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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26
TEMPERANCE IN ST. ALBANs.
The agitation of the temperance que

The agitation of the temperance ques-
ton in st. Adams has eliminated in
the closing of all hotels IN that village
The proprietors have taken this step by
reason of the determination of the citi-
zens of that village to enforce the laws
of the state regulating the traffic in in
toxicating liquors. The livery men
have indicated their sympathy with the
landlords by refusing to accommodate
teams coming in from the country. and
no omnibuses are run to the depot. The
hotels are providing for their regular
boarders until they can find aceommoda-
tions elsewhere. Meantime private en-
terprise is moving to supply the defci-
ency in the means of entertaining the
strangers within their gates. At cit
liens meeting Monday night it was de-
cided to continue the movement with in.
creased vigor. The supreme court meets
in that village early in January. and
unless accommodations are provided it
is said the cases will be adjourned to
the next general term at Montpelier.
Threats are made that the butter mar
ket will be removed to Sheldon or Swan
ton. but there are few, the Messenger
thinks. who believe "that st. Adams is
likely to suffer seriously or permanent
ly because the hotels are closed. The
majority of people look upon it as a
inconvenience, but not as deep rooted
evil" The Messenger thus concludes a
review of the situation: "In the mean
time we are happy to announce that the
stores are open and doing good trade,
peace and plenty reign in the land, and
we have no doubt that the people of st
Adams will continue to thrive and pros
per. Things will soon adjust, the ex
element will calm down, and out of i
will come something which will be sat
isfactory to the town and citizens" /
is certainly to be hoped that the friends
of temperance in St. Adams will proceed
wisely and resolutely in the work the,
have undertaken, and that they viii
win victory that will strengthen tn
hands of temperance workers in all part
of the state and country. "-Er.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

in 1880 by Jabez Bennett, probably the
grandfather of the man of that name who
was one of the pioneers of Woodstock.
At Swanton jury found Eugene Demo
ell guilty of twenty-one offences of selling
liquor making a fine of $21O and costs,
which amount to $49.S5 more, which does
not include the two attorneys fees. De-
Noel took an appeal and was put under
$500 bonds to appear at the county court.
The December term of the Addison
county court, Middlebury, was the short
est known in some time. Only two civil
cases came before the jury, ana as there
discharged the second day. The rest of
the docket, consisting principally of di-
vorce cases, was finished Thursday.
The wife of Col. Hooker, the new SER
geant-at-arms of the house, from Brattle-
boro, is half-sister OF the late Jim Fisk.
Mrs. Hooker is a most elegant, accom-
| plished lady, of the pnre blonde type.
| She is very handsome in face and figure,
being tall and well proportional, with
| quiet, attractive manners and graceful
| address.
| Work has been commenced on branch
of the St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
railroad at North Concord, 1t will ex-
tend into Victory and be about ten miles
long. 1t is built in the interest of the
lumbermen, who pay for the grading and
ties. The road furnishes the iron. The
grading is to be finished next July, and
will cost $4,000.
At Cambridge last week Tuesday night,
one "Jack' Cornell, freight conductor
| on the Burlington & Lamoille railroad,
accused of improper relations with a
young girl, was pounded within an inch
| of his life by her brother (who caught him
/ concealed in closet in the girls house,
and was then treated to a liberal coat of
tar and ride on a rail.
A new 'smogul' engine-the largest
ever made for the Central Vermout-has
been built at the St. Adams railroad
SuOpS 1HC dlOHc WEIGHS SOllc
As tons, and with the tender filled weighs
IS tons. The drivers are six in number
and "a inches in diameter. The cylinders
are 10 inches in diameter, with a stroke
of % inches. The fire-box is 78x35 inch
es, with all the other parts large in pro-
portion, and fitted with the latest i'm
provements. She carries 21s cords OF
wood and 220O gallons of water. The
power of this immense engine is about
double that of ordinary locomotives. She
cost in the neighborhood Of 900, and
is numbered "5." The name is the cd
d. Ranlett," in compliment to the treas
urer of the road. She will run on the
Central division. Another engine of the
same dimensions is building, and others
will follow to satisfy the constantly in
creasing business of the road, which is
largely augmented by the new line con
tract.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

