Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19
State News items.

n. M. Parks has been made postmaster
at Waterford, and Mrs. l.. j. WILDER at
Lower Waterford.
A twelve year-old son of A. j. Beebe
of Swanton disappeared from home the
other day and has not since been heard
from.
Cyrus Allen of Bridport, eighty-one
years of age. was thrown from wagon
last Friday morning and struck on his
head receiving fatal injuries.
A. r. Prescott, electrician at New
bury, has taken the contract to protect
the battle monument at Bennington from
lightning. The monument is 3Ol feet
high.
Emma Patch of Cambridge was seri-
ously injured last week Wednesday by
being thrown from carriage. Miss
Patch was fearfuly bruised about the
head and shoulders and remained uncon-
scious for nearly an hour.
Aaron N. King of Tunbridge, a mer-
chant of more than thirty years. stand
ing and president of the First National
Bank of Chelsea, was thrown from his
carriage last week Thursday, and striking
upon his head was seriously injured.
The office of deputy collector and in
spector of customs at Colebrook, n. H.,
which is on the northern boundary OF
the state, has been re-established by the
treasury department, and John w. Twom-
bly, Of Whitefeld, N. H., appointed TO
! the office.
| OF the sixty odd candidates for teach
ers' certificates in Chittenden county at
! the recent examinations, all but seven
passed, and there were one or two con-
ditioned. In Rutland county, out of one
hundred and twenty-seven candidates eX-
amined, one hundred and sixteen receiv-
| ed certificates.
The third annual reunion of the First
Artillery, Eleventh Vermont Volunteers,
was held at st. Johnsbury last week
Thursday. The following officers were
elected: President, ID. j. Stafford, Nor
risville vice presidents, j. e. Eldridge,
Warren, and J. c.. Jones, Chester; Sec
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treasurer, O. III. Austin, Barton Landing,
E. j. M. Hale, late of Barnet, owned Q
business block and wholesale stock Of
groceries at Spokane that was swept
away by the great fire there. The tele
graph report his loss as $4,000, but II
is not known whether he was insured OF
not. George ID. Blair, son of George L
Blair, was in his employ, and ii. +. vii
son of Barnet was interested in the bus
mess.
People interested in horses, and Tho
public generally, will do well 10 bear II
mind that the Eastern Vermont associa
ton of road and trotting horse breeders
holds its annual meeting here on Wednes
day and Thursday, August 2lst and 22nd
Everything promises an eXceptionabl.
large and interesting display of horses
and the races will be among the best eve
trotted in Republican.
Sheriff Barton, and Deputy Sherii
Reeves of Underhill, went to Montpelie
on Saturday noon to assist Sheriff Ather
ton in serving several warrants upoi
LIQUOR dealers at the capital. At the de
pot the officers parted, going in difieren
directions to the different saloons. Sher
if Barton and Deputy Sheriff Athertol
were the only successful men IN the par
ty, securing from Clark Roberts place OF
Elm street bushel basket filed will
bottles of whiskey, wine gin and ale, an'
two barrels of bottled lager. Nearly ev
cry bar visited was supplied with dump
ing apparatus, whereby the stock coul'
be dumped into the river or sewer b.
simply pulling a cord conveniently near