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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26

fortably quartered ut one of our hotels
The senator keeps stylish carriage and
pair of his own, driven by IL white coach
man arrayed in blue coat and brass bnt-
tons. Miss Edmunds is frequently seen
out riding on a fine animal of her own.
which Is said to have cost $1,000"
The Washington Herald says: 'Col.
Charles H. Joyce of Vermont, who has
served eight years in congress with great
credit to himself and the state, has enter
ed into partnership in this city with Eli
as Spear, ex-commissioner of patents.
Mr.. Spear has been engaged in the prac-
tice of patent law here for some years.
Col. Joyce has advertised his Vermont
property for sale, and will take up his
residence in Washington
AS SeweH Baker and wife were return
ing from an evening visit to George Good
ell at Westhill, Morristown, the horse
and sleigh were thrown over small
bridge, and Mrs. Baker was instantly
killed and Bakers elbow broken and
! dislocated. Mrs. Baker was fifty-two
| years old. The accident was caused by
the crossbar of the sleigh breaking and
running it sideways off the bridge, on
which there was no guard
Hon. Albert G. Soule of Fairfield died
recently from complication of diseases
superinduced by kidney troubles The
deceased was for many years leading
merchant in Fairfield, being at the time of
his death principal partner in the firms of
A. G. Soule & Co., at Fairfield Center and
w. S. Soule & Co., at East Fairfield. Mr..
Soule was a prominent republican politi-
clan in Franklin county, He has held
various town offices and has been town
representative and county senator.
The Argus says Richmond is headquar-
tiers for ''Bob Veal" Calf buyers bring
in the tender younglings of all ages, from
"a hours to three days, which are slaugh-
tered by the hundred every week, and
shipped, most Of them, to the Boston
market. Last year the dressed bodies
were wrapped in their own hides and
shipped in that manner but this year they
are cut into attractive and deceptive look
ing pieces, as wastes, outlets, etc, and
packed in barrels and boxes. The trade
is assuming large proportions, and fur
nishes an industry to a small army OF
''cattle buyers during the otherwise dull
spring season. These buyers visit the
diaries of farmers all over the country,
and purchase calves ostensibly for the
skins. That the flesh is palmed off for
wholesome meat on an unsuspecting pub
lie, is no concern of theirs.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26

The well-known "Acorn" stoves and
ranges are made by one of the oldest and
largest houses in the country, Messrs.
Rathbone, Sard & Co.of Albany, Detroit
and Chicago, and the name ''Acorn'' is
given only to the better class of goods.
The stAcorn' has led off in the recent
great improvements, and while some of
them have been initiated, the patent office
The greatest care is given to the quality
of materials and Workmanship in making
the 'Acorn." Tasteful designers make
them attractive in appearance, and long,
practical experience has taught the man.
ufacturers how to make them durable,
economical, good bakers and convenient.
Thousands of testimonials could be pro-
duced showing their superiority in these
points; but the reputation of the ''Acorn"
and its manufacturers is SO well establish
ed, the improvements and advantages of
the "Acorn" are so apparent, that with
the recommendation and guarantee of the
seller, you may select an acorn Win
perfect confidence that you are getting the
best cooking apparatus for the money,
that is sold. In both cooking stoves and
ranges there is so large a variety in size,
price and finish, as to supply the wants
of those who want good but cheap arti-
Gle, as well as those who want the very
best. The "Acorn'' is made for burning
of reservoir, hot closet, hot shelf, water
back, ETC., can be supplied. As you buy
a range or stove to last twenty years, Sc
lect good reliable one, that will be sat
isfactory to use every day in the year-a
poor one is dear at any price-the best is
the cheapest.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

