Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-30
State News items.

The officers of the Brandon Fair as
ISOLATION held meeting last week,
and decided to hold their next fair
Sept. 1917, 1896.
Capt. N. O. Wilcox, 48 years of age,
of Co. A, 4th VT. Reg't, died of apo
plexy at the Soldiers Home in Ben
nington last week.
E. S. Leonard of Bellows Falls has
been appointed deputy stamp collect
or of Vermont and New Hampshire in
place of F. Ell. Kimball, resigned.
In the proposed suit against the
Bennington Monument association,
ex-Gov. Dillingham;, as referee, has
decided adversely to the bringing of
the suit.
The authorities in st. Adams served
notice on all liquor dealers that they
must close up on Sunday, and the or
der was observed last Sunday for the
first time.
An execution was filed last week
against B. B. Bailey, the Central VT.
station agent at Montpelier for vio
lating the prohibitory law. Bail was
fixed at $4,000.
John Munger of Orwell came into
Addison County court at Middldbury
and pleaded guilty to the offence of
selling cider year ago, and was fin
ed $50 and costs, which he paid.
Mrs II. M. Phelps of Reading, Pa,
whose father was at one time pro-
prietor of what is now known as the
Sherwood House in Burlington, died
suddenly of heart disease at Barre on
Monday last.
The president has sent the follow
ing nominations for Vermont post
Brady, Newport; Daniel C.Spaulding,
Morrisville; Eugene Ayers, Swanton;
Oscar McGregor, Richford.
In Addison County court at Middle
bury, George and Clayton King were
found guilty on Tuesday of last week,
of assaulting an officer, and William
found with burglars tools in his pos
session.
The post office at Westminster sta
ton was robbed Wednesday night
The burglars gained an entrance
through a window in the station. A
small amount in stamps and envel
opes were taken and several letters
were rified.
pOuH W cummings, VIII uf0O S1OU
through the window of D. A Thomas
dwelling in the town of Grafton last
July, and who has been missing since,
was arrested in Houghtonville on
Thursday night of last week, and was
lodged in jail at Newfane. He was
merchant, and while he was away his
store was sold to pay fines for selling
liquor.
Senator Proctor has introduced a bill
in the senate for the establishment of
a bureau of animal industry for the
inspection of meat products and live
stock, suppression and extirpation of
contagious and infectious diseases
among cattle and live stock, and to
prevent the expectation or importa
ton of diseased cattle, live stock or
other animals.
From reports thus far received by
Department Commander Cannon Civ
ing statistics of mortality among the |
G. A. r. of Vermont this year it is es
timated that the death rate will be so /
per cent higher than for the two pre-
ceding years, the increase being |
more decidedly marked than between |
any other years. In 1885 with a mem
bership of $3.50, the deaths were % or
.0O66 per cent; in 1889 it was .O1O5: in |
1891, 0173; in 1898, with a membership |
of 1914, there were 10Y deaths. or
.0203 per cent. Reports for the first |
half of '95 showed Y deaths. and re-
ports from posts thus far received
show the rate for the last half to be
fully as large, indicating more than
per cent death rate