Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-22
State NesUs.

was over one half a ton.
Twenty Swanton families had to go
to the poor-house last week
Fukai Taich, a native of Yeddo, Japan
is at Bennington, learning to run knit
ting machine.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
meets in st. Johnsbury Jan. ID.
A young girl, aged seventeen years
in semi-intoxicated state, was a sad
sight in Rutland the other day.
Luther Daniels, president of the Rut-
land, Vt, Savings Bank, was slid into
by girl and quite seriously hurt one
day last week. He prefers that when
a girl goes for him she shall have a
broom instead of sled.
The Rutland Herald says that only
two months time and $25O,OOO more
are required to put the whole New York,
Boston and Montreal Railroad in work
ing order.
The young people of West Burke will
give an exhibition at the vestry of the
Universalist church, Wednesday even
ing, Dec "a. at 61-2 P. NJ. consisting
of short dialogues. single pieces, inter-
spersed with singing and pantomimes,
for the benefit of the church.
j. E. Flanagan, one of, the persistent
violators of the liquor law. in Montpeli-
er, was on Saturday sentenced to ninety
days Imprisonment in the county Jail.
as a third offence against that law, and
was committed the same day.
Justin P. West. who has just been
elected to the Minnesota Legislature is
native of Morrisville, and is reputed
to be a young man of fine abilities.
Messrs. Cheney and Lincoln, two
skillful bee-hunters, found swarm of
bees this fall, in hemlock tree near
West River, in the south part of New
fame. 1t proved to be one Of the largest
swarms ever discovered in this part of
the country, having over 40 lbs. of
honey. This was rare luck for bee
hunters, for the chances are hundred
times greater that wild swarm in this
section will have less than 20 lbs. than
as much as 100.
The people of Pawlet were alarmed
fortnight since by the repart that two
peddler's carts belonging to the brothers
Siegal, were broken open and their con-
tents stolen at the house of George Doug
las. The loss was stated at six thousand
dollars. The alleged losers were not
much disturbed, but directly sold one
horse and cart and drove off with the
other. 1t is now reported, that the New
York creditors of the peddiers hearing
of the affair through the press or other
wise, followed the peddlers back two or
three days journey where the goods
were found all safe. The report is that
the peddlers were arrested and held to
bail in the sum of four thousand dollars.
Senator Edmunds, has been advised
by his physician that he must give up
close attention to business for the pre-
sent, or he will become permanently an
invalid While abroad this last fall,
he contracted malarious disease.
The following named gentlemen have
been engaged by O. S. Bliss, Esq. Secre-
tary of the vt. Dairymen's Association,
to take part in the next winter meeting,
at Essex Junction. Jan. 81, 22d, and
23d; L. B. Arnold, Secretary Of the
American Dairymen's Association; E.
W. Stewart, editor of the Buffalo LaUe
Stock Journal; Hon. X. A. Willard
Hon. Harris Lewis; Hon. I. S. Gold,
and Z. d. Curtis, editor of the Utica
Herald. Gov. Converse and several
other prominent men interested in
, Agriculture have also promised to be
, present. Hon. Henry Clark, secretary
, of the Vermont Agricultural Society
will read paper on some subject relat
ing to the growth and purposes of the
Dairymen's Association.
The Lane Manufacturing Company O.
this place are about establishing al
agency in Japan, having received a very
liberal proposition from a prominen
firm in Yokohama, desiring to introduc,
their machinery in the japanese empire
An immense trade is promised as sool
as the ingenious and progressive peopl
r of Japan have had an opportunity o
seeing the practical operation of Lane
/ saw-mills and clapboard machinery
t This opening for new and proftabl
t business Is the result of the Lane Manu-
r featuring Company's recent and success
: full exhibition at the fair of the Ameri
+ can Institute in New York. Watchmm1
: A recent review of the metropolitan
l. Art Museum, New York city, says
!, 1.-The only specimens of modern Ameri
y can art in the porcelain room, and per
: haps in the whole museum, are two lion
! in pottery, made at Bennington, Vt
about 1916. We do not know of an
other factory in America which has pro
i duced this kind of work. They ar
> curious and interesting, if not artistic
e Perhaps the day will come when Amer
; ca will be able to enter the markets 9
) the world with pottery and porcelain
d Such feeble display of our work
K calculated to direct attention to it.
q The Governor has received a lette
IS from Lieutenant Charles A. Woodruff
of the Seventh United States Infantr,
TO profering his services to Vermont
+ case of war with Spain. LieutenaI
,e Woodruff formerly served in the Tent
TX Vermont Regiment, was wounded fol
Or times, commissioned as First LieutenaI
,e of United States Colored Troops, ws
lie graduated at West Point in 1871, SIM
Is which time he has served with his reg
1t ment. He desires the command of
battery of light artillery, but the pr
es sent prospect is that his services wi
ia not be needed Immediately. Lieutenal
w. Woodruf's present station is at Fo
be Shaw, Montana Territory.-Montpett
- Freeman