Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-09
Tracy of Danville, being the speak

Tracy of Danville, being the speak
ers.
sheffield.
Salma Davis was thrown from his
harrow last week Wednesday, and
received injuries to such degree
that he is now under the doctors care,
suffering from hemorrhage.
HaT'dyviclx.
The dwelling house and horse barn
Of E. F. Cummings in district No. 10
were destroyed by fire Decoration
Day in the afternoon. Most of the
contents were saved. Buildings in-
sured for S675; contents, 5000. He
had recently purchased the Smith
place SO he is not homeless.
East Hardwick.
Cars on the Lake road, last week,
ran into herd of valuable Jersey
COWS owned by W. d. Bronson, Sc
verely injuring several registered ami
mails. The accident was caused by
the neglect of the railroad company
to keep the fences in repair.
WheeIocIx.
Daniel Jones had his arm broken
and quite a cut in his head by a kick
from horse.
Gilbert Gray is very sick with ty
phold fever, and Mrs. Staples is very
low with heart disease-not expected
to live many days.
Mrs. E. J. Dana, who bought out
Mrs. w. J. Ranney's millinery store,
has a good stock of goods and will
be glad to see customers.
North WoIcott.
Clarence Webster has returned
from Massachusetts where he has
been in business several years.
Rev. G.. L. Story has commenced
his labors at North Wolcott which
are appreciated by the people.
A. Boynton, who had in very large
stock of logs, has them nearly all
sawed out. He is charging his mill
and putting in dressing machinery.
The republican candidate for gov
ernor of North Carolina is Hon. Tyre
York. He is from a western county,
a homespun man, but remarkably
strong and sensible. He was elected
q member of the present congress
over two competitors in district
that was democratic. He is phys
ician, and so liberal as never to have
presented a bill for services.
Judge Poland has introduced bill
to authorize an action to recover
| damages where the death of person
is caused by the wrongful act OF neg
lect of any person or corporation, the
damages TO be,for the benefit of the
widow and next of kin of the de-
ceased. Nearly all the states have
such statutes, but congress has moi
enacted any such law for the Distric
of Columbia.
Senator Edmunds wrote to the man
ayers of the ex-Confederate Home
fair in Richmond, Va. ''Its object:
certainly has my sympathy, for how
ever erroneous the people of thu
north may have considered the at
tempt to establish confederate gov
eminent to have been, no one cal
fail to commiserate the condition o
any disabled soldier who fought in :
cause that he believed to be a goo(
! one"
DEATH OF GEN. PECK.-Genera
James S. Peck, postmaster at Mont
pelier, dropped dead at Loon LAX
in the Adirondack mountains recent
ly. He was there for his health. H
was subject to severe hemOrrhaoeS
General Peck was born in 1910. III
was the oldest son of W. n. Peck, o
Montpelier. He enlisted in Compa
ny /, 18th Regiment, Vermont Vol
unteers, on August 26, 1862, as sec
ond Lieutenant, was promoted to b
D Adjutant, January, 1868, and hel
the office until discharged on July q
e 1868. At the close of the war b
i was appointed Adjutant General c
: the State militia and held the offic
until his appointment as postmaste
). at Montpelier at the opening of th
Garfield administration. He was SCI
n rotary of the Vermont State Officer
: Reunion Association from Its organ
d ization until 1882, when he was cleo
!. ed president, holding the office at h
n death.
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