There has not been prisoner in the
Jail of Grand Isle county for over two
years.
Some dozen towns in this state have
just about legal voters enough to fill the
town offices.
The state prison now contains but
eighty-six convicts-the smallest number
for many years.
Hon. A. NJ. Dickey, prominent law
yerof Bradford, fell, while walking from
his house to his office, Monday, breaking
his arm.
The Argus wants to know who ''UE
Danger" is. We think we know. He is
the man that the newspapers tell the
truth about.-Inder.
Wesley Brown, aged %, of Dummer
ston, committed suicide by cutting his
throat with a jackknife recently. Cause,
temporary insanity.
Will Sullivan, bright active and self
educated journalist, who has been on the
Montpelier argus ten years, closed his
connection with that paper recently, and
started for Lincoln, Neb.
Bishop Pick writes to the secretary of
| the Vermont conference: CATER consult
alton with my colleagues it has been de-
| cided that l must not attempt to hold
your conference. Bishop Simpson will
| have charge of the matter AMI determine
| which of the bishops will preside
| At the last annual town meeting West
Randolph voted to adopt the town sys-
| tenn of schools. Later special meeting
to rescind such action was called and has
been held and adjourned without ac-
ton, and the town system of schools will
now 90 on in this town for the next five
| years.
w. A. Russell will rebuild the Vermont
farm machine building at Bellows Falls
/ as soon as the frost is out of the ground
| The new building will probably be forty
or fifty feet larger than the old one.. The
Vermont farm machine company's tools
| came last week and most of their hands
] will be at work this week.
Rev. ]. Mcdonald of Danville was due
at Newbury last week to attend a funer
al. The train being snow bound and the
highway so badly filed with snow as tC
make it impossible for team to gel
through, he started on foot and Travelled
several miles over the snow drifts to St
Johnsbury, where he took the train ant
arrived at Newbury in time.
White marble in unlimited quantities
and pronounced by experts to be of thu
finest quality in Vermont, has been dis
covered on land belonging to S. H. Yves
ton in Colchester. 1t is estimated tina
it can be quarried for about two ant
one-half cents per foot. There is bu
one other quarry of the same grade o
marble in the state, and that costs TWEEN
ty-ive cents to quarry.
Mentioning the arrival of Senator Ed
munds at Aiken, S. c., the Recorder o
that town says: Ellis family have beef
spending the winter here and are com
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26

of this wretched woman. Probably
at no time in the history of execu-
tions in Vermont has the pressure
for passes been 50 great as now. 1t
is the expressed desire of the prison
authorities that the witnesses be linn
tied to small number. 1t is impos-
sible to accommodate but a few at
any event, and as the State press
will be fully represented all the par
ticulars will be given to the public
Windsor Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26
MYSTERIOUS MURDER
NEAR BOSTON.

A horrible murder, very similar to
the still mysterious one of Mrs. Bell
in Boston, occurred at WATERFOWL,
near Boston, last Sunday. At about
Z 80 on Sunday evening, little five
year-old daughter of E. E. Carleton
appeared at a neighbours in her night
dress, saying. Something is the
matter with Mammal" and begging
some one to 90 and see about it at
once. The neighbor Immediately
started for Mr.. Cartoons. and on
entering the front hall stumbled over
something which proved to be the
PROSTATE body of Mrs. Carlton,
bleeding from savage wounds in the
head. The woman was nearly I'M
conscious, and died soon after. The
facts seem to be that Mrs. Carlton,
after tea, had allowed her servant to
60 out for the evening, and about
dark took her children-the little girl
before mentioned and boy of two
years-up stairs to bed. The chill
dren were undressed and their mother
was sitting beside them, when about
80 there came two sharp rings at
the door-bell. Mrs. Carlton left the
children to answer the bell. She was
gone some time, and the little girl,
hearing a noise down stairs and be-
coming impatient at her mothers
prolonged absence, left her bed and
went down, calling "Mother" as she
went. At the foot of the stairs she
fell over her mothers body, and Ell
Their surmising that something was
wrong-the entry being dark-or else
directed by her mother, she ran, as
before stated, to neighbours for as
sistance. The murder was done with
a large paving stone. The whole
affair is a mystery. The woman's
husband, who is a liquor dealer in
Boston, was not at home at the time,
and did not return until midnight.
Rumor says that the couple did not
live happily together, but Carlton
seems entirely Frustrated by the
shock. The police have a number
of clues, but none, apparently, in
which they have much confidence.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26
EMILINE LUCY MEAKER.

