Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-09-11

The regular October term of the United |
States Circuit and District Courts, for
Vermont District, will be holden at Rut-
land, October 3d. at 2 p. m. The time
for noting cases for trial will expire Sep
TENDER 18TH
Over two hundred people, including the
Randolph cornet band, gave Mrs. Lucy
Curtis party on Saturday, it being her
one hundredth birthday
The Lamoille Association will hold its
next annual meeting with the Baptist
church in st. Adams, September Is and
IA, commencing at 10 a. m.
At picnic at Calais a young lady pass
ed around the pepper box, which refused
to shed pepper, when she discovered it
contained fish worms for bait
At Williamstown, after prolonged
contest of two days and one night, the
! freemans meeting adjourned with no
choice. of representative. Both of the
regular nominees came within one vote
of an election during the contest.
James Robinson, pauper at the town
farm Thetford, aged 70, is alleged to have
criminally assaulted an old lady at the
farm and she, having heart trouble, died
from the effects. Robinson was arrested
and placed IN Jail.
The wrestling match at Hopkinton,
Mass, Saturday, between Nat B. Hutch
ings of that place and w. w. Montgom-
cry of Fairfield, for $500 and the light
weight championship of America, was
decided draw, each gaining one fall.
A small glass tumbler exploded at Hen
ry Newtons, in West Randolph, flying
into several pieces. 1t was on table
and no one touching it. Some time ago,
while a woman in town was frying dough
nuts, one flew into many pieces, burning
her quite severely in the face.
Thomas w. Richie, a prominent law
yer of Montreal, Queens counsel, died OF
apoplexy on Monday on board steamer
Lady of the Lake, at Newport. Just as
she reached the wharf about five p. M.
Mr.. Richie went to the cabin for his coat
took it up, turned round and fell, dying
almost without Il struggle. He was OF
his way to Montreal with daughter.
Lyman Peck, who had but recently
completed a term in the Vermont stat'
prison for burglary, was arrested at Han
over, N. H., Friday morning, for break
ing and entering Frank Hollis store il
West Hartford the night before, and com
hitting an assault upon Mr.. Holt III
) escaped from custody while being take
! to the jail on Saturday.
f The fourteenth annual convention G
D the State Sabbath School Associatio
f will be held at Montpelier, Sept. 1914
e An interesting programme is out, and th
/ session promises to be one of great inter
= est DIR. Vincent and many other note
men are to be present. Half fare on raj
roads, free entertainment to delegate!
= and reduced hotel fare are promised
Each Sunday School is entitled to tw
delegates.
A shocking and unusual accident o.
CURED at West Fairlee lake on Sunda
evening. as follows DIR. Dickey and ID
Marshall, both of Lyme, N. H., had bee
to West Fairlee on professional buSlne:
and were returning to Lyme with spa
of horses and covered carriage. Wht
they reached the lake they drove into tt
water, it is supposed, in front Of Dav
Lake House, to allow the horses to drin
without loosening the check Probab
one side of the carriage suddenly settle
down into deep water and overturne
The two men and both horses we
drowned. Being in a covered carriai
with boot closed in front, they we
in trap from which, under water, the
was no escape. The bodies were reco
cred early Monday noon. DR. Dickey w
widely known, having been in Lyme +
of age. DR.. Marshall was about fol-
and both were highly respected men a
skillful in their profession.