Some correspondence between Post
master General James and Special Coun-
sci George Bliss is published, showing
that the Star route cases have by no
means been abandoned, but are to be
pushed with increased vigor. Gen.
James calls attention to special cases in
which moneys have been illegally paid
to contractors and requests that suits be
instituted for their recovery. Mr.. Bliss
replies that the cases were know to him,
and that he believes there will be little
difficulty in bringing the guilty parties
to punishment. He says the civil suits
must not be allowed to supersede the
criminal prosecutions, but that both
classes of cases will be pushed as rap
idly as is consistent with justice to the
government and 70 the defendants,
though it is quite possible that the pro-
gress may not be as rapid as is desirable
With the new Attorney General, Mr..
Brewster, appointed largely because he
was familiar with these cases. and the
President and the new Postmaster Gen
eral, in full sympathy with the prosecu-
ton, there is no reason why the good
work may not 60 on successfully.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

of them were too high toned to submit
to, and there was row which culmipat-
ed as I've said.
Virtuous raids on lottery dealers have
been INDUCED in for spell by the po-
lice authorities, and one culprit has been
captured several times and fined $500
each time. 1t seems that's about all
they can do to him, and he cheerfully
pays up. and begins again somewhere
else, as if he didn't mind IT. Perhaps
be doesn't. 1t must be profitable bust
ness. Id like myself to be so fixed as
to be able to drop $500 every day or so
without missing it. Rabbit. the soap
man, whose clerk stole 100000 odd
without noticing it, seems to be the
only available rival in this sort of
wealthy Indifference to the average lot
terry man.
Subscriptions are being taken up for
the benefit of the families of the victims
of the terrible Ring Theatre disaster at
Vienna. What seems to me sensible
suggestion has been made by Wash.
ington hotel keeper. He recommends a
big hole in the roof over the stage, with
sliding cover, to be thrown open in
case of fire to give it an outlet. As he
points out, fire under present condi
tions is drawn directly into the audience
room and seeks vent through the ven
tilators there. Something ought to be
done, for no present appliances seem tt
be efficient protectors. RADIx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26
LOST AND FOUND.

The safety of a part if not the whole
of the crew of the Jeanette is more
than the public expected 1t had come
to be believed that this expedition like
so many before it had met its fate in the
ice and that vessel and crew had been
crushed together. There seems to be no
doubt now, however, that at least two
thirds of the crew are saved, while the
vessel itself is wreck in the Siberian
sea.
The steamer Jeanette was fitted out
through the liberality of James Gordon
Bennett, and sailed from San Francisco
on July s. 1879. via Behring strait.
The steamer measured 420 tons. carried
thirty-two men, and was provisioned for
three years. The vessel was last seen
Sept. Sd following, in the neighberhood
of Herald island. The officers of the
expedition were: Lieutenant George w.
belong, q. S. N, commander; Lieu
tenant Chip, .. S. N. executive Off
GER: Lieutenant Danenhower, U. S. N,
navigating and ordinance officer; DR..
Amber. surgeon: chief engineer. Mel
vile; ice pilot, Dunbar; Mr.. Newcomb
collector of specimens of natural history /;
Mr.. Collins, meteoralagist and scientific
observer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

Timothy o. Howe, the new postmas-
ter General, was born at Livermore, Me-,
February Z, 1916, and he will therefore
be &C years old in February next. At
ter an academic education Mr.. Howe
studied law, and in 1889 began practice
at Readfeld, Me. In'1845 he was elect
ed a member of the Maine legislature,
and the same year removed to Green
Bay, Wis. From 1850 to 1866 he was
a circuit judge in Wisconsin. and from
1861 to 1879 he was United States SEN
ator. Recently Mr.. Howe was one of
the American members of the interna-
tional monetary conference at Paris. Mr..
Howe's appointment is, of course, essen
TALLY political one, but there is no
reason to appreheud that he will not
make good postmaster General, al
though he will not in all respects made
Gen. James's place good, at least, not
for the present.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

