Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

w. G. Landon's $500 span ran away in
Rutland recently and both horses were IA
tally injured. nf.~
Edward P. Butler, superintendent ofthe
Vermont Marble Co. at Proctor, was run
over by the cars Saturday morning and
lost an arm.
Fred j. Preston, Southeastern brake
man, had the first two fingers of his left
hand badly crushed while coupling cars
at Richford Wednesday forenoon of Lost
week.
H. c. Wheeler of Peacham, lumber
dealer, has failed and gone out West The
assets are in the hands of Frank e. Palm
er assignee. The creditors have as yet
received nothing.
Rev. T. p. Frost of the Montpelier M.
E. church has been elected by the ladies
of the Esthetic Society of the Vermont
Methodist Seminary to deliver the annu-
al address before that society, Tuesday
evening, June 16, at Seminary Hall. This
is an honor rarely accorded to a Vermont
er.
At the Congregational Convention at
Bellows Falls June 18th, an assessment
of 81 cents per capita upon the members
of the church in the state, was voted for
support of the convention. The next con-
vention will be held at West Randolph,
and Rev. A. B. Dascomb will be the
preacher.
H. w. Hubert, son of Rev. DIR. G. B.
Hubert of Lyndonville, late graduate
of Union Theological Seminary, New
York, sails from Norfolk June 18th for a
three years trip abroad. Mr.. Hubert ex-
poets to spend a year or more at Beirut
College in the study of Biblical oriental
ism.
The new iron bridge at Winooski is to
be of two spans, each one hundred thirty
seven feet in length, and the driveway is
to be eighteen feet in the clear. On each
side there will be a walk five feet wide.
The bridge is to support a weight equal
| to one hundred pounds to the square inch
| of roadway and sidewalk, a total of three
hundred eighty tons.
The Standard OH Company is about to
make Burlington a distributing point fol-
| its oils for the state of Vermont. Ground
has been surveyed near the tunnel and
the OIL A side-track will be run from the
main line of the Central Vermont tract
to the tanks. The oil will be shipped
to Burlington in tank-cars constructed es
pecially for this purpose, and will there b.
put in barrels ready for shipment.
An exchange announces that arrange
ments are being made between ID. r
Sortwell, the president Of the Montpelie
& Wells River Railroad Company, AM
Mr.. Edward Morey, the president of tn
Boston & Lowell road, by which work j
to be begun upon a railroad betwee
Marshfield and South Hardwick befor
snow flies next fall. We are enabled t
say, upon the best authority, that there
no foundation for this story. 1t has nc
yet been decided whether or not to bull
this link from Marshfeld to South Hare
wick Wdtchman.
Lieutenant George NJ. Clark, one of tn
, organizers apd proprietors of Whitmol
& Clark's minstrel troupe, died at hi
home in Felchyille, VT, June 9Th, at til
age of fifty-one years. He served as frs
lieutenant in Company F., Sixteenth We
mont Regiment, and will be kindly remen
! bered by his late comrades in the seryic,
He was member also of William c. TT
. cy Post, g. A. r., and leading, GEM;
spirit at the soldier gatherings. He ha
been failing for a number of years, but b
death was unexpected by his comrade
' who will ever bold him in pleasant r
4 membrance.
n The Poaltney Journal, of which b.
. Humphrey is editor and publisher, com
to us enlarged and with new dress
type and other new materials, and is 81
/ ING pleasing evidence of prosperity, whit
we trust may long continue with Broth
J. Humphrey.