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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17

The Joint committee on temperance
has rendered favorable decision on
the Walbridge bill. Senator Wal
bridge explained the main features of
the bill which was framed by Judge
Ross and urged it's favorable consid-
'eration, giving as his reason that if
the license bills now before the legis-
Nature fail of enactment and the Ross
4 bill is passed Vermont will have the
best prohibitory law it is possible TO
. frame. If, as is generally thought,
this measure would greatly strengthen
the prohibitory law, then there is no
reason why it should not be passed.
The party is pledged to pass high
license local option law and place it
before the people but it has never
promised that the license measure
should GO before the people as againet
his or any other particular law.
Neither has the party promised If
he license law was not accepted by
he people that we should continue
lnder the present law which its best
. riends admit is wrong in some
respects. The party will keep its
promise to the people and when this
done there is no, reason why the
|resent law should not be amended in
uch q manner as to make it more
factiva
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17

Much of the opposition made to the
abolishmen of capital punishment is
due to the feeling that if such action
is taken many criminals who under
the present law would suffer the full
penalty for their crime, if sentenced
to prison for life would only remain
there until the excitement caused by
their deed had quieted when they
would be pardoned and given their
liberty. Judging by the petitions
which are being presented in behalf
of the condemned murderers in this
state at the present time, some of
whom have just been convicted, it is
only natural that such feeling should
exist. However let the legislature
abolish capital punishment and if
evils arise tberefrom they can be rem
edied in such manner as may seem
best.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The Joint committee on temperance
eported to both houses of the general
bsembly Thursday. The committee
divided in opinion and two liquor
flls were submitted, the majority (13)
bport being a high license local
'ption measure, and the minority (12)
bport being the Battell dispensary
. II.
The majority bill, the straight-out
gh license local option measure
kes the place of the Russell bill, the
hckus bill, the Peck bill, the Fletcher
II, the Conland bill, and the Batten
|ll. 1t follows the general lines of
e bills for which 1t was substituted,
tth reference on first Tuesday in
nuary on the question when the act
all 60 into effect.
The minority bill is substantially the
&ttell bill with few changes, the
bst radical being the one providing
referendum vote at the March
betting on the question whether the
" is or shall not be accepted by the
ople. Other changes from the Bat
bill are the modification of the
er clause so as to confine sales to
er in barrels by the maker thereof
those who raise the apples.
enses are also granted to railway
Sing cars at $5 car and to steam
hts at $25 boat.
Fhe details of Wednesday nights
citing session of the joint committee
Temperance came to light Thursday
rning and were eagerly discussed.
lineup of the committee on the
{ was as follows:
or the committee license bill.-
ators Russell of Chittenden, Down
,f Windsor, Sibley of Washington
son of Rutland, and Tracy Of Grand
Representatives Ellis of Fair
zen, Fletcher of Cavendisb, Douglas
vnliston, Howe of Readsboro, Vim
of Orwell, Conland of Brattleboro,
ullivan of Sc. Albans city, and Pape
Barre city.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
Roland Molineaux. after being con

Roland Molineaux, after being con-
victed of murder and being confined
nearly four years in states prison, has
been acquitted and given his liberty.
Molineaux' father is said to have ex-
pended large fortune in proving the
innocence of his son As justice is
supposed to be meted out to all
classes alike, the question arises
would Molineaux' innocence have
been established had he been destitute
of the financial backing which his
father was able to give him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17

Against the committee license bill.
Senators Emery of Orange, Spencer
of Windham, Annis of Orleans, Wal
bridge of Essex; Representatives
Battell of Middlebury, Bailey of New
bury, Dartt of Springfield, Fish of
Royalton, (appointed in place of
Meacham of Barnett Dixon of Hard
wick, Seaver of Barton, Randall of
Wolcott, and Vail of Worcester.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17

Mrs. E. J. Ormsbee of Brandon,
wife of ex- Gov. Ormsbee, suffered a
shock of paralysis last Tuesday and is
in very critical condition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
FOR SALE.