Emiline Lucy (Bates) Meaker,
whose execution takes place inside
the State Prison walls at Windsor,
VT, next Friday, between the hours
of one and three in the afternoon,
was born in Barre, VT, June IS,
1889, and is consequently nearly A
years old. At the youthful age of
IS, she married E. G. Meaker of
Plainfeld, VT, and in 1861, Almon,
who was convicted of the crime for
which his mother pays the penalty,
and whose death sentence was COM
muted to life imprisonment by the
last General Assembly, was born.
In 1862, Mr.. Meaker enlisted in COM
pany d. of the sixth Vermont regi-
ment and served two years in the
Union army. He was wounded while
in the service, and was honorably
discharged in 1864. He now receives
a pension of $24 per month. Mrs.
Meaker. since her incarceration, has
given vent in many ways to her ter
rible temper, forcibly attacking the
officers and keepers in such manner
as to lose the sympathy, not only of
those who are daily with her, but also
of those who would naturally be her
friends. Her own husband and chill
dren. even, are unwilling to have he1
dead body brought to their home.
Such q remarkable case has not been
known in New England since the
days of Salem witchcraft. Probably
| there never was an execution before
in this country that did not bring out
somewhere in the circle of home as.
sociates, friend to act as mediator
| for the wretched victim of outraged
| law. Mrs. Meaker is friendless anC
alone. She has been informed thai
| the law will be executed with abso
lutte certainty next Friday. Wher
asked if she desired to say anything
at the time, she replied, 'sPerhaps
shall. / want to see my son one
more. He will be sorry for what b,
has done, and will repent of it on hi
deathbed.' In conversation witt
Sheriff Amsden, she expressed a de
sire to see the gallows when he hat
it erected, She seemed anxious t.
know if she would be required t
ascend the fatal steps alone, assert
ing that she could do so if necessary
The same rope will be used that tel
minated the lives of Gravelin, Hay
: den, and Carr. Like all others VIII
have preceded her, she stoutly dc
MES that she has committed an
crime, and that those who have bee
instrumental in securing her convit
| ton will repent of it in their dyin
: hours. Mrs. Meaker is deaf as a
adder, and has no appreciation {
: noise of any kind. All commune:
1 ton is done in writing. PHYSICAL,
e she is strong and muscular, and
e much better in appearance than whe
t she arrived at the prison over tN
d years ago.
y Sheriff Rollin Amsden, of Windso
!. whose duty it is, as Sheriff of Win,
d sor county, will perform the paint
II ceremonies at the execution. Alread
!, he has been besieged as never befo
d for passes to witness the execute
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

New five-cent pieces are issued from
lhe Philadelphia mint at the rate of near
ly 1000 day.
An eruption of Mount Etna has occur
red accompanied by an earthquake, caus-
ing panic in the vicinity. Several
houses have fallen.
Soldiers entitled to the benefits of the
new leg and arm pension act should know
that the law is Intentionally so drawn
that they can secure their claims without
the Intervention of an attorney.
YAzoo CITY, Miss, March 10. News
yesterday morning, confirms the previous
reported overflow in the Tallahatchle
country. Greenwood is submerged, the
water being only twelve inches below
that of 1882, but is rising slowly. From
Greenwood to Honey Island the whole
country is inundated. Some of the larg-
est YaZoo river planters fear their inter-
ests will be seriously damaged.
The condition of Queen Victoria's limb,
which was injured by her fall on the
stairs at Windsor palace recently, con-
tinues most satisfactory. Her majesty
keeps her room in obedience to the adj
vice of her physicians. She is, however,
able to move about. The swelling of her
knee is subsiding, and it is hoped by the
| physicians in attendance that it will dis
| appear entirely within few days. There
| has at no time been any grounds for the
excitement over the matter which seems
TO nave been created in New York, but
which has not prevailed here. The mat
ter creates very nt.le comment in
| London.
HALIFAX, March 81. The thaw or tbe
past few days has been followed by Sc
we're rain storm, causing much destruc
ton throuhout the province. River:
have overlooked, bridges have beer
swept away, the lowlands are flooded an(
much property destroyed. No lives los
as far as reported. Railway communica
ton is interrupted. Advices from Kent
vile state that there is the greatest fresh
ct known for years in the CORVALLIS riv
er. The Windsor and Annapolis Railroad
track is submerged and badly washe,
out for two miles east of Kentville. A
WiswellS, half a mile of track is tire
and half feet under water. All train
| hot hot
been cancelled.
GA most dangerous counterfeit of tn
silver dollar" is reported from the west
sit has the exact weight, ring and ap
pearance of the genuine, and its QUITE
coating resistS the acid test" The won
der is that men capable of such artist
work should take the trouble to make
counterfeit at all, when they can max
money as fast as anybody need want
merely by manufacturing the genuin
dollar. If they can SO exactly reproduc
the exterior of the silver dollar, VIII
not fill it with silver? Do just what th
United States is dishonest enough to do
Buy 81 cents worth of silver, stamp it
dollar, and net 16 cents profit on ever
coin passed. That would be the reducti
dd dbsurdum of our present coinage swir
die, and the skillful coiners could sna
their fingers at detectives. Still, ther
would be one trouble. The governmeI
can't get people to take the genuine s.
cent dollars out of its vaults. PerhaI
| the counterfeiters might have equal trout
lie, even il they made as honest coin !
, Tribune.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26

