Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31
State News items.

Entries for the circuit meet in con-
nection with the interstate fair at
White River Junction in August show
that prominent horsemen are looking
forward to the. event with good
deal of interest. Vermont, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,. Connecti-.
cut, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin and Kansas are represent
ed in the entries made.
George NJ. Edgerton of Mechanics
vile, came to Rutland Monday with a
frog in his throat in the shape of a
silver dollar, which he Dad swallowed
the day before at his home. Mr..
EdgertOn went to Dr. M. r. Grains
office on Center street, where the DR..
applied the X-rayS to his throat. The
of the chest. An instrument was
then passed down the throat and the
coin was pulled out.
Mrs. Snsan Morse Perry, of New
York, the friend of Cuba Libre and
the granddaughter of Professor
Morse, the inventor of the telegraph,
has received from DR.. W. Seward
Webb an order for four bonds of the
Cuban Republic, which he CDR. Webb
will present to his children, Miss
Frederick V. Webb, Master James
Watson Webb, William Seward Webb
Jr., and Vanderbilt Webb, in memory
of their grandfather, Gen. Webb from
Connecticut, of the army of the
American Revolution.
The fourth incendiary fire in Brat
tleboro within two weeks burned the
saw mill and contents of D. P. Pres
colt Friday morning, destroying
property valued at $4,000, upon which
the mill and it's machinery, there
were burned $4,000 feet Of boards,
two horses, three cows, two hogs,
wagons, harnesses and tools. About
1000 feet of boards stacked near the
mill were badly damaged by fire and
water. When discovered the fire had
made such progress that it was I'M
possible to save anything. The mill
was operated by water power.
Rev. CIV. Morrow, first vice presi-
dent OF the State Christian Endeavor
union, has undertaken to arrange for
an excursion party from Randolph to
the national Christian Endeavor con-
vention to be held at San Francisco,
CAL, July to IL. An attempt will
be made to secure enough members
to charter special sleeper. The party
will start from Vermont June 81 or
%. Railroad rates are sos for the
round trip, besides sleeping car ac
)commodations, which are not to ex-
ceed $15 each for ten days going. Mr..
Morrow will answer inquiries as to
particulars if they are sent to him at
Randolph.
The sugar season of 1897 was over
some time ago, but figures showing
even an approximate production are
hard to get. @. j. Bell, president of
the Maple Sugar Makers Association,
writes that the "maple sugar and
syrup product for Vermont for 1897
was 10000, 900 to 100000 pounds,
one third increase from 1896 and
double the product of 1896" 1t is
thought that there was as much
sugar made in 1894 as during the past
opinion of sugar makers that this
seasons crop was as fine in quality as
was ever made. The weather, taken
altogher, could hardly have been i'm
proved upon. President Bell says
that Vermont makes nearly if not
quite one-half the maple sugar and
syrup produced in the United States.
There are % maple producing states
in the Union and the crop this year
was probably over 100000 pounds.
New York after Vermont makes the
largest amount of sugar. All the
sugar made in New England, it is said,
would be consumed in New York and
Boston alone. The value of the
product to Vermont farmers this year
is estimated at 81 100000.