Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-06-15
Stnte NeicS.

General Sherman's family will pass
the Summer at st. Adams.
Gen W. Y. W. Ripley of Rutland, is
the last name mentioned in connection
with the Governorship.
The butter market at St. Adams on
Tuesday, was firm prices ranged from
twenty to thirty cents.
The corporation of Middlebury Col
lege has succeeded in finding some one
to accept the Presidency, but declines to
state who it is.
Two firms in Addison County, have
bought 1900 of the best bucks and be-
tween 100 and 200 ewes for the Callfor-
MIA market during the past season.
Last Friday, Edward Hance of Swan
ton, fired gun in which the charge was
not properly rammed down. The gun
exploded. badly managing his hand.
Vermont's maple sugar crop is hand
some Item in her products. It is estima-
ted that it reached 10000, 900 lbs. the
past season, and was worth 81 800, 900.
Mr.. J. E. Perkins, the Vermont sing
er, sails from Europe for this country in
July, to assist his brother, Mr.. IL. S.
Perkins. in his Kansas Normal School
at Leavenworth, and returns to London
about the lst of September, to enter up
on his I'd years operatic engagements.
The committee of 100, appointed by
Mayor Blodgett of Burlington, find that
the Lamoille Valley connection with the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad can
be built for S750,000. Congressman
Hendee is to be invited to address the
people of Burlington on this railroad
scheme, June 18th.
Jerry Slayton of Calais, is 70 years
old, lives on the lot on which he was
born, has never been in either Worces-
ter, Cabot or Peacham, has never been
visiting on a week day in his life, and
has never rode mile either in stage
or the cars. Mr.. Slayton is one of the
wealthiest men in Calais.
On Thursday night of week before
last, John S. Clough of Wells River, as
we'll as usual the day before, died sud-
denly. His wife heard him groan and
got up, lighted a lamp and attempted to
revive him with camphor, without avail.
Mr.. Clough was, to all appearances, a
healthy, sound man. about 60 years old.
He leaves wife and children.
The house and barn in Lunenburgh,
owned by Warren E. Vance, and former
ly occupied by him, but which had been
unoccupicd for a year past, were burned
to the ground Monday night, May 25th
As there had been no fire in or about
the buildings, the burning must have
been the work of an incendiary About
: s tons of hay were burned in the barn
Loss estimated at $1,000. Insured in
the Vermont Mutual for $500.
Twenty five miles of the Missisquoi
and Black River Valley railroad, which
is to run from Richmond, 2. O., to the
Vermont line at Nashville or Richford
will be built. this summer-SI50,OOC
having been advanced on the $4,000
worth of bonds purchased in London
and the road having government sub
sidy of S150,000, besides the promise o.
local aid amounting to $4,000.
President Buekham breaches the bac
calaureate sermon at the University Of
Vermont in Burlington, Sunday, July g.
and the Society of Religious Inquiry ha:
its annual address in the evening. The
; examinations will be held Monday, fol
admission and medical commencement
, Tuesday, the alumni meet and an ad
dress will be delivered before the Phi
Beta Kappa Society, by Colonel Home
B. Sprague of Brooklyn, N. Y. Wednes
day is commencement day.
5 Gen. VIM. Wells, collector of customs
e at Burlington, and his deputy, Mr.. Ar
thur, have effected change in the Gus
toms regulations of the treasury depart
ment governing trade between Canad
Z and the United States, so that Canadian
e merchandise may be entered under bon,
at Island Pond for expectation by wa
of either Portland or Boston. Other I'm
portant changes have also been efeete,
relative to the entry of merchandise a
: the frontier for consumption, tending t
q make Island Pond of more importanc
l. than heretofore.
AT Burlington, Tuesday, at the THU
20 ty-second annual CoDclave of the Gran
COmmandery of Vermont, the followin
II officers were elected; Joseph L. Perkin.
IS st. Johnsbury, Grand Commander; Lar
Il rent Pearsons Of Rutland, Deputy Gran
is Commander Albert B. Jewett, Swal
i. ton, Grand Generalissimo John Bacol
; st. Johnsbury Centre, Grand Captain
A. General j. Monroe Poland, Montpelie
Ill Grand Recorder; the Rev. G. Y.
n. Eastman, Mortified, Grand Prelate
III Ormond Cole, Winooski, Grand SEMI
- Warden; James S. Farnsworth, Mendo
~ Grand Junior Warden and Sam
70 Brown, Burlington, Grand Treasurer
Ill, Joseph Coveney. while blowing on h
'e- farm west of Fairbanks village a fe
weeks ago, turned up curious piece
III copper. 1t is 3 1-2 inches in length al
2 IL wide, about an eighth of an in
,' thick, and covered with letters engrav
he upon the surface, reversed like type t
on printing. Here and there word or t,
in can be>made out, but good many
W. the letters seem to be thrown in prom
cuously. We read the words .Bolto
.e' Bates, Long life to you,' 'Halifa
tie 'Milliner, Manufactured, Bonnet ma
up en- 'Rebel,' Her Gracious Males
tes Queen, Rebellion in Ireland is dow
On &c, &c. On one side of the plate &
- two circular figures, resembling col
ci- somewhat, on one of which we could d
nto tinguish the words Poison, Bolto
one Fight Who can account for it +?
u Farmer.
me On Friday evening of week bef
rso last, Thomas Daniels of Danville, '
''e just drunk enough to want to attract