Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-08-27

attempting 10 save the lives of the patti
ents. His son also persisted in The
flames.
The Norwood Lumber company of Nor
wood, n. Y, of which Lawrence Brainerd,
president of the ST. Adams Trust compa-
ny, is the principal owner, has assigned.
The liabilities are given at $50, 900, of
which $40, 900 is due to banks at Ogdens-
burg and Malone, n. Y. The failure
was surprise to the trade. The en-
ployes were preferred and paid.
Galveston, Texas, is said to be on the
verge of Il water famine, the cisterns be-
ing drained by the long drought. For a
week past many people have been de-
pendent on their neighbors for water
enough to drink. Very few vegetables
are received into the market, and notice
| is posted on one of the principal restau-
rants in the city, CLOSED until it rains"
On Friday morning, near Winchester,
Ky, a Chesapeake & Ohio train ran into a
freight train which stood on cross
track, and struck car containing four
hundred kegs of blasting powder. Some
of the kegs being ignited by sparks from
the engines, an explosion followed. Two
conductors were killed, and five other
| persons were so badly hurt that their re-
| covery is unlikely.
An Australian sheep-breeder recently
| purchased 173 merino sheep in this state,
| for which he paid the sum of $50, 900.
Four of the rams cost $4,000 each. The
freight to Australia will amount to nearly
! $4,000 more which increases the sum to
| $4,000, or about an average of 5000 per
sheep. The breeder already has flock
of 1000, and the Vermont sheep will be
used for purposes Of Improvement.
j. B. Gardner, wealthy citizen of Bos-
ton, recently deceased, provided by will
that large sum of money, bonds and
other securities, aggregating in value
1891, 600, should be turned over to the
United States treasury to be used in help
ing to pay the national debt. The be-
quest has been received at the treasury
department, and by direction of the Reg
lister was placed to the credit of ''Patri-
otto Donations
Last spring dealers in butter in New
York and Boston bought up all the butter
obtainable in the west at an average of
cold storage in Chicago, it is said, with
the belief that product would go up in
July. There has been large production,
however, and the stored butter is depre-
ciating in value. 1t is said that some
will have to be sold for 10 to - cents.
The loss on the deal is estimated from
$500, 900 to 81 ,O0O,O 900.
The Second National Bark of Warren,
Ohio, closed its doors on Friday. The
cashier, Kirkland M. Fitch, confesses
that he had lost about $50, 900 in stock
speculation in New York The bank in
spector, after making an inspection, says
that the bank can pay all depositors in
full inside of thirty days, and the stock
holders will receive thirty to forty per
county has $54 600 on deposit in the
broken bank.
One of the sad incidents of the yacht
ing season this year is the wreck of the
Mystery fast craft belonging to the
New Haven Yacht Club, and the probable
loss of all on board. The Mystery sailed
from New Haven for Nantucket, Aug. 10
the cruise being expected to last about
three days. Since then nothing has been
heard from the vessel, but the finding OF
several bodies, clad in yachtmen's garb
along The shores of Cape Cod, appears to
settle the fate of the unfortunate party.
The Railroad Gazette'S record of rail
road accidents in the month of June
shows total of 81 accidents, in which IS
persons were killed and 95 injured; al
increase of 10 accidents and three persons
killed and a decrease of 50 injured as
compared with June of last year. The
six months of the current year to the end
of June show a total of S1l accident is
221 killed and sos injured; monthly
average of 135 accidents, 81 killed ant
l35 injured. June was below the aver
age for the half-year, except in number
killed.
Joseph A. Dodge, late general manager
of the Boston, Concord Montreal rail
: road, died of Bright's disease Friday
t Aug. 10. He was born in New Boston
n n. HI. His father was a farmer Dur
r ing portion of his early life he laugh
q school winters, assisting on farm labo
! summers. For about forty years past h,
: had been connected with railroads in va
rious capacities. He commenced rail
It road life as shipping clerk on the Bos
7. ton Lowell railroad at Boston. On tn,
S opening of the Boston, Concord & Mon
treal railroad he was appointed station
agent at Sanbornton, now Tilton. Oh
the completion of the road to Lake Vii
lage he was ordered to that place, henc
to Meredith Village and Plymouth, tax
" ing charge of the latter station in 1850
Two years later he was appointed gener
! al freight agent, and about 1860 electe,
S to the superintendency, which office h
held till 1876 and 1877, when, being elect
e ed to a dictatorship in the corporation
n he took the office of general manager
II he resigned a few months ago. MI
Dodge ceased active labor about a yea
ago on account of ill-health. He was
= director in several corporations, anon
: them being the Boston, Concord & Nor
e trail, Profile & Franconia, Notch, Pemige
wasset Valley, Whitefeld & Jefferson raj
roads, Mt. Washington railway, and LAX
Wlnnipiseogee Steamboat company. l
!. politics he was democrat, representa-
this town in the legislature in 1868, 1S6
and 1870. He leaves wife and tw
daughters. The funeral aervce occurre
. on Sunday.
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