Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-03-27
State News Items.

GOV. ruler Will denver NJ memorial
address at Montreal, May 80. This is
the first time that the chief execu
tive has consented to deliver an adj
dress of foreign soil on a holiday.
A great religious revival is taking
place in Barre under the services of
Rev. III. Reynolds, president of the
State Holiness Association.
Judge Taft recently decided in the
Washington county court that a town
is not responsible for damages occa-
stoned to individuals which occur on
the sidewalks Of a village.
Frank L. Bragg was arrested at
Chester, recently charged with forging
the name of Clifton Carlisle to orders
for the Boston Globe. Bragg sold the
orders for cash.
Rev. T. P. Frost of BROOKLYN. N. Y.
formerly of Vermont, lately accepted,
a call to the pastOrate of the large and
wealthy First Methodist church of
Baltimore, Md, but Bishop Newman
now refuses to appoint him.
The body of Timothy G. Smith, who
died at Middlebury, February %, was
Mar. II. His children feared he was
not dead, as no signs of decomposi-
ton were apparent.
Mrs Frederick Fletcher of St.Johns-
bury died Mar. 16, from the effects of
of a shock of paralysis received the
Sunday previous. Mrs. Fletcher was
a granddaughter of Thomas Chitten-
den, the first governor of Vermont.
Conductor Drew, to whose negli-
gence the recent fatal accident near
ST. Johnsbury was due, is being treat
ed at hospital in Boston. It is re-
ported that he cannot sleep, even with
the use of opiates, and it is feared that
he will lose his reason
Since the death of Frank E. Briggs
Of Brandon, as noted last week, it has
been learned that, while in New York
few days before his death, he was
sandbagged and robbed of money and
jewelry valued at ST, 900. He was fee
BILE from a long illness, and on his ar
rival at his home was so i'll that he
was unable to give details of the rob-
berry. Hon. George Briggs, his brother
is investigating the case.
The executive committee of the
| Vermont Methodist Seminary have
elected Rev. Ell. A. Spencer of Law
renee, Mass, financial agent of the
! school, and he will begin his duties
May 1. Mr.. Spencer is we'll known
throughout the entire state, and is ad
mirably adapted to the work for
which he has been chosen. The in
stitution is to be congratulated that
! so able man has consented to take
the field in it's behalf.
The Farmers Exchange block at
Essex Junction was totally DESTROYED
by fire Mar. 10. The village has no
water supply, and the progress of the
flames was not checked. The house
and barn of @. G. Williams adjoining
was saved by the efforts of bucket
brigade. The building was occupied
by the @. A. Hibbard Company. deal
ers in general merchandise. two ten
ants and barber. Loss, 1924, OOO-par-
TALLY insured.
The Columbian commission have
sent from Montpelier, about so eight
inch cubes of granite, marble and
soapstone from the various ouarries
in the State for the stone sample ex-
hibit in the mines department of the
exposition, and have reserved space
for about 80 more, a part of which
should come from the slate quarries,
as these are entirely unrepresented in
the present shipment. The next lot
will be forwarded about the 10th of
April Instructions in regard to pre-
pairing the stone may be had from FL.
III. Mcintyre, executive commissioner,
West Randolph. The exhibit is with
out expense to quarry owners