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BOSTON QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK QUOTATIONS.

Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON, Sept. 2.1S89.-The following are to
days quotations OF Provisions, &c.:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28
Meeting of the County Agricultur-
al Society.

The Agricultural Society met at
the American House on Wednesday
and chose the following officers and
committee men: President, Josiah
Grout of Derby; Vice Pres, j. G.
Oliver of Charleston, j. c. Hunt,
Newport Sec, c. p. Owen, Glover ;
Treas, w. c. Brown, Barton.
Town committee: Albany, Albert
Norcross Barton, Benz. Mossman ;
Charleston, Lewis Shedd; Coventry,
w. L. Barrows Craftsbury, A. p.
Dutton; Derby, Joel Dustin; GLOW
er, j. B. Mathie Greensboro, l.. a.
Jackson Holland, Geo. III. Tice (;
Irasburgh, III. H. Somers; Jay, H..
ID. Chamberlin Lowell, n. f. Hutch
inson Morgan, HAL Cobb; Newport.
John Kendall; Troy, Mitch Hunt /;
Westfield, Freeman Miller; West
more, j. b. Lyon; Brighton, ii. III.
Hobson; Burke, ID. p. Gushing !;
Sutton, G.. NJ. Campbell; Sheffield,
Lester Brown.
a large number were present and
the meeting was good one. Some
changes were made in the by laws
which will be mentioned hereafter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

not a skin disease, necessarily, nor is
it contagious, but comes as the re-
suit of certain salt or unnatural diet,
and aff1icts the patient in various
ways. 1t first makes it's appearance
in the mouth. The gums begin to
swell, till they nearly cover the teeth !;
they turn to the color of fresh liver,
and there comes an almost irresisti-
BILE desire to tear them with the
nails. The face, and other portions
of the body begin to bloat and turn
dark colored, and the muscles grow
stiff and rigid. Unless relief comes
soon after this condition ensues, the
patient soon dies. I had reached
state so low and weak that / could
not turn over on the ground, nor
stand alone, when two members from
my regiment arrived in camp, who
set about at once to relieve my con-
dition. l happened to have five
dollar bill, which [ exchanged for
thirty small potatoes. These are
medicine for the ugly disease, and
after consuming the potatoes by eat
ing two of them raw each day, /
found myself in little more COM
Portable condition, and a little ray
of hope came to my weak and cloud
ed mind. I have every reason to be-
lieve that the potatoes saved my life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

The steam sawmill at East Cabot
owned and operated by Albert and
John Morgan of st. Johusbury, was
blown to pieces Tuesday afternoon.
Ernest w. Comstock, also of this
place, was instantly killed, Albert
Morgan's life is in the balance, Carl
White was bruised about the head,
while John Morgan and Mr. Ainsley
escaped with slight bruises.
The mill is situated on the brook
near the head of Molly's pond. The
building was nearly completed and
was a small structure of about 40 by
20 feet with an engine in front.
Some time ago secondhand engine
was purchased of a reliable dealer
who warrented the engine and boiler
first class in every respect. This
could hardly be true as the Morgans
have been bothered with the engine
ever since it was put in and St.
Johnsbury machinist had examined
it several times before Mr.. Comstock
was called there. The engine was of
uncommon make and it was difficult
to get up steam. Monday the own
ers sent to the machine shop of 0. V.
Hooker & son, St. Johnsbury, for
machinist and Ernest w. ComstocY
left for East Cabot Tuesday morning.
About three o'clock that afternoon
Mr.. Comstock requested that the ma
chinery be shut down while he exam
ined the boiler to see if he could dis
cover why they could not get up
steam. The engine was shut down
and when it was started up again the
explosion occurred. When this took
place Mr.. Comstock was standing at
the corner of the engine letting on
steam. The explosion was heard for
a great distance around and literally
blew the building into kindling wood.
Mr.. Comstock's body was found in
the snow 80 feet away with pieces of
the engine and boiler strewn all
around him.
Mr.. Comstock must have been in
stantly killed as his skull was crushed
in and both legs broken. He was
also badly burned by the escaping
steam. His body was carried to AL
vim Durgin's house and laid out and
brought to his home in Summerville
yesterday noon by Mr.. Clark. AL
bert Morgan was probably struck
by one of the planks. His left leg
was broken both above and below
the knee, while the steam burned his
left hand and shoulder and face
Carl White escaped with a sharp
blow on the side of the head and
Ainsley and John Morgan were only
slightly bruised. Medical aid was
Immediately summoned from Cabot,
Danville and St. Johnsbury. The
cause of the explosion will probably
never be known. At the time the
engine was started up there was a
pressure of about 70 pounds of steam,
while the former owner of the boiler
had warranted it to withstand much
hiohar Dressure
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28
The Boston Markets.

