Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-08-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Universalist State Convention will
be held at Barre Aug. 23d, oath and 25th.
The three sons of Rev. G. B. Hubert of
New Haven were all born on the Goth of
January, strange coincidence.
The work Of extending the Montreal,
Portland & Boston railroad from Frelighs-
burg to Sheldon Junction was commenc-
ed week before last.
DR.. Hiram A. Cutting of Lunenburgh
has been elected to life membership in
the American Institute Of Christian Phil
osophy in New York city.
To the shrine of the Lady Lourdes at
Montreal many French Canadians from
this state continue to go. Over 500 from
Vermont were there few days ago.
William o. Thomas of Poultney has re-
turned from trip around the world, and
it is said he dug seven diamonds in Africa
and sold them to the queen of Madagascar.
Congressman Grout announces that in
accordance with the report of the COM
mittee he has appointed C. NJ. Dewey of
Burlington for the West Point cadetship.
The president Of the Pennsylvania road
passed over the P. & o. last Monday in
an elegant private car, the finest which
ever passed over the line. The party,
consisting of ten persons, were en- route
from Saratoga to the White Mountains.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Aug. 16
The receipt. were fair, quality poor
market active and prices higher for {
strictly choice article. Good to choice
butter sold at Is to % cents per h.; Sc
lections % cents; a few extra choice lot
at higher price. Shipment 1000 pack
ages.
A West Salisbury woman owns larg
farm, upon which she does most of tn
work herself, drives the wheel-harrow il
sowing-time, the moving machine an
horse-rake in haying season, and load
and stacks the hay in fine style. Sh
keeps twenty cows and takes care of tn
butter and cheese herself
Mr.. Ira Darling of Morristown died re
Gently at the advanced age of eighty on
years. A singular fact in this connectio
} is that his family consisted of eleven pei
sons (the eldest child being fifty-two an
the youngest thirty fve) and this is tn
first death that has taken place in it fc
forty-eight years. Mr.. Darling had bee
married fifty-fve years.
A. J. Tucker of West Halifax, a prom
inent man and proprietor of a large tai
merry, sent his son Arthur to Brattlebol
to get 5000 check cashed. He got IL
money at the Peoples bank, left his tea
at a livery stable, fingered about tow
: during the day, and not returning at nigl
e his father went i'll search of him, but
= last accounts he had not been found
r In car containing the Chicago passe
. gers Saturday, a small roll of paper WI
seen lying on the floor, which receive
careless kicks from several of the passe
y gers. Finally the conductor picked it l
e and found the package to contain $500
Q bills. Diligent inquiry on the train fail
v to find the owner of the money, who HI
= probably left the train before the loss W
: discovered.
Perry Marsh, veteran of the war
1912, over 85 years old, residing at Mort
;. field, was assaulted Monday morning
m a stranger in the public square, and re
IN bed of his watch. Capt. William
m Boynton endeavored to stop the thi
- whereupon he drew his revolver unG
cover of which he turned and fed T
y officers are making every effort to app
t. bend the robber.