Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-30
State News items.

Levi Underwood, Jr., of Burlington
died June II, after long illness.
The new Congregational church at
Newport was dedicated June IT,
Fifty-fve young men and women grad
uated from st. Johnsbury Academy a
week ago last Friday.
A ball starter as well as the ball tore out
exploded by hitting the edge of the chair.
a part of the chin, mouth and nose.
Levi Shepherd of Hinesburgh shot him
self recently with a rifle. He was in the
house in a rocking-chair and the gun was
President M. H. Buckham gave the
class of the University of Vermont on
Sunday The commencement exercises s
occurred last week.
Burlington on Friday evening of last
week elected Powers delegates to the
first congressional district convention.
A Batchelder delegation was elected by
Rutland on Saturday evening
The ball team of the University of Yer
nOHI VIII DC ohPPOAbSh CJ oNp9NAAP@ACA
through the summer months. 1t Is eX-
pected that there will be twenty games
in Burlington during July and August.
Ex-Judge John A. jameson died at his
He was professor of constitutional law,
equity and jurisprudence in the Univer-
sity of Chicago in 1867 and 1868. He was
for many years assistant editor of the
american Ldlo Register, and had written
a number of works. He was born in Yer
mont in 1924, and was graduated from
the University of Vermont in 1876.
The following are those who have re-
ceived pensions. Original, Myron L. Bax-
| ter, Derby Line increase, Sherlock Gay,
Glover; Samuel Page, North Troy
John, father of John A. Cofi'ran, South
Wheelock; minors of Anson w. Gray,
| Sutton; John n. Conner, Troy; Orrin B.
Hall, Hardwick; Edwin Tuttle, NewburY;
Marshall w. Grover, East Clarendon;
Edwin j. Barnes, Island Pond.
Original invalid, Martin Rogers, New
port Centre; Samuel f. Stearns, Morgan
Edwin r. Reed, Wheelock Lyman p.
Brooks, Morgan.
The third reunion of the Thirteenth
Vermont Volunteers was held at Essex
| Junction week ago last Wednesday.
| The election of officers resulted as fol-
| lows President, Colonel w. ID. Munson
of Colchester; vice-president, Captain
John Lonergan of Point st. Charles, p.
O.. secretary, j. b. Scnlly of Burlington
| treasurer, H. w. Allen of Burlington
| executive committee, j. b. Scully of Bur
| lington, II. o. Clark of East Orange, N.
J., Captain A. @. Fay of West Georgia,
| Captain O. C. Wilder of Waitsfeld and
Sergeant j. b. Ellis of Bristol. In the
afternoon Rev. George II. Scott Of Ips-
| which, Mass, gave an eloquent address
| on the battle of Gettysburg.
An unusually sad accident, from the
| fact that it mains a child for life, befell
Guy, youngest son of Colonel j. J. Estey,
at Brattleboro a week ago last Wednes-
day afternoon. After the news was re-
ceived of the nomination Of Gen. Groui
the little fellow was in high spirits, and
with an idea of celebrating hunted mp a
42-calibre breech-loading brass cannon
and loaded it with difficulty, and in at
tempting to force it in with the breech,
holding the cannon in his left hand, il
was discharged, shattering his hand SO
badly that amputation was necessary.
The lad formed the acquaintance of Gen.
Grout in Washington last winter, bec0m-
ing very fond of him, and has ever since
been greatly interested in the congress
ional canvass.