Owing to poor health the subscriber will
sell his farm situated on the river road be-
tween BARTON and Barton Landing, midway
between he two villages.
Farm contains 95 acres,
suitably divided in pasturage, tillage and
woodland. Sugar orchard of 300 trees; run
ming water at house ano barr Good apple
orchard. Buildir gs in good repair.
Farm will keep from IL to 10 COWS
and team. Schoolhouse within 40 rods. A
large part of selling price will he allowed to
remain on mortgage. Call on or address
4s-43 HARLOW FOSs, Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
MYRON s. BULLARD.


Whereas, Emma E. (White) Bullard of
Browningtcn. in the County of Orleans and
state aforesaid, has filed in the Clerks Office
of said County Court her libel for divorce
against Myron s. Bullard, setting forth in
substance that she was legally married to the
said Myron S. Bullard on the 3rd day of June
A. D. 1886.
That since the said marrisg ge she on her part
has duly kept and observed the marriage
covenant, bot the said Myron s. has not
kept the same; the contrary, he did. for
long space of time (specfed in 50 id libeD,
continually treat the petitioDe Ter with il toler-
able severity; did, without cause, grossly.
waptony and cruelty refuse and neg { ct to
tioner, while of sufficient pecuniary nd ply
sical ability TO so provide: and id Octobfr
first, A. D., 1889, wilfully and without Just
cause desert the petitioner for three copsec-
utive years, and ever sin6e bath refused to
live and cohabit with the petitioner: and
praying that for the causes aforesaid the
marriage bonds contracted as aforesaid may
be dissolved, and that the Court will grant
And it being naGe to appear that the said
Myron S. is without this State. so
that a citation cannot be served upon him
Therefore, il is ordered that the subs. ance
the Orleans unity Monitor, new paper
published at Barton ip the COUNT of Orleans.
three weeks successively, the last of which
publications shall be at least six weeks prior
to be held at Newport in the Countys of
Orleans, on the 4th day OF March A. ID. 1909. at
which time the said Myron S Billiard is
ordered to appesr ard show cause il any he
| may have why the prayer of said petltion
| should moi be granted.
Given under my band at Newport, in the
| County OF Orleans the 10th DAY of Nev. A. D.
| 1902.
BIB. oUsBMA>, Clerl
Aldrich &Reirden Attorneys for Pei itieoer.
as 4S
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

See ad. wool carding. % etW
DREssMAKING-Prices reasonable Sat
isfaction given. Mrs. A. Chester, Berton
46 AZ
Alfred Ponton, Newport, will do all
kinds of human hair work in latest styles.
44-47
| will buy live poultry OF all kinds de-
livered al my house any day IN week.
VIII pay highest nsrket prices. B.J.
Fuller, Westmore. 41-46
Wool batting carded and old cotton bat
ting REGARDED December 1st at cents per
pound. Barton wooden mill. 46-47
AT E. L. Bsrstow'- the Fl. & {. corset.
1t cannot break, ss other corsets do, over
the hips, because it is the only corset made
with spiral tempered wire steels. Try
them. Price 81 CO. Beams block. 1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
Farm contains 95 acres.
Farm will keep from IL to 10 COWS
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.

CTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS COUNTY
y CoUaT, MARCH TERN, A. D., 1903
EMMA E. WHITE BULLARD)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
WANTED.

Wanted: Fifteen good choppers at Long
Pond, Westmore. Geo. Craig, Westmore.
43 If
WANTED: A first class rabbit hound.
Fox hound preferred. Geo. W. BuzzelI,
Barton. 42-tf
TEAMS WANTED. = We went TO hire
twenty heavy teams for logging the com
ing winter: Will pay good wages. Apply
IN person, letter or telephone. G. R. Cas-
well Lumber Co.. Derby Line, Vt. a tt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
STATE NEWS.
Suffered a Shock.

