Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-09-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

S. M. Waite, who is in the workhouse,
is reported to be in very feeble health
Senator Anthony left his long time
friend, Senator Edmunds, silver tank
ard.
Twenty-three divorce suits have been
entered at the present term of court in
Rutland county.
A general term of the supreme court is
ordered to be held at Montpelier on the
2Sth day Of October next.
The supporters of st. John and Daniel
in Vermont propose to meet at Mont
pelier about the middle of October for
the purpose of placing prohibition cleo
toral ticket in the field.
ave learn that Mr.. William w. Stick
ney of Ludlow will be candidate for re-
election to the clerkship of the house of
representatives, in which position he has
proved entirely competent and satisfac-
tory.
Neither President Arthur nor Secretary
Lincoln was present at the state fair.
The former was prevented by the death
of Secretary Folger, and the latter by
that of his mother-in-law. There was no
address this year.
Among the indictments brought by the
grand jury, in session at St. Adams last
week, were one against Oscar Meyer tor
the murder of Hermann Krouse on Lake
Edmund Ellis for wrecking train on the
Mssisquoi Road last spring.
White River junction celebrated the
| completion of its new graded school
| building Saturday evening with speeches
| by prominent educators and music. The
building is of brick, two stories, having
four large school rooms, with modern
| appliances, stands on corner lot of 225
acres and cost $4,000.
The new library building which Hon.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock is erect
ing for the University of Vermont at
Burlington, at a cost of 100000, is being
rapidly pushed forward by the contract
ors. The walls are already finished and
the roof is nearly completed. The edi-
flee promises to be one of the handsomest
among the public buildings of the state.
Charles Putnam, residing on Leighton
hill in Newbury, went out hunting Fri
day before last. When returning home
the lock of his gun caught so that the
weapon was discharged, and the loaC
entered one of his legs, behind the knee
passing down to the heel. The limb wa
terward
s'Will'' and "Joe" Corliss threShed 70
bushels of the ''Lost Nation wheat il
nine hours Master Freddie M. Goss
only seven years old, handled all of TIL
! l,626 bundles to the man, who cut TIL
| bands, carrying them all to him across
| 3O-feet platform when the thermomete
stood at 80 degrees.
/ uC CAUCuSlfC HuuC u
Olcott Falls on the Connecticut river TO
the removal of u large mass of rock by
submarine blast to give an exit for waite
from the wheel pits were completed th
10th inst. Forty-two holes, each -four
teen feet in depth, drilled at right angle
from the liver, were charged with forty
five pounds OF dynamite and ut tw
O'Clock, p. M, the charge was fired
electricity, with Il satisfactory result.
solid mass of rock siXty-SiX feet in lengt
containing nearly five hundred cub
yards was thrown bodily to the require
distance in the stream.
The just elected officers of the Pa
sumpsic railroad are Emmons Raymond
of Boston, president; A. B. Harris,
; Springfield, Mass, vice-president; III.
Folsom, superintendent; Frederick Ri
lings, of Woodstock, A. B. Harris,
Springfield, Oscar Edwards, Of Nortl
ampton, Mass, Alden Speare, of Newton
Mass, S. S. Thompson, of Lyndonvill
} Emmons Raymond, of Cambridge, Mass
, | and Amos Barnes, W. X. Blodgett, az
, C. w. Pierce, of Boston, directors. II
three first named directors are new mt
in the board. 1t is understood that M
Raymond consents to remain preside
| for this year only, after which Mr.. Harr
S is to take the place. On the whole, the
: is new deal.
L Early Monday evening of last we
v Myron Amber, confined in the Lamoil
q county Jail for arson, and man givil
the name of Lewis, confined for stealth
hides from the storehouse of c. S. Pas
n broke Jail and departed. BY some mea
or other the men had got possession
d an old case-knife, and breaking into
:. vacant cell, by heating their knife, h
i managed to burn hole into the floor a
thence worked their way down throu
the stone work of the underpinning a
out. Sheriff Lamphier was promptly
e pursuit and captured Amber. Lewis
= still missing.