Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-02
NEWS In BRIEF.
NEW ENGLAND HAPPENINGS.
SUNDAY, APRIL "a.

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Boston shipowners anxious about ves-
Eels at sea; lear they may be captured by
the Spanish-r---sr-e
Cashier Terry of the Mechanics Ma
tional bank of New Bedford was found
dead in the directors room. ApopleAy
is assigned as the cause.
Nellie Baker of Springfield. IL years
old, will inherit $4,000 from Thomas
O'Brien of Ireland, who was in love with
Mrs. Baker in their younger days, and
made her his heir, not knowing of her
death.
Fletcher Manufacturing company of
Providence has decided to post notice
stating that employees volunteering in
the army or navy will receive $3.50 and
will be employed in their old capacity
on their return, provided they shall have
served honorably-
MONDAY, APRIL %.
New Bedford mill situation has been
complicated Jy weavers voting to return
and fremen requesting consent to strike.
John c.. Merz tore down small Amer
lean flag at Providence and was set upon
by a crowd. who threatened to lynch
him.
F. @. Allen, superintendent of the Old
Colony system, New York, New Haven
and Hartford, has resigned for unknown
reasons. His successor will be w. Z.
Chamberlain, at present assistant super
intendent with headquarters at Harlem
river.
TUESDAY, APRIL 26.
The Republican state convention for
Maine will be held in Augusta June % at
IL. Senator Hale will preside
Governor Wolcott notifies Secretary
Alger that Massachusetts troops are
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be retained in the state to safeguard the
coast.
AT meeting of the Lynn government
it was voted to appropriate $4,000 to pro-
vide clothing to make the men com
Portable who go to the front in the preS-
ent crisis.
Two flags were raised in NewFo- VT,
last night bearing the inscriptions, Re
member the Maine and Cuba Must be
Free The torchlight procession was
headed by band, and cannon were fired
and musketry sounded
There is every prospect of sharp rise
in the price of coal in Rhode Island
within the next few days. Coal is rather
scarce with the retailers, and the whole
salers are having considerable trouble
chartering vessels.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL q.
Temperance will meet in Burlington in
July.
Rev E. r. wilkins has been appointed
by the governor and council of New
Hampshire chaplain at the state prison,
vice Rev. G. L. Pinkham, resigned
Professor Charles Norton of Harvard
styles the present trouble as the second
inglorious war in our history, and a stu
dent replied in vehement protest
AT an enthusiastic meeting of Williams
students favorable report of the senior
committee on the advisabil of form
ing a military company was adopted.
Ex-Governor A1onzo Garcelon of Maine
served with distinction as a surgeon
during the rebellion and despite his Sc
years is ready to go to the front again.
The city council of Taunton has
pledged support to the families of city
employees who shall enlist in the ser
vice of the government, and promised
that their places shall be kept.
THURSDAY, APRIL %.
Three hundred rifles arrive at Harvard
to be used by the students in drilling
Cruiser Columbia anchored off Boston
light, and the cruiser Minneapolis in
PASSPORT, Me-, harbor.
The Massachusetts house rejected a
bill providing coo for the suppression
of tuberculosis among cattle.
Cashier Terry of the Mechanics bank
of New Bedford committed suicide, fear
ing to face disgrace resulting from de-
falcations.
Northbridge, Mass, selectmen have
voted not to grant a druggists license
this year. For the first time in the towns
history no druggist will be licensed
Sutton and Grafton will grant licenses,
however, and Northbridge will not suffer
a drought to any great extent.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20.
Gale of so miles an hour at Nantucket.
Death of Rev. Birdsey Grant NorUhrop,
father of village Improvement societies
and Arbor day, at Clinton. Conn.
Big demand for bombardment policies;
very few Massachusetts companies, how
ever, will do this class of business.
The commandant of the Charlestown
navy yard, acting under orders from
Washington, has released % men con-
fined in the naval prison-three marines
and % bluejackets and restored them to
honorable standing.
The Newport artillery company, which
has been ordered to garrison duty at
Fort Adams, was organized in 1741 and
is the oldest active command in the
United States. It's bicycle squad made
a noticeable exhibition in Boston two
years ago.
In response to a request from the
Harvard university corporation a con-
signment of 300 army rifles has been sent
to Cambridge for the use of the student
drill companies. President Eliot has also
arranged to have course of special
lectures on military science by a com
petent authority.
Worcester's magnificent city hall.
which has just Deen completed at cost
of $500, 000 was dedicated yesterday with
simple but impressive exercises. Over
1000 people were present, including many
out of town mayors and city clerks. The
Grafton was delivered by President Bur-