Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-04-17
St ate News Items.

State News Items.
That there is to be a change in the
ownership of the Barre and Montpel-
Ter Traction and Power company
seems to be an assured fact. 1t is
rumored that the purchasers are the
owners of the electric light plants at
MiddIesex and Bolton Falls. The pub
lie hope that one or the other of the
companies may get the road inasmuch
as it is believed that the popularity
of the trolley line would thereby be
revived and that there would be
speedy return to five cent fares be-
tween Montpelier and Barre.
Mrs. Macle was taken to Woodstock
last Wednesday from the Barnard
town farm, charged with the murder
of her infant son. She became town
charge last November, and the child
was born in January. She had with
her also girl two years old. Her hus-
band, now said to be in North Hart
land, deserted her last June. She has
been Respondent and Sunday morning
and took a dose herself, with suicidal
intent. The baby died, but the mother
and other child was saved. At the
hearing before Justice Danforth of
Barnard she waived examination and
was held to await action of the grand
jury.
Fire broke out in Towns hotel at
Bellows Falls, Wednesday evening
and the building was nearly destroyed.
The fire broke out about O'Clock and
for while it seemed as if the whole
square must be destroyed in spite of
the fire department, aided by the
steam pumps of the international
Paper company. The loss will be well
up towards 800, 900, of which it is un-
derstood that only part is covered
by insurance. The fire was discover
ed under floor on the fifth story by
a servant, but it's origin is unknown.
Part of Landlord Dunham's hotel fur
niture was saved, but it is badly dam
aged by water. The stores in the
block are those of J. M. Eaton & Co.,
jewellers; J. T. Keefe, shoes and S. F.
Andrews, drugs. Each of these saved
some stock The hotel was built 80
years ago by Charles Towns and cost
$50, 900
The sessions proper of the 9th an
nual meeting of the Troy conference
opened at the Methodist church Bur-
Wednesday. Large numbers
werein attendance throughout the day.
The morning session was called to
order by Bishop Goodsell at O'Clock,
and began with the administration of
communion. The secretary of the last
conference, Rev. Edwin George of
Waterville, N. Y, called the roll of
the conference and large proportion
of the effective members answered to
their names. Rev. Edwin George was
re- elected secretary and Chase E. P.
Stevens and WV. Cox as his assis-
tants. Rev. Joseph Zweifel was re-
elected statistical secretary and he
chose j. @. Simmons, F. O. Winans, S. |
B. Gardner, L. d. Vanarnam, as aSsis-
tants. Rev. Charles Edwards was
elected treasurer and chose as his as
sistants @. E. Green, Philip Grettel, F. |
L. Decker, J. E. Meade, John Landry, |
G.. w. May. On motion of Rev. DR.. |
Joseph E. King the rules Of order
of last year were adopted as the rules
for this year.
George A. Dickey, Esq, of Bradford
was found dead in his bed at his home
Thursday morning of last week. Mr.. |
Dickey returned Wednesday from a
business trip in the West. He had |
been absent about a week. He spent |
the evening pleasantly with his fam
lily, and retired at the usual hour ap
parently in his customary health. |
When Mrs. Dickey spoke to her hus !
band in the morning to awaken him, I
she received no response and to her i
horror discovered that his life was ex-
tinct. She had spoken with him last |
at about three O'Clock. The cause of |
his death is not stated but it is report |
ed that he had taken an opiate to in
duce sleep and its effect had been
fatal. Geo. A. Dickey was born in
Newbury, VT, Nov. IA, 1856 His par
ents moved to Bradford the following |
year. He studied law and graduated |
from the law department of the Uni
versity of Michigan in 1879. He had |
been postmaster of Bradford under |
the Cleveland administration, and |
had held local offices. In the election
of 1898, he was chosen town Repre-
sentative, and was the leader of the |
Democratic minority in the Legisla
ture atits last session. He was proprie-
tor of the Glen Falls House at Morey |
Lake. and was planning to reopen
that pleasant summer resort for the |
season. His sudden death
occasions great shock in the COM
of his residence and among |
his friends and acquaintance every |
where.