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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28
THE COLLECTORSHIP

Mr.. Benedict, editor of the Fress
Press, thus handsomely steps dowr
and out and welcomes his personal
friend B. B. Smalley.
That the present republican collect
or of customs for the district Of Yer
mont was about to retire, at the end
of his four years. term in the office
(Which expires on the first of Septem-
ber), and that Col. Bradley B. Small
ley, who held the Office under Mr..
Cleveland's first administration, was
booked to succeed him, has been SO
well known that the announcement of
the appointment of the latter occa-
sions no surprise, and scarcely any
remark. Mr.. Smalley is the only Yer
mont democrat known or recognized
at Washington; and that he could
have any Federal Office he desired in
Vermont has been doubted by no one.
His former administration of the col
lectorship was successful and credi-
table one-a good share of it's success
of course being due to the trusty and
experienced republican deputies who
were retained by Mr.. Smalley through
out his former term and who have
held their responsible positions under
the present collector. He is personal
ly popular with all, except the few
democrats for whom he cannot or
does not provide federal offices. He
will resume the office with the cordial
personal good will of his immediate
predecessor, and with such general
acquiescence in the change as natur-
ally follows the conviction that a
change was inevitable under existing
party usage, and Mr.. Cleveland's ad-
ministration could not be better rep
resented in Vermont than by Mr.
Smalley. The Free Press tenders, it's
congratulations to the coming collec-
tor. It is glad that he prefers to re-
main in Vermont, rather than to ac-
cept a foreign consulate or other Of
flee outside of his State, and it assures
him that as public officer he will re-
ceive from this paper such credit as
will be his due, and such just treat
ment as can be accorded by fair and
honorable political opponent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28
LETTER FROM MICHIGAN.

Menomi11ee, Mich, Aug. Is, '9,3
The readers of the MONITOR may be
interested in some of the things which
have attracted my attention in few
days spent in this lumber town. The
Menominee river is the boundary line
between Wisconsin and the upper pen
insular of Michigan. It's course is
southeasterly and flows into the Green
Bay. The, river and it's tributaries
penetrate the vast lumber region Of
Wisconsin and upper Michigan. Men
ominee is on the Michigan side of the
river, from ting on the bay, and the
city of Marietta, on the Wisconsin
side, The two cities have popula
ton of about 5000. The chief in
terest is in the lumber trade Along
the river and bay shore are situated
twenty two saw mills. The annual
cut is about $50, 900, 900 feet, consum-
ing abott 5000, 900 logs. The saw mills
run from six to eight months in the
year, and single mill will cut about
1900 logs per day.
The logs are handled wholly by ma
chinery. Band, circular and gang saws
are used. 1t is claimed that the band
saw is great saving over the others.
One firm here put in two band saws
and claimed the saving the first year
by their use was over S25, 900. The
cut of the circular saw is a inch, and
the band saw but Is inch. There
fore in an ordinary 16-foot log, the
saving is aboat 80 feet of lumber.
Think of $685. 900 in saw dust as one
half the product of single millin one
yearl 1t will afford some estimate of
what is produced here by the twenty
two mills. The logs are very closely
utilized Slabs are worked into lath
and shingles, and pieces that can not
be used in any other way are cut into
stove wood before leaving the mill
carriages.
One of the largest and most inter
esting features of the work here is
the Boom Company, whose business
it is to bring the logs down the river.
For this purpose about 200 men are
employed. ''River drivers" or clog
riders" they are called. Armed with
a pike pole they guide the logs for
many miles down the river. The men
become very skillful at the business
and will stand upon a log and ride
through swift currents, or spring from
log to log like sparrows hopping on
the ground. When the logs reach the
mouth of the river they are identified
and remarked by the Boom Compa-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28

World says: "a very large number
(of the manufacturers) have stated
what in their opinion is the cause of
orally laid upon the probability of tar
iff revision. Many mills, particularly
the cotton, attribute their shutdown
to financial stringency, although even
a large number of the latter class
mention the tariff From the wooden
and knitting manufacturers the same
statement is many times repeated:
business depression, caused by uncer-
tainty about the tariff.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28
Guardian Notice.

CTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DIsrRI
- IS. In Probate Court, held at Bart
Landing in and for said District, on the 4
day of August, A. ID. 1893.
L. M. Hubbard OF Barton, guardian 81 w
lam Graves of Barton In said District, insa
makes application TO said Court, for licei
to sell all the real estate OF said ward, TO "
All the real estate of which said ward
seized and possessed situated in the state
Vermont representing that the sale there
is necessary in order to raise funds TO pay
expenses OF maintaining said ward the p
sonal estate of said ward being insuficil
for that purpose.
whereupon IL is ordered by said Court, n
said application be referred 20 A HesEi
thereof, TO be held at the Probate ONCE,
said Barton Landing, on the eth day of Sci
A. ID. 1893, for hearing and decision thered
And il is further ordered, that all persons
terested be notified hereof, by publication
of notice of said application and order the
on, three weeks successfully In the M0NIT|
printed at Barton before said time Of heari
that they may appear at said time and pla
and, IL they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court--Attest.
"a SO FRANK :. ROGERS, ReRistd
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28
Estate of James n. Cook.

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ORLEANS
~ SIS. In Probate Court, held at Barton Land
ing IN said District, on the 23d day Of Aug,
A. ID. 1893.
Horace Q. Cook, administrator of the estate
Of James H. Cook late of Barton in said Dis
tr1ct deceased, makes application for license
to sell the real estate of said deceased, de-
scr1bed as follows, to wit All the real es-
tate of which said deceased, died seized and
possessed situated in the state of Vermont,
representing that a sale thereof will be bene-
hc1al to all persons interested.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that
said application be referred to a session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in
Barton Landing, on the IA day of September,
A. ID. 1888, for hearing and decision thereon:
And 1T is further ordered that notice hereof
be given to all persons interested by pub1ica-
tlon. of the same three weeks successfully in
the MONITOR, newspaper published at Bar
ton pre- vious to said time appointed for hear
ing, that they may appear at said time and
place and show cause, If any they may have,
why said license should not be granted.
BY the Court.-Attest,
35-37 FRANK 6. ROGERS, Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28
Commissioners Notice.
Estate of James III. Cook.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Or
leans Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands of all per-
sons against the estate of James H. Cook late
of Barton in said District, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet for the purpos-
es aforesaid, at the office of j. P. Baldwin in
Ise3 and goth day of February, 1894, next from
one. O'clock, p m. until O'Clock, p. m, each
of said days, and that six months from 23d
.by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination an allow
ance.
Dated at Barton, VT, this 23d day of August
A. D., 1893.
F. F F. R RuTnT 4fS Com nissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
TspEcrAL coRREsPoNDENcE OF THE MONITOR
Wnsh;noton. Auo. 2I. 1898.

Washington, dug. 81, 1898.
The administrations friends are to
be given an opportunity on the floor
of the House and Senate to defend
the somewhat remarkable pension
policy adopted by Secretary Hoke
Smith under Mr.. Cleveland's orders.
Senator Gallinger has introduced a
resolution directing the committee on
Pensions to investigate and report to
the Senate, whether the wholesale
suspension of pensioners, which has
been going on for some time at an av-
erage of something more than $50 a
day, is in accordance with law, and a
resolution of similar nature will be
introduced in the House as soon as
the House is in a condition to allow
it's ordinary business to proceed in
the ordinary channels, which will be
after the silver question has been dis
posed of, rules adopted and commit
tees appointed. AS soon as the Senate
adopts Mr.. Gallinger's resolution Sec
rotary Hoke Smith and the Commits
vi I CAO1OAO VIII pOUA w SoAAA
moned to testify before the Senate
Pension committee as to recent pro-
ceedings.
A more senseless opposition has
seldom been seen than that which
certain democrats and populists are
making in the Senate to the bill which
proposes to allow national banks to
issue currency to the full amount of
bonds they have on deposit to secure
circula ton. At three different sessions
of Congress the same identical bill has
passed the Senate without opposition,
and if it were now a law it would
add 1000, 900 to the money in circu
lation Immediately, and probably as
much more in three months. The only
argument presented against the bill is
the old one, that National banks en-
Joy privileges denied to others, and
inasmuch as any persons having the
requisite capital are at all times free
to organize a National bank and get
their share of the privileges, that
isn't good one. After voting down
some silly dm0HQH10nUS prOpOS0O Uy
Senators Allen aud Cockrill, the Sen
ate has now to vote upon one for the
repeal of the tax on State bank cur
rency, which has been offered by But
Ter of S. c., and there will probably
be more of the same sort.
Jerry Simpson dealt the democrats
a heavy blow below the belt when in
silver speech he fired this question
at the House, in his rasping, exasper-
ating voice: "Whoever heard of the |
democratic party ever repeating
law or making law?" Receiving no
answer, Jerry glared at the admins
tration group in the House and added;
'tThere is no democratic party any
more; it is President Clevland's
party" From which it will be seen
that even man of Jerry's small cali
bre can sometimes perceive the true
of things democratic.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28

