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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

Washington Territory asks for
admission to the Union without any
good reason that we can see to just
ify favorable action, as it has but
5000 population. The Boston
Herald points out that Dakota has
1876, 900 population and further says ::
Washington is the fifth in rank of the
territories in respect to population,
being exceeded by the District of
Columbia, Utah, Dakota and New
Mexico. The assessed property in
Dakota is $50, 100000, and in Wash
ington $23, 700, 900. The proposed
new State is our most northwestern
territory, occupying the corner upon
the Pacific coast, west of Idaho and
north of Oregon 1t is traversed by
the Northern Pacific road is project
ed through the territory. The vest
ern and northern portions are NOUN
famous, and in the southern and east
ern portion are the great plains OF
the Columbia. The principal bust
ness of the territory is in agriculture
lumber-in which it is very rich
coal, fish and manufactures. The
value of the latter for 1880 is report
ed at S6,129, 100.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

good opinion, but / feel, for reasons
that have expressed to Secretary
Frelinghuysen, that I ought not to
accept. / shall cherish this mark of
your kindness and good opinion,
though ! do not need this proof of it,
as one of the most pleasant incidents
of my life. | am, sir,
Very faithfully yours,
GEORGE Z. EDMUNDs.
To the President:
Mr.. President am deeply touch
ed at the consideration you have
shown me in connection with the as
sociate justiceship, but further re-
Election has not enabled me to change
the views expressed to Secretary
Frelinghuysen. With the sincere
hope that you have experienced no
embarrassment from the delay your
kindness has caused, l am,
Faithfully yours,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

Deep relief is felt throughout the
nation that the much-mooted cues
ton of Mr. Edmunds' transfer from
the highest Legislative to the supreme
judicial branch of the government
has been set to rest during the past
week by the formal tender of a Judge
ship to the distinguished senator and
its refusal by him. New England
has received this evidence of the en-
inent statesman's determination to
remain in the senate with profound
satisfaction, while Vermont betrays
lively sense of gratitude and thanks
giving as of escape from an impend-
ing calamity. Easily and pre-emi-
nently first in the senate of the great
republic, he holds a rank to which
the highest executive office only could
bring increase of distinction and of
usefulness. The peerless senator
would make a president unique for
the distinctive character of his adj
ministration, and one who would re-
vive the pristine glory and dignity of
the office. The presidency is the
only position which would ever recon.
Gle Vermont or New England to Ed
munds' withdrawal from the senate.
- Wdtctmda.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The newly-discovered soapstone mine
at Chester is to be worked, having been
leased for forty years.
The town of Waltham has voted tax
only twice in twelve years, and it now
has $2l in the treasury.
Cheney Bros chair factory and saw
mill at Jacksonville was burned Sunday
loss $500, insurance $1,000.
Otis Chamberlain has retired from the
position of town clerk of Pomfret, which
he has held forty-nine years.
The total losses by fire in the state dur
ing January were $38, 600, and the insur-
ance on the property amounted to $780,
400.
Nathan Lamb, prominent citizen, died
suddenly in his wagon the other evening,
while driving through the streets of
Bridgewater near his home.
Rev. Lewis B. Hubbard of Ludlow has
received a unanimous call to the First
Baptist church Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
and will begin his labors there in April.
William Alexander of Rutland has re-
Gently received pension of three shil-
lings a day from the British government
in recognition of his services at Waterloo.
Three of the noted herd of forty Hol
stein cattle on the "Houghton farm at
Putney have died from the effects of
mercurial ointment applied to destroy
lice, and the others are so badly affected
that they will probably die.
Paul M. Burke, formerly of Manchester,
died in the state prison recently. He had
been there fourteen years and was a
''lifer," his crime being an assault upon
his wife with intent to kill. At the time
of his death he had been longer in the
| prison than any other convict except one.
The town of Brattleboro at it's late town
| meeting unanimously voted to establish
and maintain public library. One thou
sand dollars was voted to buy books and
the room in the lower town hall was Sc
| lected for the library. The Brattleboro
| library association donates large collec-
ton of valuable books so long as the
| town shall maintain public library.
| Mrs. Seth P. Huntley of North Under
hill, widow eighty-three years of age,
has never buried child, has five sons
and five daughters, the oldest sixty-three,
the youngest forty years of age; aggre-
gate ages, five hundred thirty-six years.
They reside, two in Minnesota, one in
Iowa, one in New York, one in Rhode Is
land and four in Vermont. They had a
reunion the other day.
Hon. w. P. Dillingham; of Waterbury
who has been prominently mentioned for
the Lieutenant Governorship on the re-
publican state ticket, authorizes the state
ment that under no circumstances will he
be candidate for the office, and he posi-
lively refuses to allow his name to be
| used in connection with the place. Sena-
tor Dillingham; advances business and
professional demands and necessities as
the reasons for his decision in the matter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20
GEORGE f. EDMUNDs.
DOUBLE MURDER IN WATER
BURYi

