Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-05-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS,

The total expense of erecting the iron
bridge at Winooski, was SlSOOO
A train on the Rutland road ran into
drove of cattle, recently, killing five.
Vermont is represented on the con-
gressional committee by Hon. John w.
Stewart.
There are % children at the Warner
home in st. Adams, but they are not all
Warmers.
John Cary was instantly killed at Col
chester, a few days ago, while getting
off an express train.
A large area of timber-land has been
burned over at Eaton Mountain, in the
town of Monkton.
S. M. Ladd's steam mills and Fl. Fl.
Hollis barn at North Thetford were burn
ed last week. Loss 81, 800.
The st. Adams Trust Company depos-
itors have received third dividend
twelve and one half per cent.
Geo. Bakers steam mill, two miles from
West Rochester, was burned Monday
night. Loss $4,000; no insurance.
A Swanton fisherman had a barrel con-
tanning "a pixies seized at St. Adams last
week, and was fined So for each fish.
The Grand Trunk will erect a new pas
senger station at Montreal this summer
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The body of William Deavitt, a sixteen
year old boy, of Rutland, who disappear
ed last January, has been found in the
river.
f. S. Horton of Brattleboro recently
captured rattlesnake four feet two inch
es in length and seven inches in circum-
ference.
Parker Stevens, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Chester, on
Monday dropped dead from heart dis
ease.
There are at present so inmates in the
house of correction, but they are thawing
out daily. 1t is more homelike in winter
than in summer.
Michael Kennedy of Rutland, sentenced
eight years ago to state prison for twelve
years for highway robbery, has been par
doned by the governor.
John Dinmen, of Stamford, was found
lying dead by the roadside near DAISY
meadow brook, in tbat tou, H. ,,,c =,
laborer, and advanced in years.
Col c. F. r. Jenne, Commander of
the Vermont Division of the Sons of
Veterans, has ordered an annual encamp
ment to be held at Brattleboro, June l.
The history of the sth regiment will be
published about May 10, containing 500
pages with many portraits and battle
maps, at $500 by mail or 50 by express.
M. OLena of St. Adams was wounded
in the leg at the battle of Stone River,
some twenty-five years ago. The other
day piece of the bullet about the size
| of bean came out of his leg.
A father and son of Lunenburgh have
| allowed themselves to become entangled
| in several lawsuits against each other to
recover money. The family is broken in
| pieces, and financial ruin will be the re-
suit ere the suits have dragged to an end
In his sermon Sunday morning, May
Sd, Rev. j. Edward Wright of Montpe-
lier made fearless and forcible protest
against the reckless and indiscriminate
slaughter Of birds for the use of mlliners
taking as text, ''Harden not your
| hearts,
John, sixteen-year-old son of Martin
Coyle, of Bennington, recently stole SAC
traced to Providence, r. L., land back anc
returned to Bennington. He was tried
and sentenced to the Reform School dur
ing his minority.
William Oliver Butler, of Castleton
is dead, at the age of 81 years. He was
born in Boston in 1876, was married in
1929, and fifteen children were born tt
him, six Of whom, and their mother, sur
| vive. Seven of his sons served in the
army during the rebellion.
A glass globe filed with water, in tn.
clothing store of J. E. Pollard OF Chester
in which there is gold fish, sets in til,
show window. The suns rays in pass
ing through this recently, came to 70
Gus on stiff hat lying near, set it on fire
and burned Il large hole in it before il
was discovered.