Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS,
The Lamoille County Jail is empty.

A couple of Richford boys caught one |
hundred and forty trout on the first of |
May.
A tannery was recently dedicated at
Stowe. The music and other exercises
are spoken of as fine.
Rev. Caleb M. Winch of Hartland &C
cepts a call to supply the Congregation
al Church in Lower Waterford
An emigrant train of 1000 English
Irish, and French, en- route for Manitoba
and Athabasca, recently passed through
Island Pond.
President M. II. Buckham, of the Bur-
ington university, has been chosen VICE
president for Vermont of the national
forestry congress.
The contract for re-modelling the build
ings of the university of Vermont, at
Burlington, has been awarded, and work
will be begun at once.
Rev. Joseph Hammond has resigned
the passionate of the Congregational
Church in St. Johnsbury Centre, resigna-
ton to take effect July L.
Henry P. Alden, formerly of the Pas
sumpsic road, but for several years SUI
perintendent Of traffic ON the South East
ern, leaves the latter road this month.
| Eleven years of the ''town system" of
common schools has confirmed the people
| of Waitsfeld in the opinion that it is a
great improvement ON the old method.
John King of Waterbury, an old man,
disappeared from his home mysteriously
two weeks ago, and nothing has since
been heard of him. Foul play is feared.
Abram Proonchee of Hyde Park lost
his little four-years old son by a dreadful
accident last Monday. The child fell
into cesspool, and was drowned before
assistance arrived.
The marble interests of Rutland are
looking up. Old and abandoned quarries
are making ready for work, and the
American Company, after several years
suspension, has resumed business.
1t is said that Hon. Il. P. Redfeld, first
associate justice of the supreme court,
will decline a reelection at the hands of
the next legislature. He is now 20 years
of age and bodily infrmities begin to tell
upon him.
The proprietors of the Burlington wool
en- mills, at Winooski, purpose the com
ing season to build an extension of some
four hundred feet to the present mills
, which will necessitate the employment OF
some four hundred extra hands. This
company now employs about seven hun
dred people, and the average pay roll is
1000 per month.
Charles J. Rowell, Esq, formerly {
lawyer and deputy collector of customs
at North Troy, and who went to Colorado
, in 1879, has just been appointed agent by
, Gov. Tabor, to manage and conduct hi
extensive business affairs. A Leadvill'
paper says that Mr.. Rowell has proved
himself one of the finest lawyers of hi
age in Colorado. Messenger.
{. a man up at Island Pond the othe
night disposed of the following proyis
2 ions, by actual count, weight or measure
ment, viz: Fifty-four crackers, two AM
half pounds of cheese, two pounds o
ham, one quart of raw oysters, two quart
: of cider, one quart of water, and for DIES
i sert one two-ounce bottle of castor oil
e So says Portland drummer who saw til
: feat.
q During April the amount of custoI
duties collected at ST. Adams was $50
1921, gain of $6,064.49 over the col
responding period last year. The tot;
IS dutiable imports amounted to $134,02t
u and the free to 500, l65. Inaddition thel
were $40, 45O worth of steel blooms, O
: which 1922, 1886 was paid. Among the la
!, gest items were 1918 tons of hay, 81
horses, 53,54I bushels of oats and Ill
II of potatoes,
20 Peter Stebbins, who went from the Vi
Il lage to st. Adams Bay on Saturday
re fish, was drowned. There are confic
T ing reports in circulation; but as near
~, can be ascertained, while the men we
= going from the dock to the creek in
w small boat, Peter Stebhins stood up al
~ started forward to take the oars fro
e. his brother, when the boat tipped al