Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-07-31
State NeaCS.
The Sovereigns.of Industry have OPEN
ed new store in Montpelier.

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There are eleven persons living in
Bradford who have belonged to the Con-
gregational church for over fifty years.
John Fair of Woodbury. thinks he
has discovered gold mine on his farm,
but '.all Is not gold that glitters."
Richard Nichols of Montpelier ran
half mile in 2:34, with the mercury
at so in the shade.
Charlie Mac" the we'll known trot-
ter, has won $3.50 in purses. during
the last six weeks.
A Tilden and Hendricks club has
been organized in Burlington, with Hon.
E. ]. Phelps as president.
The Burlington wooden mill company
are to build new dam, at the cost of
$4,000.
Rev. E. H. Maloney of West Rutland
has been ordained priest, and will be
stationed at Burlington.
The Seventh Day Adventists of YER
mont hold their annual camp meeting at
Milton, August 18th to the 22nd.
The largest man In Montpelier is E.
NJ. Irish, who weighs 375 pounds. Miss
Aldrich of Barre weighs $40, and it is
said she is not the largest of her family.
Col. Meade. of Randolph, is again
talked of as candidate for Congress in
the second district. The convention
will be held at White River Junction,
Aug 18th.
Hon. James H. Plat of Virginia has
been kept out of his seat by democrat
during this session of congress. A con-
gressional committee has just decided
that he is entitled to seat. Col. Platt
is Vermonter
Col. Joyce and Mr.. Denison have
both been made sick by the exces-
sive heat that has prevailed at Wash
ington during the summer, and are un-
able to attend to their congressional
duties.
Of the six newly appointed Judges
of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire,
three are Vermonters by birfh-William
L. Foster of Concord, George A. Bingham
of Littleton. and William H. H. Allen
of Claremont.
The state house at Montpelier is be-
ing reprinted and recarpeted and put in
readiness for the next session of the leg.
islature. The Representatives hall is
to have a new system of ventilation Of
the same kind used in the state house
in Boston.
Miles, the Barre bank robber, confin
ed in Windsor state prison, is said tt
be the most industrious 'convict in the
institution. He is at work IN the sho,
shop, and is very gentlemanly in hi
department. The number of inmates il
the prison is lis, one of them a married
woman.
The Lamoille Valley Telegraph com
pany will soon extend its line to Well
River, where a connection will be mad
with the Atlantic and Pacific company
They will also build line to conneC
with Portland and through Highgate
some point in Canada where connectio
: will be made with Montreal.
At the annual meeting of the Brando
: manufacturing company held on Friday
N. Il. Sprague, jr., was reelected presi
dent, but declined the position, whe
:, John B. Page was elected presiden
: Col. George A. Merrill was elected di
rector also general manager in the plaC
of Mr.. Sprague.
One Hayden of Montpelier has bee
engaged in the mean business of distro,
: ing his neighbors' cats, by placing poi
a oned meat in his garden where the an
!. mails have been won't to congregate. III
= people naturally regard such conduct ;
unfeline, and threaten to bounce IL
: author of their woes.
: Prof. Hiram Orcutt of Tilden Ladi,
Seminary, Lebanon, N. H., has associa
ed himself with Prof V. f. Lang of Il
t. Brattleboro Academy, West Brattlebor
(, and the institution will heneeforth
v known as the Glenwoon Classical Soho
; for Boys. 1t was formerly very prospe
Gus, under Prof. circuit, as Glenwo
- Ladies Seminary.
- An old and wealthy citizen of Unde
l. hill, aged nearly so, was recently ma
tn ried to the woman with whom he b
" lived for about 40 years. He was MOI
70 inally married to her at the time the
partnership commenced, but he had
y that time a wife living in England. +
English wife is now dead, and his rece
ba marriage was for the purpose of insuri
:. to his companion of two-score years
~ the legal rights of wife in the evel
N Of his death.
ey Lightning don't seem to have mu
no effect upon Eli Jewett of Hidepal
he The other day. during thunder show
h. Eli got pretty wet and started from
NV hay field to the house, when the lig
"g Ding descended and having nothing e
ZEN to do tore hole through Els straw b
ur- and quietly trickled down his back il
the mother earth. Jewett was Sigh
nonpulssed as to wha. was the matt
raj but finally concluded that a mosqu
tu- has kicked him, and passed quie
,;oo along.
Ia There was a fair attendance at
:. - St. Adams butter market en- Tuesd
tne The receipts were large, and the mar
esi- quiet and firm. There is no spe,
AK change to note from last weeks Pm,
90 except for strictly gilt edged, VIII
would sell from one to two cents
ie pound higher, there being very littl,
this class of butter coming forw;
and We quote good at eighteen cents chO
!. = nineteen to twent-two cents gilt edg
AZ twenty-three to twenty-four cents
part pound, with occasional sales at big
for price
nee Mrs. Clarinda Perry. wife of Syl