Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
State News Items.

Gov. Smith has granted pardon
to Joseph Hamel, who has been serv
ing anl18 years. sentence at the State
prison at Windsor. having been con-
vlcted on the charge of rape in Orange
County Court in June, 1898. The sem
tence was imposed by the late Judge
Thompson. There have been several
hearings in the case before Gov.
Smith,. States Attorney Darling rep
resenting the State and opposed the
pardon. j. w. Gordon and w. w.
Lapoint represented Hamel.
Both of the men who committed
the robbery at Quechee are now in
custody, one at Rutland, and one in
Jersey City. Cowdrey, the one at
Rutland, has made some confessions,
and says the name of the other is
Harry Casner and that he is a Texan
and a professional. He complains
that he made cats paw of him. Cow
drey left his cowboy suit by stone
wall In Bridgewater and that together
With the mask are in the hands of the
officials. Both men will be brought to
Woodstock.
Among the indictments reported by
Washington county grand jury Thurs
day afternoon was one against Frank
Miller, of Mortified, charging him
with the murder of Major Seth John
son, at Montpelier, June last. John
sons body was found in the Winooski
river June II near a high wall, and
the superstition was that he fell from
the wall and was killed. Shortly
after this IL was brought to the atten-
ton of States Attorney Hoar that
foul play was suspected and he has
since been at work on the case.
The Board of Agriculture will soon
Issue pamphlet which among other
things will advertise farms for sale,
and all hotels and families who wish
to take summer boarders.= The ad-
vertisement for farm may Give de-
scription, location, acres, buildings
and owners address, not to exceed
three lines. For boarders-name of
house. number of rooms, price by the
week, attractions to enjoy and dis
lance from railroad. All communi-
cations should be addressed to G. j.
Bell, Secretary, East Hardwick, VT,
on or before Oct 15.
An enthusiastic meeting of the sub
scribers to tue Weldon House project
was helu III St. a bans, Wednesday.
About, tif,l subscribers were in at
tendance and the interest displayed
was atconNlncing proof that the prof.
ecC was by no means TO be abandoned
1t was decided with very little discus
sion TO form an association consisting
of forty members to pledge them
selves TO become security for a sub
scriber who should take $4,000 worth
Ofstock, which scheme amounts to
the same as subscribing 5000 per
member. Before the meeting adj
journed % names had been secured
and there is 10 doubt of getting the
other names.
Gen. Theodore S. Peck has resigned
as Adjutan mt and Inspector General of
Vermont, the resignation to take
effect October when he will go upon
the retired list Gen. Peck is the old
est, Adjutant General in tenure of
office in the United States, with the
single exception Of the Adjutant Gen
eral of New Jersey, where the posi-
tior is tor life. Gen Peck's commits
sion dates back to 1881, and he has
thus served in this capacity fol- the
long term of nineteen ys'rS. Gov
ernor. Smith has rendered the position
AMI Inspector General to
William III. Gilmore, of Fairlee, for
many years Quartermaster General.
General Gilmore has accepted the
appoint ment and his commission has
been signed.