BEANs.-Market easier, prices quiet.
Hand picked Pea sold at $3.50 to $2.40.
Yellow eyes, extra, So. 10 to $40; sec
ond, SO. 90 to S3.l5.
EGGs.-Eastern extra sold at 10 to zoe !;
first, Is to I9c; Aroostook, - to C
Vermont and new Hampshire extra, 10 to
20c; New York first, lie. Market eX-
tremely dull and quotations lower.
CHEESE.-New York extra sold at ~ to
l214c; first, 101a to ll1ac; second, to
&c; Vermont extra, 11334 to l2c; Vermont
first, lO15 to lie; Vermont second, 8 to
&c; Western extra, 111c. Market good
and firm.
BUTTER,-Northern creamery, extra,
25c; Western creamery, extra, % to 26c.
Western creamery, extra first, 25 to 26c;
first, % to 24c. New York and Vermont
dairy, extra first, 20 to 22c. Western
dairy, extra first, Is to 2Oc; first, 16 to
I7c. Demand dull, as mild weather has
been the cause of increased receipts. 1t
is thought that prices have touched bot
tom and higher quotations are looked
for soon.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

the Republican party as sufficient evi-
dence that the Republicans, so long
as they held legislative power, were
neither idle nor inattentive to any prop
er reductions of the war tariff and of
| the public revenue. Hecontrasted with
that the work of the Democratic par
ty while having a majority in the
House of Representatives, and which
was confined, he said, to the lean and
gaunt picture of one tariff bill (repeal-
ing the duty on quinine which had
produced 1925, ,653 revenue,) and Of
one internal revenue measure, re-
ducing the tax on tobacco eight cents
a pound, and that reduction, led by
one who was in danger of being ex-
communicated from his party in con-
sequence of his unbelief in the Mills
tariff bill. He spoke of the effect of
free trade in Great Britain, and said
that notoriously it had proved disas-
trous to all landed estates there, but
that the sacrifice had to be made, or
British supremacy in foreign trade
would have been lost. If it were
asked, 'sWhat is the matter with the
Mills bill % the answer was that it
was an abandonment of protection,
and that every change proposed in it
was absolute free trade OF a step
nearer free trade. 1t was a bold
withdrawal of protection to agr1cul-
ture in almost every direction. 1t
was reckless and false to all the in
terests of the farmer. 1t was all
right for Canada, but all rong for the
United States. The large manufact-
uring towns of Great Britain were
exuberant over the prospect of having
larger and better market opened
to their products. On the other hand
it was conceded that the Senate sub
stitute would make reduction of
revenue of about 5000, 900, inclu-
ding nearly s24, 100000 proposed to
be removed from tobacco and cigars.
Out of 440 paragraphs in the substi-
tute, there were reductions proposed
in 110, or in one-fourth of them. The
tariff reduction on sugar would reduce
the cost to the consumer not less than
a cent a pound, and the proposed
bounty on sugar would multiply the
crops of the farmer by the introduc-
ton of a permanent and profitable
crop. The Senate amendment pro-
posed over forty additions to the free
list, and it also proposed to ascertain
and remedy practical defects in ex-
isting law. If the substitute became
a law, it would cover the country,
and every part of it, with blessings.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

