Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-05-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS,

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The homeopathic medical society of
the state holds it's seth annual meeting
at Montpelier Wednesday and Thursday
Vermont furnished "a, 238 men during
the rebellion, at a cost of So, 600, 900, in
luding bounties that towns paid soldiers.
Mr.. Blood Of North Thetford went
down steep bank Is feet with IL team re-
Gently. No bones were broken, but he
was severely bruised.
Gov. Pingree has accepted the invita-
ton of the executive committee of the
Rutland Music Festival association to be
present at the June festival.
Levi X. Fuller of Brattleboro, Hugh
Henry of Chester and Franklin Fairbanks
of st. Johnsbury are at present in the
lead as candidates for lieutenant-govern-
or.
Vernon has population of only 652,
but of this number are SO persons over
10 years old whose average ages equal
rs. The seven oldest among them are
women.
Rev. G. G. Wheeler of South Hero, has
resigned his pastorate of the Congrega-
tional churches OF Grand Isle and South
Hero, after some 46 years of faithful la
Dor there.
Everard Eells of Middlebury took some
Vermont sheep of the pure blooded strain
to South America last year and was so
successful in selling them that he has de-
termined to go again.
The town system of schools has been
| introduced into South Hero after sharp
| fight, resulting in Il mojority of one VOTE
Grand Isle has been trying the system
for year and it is giving good satisfas-
| ton.
| Mrs. w. B. Sawyer of White River
junction was badly burned last week with
Kerosene. She went to build fire which
she supposed to be extinct, turning some
kerosene into it, when it fiared up into
| her face.
| State Superintendent Dart purposes
holding an educational meeting here Nav
9th. The meeting will begin with an
evening session the Goth. We hope this
meeting will attract the attention of our
citizens and be a great success.
The fish wardens are busy in their
efforts to execute the fish laws. Several
| 1ne
Larabee's Point, a number of fishermen
have been arrested in several sections of
the state and seizures made of unlawfully
cou ght fish.
Rev. o. g. Wheeler, who has been pas
tor of the Congregational churches in So.
Hero and Grand Isle for forty-six years,
has just rendered his resignation on &C
count of advancing age. He is father of
Rev. S. H. Wheeler of Waterbury and H.
o. Wheeler, ESQ.,. superintendent of the
public schools.
The veteran employee of the Vermont
Central company is Samuel c.. Smith, who
has been station agent at Hartford for 81
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since it was built, and is now the oldest
servant of the company, both in years
and in length of service. He celebrated
his s0th birthday recently.
According to the figures collected by
the trustees, the proposed Soldiers Home
will not have many inmates, at least a
the start. Reports show Caledonia coun
ty has ii veterans who would be eandi
dates for the Home; Windsor county IL
Orleans 8, and the other counties smalle
numbers, the total only ~. But it seem.
to US that all the figures are much small
er than they should be, and at any rat
the number will certainly increase as tn
years go by. Vermont sent nearly 30, OO
sol diers to the war land if only ~ are nov
in such circumstances as to render ad
mission to the Home desirable, they are
remarkably fortunate army of veterans
The ''strike" of the Burlington Medica
y College students is yet unsetteled Tn
e chair of surgery was held for years b.
o the celebrated Professor Little of New
York. On his death, Professor Wright
a surgeon of almost equal eminence, wa
appointed to the vacancy. When hi
II nomination reached the trustees, DR.
e Bingham was elected in his stead. HI
# he held two or three clinics, which wer
n not satisfactory to the students, and IA
!. out of IA signed Il petition to the trus
tees asking his removal. The trustees
making no reply, committee of student
l. waited on DR.. Bingham and requisite,
= him to resign. This the doctor decline
d to do, and when his time arrived to lect
ure he talked TO empty benches. I'll
trustees sustain DR.. Bingham, and nearl
- all of the students have either left tn
e place or refuse to attend DR.. Bingham
l. lectures.