Waterbury on Tuesday afternoon,
the 14the instant. In the Gotten
Brook neighborhood, above Mr.. Fost-
er's mills, has lived a respectable
Irish farmer by the name of Matthew
McCaffery. Tuesday he drove to
Waterbury Centre, about six miles,
with six little children,-the young
est pair of twins about year old,
the eldest boy of fourteen, TO put
them in charge of Daniel Hopkins,
whom he supposed to be still the first
selectman of the town. AS soon as
he could do so, the eldest child went
out and told Mr.. Hopkins that his
mother aud grandmother were up in
their house in the cellar, dead. APP
prehension of murder was excited,
the alarm was communicated to the
neighbors, and Charles Hopkins and
Chauncey Lyon were instantly dis
patched to the Mccartney house, and
Mr.. Mccartney was placed under ar
rest. His story of the deed is that
Saturday night, soon after they had
gone to bed,-himself and wife Sleep
ing in bedroom down stairs, with
one of the twins between them, his
mother occupying the same room,
and sleeping with the other twin he
saw curious animal, with fur on the
outside, changeable in it's looks, come
into the room to get the child that
was sleeping with him. He could
not see his little child devoured, so
he killed the animal, and then his
mother tried to escape with the other
child he killed her to keep her from
giving the child to the animals out
side like the one he had killed inside.
He then called his son down from the
chamber in which the other children
were sleeping and compelled him to
help carry his mother and grandmoth-
er into the cellar. And there the
father with his six children remained
until Tuesday afternoon when he took
them to Mr.. Hopkins to be taken
care of as related above. McCaffrey
was taken to Waterbury street with
his children, placed in charge of Sheriff
Anterior, brought to Montpelier and
lodged in jail. When asked by the
officer how he killed his wife and
mother he answered, raising his man
cled hands, II killed them with these
two hands" He is forty-fve years
of age, and owns his farm, which is
well-stock. His parting with his lit
tie children at Waterbury station was
very affecting. His wife was Ann
McCue, who had served in families
in Waterbury in her younger days
and was well esteemed. She has {
sister living in Greensboro, will
whom was daughter, the family
consisting of seven children-foul
girls and three boys. His mother hat
reached the advanced age of eighty
two. Coming so soon on the steps
of the Meaker murder, and occurring
within two or three miles of the 10
cality where Alice Meaker was con
cealed, this shocking tragedy create
a profound sensation in the Waterbu
ry community.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

Judge Blatchford of New York, an
able and upright judge where all
judges are not upright, has been Sc
lected to fill the vacancy on the bench
of the supreme court of the United
States. He is native of New York
city, and 81 years of age. 1t is an
admirable appointment, and gives
universal satisfaction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

The United States senate has done
a wise thing in providing for a COM
mission to investigate the liquor traf-
fic. A mass of valuable information
will be the result that would not be
forthcoming in any other way. The
bill provides for the appointment by
the president and confirmation by the
senate of commission of seven per-
sons, not more than four of whom
shall be of the same political party
or be advocates of prohibition, to
hold office not exceeding two years,
who shall investigate the alcohol traf-
fic, its relations to revenue and taxa
tiOn and it's general economic, crimi-
nal, moral and scientific aspects in
connection with pauperism, crime,
social vice, the public health and
general welfare, and who shall in
quire as to the principal legislation.
The commissioners are to serve with
out salary, and to report within eight
cen months after the passage of the
act. An appropriation of SO, 900 is
made for their expenses.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

