Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-12-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
:: SANTA CLAUS Is COMING CHRISTMAS At PERCLVAI

There were one hundred twenty-seyen
pieces of Canadian baggage dropped at
Richford for fumigation in one dav re-
Gently.
John Hayes of Brattleboro fell from
the top Of his train while it was on the
bridge at Niller's Falls into the river
seyenty-two feet. He was injured but
slightly.
Rev. @. w. jenkins has closed his pas
church, and Rev. Mr. Piper of the Advent
church, who recently withdrew his resiy
nation, has again resigned and will leave
town.
This is Castleton's comment on happy
marriages: William Butler and his wife
are now living the Goth year of their mar
ried life, Rev and Mrs. Maynard their
9th year Henry Castle and wife their
50th year.
In the storm Of Wednesday last four
teen inches of snow fell at Chelsea, TWEEN
ty-three inches at West Corinth and
twelve inches at White River Junction.
and from eight to fifteen inches in differ
ent parts of Washington county.
Vermont State Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, will hold it's fourteenth an
nual meeting at White River junction
this week Wednesday, beginning at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon. All members of
the order are invited to be present.
An autopsy and inquest over the mys-
FERROUS death of Mary Steele of Castleton
makes it probable that she died from a
prolonged debauch OF had perhaps taken
laudanum with intent to commit suicide.
Her money has AL been 2unted for laisd
no arrest will be made. -
| St. Adams wins again in its case with
| Albert Sowles. The supreme court af-
| firms the judgment of the county court
| on the report Of the commissioners
| awarding $105 with interest and costs to
| the village. The case grew ont of Sowles'
! refusal to pay the assessment for q sewer
| construction.
The buildings of the summer resort on
the suburbs of Missisquoi Park, Highgate
Springs, known as s'Sargent's," were en-
tirely destroyed by fire recently. The
| premises were leased and run the past
season by L. L. Penniman. The origin
of the fire is not known. All the stores,
provisions, etc., were burned. Insured
| for $500.
The barn of Hon. Prosper Merrill was
burned early on the morning of the %
inst. at Woodstock land his residence dam
aged, The residence was stripped of ev
erything. The buildings were connected
and cost $4,000, and the loss is $4,000 Oh
$1,000, including $1,000 in carriages anc
sieighs, which were totally destroyed ant
on which there was no insurance. The
buildings were insured for $500 and tn,
furniture for $1,000. The origin of tn,
fire is unknown.
The trustees of the Vermont soldiers
home held an informal meeting at Rut
land Tuesday, and gave out a call for
next month. They ask for proposal
from all towns or individuals in the mat
ter of a location for the home, and ais
any contributions from willing persons
The amount now at the disposal of tn
trustees is only $4,000 appropriated b
the state. Fifty old soldiers are read
to enter the home when built, and som
200 are entitled to become inmates,
The Burlington correspondent of tn
Troy Times says ''The late V. P. Noye
of this city is reputed to have left 81, 800,
900, all of which goes to his brother, il
: Illus Noyes of New York city, save SO
600 left him in trust by his father, while
he bequeathed to a sister. He has on
more sister living here and nephew
who now propose to contest the will an
= have retained Judge Luke Poland an
: Henry Ballard of this city to see if way
, and means cannot be devised to persuat
the poor brother, worth his hundreds
thousands, to 'divy little with his 81
ter here. The result is the estate is no
tied up, and compromise may be e
pected"
In Washington the opinion is expires
/ ed chat prohibition is to BECOME the lea
II ing issue in national politics. Local o
ton dominates Georgia. and is We
II strong in Tennessee, Mississippi, Texa
l. Louisiana and Alabama, and is makii
strides in the Carollnas and Virgini
: The South is forcing this question to t
8 front, and the statesmen Of the count
are watching developments with gre
anxiety.
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