Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-11-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS

Thirty-three new entries were made on
the Chancery docket and 1l6 on the Court
docket at the recent term of Washington
County Court.
William Freeman of East Walline ford,
while recently out hunting, was getting
over the muzzle of his gun, when it was
accidentally discharged, the contents
mangling the hand terribly.
Meyer the murderer of Krause, who is
confined in the state prison, attempted
suicide recently by cutting his throat
with piece of glass he had obtained by
some means. He made an ugly woupd,
but was alive Wednesday.
Alvin G.. Blood, of Proctor~vile, re-
Gently drove Il colt to Clven.liSh, and
hitched it to II hearsc. The animal took
fright ran from the hearse house, and
coming in contact with the town pump,
Mr. Blood was thrown out. He was in-
jured in the head and back, it is thought
fatally.
w. f. Tiffany began Monday his thirty
fifth year as express messenger. He
served between Burlington and Boston
for the first ten years, and since then, with
slight exceptions, he has served on tie
local train between Burlington and Rut-
land. He has averaged 800 miles week,
and has travelled in all $780, 600 miles.
The Board Of Surgeons for Pensions at
Montpelier is quoted as saying that more
than one-half of the applicants for pen
sions that they have examined have heart
disease. Many of the applicants were not
aware of it, and did not claim pens ion
on account of it. The surgeons are of
| the opinion that this disease was the re-
| suit of the mental strain that soldiers
| wer e subjected to in going into battles
and places OF great danger.
Henry Clark of Rutland has been APP
| pointed one of the Board of Promotion
of the Permanent Exposition OF the Amer
icas, to be located at the Capital of the
| United States during the Constitutional
| Centennial celebration in 1889. This is
to be by the sixteen Republics in honor
of the one hundreth anniversary of the
constitution of the present republic of the
| United States, and the Worlds EXPOSE
tion in 1892. in honor Of the four hum
dredth anniversary of the discovery OF
America by Columbus.
The Vermont State Agricultural Socie-
ty held its annual meeting in Burlington,
Thursday. The summary of the financial
report shows the assets $14, O19. IA; net
assets, $23, 262.54; gain, $725.60; re-
ceipt state society from joint fair Of 1885
$208.87. These officers were elected fol-
the ensuing year: President, Henry Chase
of Lyndon; vice presidents, John w
Cramton of Rutland; Joseph G. Parker
of Queeche; Julius N. North of Shore
ham and Silas g. Holyoke of St. Adams
secretary, Henry Clark Of Rutland; treas
urer, Joseph c. Parker of Queeche.
A lively smuggling affray occurred a
East Franklin recently after dark. Gus
toms Officer Bedell of West B erkshr,
with his son, intercepted two-hors,
team loaded with butter from Canada
in charge Of two men who showed fight
Mr.. Bedell, who is a one-legged soldier
was severely handled in the melee, anC
his son knocked down and injured. The
smugglers succeeded In clearing thei
horses from the wagon and in makins
, good their escape back to the Province
The wagon, however, with fifteen tubs o
butter, fell trophy into the officers
hands. The smugglers are unknown.