Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-01
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


and that he was enjoying exceedingly
good health, with the exception of
slight attack of rheumatism in his
ankle.
At Osceola, Michigan, Sunday after
noon, mill and 5000, 900 feet of lum-
Der owned by j. F. Thompson were burn
ed. The immense dock of the Au Sable
Lumber company next took fire, and T.
600, 900 feet were burned, and much more
threatened.
Miss Cleveland, who has been visiting
friends in New York for some days past,
has returned to Washington. 1t is under
stood that Miss Cleveland, while in New
York, placed book in the hands of pub
Usher, who will soon issue it. The name
of the publisher and the title of the book
have not yet been announced.
The three hundred twenty-first anniver-
sary of the birth of Shakespeare was Gel
ebrated the 23d in Stratford- on-Avon. The
town was brilliantly decorated, and the
church bells were rung all day. Hun
dreds of strangers thronged the place,
visiting and inquiring about everything
Shakespearean with the zeal of pilgrims.
Because his two last drives have been
followed by increased pain in the throat,
Gen. Grant has grown apprehensive, and
did not drive the 26th inst. Besides that
the first printed sheets of his book had
been brought to him for revision, and
most of the day was devoted to that
work. After he had seen the General in
the afternoon Dr. Douglas said he
thought he was freer ofpain and was feel
ing better than at any time in two months
past.
Prof. C. V. Riley, chief of the entomo-
logical division of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, says the 17-year To-
Gusts, whose visits he has predicted, are
harmless to growing crops and do no in
jury except to the twigs of forest and
fruit-trees. Wherever young orchards
have been planted on land which has been
cleared during the past II years the trees
are likely to suffer somewhat; but it is
probable that the use of kerosene emul.
sion sprayed upon the trees will protect
them.
Hon. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Pres
ident Arthurs secretary of state, died a
his home in Newark, N. j., on the 20tf
inst. He did not recover consciousness
but passed away quietly in the stupor il
which he had lain almost throughout hi
entire illness. Although he had not beer
| a well man since the summer oc 1880, tn
country did not suspect the truth until
was suddenly announced Saturday, Apri
| 4, that he was dying. He fingered on
| however, and lay motionless, and to al
appearances unconscious. for over
month; although the physicians, from
certain signs, believed that his mind wa
clear.
patch that the camp-ground of the nation
al Grand Army encampment at Portlan
in June will be on Munjoy hill, fiftee
minutes walk from the city building
Tents will be pitched running nearly tn
length of the promenade-distance $50
feet long by 100 wide-with ample ROOF
in the rear for cooking and other cam
purposes. A boulevard one mile Ion
and fifty feet wide runs the entire lengt
of the promenade and camp-ground. RI
liable caterers will contract to feed al
Organization will be supplied with SLEEP
ing tents, water and straw free. TIL
camp will be prepared, lighted with ele'
trio lights and tents pitched in seaso
for all to occupy on arrival. The nation
al commander will arrive June %.
Lancaster Co., Pa, left her home on tt
18th inst, with her five children, ostens
bly, to take walk. She proceeded straigl
to Binkley's Mill, short distance fro
her home, and threw far out into ii
stream three of the children, aged r
spectively ten, eight and six. Then 81
took under each arm her two remainir
little children, aged three and one, al
jumped in The Children cried for assis
ance and were heard by some of the m
hands, but when the latter arrived at Il
scene all six had sank under the waite
of the dam for the last time. They we
promptly brought to the shore, stiff al
pulseless as if in death, but the three eld
t children were reSuscitated. The moth
e and the two younger children were b
yond all human aid. 1t is believed til
: the woman was prompted to commit t
t act by a sudden impulse of insanity.
T, dispatch from London, May 10th,
) the Boston Journal says: 'Just as Mess
Lowell and Phelps, the old and new Tn
> ed States Ministers, reached Paddingt
II Station this morning on their way
Windsor Castle to have an audience wi
the Queen, number of carriages &C
v tanning the members of the Cabinet drl
|. up to the station, the Secretaries havi
IF been summoned to the Castle to atten(
e special session of the Privy Count
:, The two parties met on the platform, a
n Mr.. Lowell formally introduced his 81
ID cessor to each of the Secretaries exec
:. Lord Granville, to whom he had been p
II scented previously. Mr.. Gladstone gre
ed the new Minister cordially, told h
that he was delighted with Preside
: Clevelands choice, and said he expect
:, Mr.. Phelps would teach the Englishn
that Mr.. Lowell's departure, much a.
:, was to be regretted, was not without
:. compensating advantage. The Prem
insisted upon the two Americans occu
!: ing seats i'm the Cabinet carriage dur
the run down to Windsor, and kept u
:. lively conversation throughout the jo
nev. After the audience and the Cabi
Council, Mr.. Phelps and the Secretal
~ returned to London in the same tra
nc and Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Lowell sp
rs the afternoon in visiting Eaton Collie
us lust across the Thames from Windsor
to HE TOLD THE TRUTH.
was troubled with Liver Complaint for years,
- suffered terribly. Lake the druggist advised m
IN take SULPHUR Bitters. 1 took three bottles and
ed am well mani. Fenner, Waterbury, Conn.