Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-10
state Ne,cS.
20 slow-Fast-daY April Il.

1t is now authoritatively denied that .
the Hogans, contractors on the Lamoille |
Valley railroad. have failed.
A wild cat weighing thirty pounds
was shot in Northport recently, by Mr..
Henry ]. Snow.
Burllngton's bonded debt is S+09.Sl2.
of which 100000 consists of bonds is
sued in aid of the Burlington and La
noble railroad.
Jedediah Clarke. Esq. of St Adams,
father of Colonel Albert Clarke. of the
Messenger, died on the 2Sth ult., at the
age of y years.
The American Hone and Box Co., of
Wolcott. have purchased the machinery
of the late Baldwins, and intend manu-
featuring shoe pegs.
Colonel Sprague has changed his mind
again, and Roac says he will erect a
building at the Centennial for the State
of Vermont
The Middlebury Register says that
there is an understanding all over the
State in favor of Col. John B. Mead of
Randolph. to head the Republican State
ticket
Mr. Denison, of the Second Congress
slonal District of Vermont, is quietly
but faithfully attending to the duties of
his office, as Representative in Congress,
as the records of votes and proceedings
/ show
E. J. Phelps. Esq. of Burlington. and
Hon. Lueius E. Chittendeu of New York.
are ex- Minister Schenckss counsel before
the House committee on foreign affairs.
now investigating the Emma mine bust
ness.
o. S. Bliss of Georgia. secretary of
the centennial dairy committee. offers to
provide headquarters for Vermont at the
Centennial in the dairy building, if ST.
500 is collected to pay the expense of
keeping them in good order.
The gospel meetings at Richford. are
continued each evening with undated
interest. under the management of the
local workers. New conversions are an
nounced each evening. and many new
family affairs have been erected.
A quantity of maple syrup was stolen
from Hon Luther Bankers sugar house
in Richford, last Monday night. and a
search warrant being gotten out, it was
found in John Como's house Como and
his son-in-law. Lewis Kennedy, were ar
rested, taken before Justice Gibson and
| held in $500 bonds each. in default of
which they were brought to jail by
Deputy Sheriff J. H. Smith.
The St Adams butter market. Tues
day. April +. ruled weak. with prices
one to two cents lower. but receipts large
: for this season of the year. We quote
new butter at from thirty to thirty-five
cents per pound. the bulk of the sale:
being at thirty-four cents; We heard Of
I thirty-seven and thirty-eight cents being
} paid for extra choice. but not enough
; sold at these figures to make quotations
r The extent of damage caused by the
Worcester catastrophe, week before last
is estimated at sl,00O.000. Though
much distress results, no lives were sac
: rifced, all those living in the water
/ track, having been duly warned of the
threasened disaster 4 thorough inves
tigation as to the condition of the reser.
voir before the food will be made and
5 the responsibility be properly placed.
/ James Fisk, Sr., father of the lat
It Col James, is having a FIVE hundret
o dollar patent harness. of his own device
manufactured. which he will -rsonall,
exhibit at the Centennial. 1t is certain
} " novel arrangement and must be seel
: to be appreciated. 1t is so constructs
is that no strain whatever comes on tn
|. horse, which. in case of accident. is in
stantly loosened from the carriage, whic
, in turn comes TO a stand still.
I, Dan B. Griffin of Essex. has collec
l. ton of about 500 old COINS, many bein
he great curosities. Among them are
te bronze coin of the time of Amyntas, |
h King of Macedonia, who reigned 80
= years B. c.. which is 2260 years old /;
> silver diadem of Philip ii. son of Amyr
tas, 22OO years old; number of Roma
or coins of the Constantine's reigns, l55
D. years ago and an Austrian coin date
m 1910
l. J. Bennett Anderson of London. En-
land. the successful lay evangelist. b;
" been conducting the revival services /;
Is Ludlow. during the past week III
In Evangelical churches have united
d three services each day. The morni1
of service has been in the Y. M. C. A. hal
and the afternoon and evening seryic
" at Hammond Hall, with an average a
ud tendance during tn evening of 400. III
inf result IN the conversion Of souls, unit,
be conservation Of Christian hearts, b
a. been the largest of any Christian wo
there during the present winter.
: The wife Of the Rev. De Forrest Ss
NC ford, pastor Of the Baptist church
ID Fairfax, who has been in a weak al
lch deranged condition of health for sever
be months. gradually growing worse, esca
,o. ed from the house week ago last f
day morning at daylight. and jump
-ry into the water at Hollow bridge. amo
Ike, the rocks, drowning herself After thr
IVY o'clock her husband fell asleep, and :
ure took the opportunity to escape. S
:. leaves two little daughters, one Of the
less than year old She was thir
~ four years Of age.
Co Nearly a half a century ago, WON
The by the name Of LOOMS. living in |
airy town Of Pawiet. was compelled to :
- relief from the town which was refus
She finally became charge upon
NY town. and she then made vow that
ect- town Of Pawlet should not be withou
SIS q pauper for fifty years. She will be
ION. hundred years old in October. 1876, a
, If the fifty years will expire some ii
next winter She has had offers Of 10
We riage during her denendence hut