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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
washington, D. c., Feb. %, 1885.

Mr.. Sherman, from the Congressional
Committee Of Arrangements on the Wash.
ington MuuumeG: dedication, submitted u
report and u concurrent resolution express.
ing the thank. of Congress to Col. Thomas
Lincoln Casey, corps OF engineers, his as
sistantS and the work men under his and
their direction 'for the admirable manner
| in which he and they have performed their
respective duties in the completion of the
monument to the name and fame of George
Washington.'
Mr.. Allison submitted the conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill, and
said the contrrees had agreed to all differ
cncrs except lhu5 relating to courts martial
in time oi peace The House provision, lie
said, 20 amended; he Oath Article of War
as to .-nahi. courts martial To control the
hours I'll their own session, inst cad Of being
| limited, rs now, To tho hours from a M.
| 10 3p. IL.
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EALrImonh, Feb :.5.-ys.&s cons"t',!a''1 -
past due coupons %; new 10 rs II: 10 new
rs % bid to-day. Cotton frmcr ,njddli@@ ! -
lis. Flour steady and quiet: Howard street md
| Western super -. 11t:5 60: 30 extra - lpl
3 90: 90 family So sad - City Mills
super 81 155a; co. 30 extra 81 5a:' 81 ." RIO
| Brands IL 70: pa,ap.co family - so Il" super
lative patent 81 IS. Whoat-SoutEcrn steady
and quiet: Western lower. closing dull Sonl'orr
red 92a9i; dc amber 31a9S No l Maryhrt
| 9Oa903,: No = Western winter red spat -,
asked March -Gi ,asG's April SS'4 bid. C".a
Southern and firm: Western lower srd
dull Southern whit. 5Sa59; do yellow 5la52
Western mixed spot 4T3 .s4S: February :, "a
ISIS March Z. lsa4Tiii May 41a4a4Stl oM'
firm; Southern .;6a39 Western whit "a
80 do mixed 56i3T Pennsylvania 3G,3!'. Ny,
firm and quiet at BARS. Hay steady ami n'm
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland i -
SIS. Provisions higher for Mess Pork "hcr
articles dull and weak Mess Pork Old 81
new S14 %. Observation-Disclosures and clral nib
sides packed 6aI"!. BacOn-shouldcrs ~ ctra
rib sides 9i., Hams 12%,a13 Lard lrrlined
8t.. Butter firm; Western packed la22
creamery 23a34. Eggs higher ut 27a2S. Coffee
Gull and nominal; Rio cargoes ordinary I" far
Saa93s. Sugar steady and dull; 4 scii a.
Whiskcy quiet and steady at 81 2Oa1 ri
NEW YORK, Feb. 25--Stocka more active
Money easy 1al lac. Cotton dull upland, II
ZIG; Orleans IL 11-1G. Flour dull and heavy
Wheat heavy and E,c lower Corn ',,'.r
lower and dull.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-11:15 a. m.-Wheat N,ty
excited and lower, prices having declined to u
o'clock 29sc under the top prices Of YESTERDAY
May Wheat touched S1l9 and has reacted 10
S1Aa81Ts May Corn Ills. May Oats "u4
May Pork s12.S21s. May Lard sos.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Feb. -, l~-j
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ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Feb. -, -
prpoc ranU.I rn1Inwc.
Ows and Calves 3OaS5O.

QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. Feb y y
Queenstown this week 1913 head of Cattl" oi!"irl
with sales at 31aa5a4 cents per ID. Some ni'
Sheep and Lambs offered Sheep sold at tor
cents, and Lambs at 4t.aG cents per!b. some
Cows and Calves sold ut 35aS55 per head
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CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-11:15 q. m.-Wheat Yrry
excited and lower, prices having declined to ! !
o'clock 29sc under the top prices Of YESTERDAY
May Wheat touched S1lA and has reacted 10
91AaS1Ts May Corn lis. May Oats :'"'4.
May Pork S12.S21s. May Lard = %
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NEW YORK, Feb 25--StockG more active
Money easy 1al l2c. Cotton dull; upland, II
ZIG Orleans II 11-16. Flour dull and h.,ry
Wheat heavy and 1a1 &c lower. Corn ',r'.c
lower and dull.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
VACCINATE!

