Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-27
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. c. n. Davenport of Brattleboro
left $3.50, 900 to four nieces in Maine.
John P. Howard will erect bronze
statue of Lafayette in the college park at
Burlington.
Warren X. Blodgett of Boston, vice
president of the Passumpsic, has been
chosen president of the Ogdensburg road.
There are but three agents in Lamoille
County for selling liquor, and those are
the agents in Hydepark, Johnson and
Stowe.
The Barre academy commencement eX-
ercises ended the 10th, a class of ten grad
uating. Mr.. Wheeler will be principal
another year.
Another Addison county cattle drover,
named Humphrey Sullivan, left Middle
bury about two weeks ago with stock for
the Boston market, and has not been
heard from.
1t is reported at Bennington, VT, that
| the Hon. Trenor w. Park will found an
orphan asylum there, and endow it with
half million dollars, as memorial for
his deceased wife.
The trustees of the art gallery of the
University of Vermont announce their
third exhibition of paintings, in charge of
Morston Bean of New York, painter of
recognized ability.
Dr. r. NJ Hamilton of Sutton, Quebec,
who was run over by freight train at
Richford few days since, and who had
two amputations performed ON one of his
limbs, died Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Barney of Highgate Springs
died suddenly of apoplexy on the 10th,
aged twenty-eight years. She was found
| lying dead on the floor, with her child six
months old locked in her arms.
The workmen at Brainerd's mill at
Richford struck last week because the
foreman deducted pay for the hour Satur-
day afternoon which they were accus-
toned to have to themselves and receive
pay for
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. Attend
ance large, receipts liberal, market active
prices higher, quality good. We quote
butter good to choice 10 to % cents; Sc
lcteions % cents, and a few extra choice
lots at higher prices. General prices 81
and % cents. Shipments 1900 packages.
Eggs Is cents per dozen.
Farmers in Addison county are depress-
/
ed over the hay crop. The depredations
of the new worm, and the drouth OF last
year and this year have made light crop
certain. Many farms are overstocked
with cattle, and the failing pastures com
pei them to hire feed, with poor prospects
for turning off their stock.
Prof. Hiram circuit, well known as the
nary, at West Brattleboro, but for 16 years
past principal of the seminary at West
Lebanon, N. H., has resigned that posi-
tion;to become manager of the New Eng
land bureau of education and New Eng
land publishing company of Boston.
Frederick Billings, of Woodstock, pays
, taxes on an assessed valuation of 1924, l:
, CHS list being doubled by the assessors)
F. N Billings $50 900 (also doubled); ex
Judge James Barrett $4245; julius Con
verse $4,000; Edward Dana $1,000
Philo Hatch $50 900; ]. B. Jones $21 900
: Prosper Merrill (doubled) $4,000; A. 7
, Stewart & Co., $4,000.
A sad fatality occurred at the residence
of Hon. Bradley Barlow in st. Adams OF
the morning of Monday last, which result
ed in the death of Bradley Foster, a bright
and promising youth of eleven years, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Foster ant
grandson of Hon. Bradley Barlow 1t wa:
: caused by fall backwards down flight