Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-03-01

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old, fell down stairs last week, rupturing
a blood-vessel, and died soon after
After a ten days search the body of E.
r. Copps was recovered from the scene
of the quarry disaster at West Rutland.
A young son of c. G.. Chaplin of Bellows
Falls, while coasting, was severely injur-
ed by running into a length of wire fence.
A big black bear with footprints six
inches long has been infesting the sub
urbs of Rutland and causes quite furry.
Alfred Howe of Jamaica, aged 65 years,
cut his arm while killing hogs. Blood
poisoning soon set in, and he has since
died.
Peter Pine of Fairfax attempted sui
down before life was extinct Disappoint-
ment in love is said to be the cause
A law passed last winter requires all
the railroad companies in the United
States to put automatic car couplings on
their cars on and after next July LIST.
Ex-Gov. Smith and family, with Col.
Childs, his private secretary, started
Tuesday for a two months trip through
Mexico, California and other parts of the
West.
The Swanton Center post-office has
been discontinued for lack of business
Mail matter addressed to Swanton Cen
ter will be delivered from the St. Adams
post-office.
A commercial traveller from Springfield,
Mass, was fined $65 in the Burlington
city court the other day for selling furs
without license. He was ignorant of
the existence Of the law.
Charles Butler, while running split
ting saw in Baker G. Ferries mill Feb. %,
was struck by a board bounding from
the saw, and his nose and forehead split
open. He is still alive, but will proba-
bly, die.
The shipment of witch hazel to Masaa-
chusetts from southern Vermont, for
making various extracts is becoming an
extensive business, $500 ton is paid
for the brush, and it is said that one man
can cut and pile a ton a day.
James and Michael Carey and Patrick
Low Of East Fairlee, while driving,
struck a bridge and were thrown to the
ground. The horse freed himself and ran
into an out-building, where it was found
itS nocl- hrolyan Two of tha
boys were injured.
Patents have recently been granted to
Vermonters as follows: w. S. sham OF
Burlington, rock drilling machine; G. c.
johnson of Springfield, paper roll holder
and cutter; IL. Lowe of Montpelier, check
| bar for brides; j. X. Fuller of Brattle-
| boro, design for organ case.
This is the customs report for the dis
| trict of Vermont for the month of Janua-
| ry: Value of goods imported for consump
ton, 1924, 1892; duties, SOL, 064.S7; for
warehouse and transportation, 1874, 279 ;
duties, Sl7, 1861; for transportation ant
expectation, S279, 1913; duties, S79,939 /;
value of domestic exports, Sl22, 4S2.
1t is said that Senator Morrill, and Rep
resentative Grout are going to ask tn
state to furnish a pedestal for the marble
statne of ex-senator Collamer in Statuar,
hall at Washington. The statue is now
placed on a wooden base, covered with 8
worn and faded piece of cambria.
Hinesburg adopted the town system Q
schools in 1871, and the town, which
was nearly divided on the question then
is practically unanimous now in favor o
the new system. Seven new school
houses have been built, the number o
schools lessened, the average number o
weeks of school increased, the cost
week to the town decreased, and Il uni
formity in school work has been subst
tuted. District quarrels have disappear
ed.