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

At ywatertown, Mass, James j. Cav
anaugh held a Christmas reception, the
significance in particular being that he
was 100 years old, and in excellent
health He was born in Ireland.
John Luce, 35 years old, machinist
shot himself through the head at Man
chester,N N. H, and expired an hour later.
Governor Powers of Maine has ap-
pointed Judge Andrew p Wiswel Of
Ellsworth to succeed Chief Justice John
A. Peters, resigned. Frederick. Pow
ers of HoultOn was appointed an asso-
cia te justice to succeed Judge Wiswe1l.
The postoffice department has decided
upon an issue of stamps cornmemora-
tive of the Pan-American exhibition at
Buffalo next year. The stamps will be
of thessame size a. those now issued and
will be in the denomination of 1,2, 4, 5, s
and 10 cents.
Secretary Hay and the Mexican
charge have signed an agreement cX-
tending, for one year, until Dec. "a next
the operation of the treaty providing
for the definition of the boundary along
the Rio Grande.
US. S. Chesapeake has been put out of
commission at Boston to receive some
additional equipment
-Niels P. Anderson, a; freight brake
man on the. Grand Trunk road, was
killed at Gorham,. N. H, probably by
falling between the ears.
Through the. overturning of a lamp
Mrs. Mary n. Laughlin of Bostonwas so
severely burned that she died.
Freight Conductor G. S. Needham, aged
48, was hurt on the Grand Trunk rail-
road and died shortly afterward.
The football championship among the
athletic clubs of New England was won
by the Gloucester Athletic club, against
the North Shore Athletic associat ton, 6
to-.
George. Rutledge. aged about 35 years,
was drowned in, George. SteePs dock at
Gloucester, Mass, while on his way to
board a. vessel in the harber.
Professor Elliott Coues of WASHINGTON
ornithologist and scientist. died atBalti-
more. He was born in Portsmouth, N.
H, lin. 1912.
The extensive mill of Joseph filings
Sons, manufacturers of cotton and me-
rfno, at Germantown: Pa, was almost
completes destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,
e00
The sugar. mill recently completed at
Sugarland, Tex, was bufned. Loss,
SIS, 900.
The lumber plant of the Perkins Manu-
featuring company and the Georgia iron
works sat Augusta, Ga, were destroyed
by fire, the. origin of which is unknown.
The total loss is $4,000.
At "a, meeting of the stockholders of
the Pittsfieid. IN: H.) National bank, it
was voted to move the institution to
Dover, N. H. the change to take place
at once. The capital stock will be in
creased from $4,000 to 500, 000
Savannah. Ga, show IA Christmas
casualties. Of these three are classed
as almost necessarily fatal.
The George w. Moves block at Nor
way, Me, was partially burned, causing
a loss of about $1,000.
The machine shop of Fremont S. Bas-
sett, at Woburn, Mass, was destroyed
by fire, causing a loss of $35, 900. It's
contents consisted of lathes and other
machinery and tools for the manufac-
ture of leather machinery, etc
BY a gift of $4,000 from the Emma
Willard association, a scholarship, pay
ing 5000 annually, has been established
in Middlebury (Vt) college for deserv-
Ing young women. The gift is in homer
of Mrs. Emma willard, founder of the
Willard female seminary in Troy, n. Y
The estate eft by the late Washington
c. Benedict of Boston has been APP
praised at $122,956, of which $50, 900 is
TO form a trust under his will. The
bulk will ultimately go to the benefit
of religious and missionary objects.
After a hearing at Boston, the COM
mittee on pardons of Governor VOL
colts council decided not to grant a
pardon to William H. Gfazier, who is
now serving a sentence in state prison
for criminal assault
General -Gilbert~S. Carpenter, recently
confirmed as brigadier general in the
regular army, has been placed on the re-
tired list on his own application, after
80 years of active service. His last
service was in command of the -Eigh-
teenth infantry in the Philippines.
Lebeck & CORN, proprietors of the
Leader department store, one CT the
largest establishments of it's kind at
Scranton, Pa, have assigned. The
main store and a branch in Carbonate
have been closed. Liabilities, $780,
Smallpox among the Indians in the
Indian Territory and at Crow Creek
agency in South Dakota and other reser.
yations has assumed serious phases
Congress Immediately after reconven-
ing will be asked for an appropriation
of $4,000 with which to stamp out the
epidemic.
Belle Caffrey, aged 20, committed sui
eide at Ansonia, Conn.,, by drinking car
bolic acid. No reason can be given by
the girls friends for her act
The Loom Fixers' association of Fall
River, Mass, has completed a transac-
ton, by which it becomes the owner of
a building and land, which Will be con-
verted into a textile school, for the use
of the members OF that organization.
Henry r. Simonds, a provision deal
er Of Winchester, Mass, was killed.