Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Henry A Kirby died at Milford.
N. H. from the effects OF burns and in
haIing flames. She was about 80 years
old.
A rainstorm has helped the mills Of
FAN River depending on the chain of
ponds for their water supply over
crisis. and it is believed that the danger
of a stoppage on account of a lack of
water IS now passed.
Commander c. c. Pollock has zen ap-
pointed chief photographer of the navy
department, relieving Captain Craig,
who is going to England to bring the
cruiser Albany to the United States.
One of the committee engaged in col
lecting money for the British South
African patriotic fund states that Law
rence's contribution is already $4,000,
and that another $4,000 will Immediately
be raised.
Senator Hanna says he had no inter-
view in Philadelphia concerning the
finances of the national committee, such
as reported. His talk on finances re-
lated to the expenses of the coming con-
Vention.
The Meriden Bronze company, one Of
the leading industries of Meriden, Conn.,,
is in financial difficulties. The IiabiIi-
ties are $311,57S.
The Advent church at Westbrook, Me-,
voted to extend a call to Rev. A. H.
Kearney of Dover, N. H, to accept the
passionate of the church.
Fire from some unknown cause in one
OF the construction buildings at the
Charlestown navy yard destroyed prop
erty belonging to the government
amounting to nearly $4,000.
At the sitting of the Berkshire GRIM
inaI court at Pittsfield, Mass, Michael
Kelly was convicted of assault on
Rosalia Groove at Williamstown.
Horace L. Estes, prosperous farmer,
committed suicide at Pownall, VT, by
hanging. Temporary insanity was the
cause.
Several New York and Boston capt.
talists will open the first American bank
in Venezuela in about three months.
The board of governors of the New
England Amateu Athletic union elected
Frank McGrath as official Handicapped,
In place of John Graham of the Boston
Athletic association, who has been serv-
ing only three months.
Physicians in Harlem say that there
Is an epidemic of conjunctfvitis or
+tpink-eye" in that part of Manhattan
borough and that the disease is. spread
ing all over the city. ~
John ]. Albright has announced to the
directors Of the Buffalo fine arts academy
his intention to present to the city an
art gallery to cost about $500, 900
Captain III. Seligman, a native of the
Orange Free State, and a veteran of the
Spanish-American war, is organizing in
Chicago troop of cavalry, the members
Of which are Boer sympathizers.
DR.. Albert Drinkwater. one of the best
known 0f
ter, committed suicide by shooting.
Miss Emma Jarvis, aged 35 committed
suicide by jumping into the water in
Belfast (Me.) harbor from a wharf
The act is supposed to have been the re-
suit of dependency.
Lauren w. Blake was found guilty of
burning the buildings of Hollis Howard
and causing other depredations in the
town of Montville, Me-
Frederick B. Adams, al present editor
of the Yale Daily News, was Unanimous
ly elected manager of the Yale baseball
nine to succeed Reuben c. TWitcheU
resigned.
Preliminary surveys have been made
for an electric road from Greenfield to
South Deerfeld, Mass, a distance of
about nine miles.
The First Congregational church par
ish of West Springfield, Mass, voted to
extend a call to Rev. G. w. Love OF
Charlton, n. Y, to become its pastor
Miss Helen Gould has contributed $780,
000 to aid in the building of the new home
for the naval branch of the Young Mems
Christian association in Brooklyn,
work that is being undertaken by the
international committee of that asso-
citation.
Louis A. Perlman of New York has
filed a petition in bankruptcy, with liza
bilities of 500, 263 and no assets. He
was formerly q partner with Levi S.
Manson, under the style of the United
States Newspaper Advertising agency,
and assigned in 1890.
Orders have been issued formally de-
taching Captain Sigsbee from the COM
mand of the Texas and assigning him to
the head of the naval intelligence
bureau.
DR. William E. BrowneIl of New Bed
ford, Mass, who filed voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy. with liabilities
reaching nearly 81, 000, 900, and with prac-
ticalIy no assets, has been granted his
discharge by the court.
Firemen and possibly conductors and
engineers all over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad system proper are to re-
ceive a substantial wage advance dat
ing from Jan. 1. The advance will be
close to 10 percent.
John j. Kane and Arthur w. Graves,
doing business at Springfield, Mass, I'M
der the firm name of Kane & Graves
have filed a petition in bankruptcy
Liabilities, $47,666; assets, about $1O,-
O0O
An association was formed at New
York to raise $4,000 to pay the debts
of the late Father McGlynn incurred by
him in helping the poor. It is also in
tended to erect a memorial to the dead
priest