Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-10-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The auditor Of accounts has paid 81 800
for bounties on bears and lynxes for the
two years ending July 81.
Three tons of honey will be disposed
of by Thomas Fisk of Vergennes, as the
product of his bees this season.
1t is claimed that Vermont owes the
Federal government over half million
dollars for arms and equipments furnish
ed during the war.
A dam thirty feet in height and one
hundred fifty feet wide is to be built on
Saxton's river for the Fall Mountain Pa
per Company Of Bellows Falls.
The Burlington Coasting Club, which
numbers three hundred, has decided to
have another carnival this winter Over
five hundred toboggans are owned in the
city, and one hundred traverses or bob
sleds.
been organized, with capital of 100000
for the purpose of manufacturing vari-
Gus kinds Of wooden goods. A new fac
tory will be erected, employing 125 oper
atives.
At Fair Haven some miscreant forced
an entrance into the Riverside slate mill
Friday night, and cut every belt in the
mill in two, and the engine belt was cut
in eleven pieces. This is the second time
| that belts have been cut in the mill.
The arguments in the De Fargo murder
case at St. Adams concluded Wednesday
| and the case was given to the jury. At
| ter being out short time, the jury re-
| turn ed verdict of mot guilty" The
| prisoner was discharged.
The $4,000 which the late John P.
Howard made a condition of his gift Of
| 500, 900 for the endowment of the girls
department of the Vermont Episcopal
Institute at Burlington, has been raised
and the plans will be drawn up at once.
The claim of the national authorities on
the state Of Vermont for arms furnish ed
in the closing years of the rebellion is met
by the counter claim that the warlike
preparations consequent in the St. AL
bans raid should have been made at the
expense of the general government. The
presentation of a demand for $50, 900 is
talked of in Montpelier.
The fight over Orange county's shire
will formally open this week with the in
PRODUCTION in the house of bill which is
now being framed. The bill will provide
for the sale of the present county build
ings at Chelsea, and the constitution OF
Randolph and Bradford as the two shire
towns of the county, with alternate terms
at each. The bill will be vigorously sup
ported and as vigorously opposed, and o
hot and lively fight is inevitable.
The next reunion of the 9Th regiment
Vermont volunteers is called to meet al
Montpelier Nov. 2, 1886. Business meeting
will be held at tine hall of the G.. A. R., al
:. O'Clock p. m. j. L. Barstow and 81
E. Hill will read papers on our service il
Louisiana and Virginia. The banque
will be furnished by the Women's Relief
Corps in the hall of Golden Fleece, FITS
Vermont Cavalry uniting with us. Price
so cents per plate. Round trip ticket.
will be furnished by the Central VT. an(
Pass. r. r. r. Conductors on the Conn
r. r. R. will give return checks (call fo
them when on your way to Montpelier.
Secretary will furnish return checks OF
all other railroads in Vermont. Pleas,
notify the Secretary of the death Of an,
comrade; also of any change in you
post-office address. G. M. FERRIN, Sec