Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-30
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John Horne, sl2e. cat tt G Mt.
Washingt ra !. p an ascent
Of Mr.. Wasting ter a1ud the snow
IA feet deep-us.-t.se e,.------s4l u the depot
at the summit
Benjamin .Ie4ves whom Governor
Powers HasS1apTo o need Judge of the
Biddeford Me, munic pal court, is only
% year. of age. He was born in Wafer
boro ard for several years was a re-
porter on the Biddeford Journal
Upon searching woman arrested in
Boston for shopliftfng the officers found
in secret pocket $2369 in money and
bank books representing $4,000; also a
100O-ni1e mileage book on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad
MONDAY, May g.
Edward Rellamy. the author and hui
inanitarian, died at his home in Chico
pee Falls Mass, aged hS.
John Midway of Cambridge, superin-
tendent of motive power for the Fitch
burg road for the past six years. has re-
signed, the same to take effect June 1.
He will be succeeded by J. w Marden
of Waltham.
Three months ago Bangor, Me-.
woman gave birth to twin boys Dur
ing the first few days OF their life the in
fants thrived wonderfully, but all at
once a change occurred, and they are
now nothing but living skeletons. All
rourishment usually given children of
their age docs not agree with them, and
the doctors Who have seen the children
are puzzled.
TUESDAY, MAY "a
The sophomore class of Dartmouth
college won the annual sophomore
freshman cane rush, IS to hands
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Whitney have de-
n cl1-9 in 2.sF- To
Dor Ne NJ S. Whitney has so far re-
covered FROM her recent Illness that she
will be able to so there in about 10 days.
The patriotic women of Manchester,
mindful of the condition of the troops
from New Hampshire at Chickamauga,
have issued in appeal for cooperation in
a movement to collect and send on food
and comforts for the troops.
WEDNESDAY, MAY rs.
Judge Lewis W. Clark of Manchester
has been appointed chief justice Of the
New Hampshire supreme court. Through
the constitutional ge limit his term will
expire Aug. %.
Betsey Barker of North Grafton,
Mass, celebrated the Tooth anniversary
of her birth yesterday. She was born
in Grafton and most Of her life has been
spent there. She is in excellent health
The Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing
company of Adams, Mass, has made a
10 percent reduction in wages. The cut
affects 1900 employees This is the last
mill of the kind In the state to make a.
reduction
There are 100 trained carrier pigeons
at the navy yard in Portsmouth, and the
officers in charge have been making a
number of valuable tests Of the flying
qualities of the birds with excellent re-
suits. From four to six birds have been
sent out on all vessels bound for New
York, and they have made the flight at
the rate of 60 miles an hour.
THURSDAY, MAY &c.
Ten horses were burned to death, and
a stable and number Of CONS de-
stroyed at a fire in East Sonerville Mass
last night.
The finest game of ball ever played on
Colby's campus in WatervilIe, Me-, took
place between Bates and Colby the for
mer winning. 3 to 2.
John Hines, 4 brakeman, fell from
freight in Portsmouth and was fatally
injured. He has a wife and child liv-
ing in Charlestown, Mass.
Word was received IN Newport, r. L,
last night of the death in New York of
Rev. George ]. Magill, rector of Trinity
church in Newport He was Sc years
old.
Among the nominations sent to the
senate yesterday were: William Stack
pole, to be postmaster a Saco, Ne, and
Ellsworth f. Pike, to be postmaster at
Franklin Falls, n. H
FRIDAY, MAY q.
The vested choirs of the diocese of New
Hampshire joined in a festival of song
in Concord last night. One hundred and
fifty voices were in the grand choir.
The New Hampshire alumni of Dart
mouth college held their annual meet
ing and banquet last evening in connec-
tion with the anniversary meeting of the
New hampshire Medical society in
Concord.
The organization of soldiers and
sailors aid society in Concord has been
completed and $500 have been sent to
Colonel Rolfe commanding the First
New Hampshire volunteers. In reply to
Il telegram of inquiry, Colonel Rolfe says
that ice and fresh vegetables are what
the men need most.
For depth of snow and severity of
weather generally January and Febru-
airy, 1898, surpassed many months in the
history of the Bangor and Arfstook road.
Against less than SOC s1>owplow miles in
February, 1897, over 10 coo were made in
February. 1898. On six out of the "a DAYS
all freights We're cancelled. On eight of
the remaining Is days part OF them were
cancelled.
Among the requests in the will of
Charles Schuebe1er of SomervI1le, Mass,
were the following: To the EVANGELICAL
Lutheran church, $4,000, to be used for
the benefit of the children of the home
farm: to the Perkins institution for the
blind, South Boston, $4,000; to the RTass9-
chusetts eye and ear infirmarv e~"nr
to the kindergarten for the blind $4,000,
the sum to be expended by the trustees
Df the Perkins institution
SATURDAY, MAY 2S
The New Hampshire Medical society
1as elected George /. Sasltrr1arsh of I a lce-