The democratic party in congress
seems to be making persistent eff
fort to save the twin relic. 1t is not
long since it made a similar effort to
save slavery. 1t did not succeed
with the one, and it is not at all prob
able that it will with the other. Polyg-
amy like slavery must go. This con-
tinent, broad as it is, is not broad
enough for barbarism and civiliza-
ton to occupy it jointly. Barbarism
must 90, and it ought to go.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

Montpelier, VT, which has a-pop-
ulation much less than Nashua, is
congratulating itself on the prospec-
tive erection of federal building at
a cost of $3.50, 900, for the accom-
mediation of the post Office and the
internal revenue office. Of course
Montpelier absolutely needs no such
eXtravagant building, but the bill has
been reported by Senator Vest of
Missouri, evidently in accordance
with plan to spread these buildings
over the country so as to secure
enough support to carry them through.
The cities of Vermont as well as Of
this State should demand that these
appropriations should be divided
among the cities and such buildings
erected as the government service re-
ally needs. Any other policy is rob-
berry and favoritism combined
Nashua Telegraph.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

Hazael, the pedestrian, received
S18,380.81 as his share of the recent
walk in New York.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

The Montpelier Wdtchman and
Journal, which for years has occu-
pied the front rank of honorable jour
pals in this state, has been sold by
Mr.. Joseph Poland to w. W. Pres
colt. ESQ.,, of Biddeford, Me.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

Nursing mothers gain strength by using Browns
Iron Bitters. 1t acts like charm in restoring to
health end strength oyerstraned nature.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

BIC RESULTS FROM LITTLE CAusEs.-"po you
know ?" remarked man Chestnut street. day or
two since, Il believe both Conklng aud Platt had a
bad case of skin disease when they resignedi" What
makes you think ?? inquired the listener in aston
ishment "well. you they acted in such an e'up-
the manner-so rdsh-ly as 1t were. Save?" "Oh /!
yes save" replied the other 'tbey were boif-ing
over ard merely resigned to humor themselves, /
suppose" If such be the case the national difficulty
might have been averted by applying swaynes Oint-
.ment for skin diseases.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-09
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default has been made in the payment of
the sum of two hundred and FORTY dollars
which Is claimed to be due Mt The date OF this
notice upon l certain mortgage. duly execut-
Amanda Weller his wife to Pratt Robsr1s
bearing date the Sd day of February A. d.
1880, and duly recorded in the Office of the
MMe G Of Deeds; IN aud for the county of
or March A. d. 1880, at 3:45 o'clock, p. H., in
Book 'Y" OF Mortgages on page SO.
Said nortrage Is conditioned that if default
tanned. 1t shall be lawful FOR said mortgayee,
bis assigns, or attorney, to declare the whole
amount thereof to be due. and pursuant to
sai1 condltons, the whole amount secured by
said mortgage remaining unpaid, to-wit: the
sum Ut seventeen hundred and seventy-Six
dollars. is hereby declared to be due. and the
said sum is claimed to be due at the date OF
this notice:
And no action or proceeding at law or 9th
erwlse having been instituted to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, That
ny virtue OF power of sale cnntained in said
mortgage, and pursuant to the statute in such
Sa cas- M 4oe ano PROVIDED, the said mortgage
III and covered by said mortgage, viz:
The northwest quarter OF the northeast
quarter OF sec ion ten NO) and the southwest
southeast quarter of the northwest quarter
and the northeast quarter of the south west
quarter Ut the northwest quarter and the
sOuth-half of the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section eleven az ex-
cept piece in the last above described tract
sixteen 90, rods north and south and eigh-
teen OS) rods east and west owned by O. C.
La Bar all of said land being in township one
hundred and three tlO3) north, and OF range
eighteen QS) west and containing 14S 2-10acres
in Mower County. end state of Minnesota,
with the hereditaments and appurtenances
Will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, to pay said debt and I'M crest,
and the taxes, il any. Oh said premises, and
nifty dollars attorneys fee, as stipulated in
and by said mortgage, in case of foreclosure,
and the d.sbursements allowed by law; which
sale will be made by the sheriff Of said Mower
County, ut the front door of the court house
in the city of Austin in said county and state,
on the ct day Of September, A. D. 1852, al
ten o'clock a. nl, of that day, subject to re.
demptiOn at any time within one year from
the day of sale. as provided by law.
Dated at Austin, Mjnn., July 25th, A. D. 1882
CHARLES W. ROBERTS,
Executor of the will Of Pratt Roberts, dcceas ed
OhMAAZO ALLEN, Attorney for executor.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-09
MORTGAGE SALE.

