Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-30
State News Items.

The failure of P A. Roach of st.
Johnsbury is announced with Iabili-
ties amounting to $40, 900. Mr.. Roach
has offered to settle for 80 cents on
the dollar. He has been in business
there for 25 years, and his failure
came as great surprise.
sc. Pike, of Marshfield, has herd
of 81 high grade Jerseys, which are
the descendants of one COW taken IA
years ago on to the place where he
now lives. Of this herd Is COWS were
MIXED last year that made 5,52734
pounds of butter, selling at an aver
age price of 1873 cents per pound net,
an average of $685. pounds per COW.
Dean @. Worcester, professor of
zoology in Michigan University, and
one Of President McKinley's commits
sioners to the Philippines, is native
Vermonter, born at Thetford. He is
highly qualified for the responsible
duty intrusted to him. He has been
twice in the Philippines for profession
al research, first in 1888 and again
from 1891 to 1894. His book, "The
Philippines and Their Inhabitants, :"
issued from the press in October, has
already run through four editions.
A pair of Vermont turkeys raised
within a few miles of Admiral Dew
ey's boyhood home are now on the
way to the Admiral at Manila, with
the compliments of senders, who ex-
press the opinion that the birds are
mighty lucky turkeys to have the
prospective honor Of gracing Dewey's
festive board. 1t is doubtful if the
turkeys share this sentiment, but
they certainly died for their country.
Let's hope they haven't been en-
balmed.
The Herald announces that the
stockholders Of the Rutland railroad
have voted unanimously to purchase
the Ogdensburgh & Lake Champlain
railroad: 32,178 shares of the pre-
ferred stock and 1000 shares of the
common stock were represented. 1t
further states that the Rutland Rail
road Company has closed a contract
with the Schenectady Locomotive
Works for two freight engines of the
latest design. The engines are to be
of the mogul pattern, carrying a weight
of 100000 pounds on the driving
wheels and total weight of $4,000
pounds. The cylinders are to be 10
by 26 inches and the diameter of the
driving wheels is to be 81 inches. The
engines are to be equipped with air
brakes ana air Train signals ana SUOdm
heat, and will have cast steel driving
wheel centers and steel tire engine
truck and tender wheels.
The 23rd annual meeting of the
Vermo ont Merino Sheep Breeders As
ISOLATION was held at Middlebury last
Wednesday with a comparatively
small attendance. In the absence of
the president, Capt. Charles E. Abel
of Orwell, Vice President Charles M.
Remele Of Middlebury presided, and
the meeting was called to order short
ly after II o'clock. Lewis A. Skiff of
Middlebury read hisreport as secre-
tary and treasurer, from which it APP
peared that there were Is applicants
for membership the past year, nine .
of whom had been admitted, four re-
jected and two were still being con-
sidered. Two members, Byron Smith
of Addison and III. G. Hubbard of Or
well, died during the year and only
one member had withdrawn. The re-
ceipts for the year were $584.56 and
the expenditures were $515. Oh, leav-
ing balance of $69.52 The assets
are $423.55 and there is a debt of
$239.36, due to the estate Of the late
Albert Chapman, for many years the
secretary Of the association.