ton. Do you wonder at the move
ment to furnish the president with
private residence, to which he can
sometimes retire? The White House
has the delightful exclusiveness of
railway station.
Though General Swain may be re-
tired ostensibly on account of kidney
affection, it is not likely that Com
missioner Black will be Judge Advo-
cate General. 1t appears that by de-
cision of the Supreme Court the army
regulations have the force of law ,and
they provide that general officers
shall be selected from the army. This
being so, General Black has been
seeking the position of chief law Of
ficer of the army, without sufficient
knowledge of its government to know
that he is Ineligible to the appoint
ment. A thirst for office is an anus
ing passion.
Oscar Wilde, who could be clever
as well as cranky, said in 1883 that
whatever the city of Washington
might need in art, it required no
more bronze soldiers. Hence Oscar
would be pleased with the Carrara
marble statue of Ben. Franklin, un-
yelled and presented to the Capital
this week by Mr.. Stilson Hutchins,
the publisher. The figure is by Blass-
man,is eight feet and half in height,
and follows in general the character
os the same artists figures of Frank
lin in New York and Philadelphia.
With the sole exception of a bronze
horror caricaturing Professor Henry,
and an equally misshapen metal mass
charitably supposed to represent Mar
tin Luther, this is the only outdoor
monument in this city to man of
purely civic character. Sensible Mr..
Hutchins.
The establishment of department
of agriculture is now assured, ,and any
person who desires to be secretary of
that department should apply early.
No civil service examination will be
required and no advertisements for
bids will be published. The salary |
will be reasonable, but no promotion
need be expected, as the business is
easily learned.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

DOES IT PAY?-Three-fourt of our people are
troubled with dyspepsia and liver complaint in
some form other, which by nature of the disease
has "a depressing influence the mind or body,
preventing them from thinking acting clearly in
any matter of Importance. Indigestion, coming up
of food after eating, dyspepsia, sick headache,
acdity of the stomach or any arrangement of the
stomach liver (upon winch the whole action of
our system depends) are speedily and ehectualiy
overcome by the of Greens August Flower.
The most stubborn cases have yielded TO its iniu-
ence as thousands of letters received will testify.
The immense sale Of this medicine is another guar
antee of its merits, (over million and half bottles
sold last year). So we ask, will IL pay tn suffer
from any of the above diseases when you can have
immediate relief 10 the August Flower. Three
doses will prove its worth. VI is sold by all drug
giss and general dealers in all parts Of the world.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

dispatch from the city of Mexico
states that gold deposits ofgreat richness
are reported as having been discovered in
the state of Guanajuato. A company of
Cleveland, Ohio, capitalists and Lon
don syndicate are interested in the depos-
it's. The ore exists, it is averred, in such
quantities as to make up large part of
several mountains, and it crops out on
the cliffs and in the canons in such a man
ner as to convince experienced miners
that this is the biggest gold field ever
struck. The country in which this find
has been made is we'll watered and con-
tains many ranches.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28
Senator Morrill, on the Tariff.

Mr.. Morrill, made a characteristic
eech on the tariff bill of which the
lowing is but a brief extract:
Mr.. Morrill, read some general re-
Prks. He had sought the floor, he
id, mainly for the purpose of pre-
wing the symmetry of the Republi-
% record in relation to its action on
F tariff. He criticised the course of
Fmocratic Senators in opposition to
+ bill, who had assailed it, he said i,
a chorus of vituperative epithets
harsh to the ear as the discordant
pes of a calithumpian concert. He
r persuaded, however, that the
lnerlcan people, prosperous as they
Puld be under the continuance of a
and reasonable protective policy
18th a reasonable reduction of rev.
'ue) would be able to appreciate the
Il that 1T was ga condition and not
heory that now most troubled his
'mocratic friends. He enumerated
various tariff reductions made by
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28
Prison Life.
BY A MEMBER OF THE FIRST VT.
CAVALRY.

AS soon as we ascertained that we
were on our way south, we knew that
our destination was Florence or An
Jacksonville, and our determination to
escape was awakened anew, but how
this could be done was the question.
I had with me a long-bladed case
knife, and Barrows had heavy jack
knife with him. With these we hack
ed notches in the case knife blade,
converting it into a pretty good saw.
About two feet from the end of the
box car in which we were confined,
we cut hole through the boards
large enough to admit the blade of
our saw. We then cut down through
four of the boards. The noise of the
cars was such that we could work
away at our leisure. Our plan was
to cut a hole large enough to crawl
out, and then, during the darkness of
the night, push out the boards and
let ourselves down. trusting to fate
as to how we should come out when
we struck the ground. Our escape
might have been effected, probably,
had it not been for nervous old
Betsey of a Lieut.. He became scared
and excited, and said, s'Boys, this
will never do. Unless you abandon
it, / will surely inform on you. If
we let you escape, it will be all the
harder for u.s. We reluctantly gave
up our attempt and yielded to the
fates, which surely seemed against
us. We were carried to Anderson
vile, and when we saw the blood
hounds, kept outside the stockade
for the purpose of hunting down any
poor victim who should make an es-
cape from within, 1 confess that it
rather took the "run away all out of
me. | might state here that my friend
DtIIOWS was lOIIuudGC CAOuSu w
get detailed to work outside the
stockade, at the hospital, and after a
while made his escape, and some
weeks after reached the Union lines.
The stockade enclosure contained
eighteen acres when we reached it.
1t was built in swamp piece of land
near large pine forest. Through
the center of the enclosure ran
small, sluggish stream or brook. On
either side, north and south, the sur
face rose by a gradual ascent, until
1t was several feet above the level of
the stream. Around the whole en-
closure a stockade had been built by
digging a ditch about five feet deep,
into which were placed upright logs
or timbers of twenty feet in length,
making the height of the stockade fif-
teen feet. These logs had been hewn
on three sides, making a wall of tim
ber, practically tight, and smooth
enough inside, so they could not be
climbed. On top of the stockade, at
intervals of few rods, staging or
sentry box had been built, which was
occupied day and night by an armed
guard, whose business it was to watch
the prisoners and shoot such as ap-
preached the s'dead line" Inside the
stockade, at a distance of twenty
feet. more or less, were driven line
of stakes on which board had been
fastened. making the celebrated
"dead line" The name was appro-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

