Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22

knocked off the train by the ssOxbow"
bridge, three miles south of Middlebury.
The body fell into the water and was re-
covered. The back of his head was
smashed, and death must have been in
Simultaneous.
The Ontario parliament has promptly
responded to the action of New York in
making Niagara Falls free to the world. 1t
has enacted law doing for the Canada
side, what has been provided for this side,
and very soon the commissioners will
take possession of the park lands in the
names respectively of New York and Do
minion of Canada.
The net profit Of the Brooklyn bridge
business last year was 1928, 1874, and for
the month Of May this year the net re-
ceipts were about $4,000, or at the rate
of $4,000 u year. The railroad across
the bridge yields about five times as much
as the promenade and carriage way to-
gether. The whole number of people who
have crossed the bridge since it was OPP
ened is 26, 455 ,070. The total number of
vehicles is estimated at 1906
At the request of the postmaster-gener-
al, Superintendent Graves of the bureau
of engraving and printing has had pre-
pared half a dozen new designs for the
face of postal card. The poorest of
these designs is better than the cheap and
clumsy ornamentation at present on the
postal card. The best of the designs
contains a fine vignette of Benjamin
Franklin, with the directions to the writ
er in scroll work. 1t will probably be
substituted for the present design.
At the meeting of the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons Of Vermont, at Bur-
lington, June u, the following officers
were elected: Most Eminent Kittridge
Haskins of Brattleboro, Grand High
Priest; Eminent Marsh o. Perkins, of
Windsor, Deputy High Priest; Eminent
George w. Wing of Montpelier, Grand
Scribe; Eminent John A. Butler, of ia
maica, Grand Treasurer; Eminent Will
liam H. S. Whitcomb, Of Burlington,
Ora nd Secretary; Eminent Edwin o. Hib-
bard, of West Randolph, Grand Captain
of the Host.
A brilliant social event took place last
Wednesday night at st. Adams in the
| marriage of Miss Julia Burnett Smith,
| daughter Of Ex-Governor J. Gregory
Smith, to Mr.. Oliver C. Stevens of Bos-
| ton. The ceremony took place at the
| Congregational church, Rev. John A.
MacColl officiating, in the presence of a
large company of invited guests, includ-
ing many from Boston and other cities
After the ceremony a reception was held
at Governor Smiths elegant residence
| The wedding gifts comprised some two
hundred individual presents of value ant
Boston their home.
The ninetieth annual meeting Of the
general convention of Congregations
Ministers and Churches of Vermont was
held June ninth, tenth, and eleventh
at Bellows Falls. 1t was presided
over by Rev. J. H. Hincks of Montpelier
vice-president, in the absence of Hon
Joseph Poland, the president. In addi
ton to the regular business and devotion
al meetings, the anniversary of the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary Society wa:
held, and there were addresses by clergy
men, within and without the state, on
variety of subjects. The following offic
ers of the Missionary Society were elect
ed Rev. Henry Fairbanks, president
Rev. C. B. Hurlburt, vice-president
Rev. c. S. Smith, secretary; j. c. Emery
treasurer. 1t was voted that one addi
tional missionary-at-large in the state b.
employed. Wednesday morning large
ly attended meeting of ladies was presid
ed over by Mrs. Emerson, president o
the womans auxiliary of the American
Missionary society, and was addresse
by Mrs. Plympton of Mcintosh, Georgia
In the evening Rev. L. III. Elliott, secre
tary of the Vermont Bible society; Rev
II. W. C. Breves of Poland, missionar
lIolu SCJ NOV. ~ "a. 1AdihhoOh "
Boston, for the American Education sc
ciety: Rev. DR.. Woodwork of Boston
: for the American Missionary society; an
Rev. l.. II. Cobb of New York, for tn
: Congregational Union and Church build
{ ing societies, were the speakers.
The annual meeting of the Canada
| Do q hold at Montreal Snt
a urday. The report showed that of TIL
D S65 ,OOO, 900 of stock, $40, 000,0 600 was hel
D in England, $l5,OOO,OO in Canada, an
$40. 900. 900 in the United States Th
track will be completed by the end {
September, there being only 203 miles
. British Columbia yet to finish. At tn
! beginning of next spring the compan
will have 1000 miles of the road in oper;
o. ton with adequate terminal facilities
r The floating Indebtedness amounts
Sc, 1876, 401, of which about S., 702 900 hf
been created during the past year by tt
purchase of rOlling-Stock and the prOvi,
s ing of elevating and terminal facilitie
4 and on those further expenditure of So
O45. 900 is to be made. This will be pr
vided for out of the sale of SIS 100000
lie bonds The balance, report says, w
al suffice to complete the work in accordan
p. with the terms of the contract, and Il
assets of the company will then exec
III the liabilities by $110,0 900, placing tt
value of the land at so an acre. VIII
a. the road is completed and operat
w throughout the fixed charge will amou
y to SO, 900, 900 annually. Last year the n
'e earnings amounted to 81, 19l, 900, and t
d. first four months of this year showed
d. increase over the same period of last
10 922, 1O4 1t is expected that there will
: net profit this year of $2,5OO,OO0, a
NJ In the year following the completion
I'd the line gross traffic of $12, 900, 900, al
net revenue of 50, 100000, more tn
$500, 900 over all fixed charges. Geor
Us Stephen was reelected president, and
es C. Vanhorne vice-president. George
NJ Harris of Boston was chosen direct
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