Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-30
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

CISCO paper, was pTlHeeu III SiSN"'
Patrick's day.
The Minnesota timers are holding
competitions One of them can make
dozen six quart pans in thirty-three
minutes.
Lee county, Iowa, has decided that
"algebery" is useless thing, and has
abolished it from the schools.
The Bald Mountain eruption is declar-
ed a hoax by Charlotte N. C. despatch.
Since slight earthquake of January lst
all has been quiet
How heroic that declaration of Brig
ham Young, that ''if necessary to the
building up of the kingdom, L could
bury all my wives without a sigh or
tear.
Poor old Santa Anna. the Mexican
wandering Jew, has made his way back
to his native land. He can't die, so he
wants pension or the restoration OF
his confscated property.
The Massachusetts Legislature talks
of law prohibiting the catching of trout
less than three inches in length. When
anglers feel bite, will they have to
wade in and measure the trout before
they land him?
The standing walnut trees on half
section of land in Miami. Ind. sold for
seventeen thousand dollars. Twenty
years ago these trees were the greatest
incumberance the settlers had
When the ladies of Tullahoma, Tenn.
began singing in front of liquor store,
the barkeeper set out bottle with
fuse attached and lighted it Fearing
it might be powder or Jersey whiskey
the ladies retreated.
Says the Milwaukee Sentinel: An
old Milwaukee bun mer, when he read
that the women were emptying barrels
of whiskey into cutters pathetically ex-
claimed, "What happiness to be an
Ohio gutter p
Governor Woodson of Missouri has
sent a message to the Legislature, call
ing attention to the fact that band of
outlaws exists in that State, who rob
and murder with impunity that he has
no adequate power or means to bring
the desperadoes to justice, and asking
that proper legislation be had at once.
The new Governor of Florida. made
such by the death of Governor Hart, is
Marcellus B. Stearns, young man from
Oxford County, Me-, who left college,
a dozen years ago, to 60 into a Maine
regiment, earned a commission, and since
the war has been prominent in Florida
politics.
Who hath woe; inquiries the Brooklyn
Argus. Well there's compositor on
this paper who lives next door to an old
maid with five parrots, and familiar
bass drum, harp and fiddle live across
the way. Do you refer to him DE
troit free Press.
The Iowa State Register, few days
ago, to perpetrate a neat Joke, published
an account of the finding of immense
deposit of proto-o xyde OF hydrogen on the
banks of the river near that city. Sew
eral wise journals 'bit," not knowing
that proto-oxyde of hydrogen, being in
terpreted, meant ice.
The Elizabeth, KY. Sentinel of a re-
cent date says: ''Born, to the wife of
John Stewart, near Nolynn, on the 3Oth
ult.. two sons. This is the third set of
Twins horn tn Nv Stnrunrt and an 4hie
respect he IS peculiarly fortunate They
say ne IS doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
The woods of Florida are white with
the snowy flowers of the dogwood, the
borders of the swamps golden with the
yellow Jessamlne, and the farm houses
beneath bed of peach and plum bios
SONS, while the warm air is burdened
with the fragrance.
How much better it would have been
to have shaken hands and allowed it
was all mistake" SAID Detroit Judge.
"Ihen the lion and the lamb would
have lain down together, and white-rob-
ed peace would have famed you with
her wings and elevated you with her
smiles of appreciation. But no; YOU
went to clawing and biting and rolling
In the mud. and here you are. It's SIS
apiece"
A man giving his name as George
Shaw, formerly of Fort Ann, N. Y, but
who has for the past five weeks been
stopping in East Wallingford in com
pany with woman whom he called his
wife, came to grief on Thursday night.
lie Is now in jail under $4,000 bonds
on charge of bigamy. on evidence from
his former residence that he had a wife
and family living there.
The following is an estimate of the
loss by fire in New England during the
month OF February: Vermont, $50. 900
massachusetts,, S278.320 Rhode Island
S624,4OO Connecticut, 1886
Maine Sl9,8O9; New Hampshire, So
o5o; total, Sl,046,05O. The loss IN
Massachusetts, alone during the month
OF January 1874, was Sl.4O8,425.
1t is said that Neal & Prav'' was
the title of house in New England
OF which both members were ANYTHING
but rellglously inclined. "Robb and
Steele" were noted for their honorable
character-qulte as much so as .sWriebt
d Justice, who were their neighbors
~; ketchum & l. Cheatum'' is also a
well known incongruity, while the name
OF that western firm, "Grinn & Barrett
has been famous for years.
A temperance society in San Francis.
co arrays itself against the habit of saw
ing What'll you have ?' Come. LET'S
ia lake a drink" or anything of that kind
The members do not approve of tota
al they only solemnly pledge
snemselve not to pay for any other mans
drink. nor to drink at bar with go