Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-07

each. They will have six hundred drop
lights. They are also building tower
on the east side of their mills, which will
be used as a finishing room.
The gold mine at Plymouth will be
overrun with diggers if it sends out many
such stories as this: president Blum of
the mining company and his superintend-
ent found two nuggets of pure gold last
week, one weighing seven and three
fourths aud the other eight and one-half
pounds.
The steam-mill in Roxbury owned by
William Bruce & Sons was burned at
about three O'Clock Tuesday morning, to-
gether with about sixty thousand feet of
sawed boards. The fire is supposed to
have caught from sparks in the sawdust.
A mill on the same site and owned by the
same parties was burned about five years
ago.
The Woodford correspondent of the
Troy Times says: ssDuring recent thun-
der shower oall of lightning resembling
a small meteor entered the Pine valley
steam saw-mill and passed out a rear.
door, When it exploded, giving a grand
pyrotechnic display, and igniting large
dry tree, which smoked for several days
Several persons near by were somewhat
shocked by the lightning.
The republicans of Essex county met in
mass convention at the court house, in
Guildhall, June %, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for senator and
other county officers. Hon. c. w. King
was elected president of the convention.
The following nominations were made
Senator, S. D. Hobson; assistant judges,
w. A. Hartshorn and E. r. Turner; judge
of probate, David II. Beattie; states at
torney, i. ID. Hale sheriff, S. E. Grout.
The excursion to attend the National
Educational meeting at Madison, Wis,
the 18th to the 18th of July, attracts
good many. Round trip tickets, costing
$50, are good on any train, but special
will pass through the State July u, and
spend Sunday in Montreal, reaching Chi
caeo on Tuesday. Full particulars can
be had of the manager for this State,
Prof. j. M. Hit of Northfeld. This will
be the cheapest and best excursion to all
parts Of the northwest ever known.
Caleb B. Ranney's horse was struck
and instantly killed by the $50 express
train ut Fairhaven, on Friday morning.
The train does not stop at Fairhaven,
and Mr.. Ranney, who is So years of age,
had driven across the track to Reeds
coal office, and while recrossing the track
the horse was struck and carried some
distance by the locomotive. Upon exam
nation his Injuries were pronounced not
not to be of a serious nature, and although
his extreme age makes recovery from the
shock doubtful, the doctors hope to save
his life
The adjourned term of Addison County
Court was begun and ended last Wednes-
day Judge Veazey presided. When the case
of the State against Marian Catlin, of
Goshen, for the murder of her husband,
was called, the counsel for the state asked
for 4 postponement, which was granted,
and the trial was continued until the next
December term of Court. 1t is said that
the defence now claim that the husband
died of typhoid fever. If he did, that por-
ton of the intestines called the ileum
must have a certain appearance which
can be ascertained upon microscopic ex-
animation. This is now making in New
York, and cannot be finished for some