| Cholera is ravaging many cities in
Russia and has a footing in many Eh-
ropean cities.
The Texas cotton crop is reported
small, while many of the cotton grow
ers are too poor to hire help to pick
it.
President Cleveland is still fishing
and recuperating at Buzzards Bay. 1t
is about time for him to return to
Washington to look after the "wild
horses.'
Rev B. Fay Mills, who. is well
known in Vermont, will be in Concord,
N. H., for the first Of series of union
revival meetings Wednesday evening,
September ID.
A great fire in So. Chicago destroyed
many houses and swept every
thing away from the place where it
started to the lake. The buildings
were of a cheap order.
Nancy Hanks trotted a mile at
Hampden Park, Springfield, on Friday
last in 2:O8. This, the conditions con-
sidered, is equal to her best perform
ances elsewhere, and it lowers the
record for New England tracks.
A very hard st orm, both wind and
rain, passed over the Atlantic coast
last Friday, doing great damage to
shipping, telegraph wires and crops.
1t was reported as one of the worst in
years About three aud one half
inches of water fell in New York CITY.
The Union and Peoples national
banks at Denver, which suspended on
July IS and 10 respectively, opened
their doors for business Aug. %. at
hox
with all the requirements of the comp
troller Of the currency. Each has on
hand considerably larger per cent of
money to meet immediate liabilities
than the comptroller required
The Northern Pacific railroad has
passed into the hands of receivers.
An Injunction h rs also been issued re-
straining the officers of the road from
interfering with the receivers in their
management of the property. For
the fiscal year ending June 80.
1892 the gross earnings were S31 .299.
S96 and the expenses $50, 465, 900. Just
1871, 832 was paid to stockholders.
leaving surplus of 1884, 1888. In the
year just ended there was a deficit Of
$540,066. The present liabilities of
the company are very heavy, and in
order to preserve its land grant and
franchise it was necessary to place the
property in judicial custody
The family of L. G. Bovee, five in
number, we're instantly killed at
grade crossing of the Lehigh Valley
railroad at Leroy N. Y, Sunday morn
ing, Aug. Is. The five unfortunates
started with spirited team to drive
to church. AS they approached the
Lehigh Valley track the east bound
Lehigh Valley flyer came laundering
along at speed of nearly fifty miles
an hour. Mr.. Bovee did not see it un-
til he was too close to check his
horses. He made frantic effort to,
get across, but the engine struck the
forward part of the carriage, and.a
second later the bodies of the occu-
pants were flying through the air. All
were mangled beyond recognition but
for the clothing they wore Miss Bo-
wee, the eldest daughter, was decapi-
tated.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-28
General News Items.

Cholera is ravaging many cities in
Russia and has a footing in many Eli
rOpean cities.
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ORLEANS TRUST COMPANY

Statement showing condition of, at close of
business July 1st, 1888
Resources.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-07-20
THE TOWN OF sHIEBR,


Nothing adds so much to &
pearance Of Il town as fine bt
buildings. Brick or stone is
to be preferred in their const
Business houses built of br
stone not only look bct
are more durable and are in
ger in case Of fire. Two Of
best business men will 500
ON the corner below the Git
a 3Ox80 brick building, to
as general hardware stor,
firm wiz be Wagner and
land. They will carry a full
Of shelve hardware, plows,
plumbers supplies, buggies,
barbed wire, wind mills, etc.
building will be erected as
satisfactory arrangement are
with the contractors, and will
Il great improvement TO the
1t will stand on the present
the old Office and storage
ing which will be torn down
!. Mr., Wendtland was born in
/! many in 1857 and came to
country in 1872. In 1889 he m
to Sinner and formed q partne
with Louis Wagner in the
wright and general .blacksm.
business. Mr., Wendltand has be-
in the blacksmithing busin'
eighteen years and is a first cl
workman. He is married and J
six children, three boys and til
girls. Louis Wagner was born
Schelbyin Austin county Texas
1866 and lived there until he was
4 years old. In 1876 he removed
4 Fayette county where ghe engag
/ kl1Q
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-07-20

building ah9 Is popularity reg
ported 70 be6ne Of the best cenduc-
ted HotelsS6n the line ofthe Aran-
sas Pass. Mr., WisehYah was born
and raised in Texas and is popu-
larand genial landlord. The Wise
man house is in plain veiw from
the depot and probably has tie
coolest location Of ~ building in
town.
BLrcHER LODGE NO, %
O. d. II. s.
Was instituted in Sinner in 1889
with the following members;
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and Layaca counties.
cuWsrlAN WAGENNn.