Small Pox is prevailing in Mon
treal and the outlying parishes. We
have daily communication with that
city and people are passing back and
forth every day. AS a matter OF
precaution vaccination should be
practiced throughout the country,
and especially among all adults and
children who have never been vacci-
mated. The medicine men of the
of the vicinity are supplied with
fresh vaccine matter and will attend
to all who apply. We repeat the
warning of last week. A frightful
mortality has taken place and con-
tinues in Montreal, especially among
the children. The disease is spread
ing into the country. 1t has broken
out at Fall River, Mass, from s
French family recently, from Mon
treal who moved into tenement
occupied by four families, all of
whom have been exposed, and the
members of which work in mills
where there are hundred of opera
tives. Any neighborhood is liabl
to the same exposure from whicl
there is no protection but vaccina
tion.-Stdnstedd Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
Much of the business of the coun

Much of the business of the coun
try is in a state of hesitation, on &C
count of the uncertainty of the atti-
tude of the new administration as to
the agitation of matters especially re-
lating to many kinds of industry, and
this feeling has been increased byra
circular recently sent out by Secreta-
ry Manning of the Treasury, making
inquiries, and which seems to contem-
plate general tariff revision at the
coming session of congress. This Cir
cular has already resulted in a large
meeting of the business men of Rhode
Island, at Providence, on Monday
afternoon, at which resolutions were
adopted. first rehearsing the long pc
Rod to which the industries OF Rhode
Island had been subjected to depres-
sion, and declaring that any such gen.
eral revision of the tariff ''worhd be
exceedingly disastrous to the entire
industrial interests of the country !"
Another resolution protested "agalnst
any re-opening of the tariff agitation
at the coming session of congress. !"
Among the speakers were U. S. Sen
ators Aldrich and Chace, and it is not
unlikely the business men in other
places may be heard from in SINH
lar way. aa
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07

came Thomas turn to take the place,
he did it with great fear. As dark
ness drew on, he placed himself be-
hind large stump, where he watched
and listened intently for danger.
About midnight he heard rustling
among the leaves and noise like the
grunting of hog. The creature APP
preached until he could see what APP
peared to be large hog roofing
around upon the ground. He did
not wait long but took careful aim
and fired, when an awful scream was
heard and all was still. When morn
ing came it was discovered that the
"hog" was nothing more nor less
than an Indian who had covered him.
self with the skin of hog, and imi-
tating the habits of that animal, had
stolen close up to the guard, where
he expected to shoot him, as he had
shot others on the same spot. There
was no more picket shooting in that
vicinity after that. o. V. P.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENTS

Mr.. Edttor.-The following Incl
dents in revolutionary history were
told the writer by Paul Cook and
Jesse Thomas, who served in the war
for independence, and died as pen
sioners in Glover many years ago ::
On a certain time. when Washington
called out portion of the army for
practice in loading and firing, he or
dered firing by platoons with blank
cartridges. When the first platoon
fired he heard the whistle of a bullet
which actually passed through his
cap, but he apparently took no no.
tice of the matter till the whole line
had discharged three pieces, when he
ordered the soldiers to reload. When
all was ready he came to the first
platoon IN which the soldier, Cook,
had his place, and ordered that the
guns be unloaded and the cartridges
examined, Great was the surprise
of the men when it was found that
one man had drawn bullet from his
gun. The circumstance of the mar
row escape of Washington at the first
firing was made known, and the gull
was fixed on the soldier whose CUR
was found loaded for the SECOND
round. Nothing but the magnanlmi
ty Of Washington saved the lynchine
of the would-be murderer of the Gen
eral Of the army.
1 Thomas related an incident rela
tive to picket shooting: On certain
post the picket guard had been sho
on successive nights, and when
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.

