Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-03-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS,

bullet into his wrist while fooling with
a revolver, the 9th.
Probably the lowest taxed town in
Vermont is st. George. which imposes
no town tax this year.
Mr. Bates, the retiring town clerk of
Monkton. has discharged the duties of
that Office for 20 years.
Not less than ia persons have unit
ed with the churches in Vergennes since
the late religious awakening.
1t is said that the Reform School at
Vergennes has one of the best conducted
Sunday schools in Vermont.
DIR E. S. Peck of Burlington, has re-
turned from his three years absence in
Europe, in excellent health.
Horace Britton, so years old Spring
field farmer, committed suicide by hang
ing at his home, week ago last Satur-
day.
A young man in Ripton, while stand
ing still, the other day, fell down and
sprained his wrist badly. Moral: Keep
travelling.
Last Tuesday was the Tooth anniver-
sary of the opening of the first Legisla-
ture of Vermont, and the event was rec
ognized at Windsor.
The st. Albans butter market, last
Tuesday, was firm, new lots selling at
from % to 80 cents. and selections at
80 cents per pound.
S. W. Porter of Springfield. IS years
old, but still able to do most of the town
clerks work, has been reelected to the
position for the thirty-frs time.
The town agent of Belvidere, with a
population of $40, sold in FIVE months
l2S gallons of intoxicating liquors for
medical purposes. Healthy people
should avoid that place.
The selectmen of Barre were ordered
at the last town meeting to prepare a
lookup for tramps, and to furnish all
who applied with liberal allowance of
crackers, Goldfish and cold water.
1t is probably safe to say that neither
Governor Smith nor Judge Poland will
accept the position of United States
Commissioner at the Paris exhibition.
1t will be impossible for them to leave.
The Boston Post remarks: Uncle
Luke Poland is going to the Paris Elk.
position as a representative of Vermont
His big, bright, brass buttons will shed
| A1a mi l,,cfro
tho "bullyvards" which no calcium light
in Europe can eclipse.
The other day, a Manchester mar
brought up pan of potatoes and Sc
them by the stove, and was somewha
surprised short time afterwards to Sc,
sixteen full grown potato bugs walk on
of one of them which had been holloweC
out and which made snug home TO
them.
The body of Napoleon Wimmette o
Vergennes, drowned on the Sth inst.
was fshed out of Lake Champlain, op
posite Bridport, week ago last Satur
day. He was driving on the ice fron
Vergennes to Shoreham, and the ic
broke, drowning both horse and driver
The cutter and robes were also found.
A. w. Beard, the new collector a
Boston, is not only Vermonter born
but his wife is one also, he having mar
ried Miss Mary Morgan of Rochester,
sister of J. H. Morgan, the well know
merchant of Ogdensburg, N. Y. Besid
this, his father and one sister are resi-
dents of Rochester.
An approximate estimate of the losse
by fire in this State, last year, gives th
total sum as 81 $50, 900, of which abou
T half was covered by insurance. In
losses by months are as follows: Janus
ry. $4,000; February, $l5O,OOO
$50. 1000; April. $l44, 600; July, $37
! 600; August, S33. 900; September, $50
600; Oct, $4,000; November, $50
600; December, $4,000.
i Mrs. Ebenezer Persons, highly r,
t spected old lady, aged rs years, who ha
been blind for number of years, Twin
in retired part of Marlboro, was burr
ed to death. last Tuesday, by her cloth'
: taking fire from an open fireplace, viii
S other members of the family were al
sent She was stepmother of Mrs. Ge
Lynde of Brattleboro.
The task of securing majority of IL
names of taxpayers of Brattleboro, t
: gether with the grand list, in order
: confirm the towns aid to the West Ri
s er railroad, is completed. This leav
. the success of the contemplated route e
tirely in the hands of the inhabitants
Newfane, Brookline. Townshend, jana
: ca, Wardsboro and Winhall, from who
i some $780, 900 must be raised to secu
}, the enterprise.
!. Forty-two years ago union colony
= Vermonters was founded in Michiga
stringent rules for the government of t
} settlement in supporting the gospel al
l. against the use or sale of liquor, exec
y for medical purposes. being drawn !
). and signed at Castleton, March 2
= 1886. Week before last, Vermontvill
= as the colony is called, celebrated t
10th anniversary OF the Congregation
IN church there with appropriate exercis'
It. A meeting of the Vermont Farme
Y. and Leather Manufacturers ASSOCIATE
r. was held in Burlington, week before la
In a discussion it was brought out tt
' it would require on an average eight a
one half pounds of bark to tan one pou
r of leather. 1t was voted to hereaf
b. purchase bark by weight, at the rate
n 2240 pounds per cord, we'll dried.
committee recommended the follow
~ scale of prices as the highest that tt
tn ners could afford to pay Beef hid
d. prime, five cents veal skins under
eh pounds. trimmed, eleven cents per pour
: untrimmed, ten cents over II and
: to Is pounds. same price as the TIVE
pound skins; from Is to 20 poun
sevan tn eight cents Nor nonnd Ia