ex-governor Proctor has gone to Italy,
to purchase marble quarry, so it is said.
The Central Vermont will add four hun
dred freight cars to the Central Vermont
freight line.
The Howe scale company of Rutland
shuts down its works between Christmas
aud New Years.
Rev. James F. Brodie of Governor, N.
Y, accepts call to the Woodstock Con-
gregational church.
The ninth reunion of the First Vermont
Cavalry will be held at White River june
ton ON the evening of January 4.
Albert Smith was sentenced to one year
in the house of correction for breaking
into the express office at Sunderland.
Milton Kibby of Tunbridge had his leg
crushed on Monday by a falling tree, and
is in critical condition from loss of
blood.
John p. Howard has increased his gift
to the University of Vermont for rebuild
ing the main edifice, from $40, 900 to $2S=
600. e.
In the Remington county court Eliza
Bentley has obtained a verdict of $500
and costs against G. Il. HQughton for q
breach of promise of marriage. 40
Aunt Sally Stockwen of Brattleboro,
who is approaching her one hundred and
third birthday, continues in excellent
health, while her memory for past events
is remarkable.
A silo containing one hundred tons of
fodder was opened at Vernon recently
before lot of farmers who are enthusiasts
tic over the way the cattle ate the ensil-
age.
Gov. Farnham has appointed and COM
missioned Chas. Mead of Middlebury, G.
E. Putney of ST. Johnsbury and Matthew
II. Buckham of Burlington as normal
school examiners for the first, second and
third congressional districts, respectively
Benjamin Chase, a freight shifter in the
railroad yard at st. Adams, in attempting
to get on the cow-catcher of the yard en-.
CINE Friday morning, slipped and fell un
der the truck wheels and had his left leg
shockingly crushed. Amputation at the
knee was necessary.
E. E. Dewey, C. w. Towns, Samue
Webster and Henry H. Davis were ar
raigned at Bellows Falls last week Tues
day, and were fined 5000 each with thirty
days in the house of correction, for sell
ing liquor under the nuisance act. Eacl
took an appeal, and gave $500 bonds.
Joseph E. Wood of Woodstock has il
his possession one of the rarest relics t,
be found, it being mortar and pestle o
! lockwood that were brought from Englant
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

From the annual report of Hon. W. H.
Dubois, state inspector of finance, just
published, we fluid that on the first day
of last July the whole number of Saw
ings Bank depositors in the state was
3S,378. who had on deposit Sl0,659.
485-an increase over last year of 1910
deposits. The average amout to the
credit of each depositor is s277.74-an
increase of SI757 over year ago. Du-
ing the year $35l,97l has been paid
out in dividends or interest-not includ-
ing interest paid by trust companies.
The largest savings bank in the state is
the Vermont of Brattleboro. which has
deposits of So, O34. 40; and the Bur-
lington bank comes second. There are
sixteen savings banks and six trust
combanies.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26


WoMAN's RIGHTs-When senator Hoar
moved for select committee on wonan's
rights, senator Vest of Missouri attack
ed woman suffrage and thought it would
degrade woman. Mr.. Hoar replied that,
in his opinion, sin determining the gov
eminent of schools, in determining the
policies which shall govern our civil SER
vice, so largely filled by women to-day.
in determining the sales of intoxicating
liquors, we may well. before we come to
a conclusion, count the vote and ascer-
tain the judgment and obey the wish of
the women of America. Proud as he
was of the history of the English race,
to which he belongs. he did not think
that it had shown any absolute wisdom
in looking with disdain on the PROPOSE
ton to avail itself of feminine purity, of
feminine instinct. of feminine wisdom,
in dealing with the great subjects with
which states have to deal"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

THE MORMON QUEsTIoN.-The bill
introduced in the House of Representa-
tives by Mr.. Willetts, of Michigan, for
the discipline and correction of Mormon
denominations proposes to abrogate
wholly the present territorial govern
ment for the territory from which Nor
mons shall be rigidly excluded. 1t pro-
poses government for that territory to
be administered entirely by men ap-
pointed without the Mormons having
any voice in the matter. This reaches
the point desired of preventing the Nor
mon law breakers from becoming either
law makers or the administrators of the
law. The Mormans would, of course,
protest that such treatment would be
oppressive and unjust. But it is plan
that if anything effective is ever to be
done in the way of checking or suppress
ing Mormon denominations the treat
ment must be heroic, and perhaps Mr..
Willetts' plan is as little liable to OBJ.
lection as any other. There is strong
and almost universal popular demand
that something be done to wipe out the
shame and lawlessness Of the Mormon
community.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