Ernest w. Comstock was a native
of Burlington and nearly 27 years old.
He worked in the machine shop of O.
V. Hooker & Son and was considered
their best mechanic faithrul, efficient
and competent for any work he was
called upon to do. He worked at the
Lyndonville car shops for short
time previous to his last engagement
with the Hookers. On July /, 1886,
he married Addie E., only daughter
of George r. Crosby of this place.
He leaves besides his wife, little boy
19 months old, father and mother
and other relatives. He was a prom
inent member of the Baptist church
on Railroad street where his loss will
be deeply felt. His home was in sum-
merville, but in June last he bought
the Charles Ramsey place in Paddock
village and was intending to occupy
it next April. He carried an accident
policy of $500 but no life insurance.
His death is peculiarly sad one as
his wife has been almost helpless
from paralysis since the birth of her
child, over year and a half ago.
The shock to the immediate relatives,
who have repeatedly and recently been
brought into deep grief, is a severe
one and the sympathy of the entire
community is extended to them. Mr..
Comstock's death removes a kind
husband, skilled mechanic, devot-
ed Christian worker and a generous
and kind hearted citizen.
Albert B. Morgan died at ten
o'clock last night. The attending
physicians considered his chances for
recovery extremely doubtful from the
first. He was 33 years old and un-
married. Some two years ago AL
bert and John Morgan bought the
Simon Peck place on the Danville
road and cleared the place of cedar
timbee and manufactured cedar oil.
The funeral will be held in Concord.
A telephone received here this
morning reports Carl White to be
more seriously hurt than>was at first
expected. He is covered with small
bruises and one arm is broken.-CdI-
edOnjdn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28
Party Pledges Kept.

Whether the Senate tariff bill shall
become law or not, its protracted
discussion and the free opportunities
given to interested parties to express
their views for or against it have re-
suited in the dissemination of much
very valuable information, which
must do much to prepare the people
to think and actl inteligently when
ever any future onslaught is made by
the advocates of free trade.
The Republican Senators have
sought honestly to relieve the people
of any unjust burdens and to adjust
the tariff with entire fairness to all
interests, all classes and all sections,
without depriving any industry of the
protection it should properly have.
Every portion of the Senate bill
has been fought, line by line, by the
Democrats but the Republicans have
maintained solid front of protection
for the American laborer and, wheth
er the bill passes the House or not,
the pledges of the party have been
kept and its principles maintained
with sincerity and steadfastness re-
freshing in contrast with the course
of the Democratic party during the
last four years.
The good work done in this con-
nection by Vermont's Senators has
not passed unnoticed and it has
been no less effective because it has
been performed quietly and with no
waste of words or evident attempt to
make political capital or enhance per-
sOnal regulations.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

