Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-11-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

A colored woman died at Bristol on
Friday, aged lo2 years.
The Mary Fletcher hospital at Burling-
ton was opened Nov. /.
Vermont has paid S1os5 in the last year
for killing bears and lynxes.
Sixteen persons have died in Vermont
during the past three years, who were re-
puted to be over 100 years old.
The next annual session of the Vermont
Methodist Conference will be held at Bel
lows Falls, probably some time the last
of April.
Captain r. J. Coffey assistant door
keeper of the house, has been appointed
aid-de-camp on the staff of the Grand AR
my of the Republic.
committee from the legislature were
in Vergennes, the 22d, for the annual in
spection of the state reform school. They
found everything in very good condition.
Negotiations are pending for the eatab-
lishment of telephone communications
between Island Pond and Newport, with
offices at East and West Charleston
and Derby; Morgan via. East and West
Charleston is also embraced in the
scheme.
A mixed train east on the ST. Johnsbury
& Lake Champlain railroad was wrecked
near johnson on Friday night, caused by
new wheels falling from loaded fat car
Six cars were thrown from the track and
badly demolished. No one was serious
ly injured.
A sad accident happened to john Saw
age of West Windsor, Friday. He was
Stacking some lime in Il cider barrel for
the purpose of cleaning it, when the bung
flew out and both eyes were filled with
| the scalding lime, and it is expected now
that he will entirely lose his eyesight.
The body of 4 man was found floating
in the Winooski river, opposite the Col
chester poor farm, Tuesday, October %.
From papers upon the body it is suppos-
ed to be that of one Tracy of Jericho, IA
miliarly known as ''Fiddler" Tracy. The
body had apparently been in the water
| some time.
The title and good will of the Vermont
Farmer has been sold to Messrs. L. z
Thayer and E. Gerry of West Randolph
The Farmer was started at Montpelier by
Mr.. Thayer, who sold it to Geo. H. Rich
mond. 1t was published as separate
paper for Il while and later consolidated
with the Northfeld Ne1Cs. The union
does not seem to have been happy one
and, divorce having been obtained, thu
Farmer returns to the family of it's sire
although the paternal roof is now a
West Randolph instead of at Montpelier
Daniel Lambert, the sire of the noteC
family Of Lambert horses, returned to Mid
dlebury, recently. He was purchased b,
a company of gentlemen from Middlebury
and 81, $50 was the price paid A bant
of music and many citizens met the hors
at the depot, and he was escorted to hi
stable on Bread Loaf stock farm. He
!. now twenty-six years old. Lambert wa
taken to Boston six years ago and sold t
parties there. He was on Cream Hi
stock farm, Shoreham, Vt, during TIL
: twelve years previous to his removal t
Boston. Daniel Lambert is one of tn
most successful stock horses in tn
J world.
The Meyer-Krause case, whic h has bee
j.. agitating the people of this vicinity ft
, some time now, is an interesting case
that it reveals to what an extent col
blooded Indifference can be developed in
human being. Although a great amour
of circumstantial evidence was brougl
up against him at the time of the hearin
: before the magistrate; although the SUI
= sequent finding of Krause's body SCENE
to complete the evidence of bis guilt, al
would in nine cases out of ten be enoue
7 to bring a suspected criminal to term
: or at least to cause him uneasness, n,
: one sign of softening has been discoyert
+ in:this man Meyer, who presents the san
4 brazen front every time he is approache
and laughs the whole matter off as a me
= triie.-,St. AlbdRS MESSENGER.