The fair season opened in Vermont
last week, with two or three county
and local exhibitions. The state fair
will be held in Burlington this week,
and following this and until the mid
die of October there will be success
sion of district, county and town fairs.
From all accounts the state fair PROM
Uses to be one of the largest and best
ever held; and we hope that all of
the other exhibitions, great and small,
NAV be- as successful as can be de-
sired or expected. 1t has been said
that agricultural fairs are most per-
manent and potent educators that
they stimulate friendly rivalry and
beneficially affect the agricultural
condition of the districts in which
they are held. Much of this is true,
though their good effects are some
times transient; and there are OBJ
jectionable features connected with
some of the exhibitions. But leav-
ing these out of the account (and we
think they are becoming less in num-
Der every year,, there is little reason
to doubt that the annual fairs are Of
substantial benefit to farmers. Al
least it gives them an opportunity tt
meet, compare notes of their farm ex
periences, and in other ways to ge
more of practical instruction in :
week than they could obtain at bom'
in six months. If the farmers woult
display as much enthusiasm in con
tiibuting to the success of the fair
as those do who are interested in tn
horse-racing, which is prominen
feature of so many of them, we fee
assured that the practical benefit t
be derived from them would be niue
greater than now. Let the farmer
show the most and best they are abl
to do, aud the fault will not be their
if the result is not entirely to the
satisfaction and permanent advar
tage.- Waterman.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Chauncy M. Depew has been visiting
Senator Evarts at Windsor.
Major N. P. Bowman of St. Johnsbury
is to be made United States Marshal for
Vermont.
Nearly two hundred persons were vac
einated at the health officers office in Bur
lington last Monday.
Dir. Nathan Gale of Orwell is in his six
tieth year of active practice as physi-
clan. He is eighty-four years old.
The Estey Organ Company is breaking
ground for an immense building in New
York in which to carry on its increasing
piano business.
Judge Thomas d. Chapman of Bur
lington, for long time Lake Cham
plain steamboat captain, died on Monday
aged sixty-nine years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
p r q q r a MI MI II
SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.
Second Day.

$50 a. m. Exhibition of Brood Mares and Colts.
$50 a.. M Exhibition of Matched and Single Draft
Horses. 119O a. m. Exhibition of Matched Car.
riage Horses. II O'Clock NJ, Recess. p. IN. Coun-
ty Purse for horses owned within the limits of the
never trotted for money; S2O-SI5-S1O-S5. 230
p. m. Stallion Race, for Stations that never beat
$50, owned within the limits of the Society three
p. m. Years Old Trot, open to all horses owned
within the limits of the society," best two in three
to harness. Five to enter, three to start $3.50
five to harness, twice around the course, barring
time, weight and distance. Entrance 10 per cent
of purse to c. II. Dwinell ON or before p. m. day
of
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until p. m, second day of Fair, to be entitled to
premium.
No animal will be entitled to more than one pre-
MUM, except oxen which have competed in town
teams.
No town to receive but one premium on string of
oxen.
In class 2, draft horses to receive premium under
test.
No premium awarded unless the article is merito-
riOus.
In all cases where there is no competition the
awards will be according to merritt superior first;
if medium, second; if inferior, third premium, or
none, discretionary with the committee.
Awarding Committees will report to the Secreta-
RVS office at $50 a. m. second day of the Fair, to
receive their books and instructions, excepting
committees in classes and 4; they will report to
same place at 1870 p. m first day and all will re-
turn their books at p. m, the second day to the
Secretary at his office.
Any person feeling aggrieved by the action of the
Awarding Committee can appeal to the President of
Society, who with the Town Committee, majority
present making a quorum, can investigate causes
of complaint, and will reserve the right to withhold
premiums awarded through fraud or improper in
huences.
Ladies offering meritorious articles for exhibition
in person. will receive free admission tickets for
themselves to the first two days of the Fair and can
receive premiums in Floral Hall department though
not members.
Horses entered in County Race must be certified
to by more listers of town where said horse
owned April LIST, 1885. Horses only eligible IN
County Race that were raised and owned within
limits of the State of Vermont and Canada Money
earned in Races Sept 49, 1885, will be paid only at
the expiration of one week after the close of Fair
Stallion Race entries must be made on or before
September %, 1885, to Secretary of Society.
Membership tickets for sale by the Treasurer or
Town Committees previous to the Fair and at ticket
office days of Fair.
In order to prevent embarrassment and confusion
it is necessary that these rules and regulations be
complied with.
Premiums awarded not called for or before Jan
uary l, 1886, will be considered gifts to the So
ciety.
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ed. Eight stations are entered in the
three minute race Tuesday for S175
and Is entries have been made for
Wednesdays race for three minute
horses for $3.50. Various entries for
the other races Thursday and Friday
have also been made, and altogether
1t will be busy week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
RULES AND REGULATIONS

