Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-04-30
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Hon. w. w. Grout will speak at Ches-
ter on memorial day.
The annual meeting of the Connecticut
River Valley Medical Association will be
held at Bellows Falls, May 2.
The wife of d. o. Mahoney, aged about
80, was drowned recently in a well at her
home in the south part of Woodstock. 1t
is believed to have been suicide on ac-
count of family troubles. She leaves two
young daughters.
Henry Ravey of Waterbury, nearly 20
years old, was thrown from his carriage
by his horses taking fright, and his legs
becoming entangled in chain he was
dragged fifty rods. Three ribs were brok-
en- and he was terribly bruised, but there
is hope of his recovery.
Two young fools quarrelled over mar
ried woman at Groton, Saturday, and had
it out under the rules of the ring in the
presence of some so other fools near the
depot. There were seven rounds, but as
Randolph weighted his fist with iron,
Brown was mashed the most.
Ranney Howard, Esq, for many years
a prominent citizen and lawyer of Facto-
ry Point, and at the time of his death
judge of the probate court for the north
shire of Bennington county, died very
suddenly Tuesday of neuralgia of the
heart. He was native of jamaica and
was about So years of age.
The weavers in the Ludlow wooden
mills struck recently for higher wages or
better work, complaining that with the
poor materials furnished them they can
not make a living. A telegram was re-
ceived from the proprietor refusing to
make any concessions, and directing that
the mill be shut down until the operatives
return to their work.
The fine residence of Colonel Jewett,
superintendent of the St. Johnsbury and
Lake Champlain railroad, at Swanton
was wholly DESTROYED by fire last week.
| Much of the furniture was saved. The
| origin of the fire is unknown. Mr.. Jew.
EFT and wife have not occupied the house
| for nearly two years and are at st. Johns
bury. E. d. Barnes resided in part OF
| the house.
Out of $S3, 404, 900 expended by the
| government for public buildings, Yer
mont has received only $252,000. The
other New England states come in as fol
lows: Massachusetts, has received ST.,
100000, Maine S2,OSO,000, Connection
| 81, 074 900, Rhode Island 1926, 900, ant
New Hampshire Sl73, 600. The onl,
state charged with an amount larger thar
| Massachusetts is New York, which ha!
| SABA, 900.
| Great excitement exists at Alburgl
over money find, comprising over fort.
pieces of old coin, dating back to 1870
Mr.. John O'Neil, while blowing on Mr.
NJ. Motifs farm, lying on the west shore
known as the old Logan farm, plowed u
some coin both of gold and silver. TIL
coin is Spanish and shows but little wea
from USE Various are the theories fror
whence it came. Spectators are seekin
to get the money.
The Central Vermont railroad is eS
tending its Canadian connections. At
meeting held at Iberville, P. O., Wednes
day, of the stockholders and directors c
the Waterloo and Magog railroad a cor
!. tract was executed for the rebuilding {
, that road (Which is twenty three miles i
lengthy and its extension 10 miles
Sherbrooke, where it will connect wit
the Grand Trunk. The Stanstead, She
: ford and Chambley road runs from S
Johns to Waterloo, and the roads mel
toned constitute the northern division {
the Central Vermont railroad.