Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-11
State News Items.

A portion of the Proctorsville wool
en- factory, which has been shut down
since Sept. 1, has started up on full
time.
John Barnard and Peter Merengo.
Jr., both of Burlington, have been APP
pointed deputy collectors and inspect
ors in this custom district.
Merritt Robbins of Hancock has
caught four bears this fall, making his
total catch 80. The best bear weigh
ed 1925 pounds, and the skin was
worth $50 besides the bounty of s15.
1t is announced that the REQUIRED
majority vote of the standing commit
tee has been obtained in favor of the
conservation of Rev. Father Hall as
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of
| Vermont.
Marion Robertson, aged two years,
daughter of John Robertson, promi-
nent paper manufacturer, was fatally
burned at Bellows Falls, Thursday.
She was playing with matches. Her
father and other near relatives we're
spending Thanksgiving in Boston.
The Hartford Wooden Co. has run
out of stock and shut down Indefinite
~, owing to inability to get further
orders. Until the present tariff agita-
tlon 1T is the first indefinite shut down
since the establishment Of the enter
prise. LIE 4.sl IA e..
The Hoosac Valley knitting mills in
PoWnal recently shipped 81, 900 worth
of underwear to wholesale house in
Chicago. The latter has lust failed.
and the knitting mills have secured
only $4,000 worth of the goods on
writ of replevin. The balance due
them is uncollectable. s@t4 4sz rs
Internal Revenue Collector Calvin
Page Of Portsmouth, n H.. has an
nounced the following deputy collect
Ors of internal revenue in Vermont:
A. L. Weeks of st. Adams; vice G. S. |
Forbes, and Frederick Kimball of Bel
lows Falls, vice George A. Watson. The |
four years term Of each expired De-
cember first. 3:T:a 4.zzs3 HLa
The hard times, suspension of pen
sions, and advancing age are fast fill
ing the Vermont soldiers home at
Bennington. There are rs inmates
registered, 10 being on furlough. An
unusual amount of sickness prevails
among the veterans, 16 being in the
hospital with diseases mainly incident
to advanced life.
Sheriff Stevens has appointed the
following deputies for LamoilIe coun-
ty: Belvidere, Thomas Potter; Cam
bridge, VIM. Smith; Norris, g. Ray
more, post Office address, Jefferson
vile; Eden, w. I'll. Emery; North
Hyde Park, L. ?. Butts; johnson, A.
d. Robbins; Morristown, George E.
Town; Waterville, Edward j. Mann:
Wolcott, Howard Stevens.
E. w. Boardman, a West Rutland
farmer, was bitten on the hand by
5arantula, which was in a bunch of
bananas he hadpurchased for Thanks
giving and was handling on Wednes-
lay evening. His brother, who was
took a razor and cut away
he flesh around the bite. A physi-
,ian was summoned, who applied To-
ions to destroy the poison.
A dastardly attempt to wreck |
passenger train was made Nov. 80 on
he Barre railroad. A special train I
rom the granite quarries was return |
ng to Barre at $3.50 o'clock, and when
lear Websterville the locomotive
Mountain King was derailed, badly |
damaging the locomotive and bag z
sage car. There were about 80 peo- T
lie on the train and some were slight |
y injured. The wreck was caused by
misplaced switch, the person who T
i1ONSd OIS SWIUCd HdNluS SudS0ou UnS L
ock, showing that the act was pre-
neditated. Il
James O'Rouke Of Rutland, who
vent TO Buffalo, n. Y, to seek work
n the Lehigh railroad, was found in /
he Lehigh depot, acting queerly. on |
and arrested. He was ar
aligned in court Friday morning, but
omplained of being injured, and an
revealed the fact that
ne of his shoulders was fractured. He
vas Immediately removed to the Fitch
ospital, but died in a few minutes :,
fter reaching that institution The a
ause of his sudden death is mystic s
y, although the attending physicians o
ay it may have been heart disease. n
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