Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-07-02
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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At Richford the corner stone of ST. |
AIMS Episcopal church was laid last week
by Bishop Bissell.
The Central Vermont wood shed at |
Bethel was burned early Tuesday even
ing, with a quantity of wood.
On July 4th, the Central Vermont will
issue half fare tickets between all stations
on the line good for that day only.
A 231a-lb. swapping turtle was picked
up on the river in Hydepark. 1t is one
of the largest ever seen about here.
Bruce, son of Col. Peter Laird, who
formerly lived in Barnet and Peacham,
was instantly killed fortnight ago, by
the cars, at Green Mountain, Ia.
A horse owned by the late Paul Dean,
of Cabot, died last week at the age of 80
years. The horse has been driven to
church nearly every Sunday for 30 years.
The Bradford strawberry growers ship
ped 1876 quarts of strawberries in four
days. Winfield Smalley raises between
one and two thousand baskets. Opinion.
George W. Flagg and H. NJ. Dufur
have agreed to wrestle at Bradford July
4, for purse of $500 and the champion
belt of the United States for mixed wrest-
ling.
Travel is booming, and promises to be
heavy all summer. The up express from
Boston on Monday brought nine cars to
White River Junction, and six from that
place over the Central Vermont road
The Rutland railroad company has
commenced suit against J. NJ. Haven,
late Treasurer, to recover 100000, for
money received by him in his fiduciary
capacity, as alleged, while so acting. All
of his real estate and other property was
attached.
While the family of Edward Fem, of
Rutland, was sitting in their front hall
last week Tuesday evening, burglar
| entered the rear of the house by raising
screen window, passed up stairs and
stole wallet containing $17, belonging
| to a Miss Atwood.
There will be competitive eXamina-
| ton of those wishing to enter either the
| customs service in the district of Yer
mont or any department at Washington,
held in the custom house building in
Burlington ON the 9th day of July next
at twelve O'Clock, noon.
Henry G. Brown of Salisbury was found
dead on top of a freight train Thursday,
supposed to have been struck by what
is called "Ox-bow Bridge" between
Brandon and Pittsford. The presump.
ton is, that the man was stealing a ride
and did not discover the bridge. He was
about 80 years old and leaves wife ant
one child.
Justice Wayne Bailey Of Rutland has
rendered decision in the extortion Oh
blackmail case against II. w. Love, hold
ing that the evidence did not support The
complaint and there was nothing proved
that would warrant putting Love unde
bonds. This disposes of all the crimina
complaints against Love, in all five 0
which he has come out ahead.
At the reunion Of the old second regi
ment at Burlington, Friday, the officer
elected were Commander, George j
Stannard, of Burlington; senior vic
Commander, P P. Pitkin, of Montpelier
: junior vice Commander, J. Fl. .Walbridge
5 of Bennington Quartermaster, B. W
) Carpenter, of Burlington; Abjutant, A
J. Noyes, of North Bennington.
Timothy Seymour, French blacksmit
, at Swanton Junction, was instantly kille
Monday morning in trying to board th
l early mixed train from Rouses Poin
l fell under the wheels of the passenge
] car, and his body was cut in two and til
, right arm taken off. The unfortunat
: man was "a years of age and unmarried
Garrett J. Rose, aged 81 years, has bee
held for examination at Middlebury, c
charge of having attempted to poison h
+, mother, Mrs Amanda Hamley, by putin
" Paris green in a bottle containing viii
key. He is also accused of having a
I, saulted and threatened to take her life
: she exposed him. Rose is young m;
= of good reputation, and the charges a
r, not generally believed. Many think t
: woman deranged, and that she attempts
: to take her own life.
Mr.. George W. James of North Ferr
e burg has in his possession a Bible tn
y has an interesting history. He picked
t. up on the battlefield of Cedar Greek, an
!. from inscriptions in it, it appears that
was presented to Mrs. Lucy Woodruff
the evening of her marriage, May l, 49,
IL Mrs. Woodruff presented it to one A.
at Best, member of the Eighteenth India
o. volunteers, and at his death it came il
nj the possession of John Benton, major
. the one hundred and thirty-elghth Pei
sylvania volunteers. Major Benton a
- appears to have been killed in battle, a
Nc the Bible then fell into Mr.. James hand
An accident occurred to G. FL. Mead
y Matuchen, n. J., Saturday. Mr.. Me
IT. came to st. Johnsbury to attend
er graduating exercises at the academy,
" daughter being a graduate. Saturday
oh took two-horse carriage and with
=, daughter, Miss Hartshorn and Miss !
Intyre, went to Peacham. On returni
w coming down steep hill, one of
horses fell and pulled Mead over the da
lat er. The carriage run over him and
en- horses ran. Miss Hartshorn, who Y
in on the back seat, climbed over the fro
n reached over the dasher and got the re
) from the pole. The efforts of the tn
d. ladies finally stopped the horses. T.
SO then went back to get Mr.. Mead and