Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Vermont bar association has IA
members.
B. F. Butler is expected to be the prin-
cipal orator at the coming state fair.
There will be reunion of Co. 1. 18th
Vermont Volunteers, at S. H. Fosters
Grove, North Calais, Sept. 7th.
The State fair will be held at Burling
ton, Sept. s, 9, 10, and IL. The Vermont
State Agricultural Society and the Cham
plain Valley Association unite.
r. M. Bill of West Topsham died Tues
day at the age of IA. He had been state
representative and senator and member
of the constitutional convention of 1910.
Chester w. Bailey's farm residence and
barns in Wolcott were burned Tuesday
night. The fire started in the barn but
its origin is unknown. The loss is large.
Chester w. Bailey's farm residence and
barns in Wolcott were burned on Tues
day night. The fire started in the barn,
but it's origin is unknown The loss will
be large.
The following is list of Vermont post
offices in which the special delivery sys-
tenn will be inaugurated October LIST: Ben
nington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Win
ooski, Rutland, st. Adams and St. Johns
bury.
At White River Junction, the heaviest
storm occurred Thursday and Thursday
night since 1869. Highways are badly
washed and many bridges swept away.
The damage to the town is estimated at
$4,000.
1t is announced that John c. Burke OF
Albany is booked for appointment as dep
uty collector of customs at Newport, and
Frank Sherman, for long time customs
broker at that port, is to be his right.
hand man and book-keeper.
The camping paraphanalia of the Kings.
ley guards of Rutland was burned on 9
train Tuesday while being transported to
the st. Adams muster. The fire caught
from the engine: loss $1,000. The rail
| road will be made responsible for the loss
Trial Cutler, one of the pioneers o.
| Woodford, was recently freed by beal
| and kept in confinement all night. In the
morning bruin and her cubs sauntered off
and Mr.. Cutler, with lameneSs in his
limbs, wandered all day before he fount
his habitation.
Mrs. Eugene O'Donnell's farm dwelling
| sheds and barns connected, at Guilford
were burned by lightning with their con
tents Tuesday night. The loss is full.
covered by an insurance of $1,000. Mrs
ODonnell's husband was killed about
year ago while excavating rock from
Crowell's reservoir at Brattleboro.
Lyman D. Willicut of Boston has beer
awarded the contract for building tn
state library building at Montpelier. HI
agrees to have the building erected Aug
l, 1886. The price he receives is $50, 900
| The southern and western walls are to b
of granite, the other sides of brick. TIL
undressed granite.
The town Of Stowe has a great cleanin!
| up of liquor dealers. Within the past tw
| weeks no less than twenty have been al
rested and convicted of selling or carry
ing the ardent, and some have been fine
for intoxication. The sellers and drink
| 10 ca
that they come of their own accord fror
all quarters and ask to be fined and dis
charged.
Sixty-fiye pauper Arabs, who were II
fused permission to land in New York
short time since, were landed at Quebe
recently and are now camped within tw
miles of Derby Line. They have wit
them ten performing bears, twenty MOI
keys aud several horses, supposed to hay
been stolen. They are filthy, ragged
desperate crowd, who are foraging on til
community.
At Royalton, Aug. 20, Henry T. Gilt
ord, proprietor of Grange store, found
burglar in his house at O'Clock in til
morning. He grasped him, was knocke
down and fred at by the burglar, but
, nally overpowered and captured hin
Two hundred dollars and other plundt
were found on the burglar, who had el
tered the store Of L. L. Dickerman
South Royalton.
AS result of the recent heavy storm
: the Connecticut river rose over five fee
! This will be Of great assistance to Il
5 riyermen who were having hard tin
t running logs through the narrows. II
: boom above the dam at Bellows Fal
, broke away Friday morning, the l4th ms
: and the pressure of the logs carried aw,
! a portion of the cofferdam belonging
l the canal company.
], The drug store and express office
: Flint & Laythee, at Rock Island, was e