The payment of one dollar purchases Member
ship ticket that admits the holder thereof his wife
and all minor children his team and all articles for
exhibition the first two days of the Fair.
Exhibitors for premiums must be residents OF
Orleans County, or the towns of Sutton and Shelf
field, in Caledonia County, or Brighton, in Essex
County.
The Secretary will not enter any amin is arti
Giles until the exhibitor shall have procured mem
bership ticket, and shall require the same to be
presented before the entries can be made.
All entries must be made previous to p. m. the
first day of the Fair, and all animals articles
be on the ground at that time.
Live stock must be described by stating the age
blood and particulars necessary to be recorded il
Secretary's book.
Specimens of Mechanical, Ornamental, or House
hold Manufactures must be made in the County o.
Towns mentioned. and all animals entered for pre-
MUM must have been owned by the exhibitor, il
the County Towns mentioned, at least three
months previous to September 20, 1884.
The name of exhibitor with description of article
or ANIMAL giving class of entry, must be registered
in Secretary's book, and such description to b.
marked with name of owner on tag, excepting IL
classes % and % that will be designated by number
This rule must be complied with to compete TO
premiums.
All articles or animals must remain on exhibition
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07


The Ratrdl Neac- Yorker of next week
will be treasury of fertilizer knowledge.
1t will be special number devoted to the
whole story of how plants grow; telling
what elements the plant must find in the
soil to produce good crops, and showing
the farmer from what source he can, i'm
the best and cheapest manner, obtain
such of them as are missing, or nearly ex-
hausted in his soil. This is a subject of
vital Importance, and one that concerns
eyery farmer in America-those on the
virgin soils Of the Western prairies, no
less than on the worn out fields of the
| East. 8s
The Rural having the aid of the most
careful experimenters and ablest writer's,
in this field, to be found in America or
England, will treat this question in a
mastery manner. Our readers cannot af-
ford to neglect so important subject
/ and, to post themselves, should send for
a copy, which will be mailed them free.
Address 81 Park Row, New York.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
STATE FAIR.

The Vermont Agricultural Society
In connection with the Champlain
Valley Association will open their an
nual state fair on the grounds of the
association, at Darlington, to-day.
The entries already made are larg-
er than in any previous year. George
B. Loring of Massachusetts is to be
the principal speaker. Many I'M
provements have been made in How
ard park, the most noticeable of
which is the changing of Mechanics
hall into a building for the exhibit
ton of stock. In the cattle depart
meut there are nearly five hundred
entries, and the exhibit of thorough
bred stock promises to be better in
quality and larger than ever before.
Already there have been entered foul
head each of the Holstein, short horn
and Ayrshire breeds. two each OF
Devons and polied cattle, and one
each Of Herefords and Jerseys
Among the single animals will be the
Hoistein COW belonging to H. b. Ham
mond of New York city, which took
the gold medal at the great Amster.
dam exhibit. For the horse show
there are entered SO stations. 81
breed mares, 25 geldings and FLIES
15 matched teams both classes, ant
13 single drivers. Entries of sheer
have been made by 18 different per
sous, and there will be in the sheel
pens 100 fine wool sheep and rs Ions
and middle wool. There are 28 en-
tries in swine, not including sucking
pigs. Over 40 entries have bee
made for the horse races, for whic
pnusally large purses have been Offer
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
First Day.

Eight O'Clock, a. M, Park opens for admission o
visitors, animals and articles. l p. m. Exhibition
ofStallions. 1.3O p. m. Grand Cavalcade of Oxer
in Town Teams and all Oxen and Steers will pas:
around the track. $50 m. Exhibition of Single
Carriage Horses.
Committee on Races first two days of Fair, Nixor
Morse, D. w. Porter, d. I. johnson.
Committee on Ladies' Equestrialism, j c. Oliver
c. P. Owen, VIM. Merriam.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