Mr.. Blaine left the State Department
Monday, and found himself private
citizen for the first time since he began
his political career as a member of the
Maine Legislature in 1859. Whatever
may be his present desire for quiet and
rest, it is scarcely probable that, with
his active temperament, his natural
qualities of leadership, and his strong
hold upon the confidence and affection
of the best elements of the Republican
party, he will long remain in retirement.
He has not yet passed his ffty-second
birthday, and must be accounted as still
in the prime of life. With his good
health and good habits he may be ex-
pected to continue to play an important
part in American politics for twenty
years to come.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

It's object is the retirement of the ma
tional bank currency. and the substitu-
ton of trersury notes to the amount of
S36O,OO0, and the surrender of the
United States bonds held by the banks.
In other words the bill contemplates
forced loan from the people of $780,
600, 900 without interest. and the aboli-
tion of the safest and best system of
banking which any country has ever pos
sessed. 1t is hardly probable that the
bill will find its way back from the COM
mittee. 1t is not worth the paper it is
written on.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

The politicians are commenting on
the fact that of the three new members
of the cabinet selected by president Ar
thur there is not man among them
who has presidential aspirations, or is
even remotely likely to have such aspir-
ations. They note this fact as new
departure in the way of harmony in the
cabinet. While the president has Sc
lected able men of the republican party,
he has so far avoided any split that
might occur among them on account of
theis having an idea that presidential
lightning is playing in their vicinity.
1t is generally understood among the
politicians who are nearest the president
that there will, when the cabinet is
completed, be found no presidential tim
Der IN its composition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

The question as to who was the young
est soldier enlisted from Vermont dur
ing the rebellion has of late been much
discussed in the newspapers. Francis
V. Randall, Jr., son of Col T. Y. Ran
dali, and now living in Westford, claims
to be the one, and his claims would
seem to be good. His father took him
with him when he went out 10 command
of the Thirteenth Vermont Regiment
One OF the drummers of that regiment
having died in Virginia, little Frank,
then only ta0elce years old, was muster
ed in as drummer boy in his place, on
the lst of January, 1863. The editor
of the Free Press says of him: "He was
quite small of his age. and we remember
him we'll as an active and brave young
ster. He was in the battle of Gettys=
burg, and made himself useful (when
many larger musicians found it conven-
lent to be out of reach of shot and SHELLY
| by running for stretehers and ambu-
lances, and carrying water to the wound
ed men on that bloody field. He snbse.
quently enlisted, at thirteen years Of
age, as musician in the Seventeenth
Regiment, and served through the war
There are accounts of drummer-boys o.
twelve years old-like Johnny Glen o
Ohio, who was promoted to be a ser
geant 10 the ranks for killing rebe
colonei-but We thing that young Ran
dali was the youngest person enlistet
from Vermont Watehma,..
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26
7 Fl e S u n
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

The cranks are still numerously heard
from, in connection with Guiteau's case
On Saturday Mr.. Scoville was favored
with package Cat first supposed to be
an internal machine and opened with a
consequent degree of care) containing a
noosed coil of rope and postal card
containing warning of an intended at
tempt on Guiteau's life by members of
of the Molly Mcguire order. The
Washington police also received COM
munication from O'Neill City, Neb.,
stating "crank" named Utley had
started for Washington for the purpose
of killing Scoville. A photograph Of
Utley accompanied this communication,
and, somewhat anonymously, a note
saying: "With the compliments of the
Garfield and Arthur Club of Meyerdale
Pa" 1t is great year for cranks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

The nomination of Chief Justice Hor-
ace Gray, of the Massachusetts Supreme
Court, to be an Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court can be IN
reservedly commended. Judge Gray
stands in the front rank of the jurists of
New England he is not too old to be-
gin his new career with prospect of
many years of usefulness in it; he comes
from the section of the country entitled
by custom and good policy to furnish a
successor to the vacant place of Judge
Clifford he is republican identified
with the whole party, and with no fac
tion of tall good and sound reasons
for his appointment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26
BARTON, W., DECEMBER %, 1851.
Nothing of Importance has occurred

Nothing of importance has occurred
in the Guiteau trial the present week
excepting that one of the jurors, Hobbs,
has buried his wife, and the trial was
postponed for day or two on that ac-
count. Guiteau's face was shaved and
plaster cast taken on Monday by Mills
the sculptor, who reports the features
and head of the assassin to be very pc
culiar. A long and tedious exa nina
ton of experts may be looked for,
then follows the arguments and the case
will 60 to the jury, who, we expect, will
render a just verdict in conformity with
the evidence.