Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-28

at Jersey City, was a highly educated
woman, and somewhat known as an au-
thor. She published a book of poems
and wrote biography of her father.
Three miles from Montpelier lives
Simeon Gould, in his 99th year, and
Annie. his wife, in her 96th. They
have lived on the same farm since they
were married, IS years ago. Mr.. Gould's
health is poor, but his wife is as we'll
and active as if she were only rs years
old.
Jane Gibson. daughter of John Glib
son of Ryegate. four years old, got into
the family medicine chest the other day,
and ate twenty pills which she found in
bottle. Her mother gave her some
mustard water, but she went into con-
vulsions almost instantly, and died in
forty minutes.
General ". w. Henry was sworn in
as United States Marshal for the Dis
trict of Vermont, at Rutland, on Tues
day of last week. We are glad to see
that he has appointed as his deputy
Thomas A. Failey, whose long and faith.
full service in that position entities him
to continuance in the same
Messrs. B. F. & John Hilton, North
Arson, Maine, have recently been look
ing over the Merino focks of Vermont,
and have purchased car load of sheep
and lambs, chiefly from the focks of A.
E. Perkins & Sons, Pomfret. The lambs
selected were most of them sired by the
| Perkins Centennial ram Constitution,
and the car load. as a whole, are the
finest that Vermont has ever yet sent to
| Maine.
We learn from the Free Press that
'the investigating committee have fin
ished their examination of the Cham
plain Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
AS was to be expected, they found the
books correctly kept in every particular
but there is a difference Of opinion
with the directors as to the amount of
premium notes collectible, and the COM
mittee will, it is understood, recommend
reduction of the assessment to some
thing like fifteen per cent
The noted E. Morton Smith, formerly
the Vermont correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Journal, has been at it again. His
favorite plan for raising the wind seems
to be to run up a small hotel bill. and
present in payment therefor check for
$50 on the Vermont National Bank of
st. Adams. signed by his wife, pocket
ing the balance These checks, to the
amount of at least 5000, have been re-
turned by the bank to the confding
holders, protested on the ground of 'no
funds" After brief sojourn in Jail,
Morton" succeeded in raising some
funds, enough to adorn the streets of St.
Adams with his presence once more,
and went south on the Tuesday morn
ing's train.
A fire broke out in the Morrisville
House shortly after one o'clock Wednes-
day morning, totally destroying the
building. Tine barns and out-buildings
were all saved, and also the greater part
of the furniture. The efforts of the cit
liens, though not effective in saving the
burning building, prevented spread Of
the flames. The store of E. B. Merriam
adjoining the hotel premises, escaped
with but slight scorching. although a
fear for its safety led to a removal of
the fixtures and stock. The fire origi-
mated il the rear of the hotel, supposed
from defective stove pipe or an ash
barrel. The present proprietor, Mr..
Robbins, formerly of Swanton, purchas-
ed the hotel property the past winter
paying therefore $4,000 The insurance
on the building is $4,000, and on the
furniture and fixtures $500. SO that the
loss is a serious one to Mr.. Robbins
There is already much talk of erecting
a new and modern structure.