Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-27
State NeIUS.

to Island Fond.
They say that the Mount Tabor post
master has cleared out, taking the gov
eminent funds with him.
The Republican State Convention will
be held in Montpelier, June 81 So it
is reported, though the State Committee
have made no call.
Vermont is to have the juror on horses
and the juror on sheep, at the centennial
exhibition. The names of the appointees
are not yet announced.
Three hundred and ten car loads of |
stock have gone over the Central Yer
mont the past two weeks-l85 car loads !
of cattle, and l25 of hogs.
Mr.. Nicholson of Tinmouth went to a
minister to get married, recently, only
four days after his wife died, but the
dominic wouldn't accommodate him.
Nathan T. Churchill has given the
Universalist Society of Woodstock and
the Perkins Academy of South Wood
stock 81 900 each, without conditions.
Regular Sunday trains will be run
over the Portland and Ogdensburg rail-
road this summer, for the accommoda-
ton of tourists to the mountains
Henry LawtOn, who broke into the
depot at Bellows Falls, some nights since,
was detected on Central Vermont train
where he attempted to ride on stolen
ticket.
State Fish Commissioner Edmunds will
make his headquarters at Wells River,
this season. for the distribution of black
bass in the waters of the northern part
of the state.
Representatives Hen6ee and Joyce
made very appropriate speeches in Con-
gress, some evenings since, on the pre-
sentation of the statue of Eathan Allen.
to the United States, to be set in the
National Capitol.
Last Saturday morning, the hotel
owned by NJ. J. Webster, IN Hubbard
ton, was burned with most of its con-
tents. 1t was known as the old Dewey
stand, and was one of the Oldest hotels
in the state. The loss was about 81, 900,
insurance $4,000.
A young man named Frank Bailey,
was drowned at West Concord Sunday
night He was rocking in his boat,
which suddenly glided over the mill
dam, at the cost of his life. A compan-
ion who was with him succeeded in reach
ing the shore. Bailey's body was re-
covered.
Messrs. d. G. and d. P. Kimball, of
Newbury, estimate the damage to their
: land over $500 by the recent food. The
, water instead Of backing and remaining
{ still upon their fine meadows, cut chan.
mel across it, carrying away large
amount of fine land. Sidney Johnson
Esq, of Newbury. loses an immense
amount of fences.
: At the meeting of the Vermont repub
S lican association recently, at Washing
n ton, Senator Morrill, referred with pride
8 to the fact that in all the charges o
r corruption made against those in Oficia
u position, no Vermonter's name had ye
G been stained even by suspicion, and h
n believed none would be.
l. Allen Gallison, a man of about sixt,
n years of age, who has always resided il
h Montpelier, was found dead in his bar
> last Wednesday morning. The day be
, fore he had worked some but quit. no
l. feeling well. The morning of his deaf
W he went to the barn and not returning
o. his wife went out and found him lifeles
< upon the floor of the barn.
~ The annual conclave of the Gran
n COmmandery of Knights Templar {
: Vermont, takes place in Burlington, o
- Tuesday, June 14th. The annual con
)" munication of the Grand Lodge occur
at the same place, on Wednesday an
e. Thursday of the same week. The al
,is nual convocation of the Grand Roy;
:. Arch Chapter is postponed until Septen
W Der 9th, at Burlington.
:. BUTTER MARKET.-At the st. AlbaI
''' butter market Tuesday, receipts we
SO large, market dull, and prices witho'
lily any special change. We quote cOmmc
les at from sixteen to eighteen cents; mediu
In. to good. eighteen to twenty cents; choic
- twenty to twenty-five cents gilt edge
I'll twenty-thr,e cents, with a few we
In known extra choice diaries selling
of from one to two cents higher.
er. The ladies of st. Adams propose
secure commodious, pleasant and ce
ger trally located club house, divide it, if
SIN is not already divided, into several apal
l.. ments, adorn and furnish them suitab
:, and offer them to the st. Adams Refol
the Club as their headquarters. There W
OF be smoking room, rooms for vario
ris- innocent games, and room for readln
.ral writing, business, discussions, and ge
NOR eral club purposes.
on 1t is under consideration to run ligl
.o,u ming express trains between the era
' ford House. White Mountains, and La
her George, this summer, leaving the era
on ford House about ten o'clock a.
ects reaching Lake George early in the aft
ss;a noon via Montpelier, Essex Juncti
Burlington and Fort Ticonderoga. I
Gnu White Mountains and Lake George lig
IAN ming express trains will be luxuriou
9ur- equipped.
ICES A mixed train of passenger and fret,
e of cars on the Montpelier and Wells Ri
lree railroad, was run into at Montpel
heir Tuesday afternoon. by two loaded gra
cars which had broken loose and
mug down grade for five miles. A sal
ter car was smashed and thrown from
mid track, and one passenger car partly Oy
pect turned. Four men were on the gra
b;cb cars, but beyond bruises. no one was
o: jured.
The deIepates from the east sid,