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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06
THE LEGIsLATURE.l

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The legislature, after Thanksgiving
festivities, has begun work with a new
zeal. A large number of bills are be-
ing introduced. and the machine has
the appearance of having just started
up There is, a great deal of fugling
about the election of the sexeDth Judge,
and it is thought by some that the fail
urei TO- elect previous, to Dec. |, puts the
matter into the hands of the governor to
appoint one. Petitions in regard to the
Barton river sawdust bill have been put
IN, as also have remonstrances against
the bill. The Hayden continuation
question has been before the committee,
but they have not yet reported. Q The
bill giving women right 70 vote, and
hold Office in school districts has passed
the house by large majority. Mr.
GrOut Of Newport bas introduced bill
for the formation Of an military com
pany at that place. Mr.Taft Of Burling
ton has introduced bill cstting doWr
the pay of members Of the legislature t.
$500 per day. The House refuses t.
pass the bill abOlishing the grand JURY
system. Nothing but the Christina
holidays seems to stand in the way of
perpetual session of this legislature
Finish up your business and come home
boys, or you will never have your ex
penses paid to Montpelier again.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

solemnly indites disclaimer, publish
ed in all the papers, Indignantly deny
ing that he has ever been asked to de-
liver this alleged sermon, and could
not have refused the application, and
he cannot understand why these young
men from Yale should take such lib
erty with him or his name. The cul-
prit was Chauncey Depew, very young
and fresh man in all conscience, and
the Herald, in spasm of newspaper
mirth, very pertinently recalls Sydney
Smiths famous dictum, that it requires
screwdriver to drive joke into a
Scotchman's head. OF course Archie is
Scot-gude luck BETA him.
RAnTv
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

We were exposed last week to a pitiless
Lstorm, that wet our feet and stockings,
land indeed our person all over. In fact
we took cracking cold, which brought
sore-throat and severe symptoms of fever.
3The good-wife asserted her authority,
plunged our feet into hot water, wrapped
/ us in hot blankets, and sent our faithful
| son for bottle of AYERS CHERRY PECTO.
RAJ. 1t is splendid medicine, pleasant to
take, and did the job. We slept soundly
through the night and awoke well the
next morning. We know we owe our
quick recovery to the Pectoral, and shall
not hesitate to recommend it to sll who
need such medicine. Tehudcano Tee
Gs1 PresbaHerian .iff.f asv II e.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06
THE MEAKER MURDER TRIAL.
Almon Meaker and Emeline L. Meak

Almon Meaker and Emeline L. Meak-
er were lately tried in the Washington
County Court, for the murder of little
Alice Meaker, a niece of Mrs. Meaker's,
which occurred some months ago in
Duxbury. Our readers will remember
that on dark night in April last, AL
mon Meaker and his mother took the
little girl Alice, who was living in their
family, and forced her to take a large
quantity of strychine while she was be-
ing carried in wagon with them to
place where the body could be conceal
ed. After taking the poison the, girl
lived some time in the greatest possible
misery, but died at length in a spasm,
and was thrown into muck hole be-
side the road, and covered up with
brush. The fact being known that the
girl had suffered great abuse from the
family, when it was discovered by the
neighbors that the girl had disappeared,
foul play was at once suspected, and
measures taken to investigate the affair.
An officer visited the house and sue
ceeded in drawing out confession from
Almon, young man of inferior men
tai power, that the child had been
murdered. The officer took the young
man, and they went to the place where
the body was concealed, some miles
away, and having taken it out of the
water carried it home. The boy made
full confession, stating all about the
procurement Of the poison, how his
mother gave it to the little girl, her
great agony and all the details. Both
were at once arrested and lodged in
Jail.
The trial lasted several days. Soon
after it began Almon pleaded guilty to
the murder, STRIVING to shield his moth
er from the great crime. The jury
found, after brief consultation. that the
mother was guilty Of murder in the
first degree. Now this inhuman fend
and the son who was willing to give
his own life away to shield her. will BE-
sentenced to death. The mother is
very deaf, and was able to hear none o.
the conversation in the court room
She has husband who is also very
deaf, and daughter Of about twenty
years, who attended her mother during
trial. Exceptions were taken to SOM
Of the rulings of the court, and the cas-
goes to the supreme court.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06


