Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-20

mails but happened to be intended for
another person of the same patronymic.
The recipient was arrested but explain
ed that he got the cheque cashed in good
faith, thinking it was the restitution by
a penitent thief of part of some money
of which he was robbed some time ago.
The case made considerable noise at the
time. King, who ives wealthy, and in
deed is now, kept large sum in coin
and bills in an old barrel in lumber
room with old rags, paper scraps, &C.,
and some $500 were calmly annexed
by some thief who considerably left at
least as much more for the old man to
get along with.
Most extraordinary weather We have
had ! Frightfally hot and proportion
ately cold in swift succession. 1t has
been trying time for the children 60
ing back from their vacations to school,
and the theatres, churches and other
serious and secular arrangements have
all been more or less affected by the
barometic and thermometic. However.
people seem to feel cheerful in the
fact that good times have come again
and we are all looking forward to a
splendid fall trade all round, even if it
is presidential year. Election matters
this time don't seem to interfere with
anybody's prosperity.
The ingenuity of some swindlers in
getting money is surprising. One Of
the boldest tricks played for long time,
with strong favor of sacrllege about
it. involved the personating of an Episco.
palian clergyman, the theft imposing
himself on the assistant rector of Holy
Trinity Church as a friend of DR.. Tying
who is in Europe aud being invited t.
assist in the services. He performed
his part like adept and then man
aged by the assistance of DIR. Tying.
brother in getting cheque cashed BY
the clerk of the Everett House where
he was stopping. He paid his bill and
departed for parts unknown.
The bathing season is about over now
but some incidents have occurred which
may serve as warnings to swimmers mex
year if they don't forget all about them
A fine performer took header at Cone,
Island one day but unfortunately tn
water which looked SO inviting was onl,
about two feet deep and the poor felloV
broke his neck off short like clay pipe
Two other gentlemen plunged togethe
and their heads encountered with smash
ing results. They had been friends bu
wrath when they recovered wiped oil
kindness away with ruthless brush.
| Our Israelitish fellow citizens hav
been celebrating their New Years Da
with unwonted splendor, or at lea
there has been a great deal more publ
notice taken of their proceedings tina
usual by people of other races an
faiths. In some cases great innovation
on the established methods of worshi
by the orthodox, have been introduce
on the occasions. such as the use of Il
organ. Congregational singing. Il
mingling of the sexes in the pews, al
the abandonment of the white scarf wo
at prayers by the males, relic of t
Ephod or Oriental mantle of their fol
fathers in the Holy Land. The Jey
are good citizens and there is every d;
: growth of general sympathy wi
e them.
: The mild winter and short crop
e ice gave the excuse for the ice monoE
b. lists to stick it on like fury in tn,
: prices this summer. A smart Yank,
t bound to make money and beat the m
: with the corner, deliberately charter
# two ships in Norway and filled tn,
with the beautiful clean ice which
l. used in London and Paris produced l
n der careful supervision. the surface
It ing swept clean of snow in order that
e may freeze hard and transparent. I
10 first cargo has just arrived and s.
l. right out at remunerative prices, ca
s ing a heavy tumble in the careless
s. garnered home product.
lie The Mayor has vetoed the cat or
le nance and singularly enough it see
$. gratitude is feline virtue. No 500
e, was the fact promulgated than sed
ne Thomas of jetty hue, apparently sent
id delegate from cat convention cal
be on the Mayor at his Office in the {
es Hall and signifed the conjoint appro
Id Of his fellows at his Honor's action
r. appropriate news. Some of the AID
in men who are down on poor Pussy DIR
to the handsome animal away with OBJ
nd gatory vehemence
&C. Manhattan market is burned.
ct. was something more than promise
St. being one of the glories of the Metre
m lis. 1t was superb building adm