Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-02-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Masonic Hall, Rutland was dedicated
recently.
Marshall J. Baker has been appointed
postmaster at Clarendon Springs.
Ansel M. Hawkins has been postmaster
at Starkaboro more than forty years.
H. w. Martin of Bennington has ready
for market several tons of spruce gum.
Harry Darling, Putney dentist, died
the other day from an overdose of chloro-
form.
Mrs, Betsey d. Stanley of Hubbardton,
aged seventy-eight, has just completed a
bed-quilt that contains 1862 pieces.
The next annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars will be held at
Newport on Wednesday, October 18th.
The receipts of customs at the port of
Richford for the month of Jan. amounted
to $4,000, an excess over the previous
month of So 900
Ex-Governor Paul Dillingham; of Wa
terbury, though quite recovered from his
recent illness, is to have an operation
performed for the benefit of his sight
A meeting of the creditors of Bradley
Barlow was held in Montreal recently for
the appointing of curator. The claims
of the creditors present aggregated So
10000.
Smallpox has again broken out near
the border just as the quarantine has been
discontinued. This time it is near Cow
ansville, p. O., where are three cases and
one death.
The treasury department directs Col
lector Smalley not to admit Il Grand
Trunk locomotive in bond to operate any
short line in the United States, as the law
| contains no provision authorizing it.
A syndicate of New York millionaires
has purchased a large tract Of land on the
lake shore in Sheburne. 1t is said that
several princely summer residences will be
erected, which will be occupied by New
York gentlemen.
Mrs. Charles Phillips, ayoung married
woman of Waterford, committed suicide
Jan. Both by taking Paris geeen. No pos
sibie cause is known for her action and
the circumstances connected with hel
death are peculiarly sad.
Collector Smalley received, Monday
night, a telegram from the surgeon gen
eral of the United States, ordering ces
sation of the fumigating of the mails
Consequently the fumigatine process:
will not be carried on any farther.
Deputy Sheriff Fish arrested two drunk
en- fellows, who were making disturb
ance in the Woodward store at West Rut
land, last week Monday evening, whel
one of them drew knife and made sew
eral attemps to stab him, succeeding il
making an ugly cut on his hand. The,
were overpowered and taken to the lock
up.
There are 81 Good Templar lodges un
der the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodg
of Vermont, respecting a membership Q
1856 against 5O41 last year. Ten ne,
lodges have been instituted during tn
year, as follows: East Albany, Jay, Bal
ton. Orange, Fairfax, ST. Albums Bay
Cabot, Greensboro, White River Junctio
and Albany.
These officers of the Vermont Intern;
| tional Telegraph Company have bee
elected: President, Franklin Fairbanks
o secretary, G. w. Hendee; treasurer, "
H. Fairbanks general managers, Horac
Fairbanks, O. S. Rixford, Waldo Bris
ham and D. E. May Its lines are %
: miles long and it pays dividends on tt
y original stock.
Lieutenant Elliott J. Arthur died
e Burlington January Goth, aged thirty 81
+ years. He entered the Naval Acaden
in 1865, graduated four years later, al
had served on several vessels. After /
firing from active service, a few yea
l. since he made his home in New Yor
o where he practiced law for awhile, al
! then removed to his native place, Blu
lington.
A. Mary, wife Of n. w. Adams of Yves
boro, Mass, formerly of St. Adams, di
at Ausable Chasm, n. Y, under t
ie most distressing circumstances. She b
~ been visiting three sisters at Ausab
in when she took violent cold, which CT
in minated in congestion of the brain I
% lirium ensqed, and while in a dement,
state she escaped from custody, a
jumped into the Chasm at point wht
0f the wall is so feet high. Her body h
D. not been found.
~ good story is told of the delegati
1s from st. Johnsbury to the Burlingt
: military reunions, which is youched
by the parties themselves. General Il
: Captain Blodgett, Dennis May and S.
us Parkhurst occupied the same room at
a Van Ness House. After retiring it occ