The Patent Office did IA large and pro-
fitable business during the last fiscal
year. More than 10000 applications
were received, more than IL, 900 patents
granted, and there was a net revenue to
the Government, over all expenses, of
nearly 100000. So the. apple-parer
that won't peel, and the abortive fly
trap, and the perpetual motion ma
chine that is perpetual in everything
but motion, and all the thousand other
shOrt-lived products of Yankee inven-
tive genius that appear every year in
Washington have their uses. They do
no harm to the useful inventions, and
they help Uncle Sam very little with
his annual bills. .s... -.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

fractional currency outstanding. ST.
l63, 2O7.37. U. S. bonds of 1880 out
standing. SlI,255.O0O. The payments
made from the Treasury by warrants
during the month of November, 1880,
were as follows: On account of civil
and miscellaneous So. ,29S.97; War
81, 1924, 597 Sc; Navy, $1,677, 474.l3 !;
Interior, Indians, S69,713.72; Interior,
Pensions, 81, 275, l45; total, $l5,809,-
229.65. The above does not include
the payments made on account of the
interest or principal of the public debt
of the United States.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

WASHINGTON, Nov 29.-The report
of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has gone to the public printer, 1t
makes a most encouraging showing.
While the estimates for the fiscal year
were only 100000, they actually
reached 1928, $4,000. In addition to
this the net increase in the collections
for the four months ending October 81,
was S3,963,ooo. This is fairly con-
sidered as an indication of very mark
ed revival in business. The increase
has been steady since July l. -rd -l q.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

The army of clerks and other officials
Of the two branches of Congress will
hold their places until successors are
elected and appointed. If there shall
be no extra session next March, they
will draw their pay, with very little
work for it, to the first of December.
They want no extra session, and their
friends, the Democratic Congressman,
will seek to finish their work so that
such session viii not be necessary.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

90 Congress meets to-day. Abundance
of work awaits the action of the Com
mittees. with the prospect that many
new bills are to be introduced. The
chief and most important work of the
session should be the passing of the
necessary appropriation bills. and the
passage of some just law in regard to
the manner of electing president, and
vice-presidept of the United States.
Political legislation is not necessary,
and the skirmishing for political effect
which has occupied SO much time dur
ing the last few years, ought to be aban-
doned for solid necessary business. '-qH
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

Reports from the West say that some
of the negroes who have gone to Kansas
from the South have already greatly i'm
proved their condition. Large numbers
of them went to Topeka, and not only
was work found for them, but money
was contributed with which barracks
were erected large enough to accommon
date one hundred and twenty familiQ
and into them the newcomers were SEM
and there they renamed until they hal
saved money enough to buy SINAI
house lot in the suburbs. Small fran
houses were then erected upon these lots
and as soon as they were covered th5
owners moved into them About sig
hundred such houses have been erects
within year and half, and hundreds
of the poorest of the refugee families
now own little homes and are earning a
comfortable support. The city has es-
tablished schools for them, and their
children will grow up free men and
women in free state. t
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

The Congressman Of both branches
and both parties, who have reached
Washington, express the opinion that
little will be done this winter beyond
the passage of the appropriation bills.
There will be very decided opposition to
the appointment of a commission to
consider the tariff question. An APP
portionment bill may be passed if the
census report is ready in season. as is
now probable; representative men Of
each party now recognize the fact that
nothing is likely to be gained for either
by delay. - -'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06
Amputation of the Leg.
The old Family Physician at Fault
DR.. David Kennedy the Sac
cessfuL Sssrqeo,s..

