Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-02-26
State News Items.

Frank Hall of Guildhan surrenders
the post office to N. S. Noyes.
Gov. Fuller will deliver the Memo
rial Day address at Cambridge.
Through travel on the Central YER
mont railroad is unusually light. 90
The Grand Trunk r. r. cuts down
expenses by taking off it's day express
trains.
F. J. Martin has been appointed
postmaster at Derby, vice D. @. Stew
ems removed.
Among recent pensions granted are
those to Newell Whitney of Wolcott
and Hiram Bailey of Morrisville.
Hon. Joel G. Baker Of Rutland, cap
tain of the Ninth Vermont regiment,
has been chosen by John Sedgwick
post of Keene, N. H., to deliver the
Memorial day address in that, city.
Oscar Burton of Burlington, Swan
ton and St. Adams, who died recently
at the age of 81, was the ''largest
farmer" in Vermont, owning some
1900 acres Of farms in Franklin coun-
ty.
Mrs. Myra Bradwell died in Chica
90. Feb. IA. She was the proprietor
of the Chicago Legal News and the
first woman in the United States to be
admitted to the bar. She was born in
Manchester.
The town of Bakersfield has receiv
ed a gift of about s1O,o 900 by the will
Of Knowles Maynard, a native of the
place, who died the other day aged 81
years. The bequest is understood to
be for the benefit of the worthy poor
of the town.
Governor and Mrs. T.. K. Fuller
started for San Francisco last Friday,
to attend the mid winter fair. They
will be gone about month and will
be present at the celebration of Yer
mont's day, March 3. They will re-
turn by way of Portland and Seattle.
Department Commander G. F.
Branch, G.. A. r. has appointed the
following members Of his staff: Ken
drick Richmond, Newport, Asst Adjt
General; Thos G. Gale, Newport,
Quarter Master Generals; F. G.Butter
field, Derby Line, Asst. Inspector; E.
Ell. Nye, Newport, Chief Mastering
Officer; Josiah Grout, Derby, Judge
Advocate.
The VT Woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton will hold it's annual convention
at Bellows Falls, Thursday evening and
Friday, March IL. The PROGRAM in
Dictates that the meeting will be of
interest. Among the most noted
speakers are Mrs. Julia Ward Howe,
L. F. Wilbur, Esq, Miss Elizabeth
Colby, Miss Laura Moore, Mrs. Phoebe
Stone Beeman.
The next semi annual examination
under the United States civil Service
laws for the customs service in the
district of Vermont will be held at
the United States Customs house,
Burlington, on Tuesday, the third day
Of April next. All applications there
for must be filed by or before March
18th next, with the Secretary of the
lingtOn.
The charter of the first Masonic
lodge ever organized in Vermont is
still in existence, being in possession
of Vermont lodge No. 18, of Windsor.
It was issued in 1871 to Vermont lodge,
No. II. by Massachusetts, grand lodge,
of which Joseph Webb was most wor-
shipful grand master. 1t bears the
name of Paul Revere as one of the
wardens.
There is general rejoicing aJ Barre
over the outlook for the granite bust
ness. Dealers report an unusually
large amount of orders for spring
work. MANY more cutters will be put
to work as stock can be obtained from
the quarries. Several big contracts
are headed toward Barre, including
one for the Iowa state soldiers monu-
ment costing $4,000. The best of feel
ing exists between the dealers and
cutters, and no trouble is expected
this year.