The belief is growing among the mill
tary and other friends of General Gordon
that he really escaped alive from Khar-
equator.
Syndicate of Chicagoians own cat
tie ranch in Texas that has an area of
three millions of acres. Upon it are $4,000
cattle, and there is abundant room for
many more.
Brazil still produces diamonds to the
value of $1,000,00O to Sl,50O,000. The
worth of these precious stones has been
much deprecated by the enormous finds
in South Africa.
Since the death of General Grant near
ly ten thousand ex-soldiers. sailors and
marines, who served in the Union army
and navy, have been mustered in as com
The Great Eastern is larger thanh oah's
| Ark, but unlike the Ark, has bankrupted
several rich companies, more than &c.
600, 900 having been sunk upon her. The
length of the Ark was SAT feet, breadth
81 feet and depth "a feet. The Great
Eastern is $50 feet long, 81 feet wide.
Sc feet deep.
The mining properties of the Canadian
Copper and Sulphur Co. were recently
sold at Sherii's sale to the Eastern Town
ships Bank. The properties are located at
Capleton, earthly, Richmond and Bromp-
ton, and were purchased by that compa-
ny through L. S. Huntington, acting for
the company.
i Ex-Treasurer Adams of the Framing
ham. Mass, Savings Bank, committed SUI
icide on the p. m. of Aug "a in the bank
ing rooms Of the institution by cutting
his throat. 1t is the sad old story repeat
ed man in good standing in commu-
nifty, member of the church and secret
orders, breaks his trust, speculates on
money entrusted to his keeping and is
which multitude of men before him have
been engulfed. When the victim of de-
sire to become suddenly rich discovers
himself disgraced before his fellow men
and sees the prison door ajar he ends his
career. 1t would seem as though the
many cases of this kind in the past de.
cade ought to show men the folly of such
a course. It undoubtedly does, and sc
the probabilities are that there will be 4
larger degree of honesty in such trusts il
! the decade to come.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07

PURSE NO. /, $50 A. M.-$100.-FOR HORSES
that never trotted better than minutes. S45
to 1st. $50 to I'd, $15 to Sd, SO to 4th.
PURSE NO. 2, 1890 A. M.-$150-FOR HORSES
that never trotted better than PAS. s57 to 1st,
s35 to I'd, $40 to Sd, $l3 to 4th.
PURSE NO. 3, 1.30 p. M.-PACING RACE-$100
Open to all Horses-$45 to LIST, $50 to I'd,
SIS ty Sd, $40 to 4th.
PURSE NO. 4, 2.3O P. M.-$10o-OPEN TO ALL
Horses. 800 to LIST, $55 to I'd, $35 to g. $50
to 4th.
CONDITIONS.-These Races to be, each heat
twice around the Couse, starting in front of Grand
Stand; best three in five to harness. An entrance
Fee of 10 per cent must accompany the nomination
in all cases. Four enter three to start, barring
time, weight and distance Horses eligible to these
races August s, 1885, Entries made to Chas. OWN
ell, Barton, VT, before Sept. "a, 1885, at 9
o'clock, p. m.
OFFICERS OF FAIR GROUND COMPANY.
Geo. W. Bridgman, President; III. q. Whitcher,
Vice President; C. II. Dwinel, Secretary; w. C.
Brown, Treasurer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07

Any one desiring to purchase farm win do well
call on or address the subscriber, as he has sons
thirty Farms in his hands which be must sold with
in the next six months.
WI. BARRoWs, Real Estate Agt.
Coventry. VT. Sept. Is. S7tf.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
SUPERINTENDENTS.

D. w. Robinson, General Superintendent of Flo
Ial Hall; J. w Murkland, Mechanical Department;
Homer Bradley, Vegetables; ]. G. Oliver, Butter,
Cheese and Sugar; F. w. Baldwin and wife, ]. p.
Baldwin and wife, r. S. Twombly and wife, Chas.
Hubbard and wife, Superintendent of Tables; Carl
Farley, Horses; G. E. Rowell. Cattle; Geo. Bridg
man, Sheep; H. P. Coburn, Swine; Waldo Moss
man Poultry
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
LADY PEDESTRIANS SECOND DAY OF FAIR. SO, So, "a
OFFICERS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.

OFFICERS OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
C. L. Baker, Greensboro, Pres; VIM Merriam,
Glover, j. C. Hunt, Newport, Vice Priests; c. p.
Owen, Glover, Sec; Geo. III. Blake, Barton, Assist
ant Secretary; w. G. Brown, Barton, Treasurer;
Geo. Tenney, j. r. B. Hunt, Troy, Ed. Bodwell,
Beebe Plain Marshals.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
CLAPBOARDS
AND SHINGLES

For Sale by j. W. MURKLAND.
Barton, june 20. If
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
Third Day-Day of Races-Tickets good
This Day Only, as Follows:

Admission % Cents each day Of Fairs 80 Cents day OF
Races, Oct. /; Single Teams 20 Cents;
Double Teams so Cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
EXTRA TRAIN, THIRD DA1
OCT. l, OVER C. & P. R. R., FROM

Returning passengers North will take regular
Mail Train which will be held until close of Races,
Third Day, Oct. 1, 1855 South-Special Train will
leave Immediately after close of Races Stock Tor
exhibition and horses entered in races, with their
grooms, carried free over G. & P. r. r.