Money is the universal necessity, and none but
cynic fool will affect to despise it. Mr.. Abram
Ellsworth, of Port Even, Ulster county. n. Y. had
realized this truth. His disease involved the whole
of his thigh-bone, and the suffering locked for
ward not without apparent reason, to death as his
only delverer. His family physician refused to ampu
tate the mb-assertng that the operation would kill
the patient on the spot. DIR. Dauid KENNEDY of
Rondout, N Y, who was consulted held different
opinion and amputated the limb. The Doctor then
administered freely his great Blood-Specifc FAVOR
TIE REMEDY to afford tone and strength to the sys
tem prevent the return of the disease and Mr.. Els
worth remains to this day in the bloom Of health.
This gentleman's disease the offspring of foul
blood, and Kennedy's FAvoRITE REMEDY purified
the blood and restored to him the power more to
enjoy his life. Are you suffering from any disease
traceable to the same cause? Try Favorite Remedy.
Your druggist has it. ONE DOLLAR Bottle. Bear
in mind the proprietor's and address: Dr. David
KENNEDY, Rondout, N. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

The New York Tribune is hammer
ing daily upon scheme to give express
idents seats at large in the United States
Senate, and this it seems to be doing IN
downright earnest. But they find no
converts and it is hardly worth while to
argue against such chimerical propo-
sieion. At any rate no democrat would
favor the scheme under the present con-
dition of things, with one republican
ex-president loose and another about
to be set at large.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06


PROHIBITION IN KANsAs.-The state
of Kansas having voted by a majority
of nearly 10000 to forbid the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors,
except for medicinal purposes, by con-
stitutional amendment. Kansas has
taken long step in advance of most of
her sister states. but she will need to re-
mind herself very often in the future
that in this good thing. as in many
others, only eternal vigilance" will
make this amendment effective. The
liquor interest is far too powerful and
too artful to abandon the field without
further struggles for life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06
Remember Me.

DR.. Kennedy. of Rondout N. Y. would have you
remember that you will avoid mistakes by bearing in
mind the name of his medicine "Favorite Rem
edy," and the price One Dollar. For the cure of
Urinary difficulties Kidney Complaints Constipation
of the Bowels and all those diseases and weaknesses
peculiar to females. there is positively no medicine
offered to the public all equal to it. For sale by all
druggists The Doctors address Is Rondout. N. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06
MARCuS R- FISK


Richard S. Hicks of Stafford, in the County of Toll
land and State Of Connecticut having preferred to
this Court his petition in chancery, setting forth that
Marcus B. Fisk of Wilmington County and State aore
said, the 30th day of October. A. d. 1879. duly
executed TO him mortgage deed of certain land in
the town of Westmore in the County of Orleans and
State of Vermont. described follows The whole of
lot No. 81, supposed to contain two hundred and ten
acres; conditioned for the payment of promssory
said Marcus B. Fisk for the sum of eight hundred and
forty dollars payable TO said Richard s. Hicks order
demand, with interest annually, which has not
been paid according to the effect of the same; and
further representing that said premises inadequate
security for the payment OF said debt. and praying
that the equity of redemption of the said Marcus B.
Fisk in the premises may be forecosed agreeably to
law, and that short time of redemption may be
decreed:
And it appearing that said Marcus B. Fisk resides
without this State that subpoena cannot be served
upon him: 1t is therefore ordered that the substance
of said petition and this order be published three
weeks successfully in the Orleans County Monitor. a
newspaper printed at Barton the County of Orleans
the last publication to be at least 90 days prior the
next stated session of this Court be held at las-
burgh in said County the LIST Tuesday of February.
A.. d. 1881, at which term the said Marcus B. Fisk
may appear, if he see cause. and answer to said
petition.
Given under my hand at Irasburgh this 2eth day of
November, A. d. 1880.
H. B. CUSHMAN. Deputy Clerk.
BELDEN & IDE, Solicitors. 1851
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06
General Walkers annual report show;