At time when socialistic move
ments are threatening the tranquility
of nearly every State in Europe comes
the announcement of the death of
one who has been called the father
of modern socialism. DR.. Karl Marx,
whose decease occurred at London,
March 18th, was the founder of the
International Society and the insti-
gator of the German Revolution of
1913. Expelled from Germany in
1849 he made London his home, de-
voting himself to the study of politi-
cal economy and keeping himself in
close communication with the revolu-
tionary leaders on the Continent. 1t
was here that he perfected the organ
ization of the International" the
object of which, as declared at the
German Congress of 1866, was to
combine all the working men of En-
rope into a league for the overthrow
of monarchial governments and for
the elevation of labor by abolition of
all combinations of capitalists. Act
ing in concert with other revolution
airy bodies, the society proved for
years a formidable enemy to the
peace of Europe, and only lost its
Importance when, after the fall of
the Paris Commune, a split occurred
and DR.. Marx withdrew from it's
councils.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26


George F. Edmunds is still in the
prime of manhood, having just passed
his 55th birthday. With his bald
head, his spare, white side locks, and
heavy white beard, he looks at least
65. There never was a senator SO
mentally positive, so personally I'M
ostentatious. He seems never to do
anything or to say anything for
effect; but only because it ought to
be done, because it should be said.
He never tries to be impressive. He
never gesticulates. He never lifts
up his voice. With his hands drop
ped by his side, looking straight
ahead, he says what he has to say
simply, swiftly, for he never halts
for word and never begins SEN
tence twice. Yet his sentences carry
such mental momentum that a few of
them sometimes, striking to the root
of some unthought of law, with a
single blow knock the bottom from
a debate of days, ending it at once.
He never doctors the proofs of the
Congressional Record, that his speech
may 90 amended to his countrymen ;
but whatever he says here goes to
people just as he says it-nothing
added, nothing taken from it. His
colleagues complain sometimes that
he breaketh his mind upon too small
matters and that he is too school.
masterish; yet his nomination by the
Republican caucus as the president
pro TEN of the Senate met no oppo
sition, senators who might have pre-
ferred a personal friend concedine
the fitness of the choice.-Er.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26

Saturday was a cold, stormy day
in many parts of the country. A
heavy snow storm was reported in
Virginia, in Michigan, in Canada
West and also as far east as Halifax.
The winter in all sections has been
long and severe and it hangs on with
great deal of tenacity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26


The new law in reference to bank
taxation RENTS the taxes on bank
capital and deposits, but leaves in
operation the tax on bank circulation.
The total of the tax paid by the Ma
tional Banks throughout the country,
from 1864 to 1882 inclusive, amount
ed to $11S, 0O5, 7O6.25. This great
aggregate was thus made up: tax on
circulation, $52, 253, 1924; on de-
posts, $58, 166, 276,70 on capital,
$7,505, 911.31. The total taxation
for 1882 was $3.50, 684.35, nearly
two thirds of which was paid on de-
posts and circulation. The tax
levied on deposits and capital has
been a burden on production, and
oppressive to the general industries
of the country, and its remission was
wise, coming none too soon. In this
connection the following totals are
worth mentioning: In 1882 the ag-
gregate capital of the National Banks
was SAT-, 100000, the deposits ST.
131, ZOO, 900. The capital of State
savings and private banks aggrega-
ted S234,9OO, 600, and the deposits
1888, 100000. The grand totals
were, capital 712,1OO,OOO, and de-
posits 81, 1920, 100000; so that our
banks of all kinds control over twen-
ty-six hundred millions of dollars.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26

