Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-08
NEWS IN BRIEF

Mass, having arrived in this country
Is years before. She married at the
age of %, in Ireland, and her husband
died 30 years ago.
The annual report of the board Of
health estimates the population OF
Greater New York at 3,55O,0a3, gain of
about 10000 over last year.
Mayor Dodge of Worcester, Mass,
has appointed w. ]. Stone as chief Of
police. Mr. Stone has served many
years as inspector.
George Tyler, 81 years old, of West
Newbury, VT, was instantly killed by
Being thrown from a wagon. He lost
his right arm as the result of a similar
accident several years ago.
John Morrissey, 40 years old, who had
eight days to serve of a 60 days SEN
tence for vagrancy, attempted suicide at
Alfred, Me-, by jumping from the second
corridor in the county jail to the floor be-
low. His skull was fractured, but it is
believed that he will recover.
Berkshire mill No. 4, the fourth and
largest mill of the Berkshire Cotton COM
pany at Adams, Mass, was dedicated
with concert and ball which exceeded
in size any of the gatherings at the dedi-
cation of the three other mills. Fully
5000 people were present.
Seth H. Ellis, the nestor engineer of
the Boston and Albany railroad has re-
tired from the cab, marking the close of
AZ years of service. During all these
years of service no human lives have
been sacrificed through his neglect or
carelessness.
Granville Plummer, aged IS, was
washing windows at Boston, when he
fell to the ground, dying soon after.
Joseph Gross, aged g. committed sui
eide at Rockland, Me, by drowning.
Barnley Taylor was brought to Bos-
ton from Hanover Court House. Va, to
stand trial on the charge of larceny Of
$4,000 pounds of coffee from a Boston
firm. .
The danger of a shortage of coal, for
use by the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad on its system in and
around Boston, has been removed for
the time being, and possibly for the
winter. by the receipt of cargoes both
at Boston and Providence. -
Loring E. Baker, president of the Var
mouth Steamship company, was found
dead in his berth on the arrival of a
midnight New York train at Boston.
H. E. Bassett, aged As. a travelling
salesman, died at New Haven from the
effects of a dose of carbolic acid, self
administered. He had been in poor
health for some time, and suffered
from nervous troubles.
1.-The Lodge" the summer residence
of Legland C. Tbbetts at Hoosick, n. Y,
was burned. The property was insured
for $50 900. but this amount will not cover
the loss.
John Albert, famous throughout the
country for his skill in the manufacture
of violins, died at Philadelphia aged 81.
He was born in Germany.
The New York China, Glass and Toy
company, commercially rated as having
a capital of $4,000 to $75.OOO has made
an assignment.
The two large sawmills of the Lack
awanna Lumber company at Cross
Forks, Pa, were destroyed by fire. Four
hundred men are thrown out of employ
ment.
Colonel w. A. Mcintyre died at Thorn
aSville, Ga. He was a member of the
Forty-eighth congress. During the
Civil war he was on Governor Bryan's
staff and commanded a regiment of
state troops.
Willis w. Stapling, a 14year- lad
employed on the farm of p. A. Weeks at
Willimantic, Conn, hanged himself.
By the final proving of the will of Miss
Elizabeth Rogers, late of Lowell, in the
Massachusetts supreme court Rogers
Hall school corporation of Lowell be-
comes the owner of the property on
which the school stands. The bequest
was of the value of $4,000.
Seven of the principal business places
of Ridgetown, Ont, were wiped out by
fire. Loss. So. 900.
Eliza A. D. Frost, widow of the late
c. P. Frost, dean of Dartmouth medical
college for % years. died at Hanover
N. H., aged IS.
The Peoples bank of Wabasha, Mimi.
has closed it's doors and is now in the
hands of the bank examiner. Deposit
Drs,s lit is claimed, will lose nothing
Congressman Boutelle of Maine is rest
ing easily at the Mclean asylum in
Waverly, Mass, and there is no appre-
ciable change in his condition from what
it has been during the past few days
Governor Pingree has sent to the
Michigan legislature another special
message, recommending the enactment
OF law to so amend the charters of the
Michigan Central and other specially
chartered roads as to place them under
the general railroad tax laws.
John SUeketee. vice consul of The
has forwarded to Holland
a draft for SS073, Grand Rapids (Iich)
Hollanders' latest contribution for the
widows and orphans of Beers killed in
South Africa.
The secretary of the interior has sent
TO congress an estimate of S641, 105 for
the expenses, surveys, ETC., of the COM
mission TO the five civilized tribes, known
as the Dawes commission.
William H. Putnam. the undertaken
who conducted the funeral of Henry
Clay at Washington and Ashland, KY,
and that of Daniel Webster at Marsh
field, Mass. died at New York, aged 81.
He was a lineaI descendant of General