adams in 1913, has become raw
ing maniac.
Mr.. Olin Williams became greatly ex-
cited and dropped dead at the annual
school meeting in Brandon.
General w. Y. w. Ripley and Judge
Everts on Saturday turned loose in Rut-
land one hundred and fifty quails just re-
ceived by them from Texas
The late Congressman Allen of Missou-
ri bequeathed $500 to the Bennington
Battle Monument Association. The res
lNluC VI llio CSUdtC SOCS W Ills IdiuIiN.
While Frank Hatch and Henry Kidder
were walking across railway bridge in
Swanton, Hatch lost his balance and fell
thirty feet into the river. He was saved
only by great eXertions on the part OF
Kidder and another person.
DR.. Rutherford, during his recent visit
to Brattleboro, had long conversation
with Mccartney, the Waterbury murderer
and pronounces him sane. This opinion
is concurred in by the other physician al
the asylum, and ought to place him il
state prison pending a short trial, aftel
which he should be promptly hung. The
doctor thinks ''pure cussedness" is no
insanity.-ETpress
Asahel Burlington, resident of Burke
died last Thursday, of old age, il
in the north part of Lyndon, at the hous,
of Joseph burlington, a relative witt
whom he had been boarding for SOM
time past. He was born in Hartford
Conn, Feb. IL, 1871, making him in hi
92d year. He came to Burke in 1870
when he was only ten years old and ha
lived here ever since with the exception
of the last few years. He was a very III
telligent and trusty man and has he'll
many offices of trust honorably throug
his long life. He taught the school 70
many years in Burke Hollow where h
always resided while in town, and fo
over fifty years he held the office of tow
clerk. He has had four wives and a larg
family of children, who are an honor t
their father. A wife and seven sons SUI
vive him.
The people of Richtord and vicinity al
excited over the finding of a murdere
mans body in the woods at Sutton, p @
just over the line. The body was disco,
cred by some children. The body is SUI
posed to be that Of Captain Pilkento
Jackson, well known in Boston. Jacl
son was formerly captain in the Englis
Royal Artillery, Gibralta, came to tn
, country fifteen years ago. Last summ
he went to Maine, and was to go throus
New Hampshire 1t is suspected that
was murdered at the races in that locali
last October. A girl is under ARE
whom, it is suspected, can throw son
: light on the affair; but the murde
; ers are not supposed to have remain'
in that vicinity. The supposition co
corning the identification of the DO,
turns out to be incorrect, and the myst
ry is still deep.
MANS INGRATITUDE.-Ths is ungrateful wo
to say the least. will act like lunatic wi
he has the itching piles. and declare that he know
= cant live another day, yet he applies Swayne's OF
- ment, the itching is allayed once, he
|. cured and goes down 10 the lodge without one y
= of gratitude. When asked why he looks cheer
he lodges the question by Indifferent answer
K just like man though. isn't it?