Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-17

! Philadelphia men are busy shipping
| Christmas trees from the northern counties
| of the state. About 80 carloads will be
! shipped from stations along the Montpelier
| & Wells River road besides 25 more from
| Caledonia and Essex counties, The men
| load from 500 to 500 trees on a car. They
| pay the farmers about a cent apiece for the
trees standing and sell them at an average
| of so cents apiece which leaves a handsome
profit.
Probably the youngest municipal judge
| in New England is John M. Thorne, %, of
ST. Albans, who received appointment
from Gov. Stickney last week. He was
one of four avowed applicants. Mr.. Thorne
is young man of industry and integrity :,
and has forged his way to the front by his
own efforts. He was born in st. Albans.
He studied law with harrington & Post
and was admitted to the bar last year. He
succeeds Hon. SiIas Finn, who has been
judge since 1894, but who resigned volun
tarily this year.
Senator Proctor has resigned his position
on the District of Columbia committee and
Senator Dillingham; has been assigned to
that position. Senator Dillingham; has al
so been assigned to membership on the
following committees: Civil service, en-
crossed bills, territories, transportation
routes to seaboard, additional accommoda-
tions for the library of congress and Indi-
an depredations. These are not the leading
committees, but the positions thus offered
Vermont's new senator will give him
abundant opportunity for hard work.
TLa TD;o 70 n
was organized at NorthfieId Tuesday with
a capitalization of $4,000. The board of
directors is made up of Charles Dole, J. K.
Egerton, w. B. Mayo, NorthfeId, HI. W.
Mcintyre, FL. w. Vail, Randolph, G. w.
Scarff Burlington and E. A. Davis, Bethel.
The board of directors have elected these
officers: president, Charles Dole; vice
president and general manager, II. W.
Vail; secretary and treasurer, J. K. Eyer
ton, Mortified; consulting and civil engi
neer, H. w. Mcintyre. Of the capital
stock three-fifths is taken by the board of
directors, one-fifth will be offered for sale
and the remaining fifth will be reserved
for the present. This company, and the
members of it, own and control over one
half of the slate veins in NorthfieId. One
of the directors said that he had no doubt
whatever but what slate could be quarried
and manufactured in Northfield in such a
manner as to net ten per cent. on invested
capital.
Considerable excitement prevails over
what is believed to be an attempt at muir
der in the town of Eden sometime Mon
day night. On Monday Charles Manning
of Eden went to Morrisville and traded
horses, coming home at evening somewh hat
under the influence of liquor. He went to
a neighbours, Wyatt Hulburd's where his
twelve year old son was staying and got
the boy to go home with him. The boy
can tell no connected story of what hap
pened and has given several different YER
sions of the affair. He claims that his
father was splitting wood near the stove
and that the axe struck him on the head
over one eye. The boy went to Mr. HUI
burd's for help and when they returned
they found Manning with his head crush
ed on the floor. Mr.. Hulburd told the boy
his father would be all right and leaving
Mr. Manning on the floor took the boy
home with him. The Manning boy went
home in the morning and found that his
father had crawled on the bed. Several
were called and removed 19
pieces Of bone from Mr.. Manning's skull, |
one OF which was nearly as large as a silver |
dollar. They say there is no chance for |
Manning's recovery. The failure of those |
who knew of Manning's condition to no.
tify others and the conflicting stories leave |
little doubt of foul play on the part of |
someone.