~. Detault having beer made in the payment of
,ue sum OF fourteen hundred and forty dol.
Mrs' winch is claimed to be due at the date of
gage, duly executed and delivered nv a. hrieI
erickson ana Anne K. Erickson, his wife. to
george Heaiy: w. bearing date the 18th day OF
May, A. ID. 1873. and, with a power OF sale
therein contained, duly recorded in the Office
Of the Register of Deeds in and for the county
OF Mower and State Of Minnesota, on the 18th
Book of Mortgages, on page SEE, which
mortgage was duly sold and assigned by said
Healy to John K Cook on July 10, 1880, and
s saa5a ass1snment was on July Fl, 1882, at 8
OF DEEDS office in Book 2 of mortgages on
P"Ee ~ ana SAID mortgage was by Frances
3: Conk' who became the owner thereof under
deceased; duly sold and assigned to said
George Healy, on February Is, 1882, and said
ASSESSMENT was on February 10, 1882, at
o clock p. M. duly recorded in said Register
OF Deeds office in Book of Mortgages on
page III; and no action or proceeding having
been instituted. at law or otherwise, to recover
.ne aeot secured by said mortgage, or any
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue OF the power of sale contained in
sald mortgage. and pursuant to the st,tute in
such case made and provided. the said mort
gage Will be foreclosed by a sale of the urem-
iscs described in AID conveyed by said mort
gage, viz:
The south west quarter and the west half of
the south east quarter, both OF section thir-
teen, ana the north half of the north west
Quarter OF section twenty-four, all in town.
snip one hundred and four north, of range
sixteen west IN Mower county, Minnesota,
which sale will be made by the Sheriff of said
Mower county, at the front door of the court
house, in the city of Austin in said county
aud state. on the 9th day of September. A. D.
1882, at eleven o'clock a. m, Of that day at
public vend9e, to the highest bidder for cash,
ATTORNEYS fees, and the disbursements al
lowed by law.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-09
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that a mortgage
made by Andrew Anderson NJ, and Anne An
derson. his wife, mortgagors, to y. w. Shaw,
mortgage, will be fOreclosed by sale of the
mOrtgaged premises for default in the pay
ment OF the sum of eight hundred ten and
2-lON dollars tSSlO.O2), which is claimed to be
due thereon ut the date of this notice, which
said mortgage is dated Nov. Is, 1876, and was
recorded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds, in and for the county of Mower and
State of Minnesota. on the 18th day of Nov
ember, 1876, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, in book NV of
mortgages. on page 341.
The premises described in said mortgage
and so TO be sold as aforesaid. are the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter, and
the north half of the south east quarter of
the northeast quarter, all in section number
seven (T), in township number one hundred
and one Q01), North, of range number fifteen
Q5 west, in the county of Mower, State of
Minnesota. The said sale will be made at
public auction, on Friday, the 1st day of Sep
tember, 1882 at 10 clock in the forenoon, at the
front door of the Court House, in the city of
Austin, In said county, to pay said debt and
the interest and bursements allowed by
law, together with sixteen and 8l-lOO dollars
($16 81-l0O) delinquent taxes on same mort
gagged premises paid by said mortgage, and
fifty dollars attorneys fees as stipulated in
said mortgage.
Dated July II, 1882.
O. w. SHAW. Mortgage.
w. II. MERRICK, Austin. Mimi,
july19-7t Attorney for Mortgage.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-09
GHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue of an execution issued out of the
District Court for the Tenth Judicial District
in and for the county of Mower and State of
Minnesota, upon q judgment issued and dock
eted in said Court on the 18th day OF Febru-
airy, A. D., 1881. IN certain action wherein C.
Aultman { Co: was Plaintiff and G. N. Con-
PENDANTS, in favor of said Plaintiff and
