Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-21
State News Items.

Mrs. William j. Henderson of Bur-
lington, who was suffering from an
obscure brain disease, committed
suicide by inhaling gas, last Wednes
day morning.
Horace Blanchard and Edward
Vauderpool have been granted a con-
ditional discharge, by Gov. circuit,
from the House of Correction, and
not pardoned out, as some of our ex
changes have announced it. These
men were violaJers of the liquor law,
and had already served long senten-
ces.-Republican.
S. L. Griffith, a wealthy lumber and
charcoal dealer of Dandy, has nearly
completed one of the finest fish hatch
cries in the state. He already has a
large number of trout in the watts. In
connection with the hatchery he has
completed an artificial pond, six acres
in extent, which he will stock with
fish for his own use. Mr.. Griffith will
add sc, 900 more trout in the spring.
The supervisors of the Waterbury
insane asylum, Drs. r. T. Johnson of
of Concord, G.. M. Ferran of Essex
Junction and O. L. Erwin of Newport,
arrived in town last Thursday. They
board. The board spent the day in
the female halls. They remained in
town Friday investigating the male
wards and organizing for the coming
two years.
BENNINGTON. = Isaac Pratt, the
veteran bear hunter, brought in full
grown wildcat which he found in a
bear trap on Pownal mountain Thurs
day afternoon. 1t was alive when he
reached the trap and made a stubborn
fight before he killed it with a club.
1t was female, apparently an old
one, handsomely marked, weighing
q pounds, and measured three feet
eight inches from nose to end of the
tail.
q. w. Brown of Waterford has been
trying for weeks to get into his barn
some Is steers which have been out
to pasture during the summer. He
succeeded in getting all but five
three year olds, and these swan
across the river to the New Hamp-
shire side. Then he promised a man
So for each one he would shoot and
bring in, but after spending several
days in the woods the man was able
to bring in only one steer aud the 9TH
ers are wandering where they please
An abundant apple crop is not al
ways a bonanza, as has been proved to
his satisfaction this year by Bridge
port man. He had 1000 barrels of
fruit which he sold early in the season
for 81 barrel, delivered at the rail
road station. 1t cost Is cents a barrel
for drawing. After paying for the
necessary help in picking and bar
reling, for the barrels and for the
drawing he had just $3.50 left. De-
Quoting from the sum 800, the
amount it east to trim up and care for
the orchard last spring, his net profits
were $50 on the whole thing.
The length of life may be Increased by less
ening it's dangers. The majority of people
die from lung troubles. These may be avert
ed by promptly n n;g, using One Minute Cough
Barton Landing; r. E. French, Glover.
BURLINGTON, Dec. 10. AT the secret
session of the state grange today the
following officers were elected: Mas
ter, @. j. Bell of East Hardwick; ov-
erseer, G. w. Pierce of Brattleboro;
lecturer, r. r. Galusha of Jericho;
steward, LII. Morse Of Randolph; as
sistant steward, NJ. B. Roberts of Ru-
pert; chaplain, @. j. Lowrey of Jeri-
chO; treasurer, F. B. Pies of RaWson-
vile; secretary, d. D. Howe of Bur-
lington; gatekeeper, A. F. Lawrence
of st. Johnsbury; ceres, Mrs. @. j.
Bell of Fast Hardwick; pomona, Mrs.
P. f. Smith of Morrisville; flora, Mrs.
w. @. Mason of Rupert; lady assist
ant steward, Mrs. M. B. Roberts of |
Rupert; executive committee, L. NJ. |
Cragin of Springfield and @. F. Smith
of MorrisviIle.