WASHINGTON, March p. The glst
of information received here from all
parts of the country in regard to the
Tariff bill is that it is growing In
favor as its provisions become better
understood. One of the best known
among the free traders of the country
writes that he must admit that the
classifcations of the new bill are the
best yet made by any tariff leglsla-
ton. The most significant political
feature of the news from the country
is that Democrats are beginning to
fear that their party made a mistake
in bodily opposing bill which redu-
ces taxation over $50, 000,0 900. Those
Democratic members who remain
here seem to see more clearly each
day that it IS to be a difficult matter
to explain on the stump why they
voted against such general reduc-
tons.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26

Also, Tapping Bits, Bit Stocks. Hammers, Sap and
Syrup Strainers, Butter Cloths, &c.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-26
| have 800 FirSt-Class Smear Tubs

With covers, which the farmers invited to look
at. Can be used for sugar or butter either.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-07
2:30, steady, clo.ing steady. Sales, 5000
bales. Closing quotations were as follows:

baIes. Closing quotations were as iOllows:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-07

TBelOW high WAFER nAIktLof7-
WHEELING. June 6.-Noon-River 10 feet
& inches. and falling. Weather clear and warm.
Night-River9 feet 6 inches, and fAIlng. "ealhel
partly cloudy and warm.
PrrTsBURe. June 6.--Noon-River o ieet
& inches, and falling. Weather clear anu not.
E~ight-River5 feet II inches, and falling. weather
clear and hot. -
NEw ORLEANS, June 6.-Arrived: Charles
Moran Cincinnati; Fred B. Blanks, Arkansas
civ: Port lads and Darges, st. Louis. DeParteo'
Annie T. Silver, St. Louis
CINCINNATI, June 6-Noon-River Is lest
sincbes- and falling. Weather cloudy; thermome-
weather cloudy and warm, with shoWens' De
parted: Cons Hillar, Memphis.
louisville, June 6.-Noou-RIver fsil-
ing With II feet in the canal, and 3 feet In tne
chute on the falls. Weather clear end warm. busi-
mes dull. Arrived and departed; VIM Snlnkhe'
Memphis to Cincinnati.
EVANSVILLE, June 6.-Noon-River rls-
ing with p 2-IO feet by the gauge. Weather purity
elondy and not: thermometer Il 70 So. Arrived:
Paris g. Brown, New Orleans, an DcPatSso'
| Paris c.. Brown, Cincinnsn, 4Sg an S HsnSe
River rising, with p 71o feet .by the sHuse-
weather cloudy and WARM, with heavy rA1n slAce
| 3pm.; thermometer Sc.
CAIRO. June 6.-Noon-River 81 ieet II
| INCHES AID falling. Weather cloudy and warm
| Dsnsrted: Andy Baum, Aempnis II pm Acorn
| Arkansas City, 4 an; Hsfry Brownr Aemphls,
ana Nignt-River 81 feet 2 inches; anq lAai
Weather cloudy and warm, with Tsln Us nnbis
| noon: thermometer 15'. Arrived; beIs 49, -
Vicksburg, 6 pm. Departed; Belle Me"PhS' "'
Louis, 2 pm
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FuTUR ~MovFMEN-s

The Lee-Line packets tomorrow evening
are the Coahoma, for FriaTa Point, and the
Dean Adams, for Osceoia.
TIE AnchoI-Line packets To- morrow morn
ing are the City of Providence, for Vicks
burg, and the Arkansas City, for 81. Louis.
THE Kate Adams, Capt. Marx r. Cheek
Is The United States mail packet this evening
at 5 o'clock for Arkansas City and all way
landings. E. W. Outlaw is her clerk, as
sisted by J. c. Wyckoff and Walker Outlaw
The O.-Line packet New Mary Houston,
Capt. Charles Miller, will pass up thil
morning at 10 o'clock for Cairo, Louisville
Cincinnati and ali intermediate points on th'
Ohio river. Elliott Miller Is in charge o.
her Office.
THE Andy Baum, Capt. H. ]. Vinton, vii
be fourd In port to-day, and leaves again 10
morrow evening al 5 O'clock for all points OIL
the Ohio river az far az Cincinnati. Rober
W. Mccoy presides in her Office. The Baum
will give cheap rates to all points North AM
i Fast