Recent letters from Stanley show
lat he was certainly alive and well
August II, 1888 and contradict
le reports of previous disaster to his
Npedition. 1t may be that he was
hptured by the Mahdi in October,
nt it is very unlikely. The English
pvernment knows of his where
bouts, but declines to make the facts
hblic. This would seem to indicate
at he is marching through regions
which it would be inexpedient to
rect the attentions of the hostile
rOslems.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28
REDUCTION IN
PRICES |!
In order 10 reduce my stock, shaI .elI uou
Feh.!st 20th
AT GREATLY
REDUCED PRICES.
This Is not an adUeftisipg do1gr, bpi
q scheme 10 make money -pa f7f
me, bW for YOU

will give you few hiuts l'io1fa nu lHI.I.
wear will be- oaucoll, a. =mrn's, womrn'a hud IIII-
dren's. Also on Beaver and LINED ehnr. and -IH
pofs, LumbcrmenN footwoar, heavy Dlnfra 0Ht
Miuons, mems and boy's Caps, Iuf taaia. lI.il.I.
oyercoats, Robes, nlautcr, Bed nHntrfH aI
must share che Same fate. rbHnrf inf fHH "a.
make monos ifit were a month lnfrI aHi a.H'r. .#
iust setting iu,
An example OYerroat- rbrap aI Ell ua $3.50 D.
put dowu to owen 5000. CHll otlyf
Baking Powder wlh hcsf pres'Hls fft. 0Hl H.
chance pame-oAcrpf chance to io EouI uHH .O
lecting. No getting ga afiiolfs fou hauI ae0f-
About those choice Tca ~Iniura. muat saf tI'I
are getting s-outnffoun b'lts ac fIol u.f.
THAT SPLENDID ruFIEE aHl at'NHH nj
82c. it's hiahef, sono fnt rtrn He H Ih. hHf Hr
got nhend and pot our at fhr oli rIIHr Hnd Hr.
going 20 give 1on fhe henenf itH nHiur s "pufI'a
STANDARD Revere lnta, aHd puf ottlHpiut tHrlH.
Canned Doodai pikles. rnau, irn road u5iH.
Poiaioes sone sAtul Mnplt Huraf nfaHnd ntHIUf
Shells and pouluy Food. Comr ln an1 laot tIaHnH
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

The east-bound passenger train on the
Northwestern Railroad was wrecked near
Elmwood, Mich, on the afternoon of the
10Th inst. One of the trucks under the
rear coach broke and threw the coach off
the track. The coach was derailed about
five car lengths, when it struck a stump
and was smashed to pieces. The killed
were: John A. Mcdonald, Lieut. Gov. of
Michigan, William Corcoran of Escanaba,
H. A. Tuttle of Cleveland, Ohio.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28
Our Club List.

Our club list below includes nearly all
neriodicals which our readers purchase,
Nd we are glad to give them the advan-
III ge of the low rates. We require on
heir part that they pay all arrearages
Ahe on the MONITOR, and pay in advance
'or the following year. After the peri
DdicaI is started our responsibility ends,
Ind all correspondence relative to the
periodical should be sent to the pub
ishers. not to us. We have few spec
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

The electric street railway has
rOved so satisfactory in Boston that
prs will be run at intervals of fifteen
inutes each way from Park square
} Brighton, the horse cars on the
ute being entirely superseded.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

In answer to the many questions
FED concerning the new school law,
perintendant Palmer makes the fol-
wing answer "0) Under the new
y the office of town superintendent
schools is continued until the first
y of July next. (2) Hence you
ye power to grant certificates to
lchers until that day. (3) The sta
tics relating to the schools will be
zen at the end of the winter term,
in the past, and you will receive
inks for that purpose. (4) The
hool statistics for the spring term
be taken at its close. (5) You
| receive a new register for that
! m. (6) 1t is advisable to have
hool-meeting in March, to cote
|ney to pay for the spring school, al
pugh the officers are not to be elect
until the last Thursday in June. .
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

A bill has been introduced into the
ew York Legislature to prevent brib-
h and corruption at elections, and
hich is founded on the English law,
hich has worked we'll. 1t provides
|ht every candidate for any public
fee in the state shall, within ten
\ Iys of the election, file with the sec
|tary of state an itemized and veri-
id statement of all moneys con-
lbuted and expended and all debts
Cured by him in his election, and
so the amounts paid and the man
|r of payment in detail to any other
Rrson or organizations. Failure to
imply with the law shall be follow
by fine not exceeding S1OOO,and
person shall enter upon the duties
any elective office or draw any sal
u until he has filed the statement.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

NOTE.-Owing to the fact that the pub
|Shers, ETC., make concessions to US only
n subscribers living in Vermont, we are
liable to furnish the Boston Journal, n.
A Tribune. and Mail & Express at the
bw prices above to those living out of
his state. If these papers are wanted,
Ehd us 1926, which will pay for the
ADNITOR and either of them.