Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-23
NEWS IN BRIEF,

oliver Tobin and Gilbert Browning,
Students at Philips Andover academy,
who were taken into custody atAudover,
Mass, on suspicion Of having rung in
false alarms of fire, Were found not
guilty.
Joseph NJ. Milewsk. employed ASA
farm hard in Greenland, N. H, com
mitted suicide by hanging. He had.suf-
Eered from insomnia
Mrs. Louise NJ. Brown diedtat Jamaica,
L. l., aged 50. Forty years ago she was
prominent in literary and political circles
in Massachusetts,. Her husband, Will
lam H Brown, is now in his Goth year
Boston and Princeton played an in
teresting game of ball at washington,
the Boston team winning, 13 to ..
George Motley, treasurer'ofth the Apple
ton mills of Lowell, Mass, from 1857 to
1874. died in that city, aged 91A He was
native of Portland, Me-, and had attained
some prominence as a literateur.
Miss Mary Field French, aged rs,
cousin of the late Eugene Field, and'for
a number of years his guardian, died
suddenly at her home at Amherst, Mass.
Rev E. H. Prescott read his resigna-
ton from the pastorate of the Jefferson
Street Free Baptist church, Biddeford,
Me. he Will dCCCpl d Gall LIZ 1<ClhCl
vile, Ia.
- John Ryan aged %, son OF Dennis
Ryan a farmer, hanged himself in his
fathers barn at Belmont. Mass. No
motive for the act is known
Murat >Halstead has accepted the
presidency of the new college of journal
ism, an institution devoted to teaching
practical newspap per work, and which has
opened its offices at Cincinnati.
Thomas MeGinnIs, who escaped from
the Worcester insane asylum, was To-
Gated in small village 10 miles from
Pawtucket, r! T. He had suffered none
during his wanderings.
Seven horses, valued at $1,000, were
burned to death in the stable fire of
Griffin & Mccarthy, Somerville, Mass.
The property loss was $4,000.
Alfred F. Young was struck by cars at
Lowell. Mass, and killed.
Samuel Briefly, cook, was instantly
killed on the Fitchburg railroad at Wor-
cester. Mass.
AbiaI Fisher, prominent business
man of Clinton, Mass, dropped dead
while waiting for an electric car. He
was an Odd Fellow and member of the
G. A. r.
Joseph J. Parker, 80 years old, was
struck by an engine on the Central YER
mont railroad at Randolph, VT, and
killed. Owiag to deafness he could not
hear the locomotive.
Mrs. Rebecca Barnes, a widow, aged
Sc, was burned to death at Torrin gton,
Conn, by her clothing accidentally COM
ing in contact with a bonfire.
Tahanto lodge, A. o. U. w, dedicated
its new lodge rooms at LeominSter,
Mass, with formal exercises.
the presidency of the Miller's River Ma
desire to retire from business on account
of i'll health.
Cissie LOTUS who is filling theatrical
engagement at Boston, is Frustrated by
nervous trouble.
The 125th anniversary of the first bat
tie of the Revolution was observed at
Shirley, Mass, by the unwilling of two
tablets dedicated to the soldiers who
went from that town. The tablets bear
the names of 80 men.
Francis H. Appleton was reelected
president of the Massachusetts, Society
of the Sons of the American Revolution.
The adopted son of Jerry G. Fournier,
who died at Riverside r. l., intestate,
has instituted proceedings to secure the
property of his foster father estimated
at about $751; A brother of Mr..
Fournier and his aged father are op-
posed to his endeaVors.
Frederic B.. Whitney, for years the
business manager of the Boston Tran
script died of the grip. Mr.. Whitney
was about so years of age, and since he
was Is he had worked in The Transcript
office
Enthusiasm in the cause of temperance
was general at the banquet of the Mas
saehusetts Prohibition state committee
at Boston. Fully 200 persons listened
to the post-prandial speeches., vocifer-
orfsly applauding the uttcrances Of the
speakers met their appreciation