day of October 1858 in Fayett'
county Texas, and lived there uu-
til 1892 when hemoved to Shincr
and purchased the Bismarck ST.
Don, the fixtures of Otto Koehlu
md the building of H. II. HUH
nan of Breslau. He married In
1883 and has had four children.
His infant son died only a short
time Stree. Mr. Wagner is doing
good business and has no lack Of
trienda in Sinner
hAUL sruH'GE = ca.
Paul Sturkc was born at High
Hill rayctte county Texas, in 1866,
and came to Sinner IN 1889 where
he entered the employ Of r. G.
Seydler aud remained year aLd
half. In 1892 he purchased the
saloon of Mr. Seydler. Mr.. Sturke
married Miss Mary Ilscheuburs
in 1891 and has one child. Hi-
saloon is situated two doors north
Of Wolters Bros. Store
j, II. HuEBNER.
j. H. Huebncr, the proprietor
of the Favorite Saloon. is 81 wears
I'D having been born in Austria
Is 1860 He came to the United
States in 1876 aud engaged IN
'rming in Fayette county where
ne remained several years. In
1891 ne removed to Sinner and
purchased the Favorite Saloon, u
r. H. Loessin, our present ma u
shall. Mr.. Huebner married Man
Bergman in 1881 and Ia four
children. He doeso thriving Bus
'Tlnss in Who's, liquors, beer anc
ciars.
ED. COLEMAN.
M Denief aa9vonIcor+ixso1 'lyian y ist4;1
cigars, jewellery, fruitsS nuts and
motions of all kinds. Mr.. Cole
man is a native Of Great Britain
having been born in II lHSham,
He cmigrated 10 this Y
1858 and has lived in II
since. He has b91n marri y.
FIRST in Lavaca county in ~
in Dewitt county in 1874. He was
business four years prior to scttlir 8
in Sinner. His place of business is
next door to the City Barber shop.
MAURICE ELLINGEE.
Mr. El,mgcr was born in Fayetto
county Texas in 1857 and lived
there until 1891, when he removed
to Sinner. he was ii lumber ba2-
mess eight years in Faycttc COM
ty and after removing to Shincv he
became the Agent OF the san An
;onio Brewing Association, wbirt
he still represents Mr.. Cling
married in Fayette count. .s la1l
and has four children, two &c.,
and two girls,
SINNER LODGE NO, 1l1s
a.. O. q. W.
This lodge was instituted in Sht
ner the 10Th day of January 1890
with the following officers in charge
J. C. Blohn .... M. W.
George Seydler Foreman
H. II Hoffman g.. Overcccr
Ed Wangemann Recorder
. Albert Turner . Finanscer
. NJ e. Wolters . Treasurer
r. G. S1ydler Guide
i Louis Wagner Inside watch
, man.
e Henry Weller Outside wa.ch
man.
j. Wolters ..., Post lnaste
workman
/. 4 + II i 4 % @;'i=.P Trustee.
/. Dr., Edison ,.. Medical Tx
+ The Lodge consists now Of 2
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-07-20

