Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-22
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John Barry, 10 years old. was
drowned in the Connecticut river at
Bellows Falls last week Tuesday
while bathing. His body was recover
ed within an hour.
The Sherman military band of Bur-
lington will accompany the grand
commandery of Vermont Knights
Templar to the triennial conclave in
Boston, Aug. 26-29.
VIM. w. Harrington, a veteran of
the War of the Rebellion, died at
Chippenhook last week Tuesday and
was buried Wednesday. He was a
grandson of the noted judge, Theophi-
lus Harrington.
There have been several mysterious
fires in Pownal lately, and the resi-
dents have become satisfied that they
are the work of incendiaries. A re-
ward of 5000 has been offered for the
detection of the guilty ones.
Collector Smalley has nominated
David M. Bisbee of West Derby to be
deputy collector of customs at st. Al
deceased. Mr.. Bisbee stood at the
D.
The winners at Saturdays meeting
of the Barre Bicycle Club were: Mile
novice-C. L. Wood of Barre, time
2:5115; half mile, open-H. E. Cowles
of Morrisville, time 1:211a; one mile,
$3.50 class-H. E. Cowles, of Morris
vile, time 3:O51s one mile handicap
j. E. Walsh, of Barre, scratch, time
1884.
John T. Cummings of Grafton, who |
on July 4th fired a charge of shots in
to the house of D. L. Thomas, has dis
He was under bonds to
appear before Justice E. Thompson
last week, but when the time came
for trial he was missing. His bonds |
men have placed attachments upon
his store.
There were twelve deaths from ma
6ural causes in Burlington during the |
month of June and three from unnat- |
ural causes, there being one case of |
death from carbolic acid poisoning,
one case Of drowning and one killed |
oy the cars. There were 40 birth dur
ing the month, making an increase of
IS in the city's population.
Swanton has again been visited by
4 large fire which entails a loss of |
S5O, 900 and destroyed large hotel,
and the buildings belonging thereto;
5he new Methodist church with par
sonage with two or three other houses.
The Insurance covers about half of
5he loss. The arrival of help from ST.
Adams prevented a much further
spread of the fire.
Governor Woodbury. refused to par
ion B. G. Howe of st. Johnsbury from
The Work House where he had been
sent for violating the liquor law. The
Governor does not see why high |
handed law breaker who happens to
,e a man of some local Importance in
st. Johnsbury deserves pardon more
Than some poor man somewhere.
Howe violated the law and is paying
lis penalty as other men pay theirs.
The children of Marshall Myott who
ives in Montgomery, near Moffat's
Mill, met with serious accident Sum-
lay afternoon. They were playing
bear, the boy, aged 10 was the hero,
ind the little girl of five years was the
,ear. The boy pointed the gun(at his
lister without knowing it was loaded
md it discharged, blowing out her
,rains and killing her instantly. The
ather says they had been allowed to
,lay with the gun, and he takes all
he blame upon himself as he had load
ID the gun with heavy charge, un-
Known to the boy, for a bear which
lie thought was lurking in the sugar
place near the house.