General Walkers annual report shows
that the work of the census has been
pushed forward with great energy, and
is near completion. I Only seven ehum-
Grafton district out of more than 81, 900
are now unrepresented in the returns.
In three weeks the Census Office will
be able to present complete returns of
the population Of the United States.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06
O. . O w E n
BARTo N, VT,
Headquarters Iils Paisley SlsVls
Wool shawls, Ladies Cloaks, Chill
drens' C1oaks, Furs and Fur Caps,
Dress and Cloak Trimmings.
/ offer my customers the advan1
tage of 100000 worth d
goods to select from, and shall
until January 1st make lower pri1
ces than have ever been known in
this vicinity.

atsandU
Iwit
Ladies, remember that you can buy Black CASH
meres and COlOred Dress Goods of all kinds at my store
lower than any where else. Notwithstanding the fac
that cotton is advancing every day have just opene1
another bale of that Newmarket Cotton at DC per yafe
---same as my neighbOrs are selling at cents.
PRINTS, DC, LAC AND 7c FOR THE BEST
1hare almost Christmas Ian
ABOUT
z.f sffs lar5
hare Japanese Wolf Robes and haze some 6d
us in Buffalo Caps Lap Robes and Horse Blankets
crOy and Glass
that must sent e
Flour Provision for everybody Just received
Seedless Rans n
SOAP
should like have every that has an acSoun
at my store ofJan if he can
CASH PAID FOR OATS AND HOGS.
Barton Dec. 6, 1880. ~~ssAe Old. OWEN
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

Postmaster-General Maynard, in his
annual report to the President, strongly
favors postal savings banks and pos
tai telegraph. When in London re-
Gently, Mr.. Maynard examined the
working of these systems under the
British Government, and found both
operating very successfully. The form
er is source of considerable income to
the Government, and the business of
the latter has greatly increased. while
the rates have been largely reduced.
We are glad to observe that the present
acknowledgement handles the lottery
swindle as vigorously as his predeces-
sor, and recommends that papers pub
fishing lottery advertisements be ex-
cluded from the mails. There is bust
ness in that recommendation, and a
Democratic Congress need not wait for
Republican Congress to act upon it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

TT
A New York letter says: "Cash new
er was more abundant among the society
folks than it is the present season-not
even in the shoddy times, when every
body had chance at the greenback
grab-bag. Rich men are increasing
very fast, and rich mems wives and
daughters become more proficient every
year in the art of spending money. A
single stylish dinner costs as much now
as would have carried a fashionable
family half through a winter twenty
years ago. And the increase of that
sort of social enjoyment is wonderful.
The caterers find orders pressing on
them SO fast that they can hardly at.
tend to all, and in nearly every case
they are told to do the best they can,
without regard to expense. Feast and
frolic rule on every side, and the proba
bilities seem to be that there won't b
any let up through the whole winter"
/
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06


The fashionable world in Washing
ton was astonished on Thanksgiving
day to hear that General and Mrs. Gar
field were in attendance on the SER
vices at the little obscure Campbellite
church, of which they are both mem
bers. In this connection the fact re-
ours that Gen. Garfield was the only
delegate Gt is said at Chicago who
attended church on that exciting and
memorable Sunday preceding his nomi-
nation. Gen. Garfield is devout man,
but in no sense a bigot. A little fact
admirably illustrates his catholicity.
Meeting him in the Maine campaign
last year, just before he placed his two
boys at st. Paul's Concord he asked
the writer if the school was conducted
in a sectarian and proselyting spirit.
'1fit is" he said, ri do not wish tc
send my boys there" a 2oig8 ssi s1s
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

.ga WASHINGTON, d. O., Dec. 1.-The
debt statement issued to-day shows
decrease of the public debt during Nov
embcr S3.6O9, 26l23; cash in the
Treasury, s2lo.922,763l9s : gold certi-
6cates outstanding. ss,525. 900; re-
funding certificates, s943. $50 y legal
tenders outstanding. S346,6S1 ,oI6 !;
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-06

n ID. OOoIIHEA4Ni DtIIuty OIeI n
BELDEN & IDE, Solicitors. 49,
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-08-14
FROM MILTON.
hffIToN A f1upst q

