Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-03-29
state Nc,rs.

I deliver the address At the state TAR, duN
it is understood chat lie viii accept,
1 Elmore is happy town. having nei-
Their lawyer. doctor. town debt or news
paper but having money. in its treasury.
The insurance on property destroyed
by the recent Gre at Montpelier, amounts
+ to S7I.95O. SIS. 900 of which is IN the
/ Vermont Mutual
Euosburgh has cat that has been
the mother Of l2o children. whata Ser
euade they would make if she should in
vite them all home to thanksgiving
The town Of Bennington seems to be
in trouble. 1t has floating debt Of
about $1,000 aud bonded debt of
/ $4,000. The expenses last year ex-
ceeded the receipts 10y $4,000
Horace Stone of Lunenburgh. on &C.
ing to his barn one day recently, found
ten head of three year old steers sick,
and on examining the hay found stalks
of poke among it, which had been cut
with the hay while haying.
/ Rutland has the champion checker
| player n A. Bailey of that village
PLAYED a match game with Bresce. the
champion player of Albany. recently.
and beat him. This leaves Mr. Bailey
the champion player of the-eeuntry
Hiram r. Steele. formerly of Derby.
brother of the late Judge Steele. and for
several years resident of Louisiana.
| has been appointed by Governor Kellogg
assistant attorney general of the state.
| The New Orleans Republican, says. The
| appointment is 4 credit to the Republi-
can party and the Governor .
| The PassumpsIc railroad company
have leased the Southeastern road for
one year. and the Boston, Concord and
Montreal company, by contraee with
| the Passumpslc, are partners in the lease,
though not named IN it. because of u
New Hampshire law preventing rail
road in that state from leasing one out
/ side of it. The Northern road is also
expected to join III the contract.
The best time to sell thing is when
a good price can be had for the article
desired to be disposed of Those who
held their butter last Fall when they
/ could get 10 cents q pound for it, doubt
less realize this now, when they can get
| but 20 to 30 cents. Among those who
lost money by holding on too long are
i. E. Hovey of Waterford, who could
have had 50 cents pound for his 1900
pounds in January last, and has now
sold for % cents SD "a
The spiritual manifestations in Fair
haven have come to an untimely end.
owing to the unreasonable skepticism of
an attendant upon one of the circles
| who desired to have deceased friend
materiaized before him. and when this
was kindly donee rushed forth. grappled
the ''spook. " and, calling for lights, dis
closed the medium himself, who was
supposed to be securely bound behind
screen. This practical rcvealer of mys-
teries is thinking about visiting the Ed
dy brothers.
On Thursday night of week before
last, James Murphy. | 2 years old, who
was left in q car loaded with potatoes,
on the Rutland & Washington road. to
attend the fire. was burned to death, his
clothes having taken fire from spark.
| The car door was fastened and the poor
| little fellow had no means of escape or
assistance. This boy has had a hard
| life. About three years ago his step
mother turned him out of doors, and he
lived for three days at that time in the
woods. His d.ath was the result of an
.accident, that. though terrible to think
of may yet have been a blessing to the
homeless boy.
| ID. z. Westcott of Fairhaxen, who has
known the Eddy brothers for 20 years.
denounces them as humbugs and says
Il propose. if the Eddys will consent.
to meet them at the town hall at Rut
land, and show to the world that thev
are great humbugs. challenge Won to
the trial. If you decline this. | will
take my medium, Champlin. to your
house and perform with him all YOU per
form yourselves, provided you will allow
me the use of your trappings and para
phernalia; or will go with my medium
to Rutland. or any other place, and un
fold the trickery of the whole system.
as desire to have the whole matter ex
posed lest more people be duped."
The fine wool sheep, formerly the
PRIDE OF Vermont farmers, as we'll as a
source of wealth. have almost disappear
ed from the state. those who still con.
tinue sheep raising having now three or
four "clips on hand, with little pros
pect OF selling at a living price. The
DAIRY business is now one of the hest
paying in the state and the demand for
Vermont cheese is constantly increasing.
The Otter Creek dairy company's brands
are among those most sought after. the
company turning out &c. 1886 pounds of
cheese. last season, at 4 and 6 cents
pound. net profit of about II cents.
The marble business is also paying we'll,
and Vermont stone is in good demand.
especially the silver blue, a new yari.
ETY. of clouded marble.
We receive intelligence of the last
days OF Julius E. Perkins. the lannon's
American basso of her Majesty's opera,
London. through the Kindness of his
brother-in-law, George s. Cheney of Am.
herst. lie was taken i'll while the oper-,
company were in Manchester, with rheu.
matte fever. In the last letter Mr Che
ney had received from julie, the latter
had spoken of going to Paris for their
furniture with the keenest pleasure in
anticipation Of housekeeping His
wife who was Marie Roze, one of the
most noted singers of the opera. wrote.
on SUNDAY, hoping soon to move julie to
our new house Oh Victoria street. West
minister : on Thursday he died. Mrs
Perkins Is left quite comfortless her
mother known IN operate circles as
Nine Poussln of Paris. and her last rel
atIve. having died hnt q fen. ,roal..