against said DEFENDANTS, for the sum Of eight
hundred and fifty-eight dollars and thirty
cents ($85e 80 1907, have on the l4th day Of
July, A. D.. 1882, levied upon the following de-
scribed real estate, viz:
The south half Nl) of the northeast quarter
N) of section number thirty (30), in township
number one hundred and two (lO2) north, of
range number seventeen rD west, situated in
the town Of Window, county of Mower and
State of MinnesOta-as the property of the
Defendant, G. N. Conkey; and will sell the
same, or so much thereof as may be necess-
airy to satisfy said execution and costs, at the
front door of the Court House, In the city Of
Austin, in the county and State aforesaid, on
Saturday, the I'd day of September, A. D.,
1882. at 10 o'clock A. n. of that day.
Dated Jniy 18th, A. d., 1882.
H. B. COREY, sheriff Mower County, MINI.
D. B. JOHNSON, JR., Attorney for Plaintiff.
iulyl9-Tt
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-09
GHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue of sn execution, issued out of the
District Court for the Tenth Judicial District
In and for the county of Mower and State of
Minnesota, upon Judgment rendered in JUS
tice court on the llth day of January, A. D.
1878, in a certain action wherein W. il. Smith
WAS plaintiff, and H. F. Hickok was defendant.
in favor of satd plaintiff, and against said de-
tendant, for the sum of eighty-nine dollars
and ninety-three cents (SS9.93). as appears
by the transcript Of Judgment roll filed
in the Office of the clerk Of said court for
me said county Of Mower, and said judg-
on the 18th day Of May, 1881, did, on the 14th
day of June. A: D. 1881, levy upon all the right
title and interest Of the said defendant, H. F.
Hickok, to the following described real estate,
as follows tO-wit: The north half ts) of the
north west quarter tA) Of section No. twenty
six (26), in township No. one hundred and two
(lO2) north, OF range No. seventeen az west,
situated in the town of Window, Mower county
Minnesota,
And will sell the same, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said execution
and costs. at the front door of the court house
in the city of Austin, in the county and state
aforesaid, on Saturday the 5th day OF August,
A. D. 1882, at 10 o'clock a. m. of that day.
Dated June 10Th. A. D. 1882.
H. B. COREY, Sheriff Mower Co. MINI.
ID. B. JOHNSON, Jr., Atty for Plaintiff.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-09

In recent interview with Gov. St.
John of Kansas. he says of that state
Every temperance man is encouraged.
The railroads are selling twice as much
land as at any time tor five years past. and
our school lands, with the choicest taken
up years ago, are now selling at the rate
OF 22O acres per day, while in 1880 the rate
was but ISL acres per day. candidly
believe that in fifteen years the prohibit
ton law will be national one. Iowa has
adopted it. Next year it will be Ne
braska, then Missouri, then Indiana, and
as the great question progresses other
States will flock in, until temperance shall
be the rule and not the exception"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-09
West Point Academy.

thereby give notice that there will be
a competitive examination held at Roch-
ester, Wednesday, August 80, 1882, COM
mencing at 8 o'clock p. M, OF candidates
for admission to West Point Academy in
June, 1883. The appointment is required
by law to be made as nearly as practicable
one year in advance of admission. Can
didates must be between the ages of II
and e.. The appointee must not be over
% on the date of admission. June 18th,
1883. The Board of Examination will
hereafter be announced. AS the admis-
sion does not take place until June, 1883,
the candidates must have legal residence
in one of the following counties, namely:
Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston,
Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha or
Winona. The War Department circular
of qualifications will be furnished by me
on application. MARK H. DuNNELL.
Washington, July 81, 1882.