Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-08-16

NEW ENGLAND HAPPENINGS.
THURSDAY, AUG. 5.

region.
The merchants of Boston have or.
ganized to secure low fares for pros
pective buyers, with a view of booming
fall trade.
City Solicitor Bowman, hold-oVer, De-
cause of a political division SENDS ms
resignati ton to the Somerville (Mass.)
board Of alredmen.
The Codmans report that Miss Alice
M. Barrett was short some $4,000, and that
the books were tempered with. rms
shows the motive for her suicide.
FRIDAY, AUG. 6.
Two men perhaps fatally gored by an
enraged bull in Mendon, Vt.
William Collier, who threatened kew.
E. E. Hale with death, taken to Rhole
Island insane asylum.
Reported that John Jacob Astor has
given $4,000 to secure ElmWood, Poet
Lowell's home, for public park
Governor Wolcott denies report that
he was to become president of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
Will CT the late John P. Lowell filed for
probate in Dedham, Mass. All his prop
erty goes to his wife, sons and grand
children.
Hattie Bond, houselzeeper at IL Union
Park street, Boston, found bound and
gagged, tells of gentleman thief telling
her with sandbag and stealing $40.
SATURDAY, AUG. Z.
There is a movement en- foot to prevent
fishing with bait at Rangeley lake.
Mrs Fred M Sumpter Of Brockton,
Mass, sought death by inhaling chloro-
form.
Joseph Houghton, years, missing
from Charlestown [Mass.) home two
weeks
Congressman Walker, as a trustee OF
Brown university, replies to faculty
censurirg them for supporting Andrews
Delegates Fox and EGcNeill, who sailed
from Boston for England as representa-
tivcs Of American workingmen, were
given a rousing send-off.
Stephen White OF East Braintree,
Mass. attempted suicide by cutting
veins and arteries in his arm; now al
emergency hospital in critical condition
SUNDAY, AUG. s.
Four women drove horses in a race
Pittsfield, Me, to the admiration of 5000
people,
The body of Mabel NJ. Sheldon of Wor.
cester Mass. was found in Lake Quin.
sigamond
Hundreds testify at Old Orchard, Me-
to the wonderful cures affected by 1.-The
spirit of Cod The amounting meeting
was largely attended.
John Farrell and John T. Carter iden.
titled in Providence by Falmouth (Mass.}
officers as two of the men concerned in
the recent raid and fight with officers.
There was a brutal murder at North
Adams, Mass. Henry Reed, money
lender, and his sister Blanche, killed al
night. probably by some person who hao
a deep-seated grudge.
MONDAY AUG g.
Maine National Guard in camp in Au-
gusta.
Mrs. Sallie Batchelder of Peabody
Mass, celebrated 1O3d birthday.
Two attempts made to burn ESSEX
glue works building at Peabody Mass
Wray, the Autralian sculler, Boston
looking for matches with any one, bar
rng Gaudaur.
Warren f. Taylor broke the Massa
chusetts double century bicycle record
by more than two hours.
Total sum of $65, 000 received a the col
lection Of the Christian and Missionary
alliance in Old Orchard, Me.
Biggest day in Crescent Beach's
(Mass.) history, number of people being
etimated at from $4,000 to 100000.
DIR" w. J. Camp, the walking evan.
gelist," warning Bostonians that city is
to be destroyed at second coming d
Christ.
Murderers of Henry and Blanche NJ
Reed traced across North Adams bridge
in a buggy going in direction of STAN.
ford VT.
Edward 3. George and Albert Smith
Marblehead (Mass) summer residents
have narrow escape from serious injury,
their wagon being struck by electric car;
$4,000 horse killed.
TUESDAY, AUG. 10.
Death Of William L. Picknell, well
known landscape painter Of Boston.
The Massachusetts state convention OF
the Prohibitionists will be held Sept. 8.
Mildred A. Thyng, a 9-months-old /
Cambridge (Mass.) baby, weighs 4e /
pounds.
A bold thief in Boston stole a tray Oh |
gold rings from Jewelry store and fled |
His supposed accomplice was detained !
and arrested.
Congressman Walker is said to have
borne an old grudge against Professor
Gardner and President Andrews Oh
Brown university.
Several prominent policy holders in the
Massachusetts Benefit Life association |
have issued a circular, asking members
to save association from dissolution.
All clews lost in the Reed murder case
at North Adams, Mass. Miss Ray, the
affianced of the murdered man, talks
freely of their relations, but gives no help
to the officers
WEDNESDAY, AUG. II.
The Massachusetts Benefit Life asso
citation will continue in business for thres
weeks longer.
Henry S. Marcy, president of the
Fitchburg railroad, died suddenly at
Belmont Mass
John Horner crushed to death by an
electric car crashing into an iron post
in East Boston.
Mrs. John Chisholm of Gloucester
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