Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-20
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not secure his election.
Montpelier is obliged to raise
Of 240 cents on the grand list Of NJ. ~
more than $4,000 to pay eurrer, ""'
penses for the year. e.
The Montpelier and Barre rail.
which has been operated by the Can.,
Vermont management since last IN
has proven good investment. ~!'
Hon, Alphonsos Taft, the new S.,
tary of War; is "a Windham o S,.'''
boy" his father being Peter R M, fag
prominent citizen of Towushend Sr u :.
ny years. '''
They solemnly assert of hen balo,
ing to G. A. Bishop of Saxton's R;.
that between December LIST and Fab.
ry IS, she laid so eggs, which we;.s.1
one pound and nine ounces to the d@,a.
The annual Fair of the Franklin 4
Agricultural and Mechanical So,;..S
will be held this year on Wedpes5.s
Thursday and Friday. September {
and S, on their grounds in Sheldon
Michael Casey of Richmond, was hp,l
dead in his bed, recently, having ret,.I
in usual health the night preyios,
The cause of his death is not known \,
is supposed to have been heart diseaa
Seventeen towns of Windsor com,,
owe nearly Sl4.S0 for every inhabihD
and there has been an increase Of ps,,,
So head during the past year. 0p,
four of these towns have reduced ls,
debts.
At the st. Adams butter market last
Tuesday, common to fair sold at fran
fifteen to eighteen cents good fall win.
ter, twenty to twenty-five cents; an
butter, twenty-eight to thirty cents, ana
A No. fall, at thirty-two cents per n
The Bellows Falls Times saws that
Charles Towns has not failed as Ia,
been announced. but an arrangement Ia,
been made for the benefit of all concern.
ed, his assets being some $4,000 mon
than his liabilities.
Much religious interest prevails in
Franklin county, and it is reported thu,
across the line, in Potion, two your
men, Is years of age, have produced
such a revival that sixty persons ven
baptized, as fruits of their efforts
The new railroad to Woodstock bb
a prosperous condition, already mon
than paying expenses. The COMPANY
have now an engine, a passenger car and
two freight cars of their own, havingul.
til recently used the rolling stock Of tie
Central Vermont.
David Morrison of Rutland, in steal
ing ride on top of a freight car on he
Schenectady freight. few days sils
E was struck on the head by bridge anl
instantly killed. His body dropped up
: on the track and was shockingly mll.
e gled.by the passing train.
Last October, Edwin Chase of Hart
n land, was shot in the forehead, fearful
7. wound being made from which two "a.
S blespoonfuls of brain matter ISSUED
Chase has now recovered from the iDJl.
f ry, is of sound mind, and at his usull
r business.
The venerable DR.. Joseph Gray d
i Woodstock, though not man Of large
e means, has sent check for FIVE hundred
: dollars to the Orphan House in Burning
ton, most worthy institution, thus Pi-
s cling his name among the benefCtoD OF
II mankind.
d Judge Powers, as ChanccllOE Of ST.
S, Adams, last Tuesday, ratified The agree
IS ment made by the stockholders q tAe
1t Rutland & Burlington and Central Yer
mont railroad, recently. Let Us trust
" this closes the long, expensive and USE
d less litigation in this case.
0 Col. J. H. Baxter, son of the late foI-
of tus Baxter of Vermont, was married ID
is Boston, on the ninth inst, to Mss ii'i
De ence Tryon, niece of ex-Major NoTens,
of that city. The wedding was attenasl
h. by Governor Rice, Ex-Governor 'Ias@5
r and a large number Of army Officers lli
D. distinguished civilians, The BRIDE '1l
re groom have already issued Their cl'ai
V. for their reception, at the residence .
: the Colonel in this city, soon after Leu
The voters at Cambridge were ''ls
es what surprised at town meeting y "
re statement of the treasurer, Mr.. T. "'% e.
b. erbv. that the town had received q y
by of nearly 5000. 1t seems that tne y y
IS nors were lady and gentleman . = !.
be town whose relatives had formerly -, 4
no ceived help from the town inns ~ 4.
r. aud gentleman are now in afn9 i5.. y, n
cumstances and choose to llquldaN ~ =
be appearances of obligation that they ~''
to be under to the town. Il.
,m The gubernatorial question Oesln "
tes attract attention, but the persons p'- y
ISIS in connection Herewith are not y !.
he numerous. In accordance WIN Oul \, 4,
Ir. ish custom of alternating between 4,
lie east and west sides Of the noun'a WA I
office, this year, is generally concsa l;c.. !
~ eastern Vermont. Among the PROM ~ 4,
= - gentlemen named in connection WV, .li. !
en- Office, is Hon. Jacob Estey OF Dl1.1' 8
70 70. He is a sterling business n-L I
1'ns miliar with the wants and ih'ele. 70
20, Vermont, of unquestiOned and !, VIZ =,
bv tionable integrity. and thorough! M, =
EN- flied for the position. What pr. ~ al
tes his candidacy will assume y = - /.
est to determine-but the State n es,a
farther and fare worse.-f's' "A,
est The Champlain Mutual Fire ln.r'lr !
ed Company held its annual nss'' "
en- Burlington, tuesday. March i, ID
to the following named gentlghnsJIo br
an elected Directors L. ". fecA D T D.
4 Barstow. William BrinsmaiG6; h., = &
uI' Bots. John L. Mason, L. B; fla l.Jr' B
ted Taft, H. P. Hickok, T. G. heD p (. Be-
"a. Vi Underwood, Nelson Bacon; z y 4
.uv iamin, F. W. Baldwin w. -, - G.
iaS 4. d. Sabine. NJ. 5. Colburp' nsedr
I'm Wainwright. At a subsequs ;n, obse
~" 5:aa.ors the following -