Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-23
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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seeking health and recreation in the west,
whittier he has gone for month
George White alias Miles, in state pris-
on for being one of those who robbed the
Barre bank, has conducted himself with
such propriety that he has earned a re-
duction of two years from the fourteen to
which he was sentenced in 1877.
John Davidson, of Ryegate, was kicked
by horse in his stable last Monday, and
was found by his son lying insensible I'M
der the horse. The son received two
kicks, one on the arm, and one on one leg,
while getting him out of the stall. Mr..
Davidson died in the afternoon of the
same day, his skull being fractured. He
leaves wife and three children.
The inquiry as to the alleged crooked
ness of officers of the First National
Bank of St. Adams, instituted by District
Attorney Haskins, terminated last Fri
day. The case against President Sowles
for making false report to the Bank
Examiner was, on application of Mr.
Sowles. postponed to March 25th, and he
was held in $4,000 bail for appearance
before a Commissioner at that time. On
the charge of aiding and abetting Cashier
Albert Sowles, in deceiving the Bank
Examiner, he was also held in So 900
bonds, for appearance before the United
States Court. 1t is reported that Mr..
Sowles threatened to commit suicide I'M
less the United States Government let up
on him in these prosecutions.
A recent issue of the Argus contained
the following regarding Rev. j. d. Bee
man, well known in this locality: 'Rev.
J. ID. Beeman is fortunate man, his in
vestments nearly all turning out to good
advantage. Last year he purchased a
large tract of land near Moriah, n. Y,
for the pulp wood upon it, and from the
sale of that made handsome profit, and
now marble quarry has been discovered
on the property, the product of which
| finds Il quick sale at from $12 to SIS per
square yard, at the Port Henry dock.
| This marble is susceptible of very high
| polish, and its variegated colors make it
very valuable for all ornamental work in
which marble is used. Mr.. Beeman is to
be congratulated on his stroke of good
fortune And we would add that we
fallen heir to large fortune; all of which
we hope to be true, both for the good OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Beeman, and the advantage
of the Montpelier Seminary.-Neacs and
Citizen.
Eliphalet Turner, a spruce gum gath
erer, was found last week in a dying con.
dition in the mountains east of Sandgate.
His flesh and garments hung in shreds.
and his face was a mass of gasheS. Be-
fore dying he said that on the previous
night he went out to snow cache, where
he had some frozen game, to get grouse
for supper. On the way back he STUN
bled over large animal, which threw
him down and hit him in the face, instant
ly destroying his sight. Turner had his
heavy spruce-knife in his belt, will
which he hacked and cut the animal, an6
after hard battle the man and ANNA
went rolling down a steep hillside togeth
er, through brambles and among trees
until Turner became unconscious. Wher
be revived bis enemy was gone, but h
was entirely blind and too weak TO move
He was carried to his cabin, where h'
died at once. An unusually large blacl
bear, which was literally hacked to pieces
about the head and shoulders, was foqnt
dead in the valley near where Turner wa'
discovered. The father of Turner, one
Of Ethan Aliens brave "Green Mountain
Boys was killed in the same way abou
60 years ago.