MILTON. August 9, 1880.
EDS. LEADER-G Gentlemen: If license is
something that grants permission or authority
to some particular thing, why is it necessary
to license that which is good and legitimate,
how can it be lawful to license that which
is bad! Among the prominent duties of a
government are the adl,inist ration OF justice
and the prevention and punishment of wrong
doing, and it should be consistent III carrying
these ends. What need, then, can there be
for the licensc systcn,! Take saloUns for an
example. If the dealing out Of intoxicating
drinks is good avocatiun, why i'll the name
of common seiise does our government tax
it by making saloon keepers pay license for
engaging in it! Why not impose Il license
OIL the grocer, the dry-gotds merchant and
the hardware man! Are certain kinds of
| lawful and laudable avocations to be taxed
and imposed upon, while others are allowed
| the impunity Of such taxation! Yes; hut
some says there is a vast difference: selling
cigars and whisky is bad business, and
ought to he suppressed as much as possible,
This seems to be adding insult to injury. Il
saloon keeping is really an iniquitous and
| pefarious business, what right has our gov.
/, erdmcnt to license the same!
The idea is preposterous that our civilized
and Christian government should recognize
saloon keeping giant evil and proceed Al
unce 10 fiteuss, to throw around it the sanctity
aud security of the law, and collect revenu.
from the dissemination of evil among our citi
zeils If this view ot :he case is correct
Congress might as well license arson, Lrcen.
and murder a handsome revenue, no doubt
could be collected from licensing forgery an,
theft. Either h"rn Of the dilemma ia equal,
dangerous. and the snly. open, honest cours
would be to abolish the license system alto
gether Yours Truly,
n
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-08-14

ave had narrow escape Of said
she, shut / must get rested as quickas
possible, and 60 to Larina hogss.. .fT
tea. The Bishop is to be there and I
wouldn't miss the opportunity OF meet
ing him for thousand dollars:% ~
And Between the stimulus of the va-
lerian and the calm afforded by half an
hours nap, Miss Fydget-manased to ar
ray herself in stiff black silk dress
with whit. ribbon cap; and set out for
L.vina Thorpe's ii few minutes past
four. .
As she crossed her door.yard slow
winding procession met her eyes, re-
turning y down the rock slopes Of the
pasture meadow---sixseen young turk
eys -
"Ihere they cote, now" said Miss
Fydget, with q -aaoiaentary-st tw,nggs Of
conscience in regard to the tramp. :.
However, its oil over and gone, low,
and what's done cant be unsione."
''Is he hereF' nervousiy whispered
Miss Fydget, as she removed her hat iii
the front chamber up stairs. .--
The. dear man yes" said Miss
Thorpe, enthusiastically cla>ping her
hands 'Walked all the way from Sims
town station, and met with all sorts Of
interesting adventures What do you
think Of his being taken for a"
But here some one called her away.
When Miss Fydget descended, serene
and snillng, she was led up to pleas
ant old man with gray hair and cor
dial blue eye.
Miss Fydget," said Miss Thorpe fuss,
lily, ''let me make you acquainted with
Bishop Playfair, OF Chirrita Territory.
"Bless my soul!' cried Miss Fydget
dropping her fan and smelling bottle
sits the tramp"
The Bishop smiled screneiy.
"Miss Fydget," said he, you neve,
can guess how deliciously that milk tast
ed 10 me. And, by the Wy. | met {
brood of young turkeys ina stubble tele
as l crossed from the highway, which
concluded must be y.urs.
Both joined in irresistible laughter
and in five minutes Miss Fydyet sat a
her ease, and by the Bishops tact AM
, kindness, was chatting away regardin;
the Chirrira Missions.
, But to think" said Miss Lavina Thorr
afterward, "that You mistook the Bisho
of Chirrita Territory for H tramp"
u And set him splitting wood, an
pointed rusty u.usket at him. sal
Miss Fydget. ...-...
2 ut only shows" said old Mrs. Marti,
r chow easy it is to he mistaken in th
!, world. !"