Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-08-01
STATE NEWS ITEMS,

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The rear of drive Of %, ZOO, 900 feet of |
logs has reached Windsor. One hundred |
and fifty men and eighteen horses are
working ON it.
Mr.. Burnet, an old man of Stowe, took
a large dose of paris green the other day,
saying he was tired of living. He will
probably recover.
Judge Bradley of the United States SUI
preme court, is at the Mount Mansfield
house, Stowe, also Robert Hoe, the New
York printing press builder.
The dress-house of the Vermont copper
mining company at Ely was burned Sun
day; loss $4,000 Insured. The miners
lose large amount of clothing.
George S. Day of Stamford shot and
killed a black bear in the woods while
hunting for cartridges. The state pays
| bounty of SIS and the skin is worth $40.
Mr.. S. w. Cummings, late of the Cen
| trail Vermont and the Fitchburgh rail-
roads, will receive the appointment of
private secretary to w. B. Strong, presi-
dent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, with headquarters at Boston.
| While DR.. G. w. Ray of Jamaica was
engaged in cleaning twenty-five caliber
revolver last week Wednesday evening,
one ofthe chambers accidentally discharg-
ed, the ball passing clean through the
hand, and badly shattered the bones and
veins.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET.-Attend-
ance good, receipts fair, market quiet,
prices unchanged. We quote butter good
to choice Is to 10 cents; selections 20
cents; some fancy diaries at shade
higher price. Shipment 1900 packages.
Eggs 10 cents per dozen.
The Seventh-Day Adventists of Yer
mont will hold their annual state camp
meeting this year at Morrisville, Aug. IS
% in Mr.. Shaw's grove. Arrangements
are being made for return checks over the
various railroads. Able speakers from
the West will address the people. The
public are cordially invited.
J. C. Stearns, collector of internal rev.
enue, has appointed the following depu-
ties: H E. Taylor, Brattleboro; Col. j.
Fl. Walbridge, Bennington: Col w. L.
Greenleaf, Burlington; Capt. L. w.
Shedd, Montpelier, who is deputy for the
following counties: Caledonia, Washing
ton, Orange, Orleans and Essex.
Lansing Mills having offered to pay
half of the $4,000 debt on the First Bap-
fist Church at St. Adams, provided the
remaining half shall be deposited In bank
by Oct. l, the members on Tuesday even.
ing and subscribed $1904 toward the need
ed sum, and there is a strong feeling that
the whole amount will be obtained.
At the annual meeting of the Southeast
ern at Montreal week before last, the fol
lowing gentlemen were chosen directors
Bradley Barlow, L. Robinson, A. B. Chat
fee, Horace Fairbanks, j. S. Vose, En-
mons Raymond, A. B. Harris, B. B
Smalley, f. A. Metcalf and G. n Bishop
B. Barlow was chosen president and A
B. Chaffee treasurer at subsequent meet
ing of the directors
The United States treasurer has receiv
ed from missionary who recently return
: ed to Bradford, 800 of conscience money
y The sender explained that he served a
9 chaplain in the army during the rebellion
!, and was of the opinion that the metho,
of computing forage was not proper, ant
? in consequence thereof he concluded h
u had received the above sum in excess O
n what was rightfully due.
n Wool in the border countries of Canad
# can be bought for IL cents per pound
g while this side of the line it brings 2
:, cents. Considerable smuggling is bein
done in this way, many teams making
Q business of carrying kerosene oil int
the provinces and bringing out wool.
E. the eastern part of the state vigilant e1
,e forts are being made to stop this traffic
r which so far has not obtained a yer
= strong hold in this vicinity. Messenger
- The Methodists of st. Adams dedicate
their new church edifice one week az
> last Thursday. Tt is of gothic architec
~ ure with tower and pointed roof. 1t
N of brick with granite underplnning. TIL
trimmings are of Isle La Motto marbl