for six years. 1852 he @noyed
to Lee county and engaged in stock
raising four years. Mr.. Wagner
removed to Lavaca county in 1857.
The firm of Wagner and Wendt-
land i, awake to the interest of the
public and is famous fol prompt
ness and square dealing.
WIN. GREEN.
Mr., VIM. Green is one of Sinners
most substantial business men and
is also a heavy land owner Own
ing in the neighborhood Of 1900
acres of land. He is u native of
Texas having been born and
raised in Gonzales county. He
was proprietor of a store at Winton
P. O. for several years and has been
in the stock business nearly all his
life. Upon coming to Sinner Mr..
Green formed a partnership with
Williams and Saunders in the lum-
Der business. Saunders shortly
retired from the firm and the bus
mess was continued as Williams ~
Green, until the spring of the pres
ent year when Mr.. Green sold out
to MIR. Williams, and found a part
nership with c. II. Flato. Mr.,
Green has made success of every
business undertaking Of his life
and there can he no question about
his being thorough business man.
He married Miss julia Dickson in
1882 and hia residence is in the
western part of town.
CITY HOTEL,
This building was erected in tbs
Autumn of 1855 and was thrown
open to the public in Nov, 1883
The Proprietress is Mrs. Elizabeth
Jungbecker who has had charge o
the Hotel since it was first opened
Its accommodations are Of the bes
and the Hotel is cool and commo
dious. August Jungbecker th'
builder of the house was born il
Germany on the Rhine, 6S year
ago. Upon coming to the U. $. h
settled in Lavaca county TSa
where he follwed the vocation f
school teacher up to abodA WV
years ago, when i'll health coN ele'
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~ q y w
This lodge was instituted in shy
ner the 10th day of January 1899,
with the following olIieers in eharee.
Evening journal., 1893-07-28
Fatalities In Battle roreordalncd.

Soldiers and sailors are proverbially su.
perstitious, and the soldier derives great
comfort from his cheerful fatalism. a
beautiful September day was devoted TO
one % the fercest battles ever known The
color guard of conspicuous regiment had
been repeatedly shot down and replaced
until 10 men had fallen, most Of them NOR
tally hurt At this juncture a captain Of
gigantic stature the largest among 10000
men, seized the colors and continued 10
wave them defantly until the position was
carried.
He escaped untouched, even 10 his uni
form, while away in the rear rank, IN the
least exposed position on the line, little
Irish fish peddler, known as Mickey the
Fish," received two serious wounds Mick
ey was dwarf whose enlistment had been
regarded as a capital joke and whose i'm
munity was taken for granted.
Somewhat puzzled by the elation shown
by the comrades Of giant and dwarf, in
quired concerning their blithe confidence
and found that they regarded the double
event as clear proof that all casualties were
foreordaned, and l am well assured that
out OF this tranquilizng belief grew a great
peace in many hearts which served them
well when the storm Of battle shut out all
ordinary means Of refuge.-Atlanuc.
Evening journal., 1893-07-28
Getting Ills Naturalization Papers.

Congressman William Il. Robinson was
the tail twister" par excellence Of the
British lion while he was in Brooklyn as
well as while he was in Washington. One
day shortly before he died the writer met
Kim at the plaza entrance TO the Prospect
park, looking thoughtful.
"Mr. Robinson, be was asked, "you have
lived in Brooklyn a long timei"
Something like 40 years" said he.
And you witness many a change In that
time, no Doubt"
"Whew should scarcely know IL now
were TO keep in mind what II look cd like
in the early hfties. This park wasn't here
then. The land was here, of course. but IL
was a wild, weird, windswept spot But
knew Brooklyn was bound to forge ahead
l said that from che first"
"You mean what, Mr.. Robinsonw
81 mean from the day got out my first
papers The quick way the man did the
whole business showed me at once that
America was a great place, but that Brook
lyn was greater still.
"'Where were you bornr said the city
official told him.
Take the Book. ou-hereby-promise.
to-renounce- forever-all allegiance toany
foreim-prince- power or potentate what
soever-but t-especially-the queen of Great
Observation-Disclosures 50 lp-you-God-gim
me-a-dollar.'
Excuse me, sir l said. but couldn'l
you put a semioolon between God and th'
dollarg' New York Tribune.
Evening journal., 1893-07-28
nirhest Priced Pew Rents.

The following are the annual revenues
derived from pew rents in some of the most
important places of worship in England:
st. Peters, Eaton square, London, $4,000 a
wear; Portman chapel, el,1OO Christ
church, Paddington, ei,750; st. Paurs,
Knightsbridge, el,2OO; St. Georges, Han
over square, over el,OOO; St. Michael's
church, Chester square, London, sl,2OO;
Emmanuel church, Streatham, 81 ,2l0; EN-
manuel church, Hove, al 400; Christ
church, Cheltenham, 1000. Two of the
London west end churches have higher
pew rents than any other churches in this
country-namely All Saints, Norfolk
square, w, and st. PauPs, Onslow square,
S. w. In both cases the income Of the IT.
cumbents is entirely dependent upon thu
pew rents received. In St. Johns Wood
synagogue many Of the pews cost the seat
holders from sl2 TO el5 per individual sit
thug, while in Great Portland Street syna-
gogue the prices are said to range higher
still.-London Tit-Bits.