Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-08-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Orange county democrats met in
convention at Chelsea, the 18th, and put
in nomination the following ticket: Sem
ators, T. II. Chubb andsWillard Gay;
assistant judges, F. P. Eaton and w. Fl.
H. Hall; judges of probate, Alvah Bean
and p Perrin; sheriff, John Smith states
attorney, c. w. Clarke.
The Evening kilograms dispatch says
1t is officially confirmed that Germany has
annexed the entire territory between the
Orange River and the 25th degree of south
latitude. The German flag has been
hoisted along the coast to Beersba, the
country annexed being equal in extent to
the state of New York. The district is
adjacent to the English territory, and feel
ing runs high. Recently the British flag
was cut down at Bagelda, on the gold
coast, by one of the crew of tie German
war ship Mewe in the most high-handed
manner, and it is surmised that the pres
ent strained relations of the two Powers
in Africa will undoubtedly lead to grave
complications and reprisal.
An assignee's auction sale of Bradley
Barlow's property occurred at st. Adams
Aug. 20. Personal property to the
amount of some $500 and some fourteen
pieces of real estate were disposed of,
most of it at low prices. Barlow's home
stead in this village, which cost over S40,-
900, was bid off by E. A. Dunton for &c.
375. 1t is generally understood that this
property, and some OF the other, were bid
in by Barlow himself. The days sales
aggregate only little over $40, 200. Bar
lows property in Brandon, Vergennes
and Sudbury is to be sold at auction on
on Friday. The last valuation of his prop
erty which was sold Aug. 20 was $44 ,946.
The golden wedding of Phineas Walker
and wife was celebrated at their home in
Stafford on Tuesday evening Aug. 10,
and was pronounced by the numerous
friends, who attended, a very enjoyable
occasion. The principal presents were
gold-headed cane, a pair of gold-boWed
spectacles for each, beautiful gold berry
spoon and S75 dollars in gold. The pres
entation speech by Senator Morrill, was a
very appropriate one, and brought tears
to the eyes of the worthy couple more
than once. An original hymn by H. L.
Hatch and the reading of congratulatory
letters from many absent friends added
not little pleasure to the occasion.
At Chester, Aug 10, the friends and
relatives of John w. Hazelton held a
family picnic on his place. About 4
O'Clock Mrs Ira Merrill, her son Sewell,
and Mrs. Lucius Jaquith, started to drive
home. Leading from the house to the
village the road descends very steep
hill, down which Mr.. Merrill walked, the
ladies remaining in the carriage. About
half way down the hill. the horse became
frightened and started to run, at which
time team some distance ahead occupied
the road. Young Merrill jumped for the
horses head, but was not quite quick
enough to catch it and was thrown
down and received severe injuries about
his head The wheels OF the two teams
interlocked and Mrs. Merrill was thrown
| some ten feet into the air, striking rag
ged stone by the side of the road. Her
skull was broken, and when reached she
was dead, evidently having been instantly
killed. Mrs. Jaquith was picked up
about six feet above her companion, and
though conscious was in q dazed cOndi-
ton with q scalp wound on the crown of
her head tour inches long besides deep
wound over the right eye. Her shoulder
was severely hurt in her fall, but the full
extent of her injuries cannot be learned
at this writing, though she is in very
bad condition and it will be a long time,
if ever, before she is about again.
At the Vermont State Temperance
Camp meeting on Tuesday evening Aug
10, held at Morrisville, a large audience
| listened to an address by Edwin Dudley,
Secretary of the Massachusetts Law and
order League, he relating the workings of
| the league. On Aug. 20 temperance