Mrs. E. J. Ormsbee of Brandon,
wife of ex- Gov. Ormsbee, suffered a
shock of paralysis last Tuesday and is
in very critical condition.
Workman Lost One Leg
Harry Benson, aged about thirty
FIVE, was horribly injured Monday in
the Alexander mill in Peru. A log
rolled with great force toward the
carriage in the mill, knocking Benson
down and breaking his right leg close
to the knee. Benson was caught
upon the carriage so that ne could
not move. The carriage was in mo-
ton, drawing him upon the saw. He
thought he would be severed in two,
but when the saw had cut into his left
leg above the ankle the machinery
stopped. The left leg was badly
mangled and had to be amputated.
Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded.
Oscar Bergren, the youngest son of
William Bergren, was shot and in
stantly killed in their home in the
town of Proctor Tuesday evening by
the accidental discharge of a gun in
the hands of his Oldest brother, Gus
taf. The latter had been hunting and
sat on the bed cleaning his gun. He
was pulling the hammer back when
his thnmb slipped and the gun dis
charged, the entire charge entering
the head of the victim under the
right eye, taking downward
course, and coming out at the
left ear. Gustat explains that he
had forgotten about the shell in the
gun, which he had tried to extract on
the way back from the woods, but
had been unable to do so.
Suit against Cattle Commission.
An action of trover and trespass
has been brought against Ernest
Hitchcock of Pittsford, as member of
the state board of cattle commission
ers, by Mrs. @. B. Loggins of Willis
ton. In 1901 and 1902, when the cat
tie commissioners ordered so many
cattle killed in Williston, a bitter
hatred of the law and of the board
was aroused among the farmers. In
that town 3741 cattle were tested and
Oil were killed, the owners receiving
$14, ,351 for them. The farmers de-
termined to make a test case and a
canvass was made and a sum of
money pledged. The secret leaked
out several months ago, but for some
reason action was delayed and it was
not until to-day that it was announced
that suit had been brought. The
case is brought in Mrs. Loggins'
name, but it is proposed to make it a
test case and the farmers of the en-
tire town are supporting the plaintiff.
The action is brought against Mr..
Hitchcock because he had charge of
the tests as a result of which Mrs.
Loggins' cattle were killed. Mrs.
Loggins had herd of seventeen cat
tie and of that number nine were or
dered killed, and for them she
received from the state $S4. The
cattle were killed by Mr.. Redmond
on Dec. %, 1901. Mrs. Loggins claims
that the law under which the cattle
were ordered killed is unconstitu-
tional. She also claims that Mr..
Hitchcock never had an examination
of the cattle made after they were
killed to determine if they were
diseased and is therefore liable.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
OFFICERS

HENRY r. CUTLER, President.
HORACE G. PIERCE, Vice President.
CLARENCE S. WEBSTER, Treasurer.
TRUsTEEs.-C. w. Bryant, Westield, VT; F..
w. Baldwin. Barton, VT; NJ. B. Chaffey, AL
bany VT; P. w. Dawson, Craftsbury, VT;
ton, VT; G. w. Wheeler. Irasburg, vi.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
LOCAL ADVERTISING.

Advertisements will be inserted under this
mead at teUo cents per word for lst insel ton
and one cent per word theresfter. Cash must
accompany the order. No advertisement sciJg
be inserted for less than to0emty-. -.fUe cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
W. l. JACOBS,
RARTON VT
BARTON. VT.

Terms:-WHEN PAID STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
e1.5O YEAR.
In asking for a change of address, always
state where your paper is noO sent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17

t4ZoL,4S5.Uf
Every dollar of its assets are invested in
good Vermont securities. excepting one loan
and $4,000 worth of y. S. Government bonds
and $4,000 of the city of Danbury, Conn,
bonds.
At the present time we have not lost dol
lar from poor investm ment, nor have we, to
our knowledge, piece of poor or doubtful
paper.
So Tar as we know, no other bank gives
more complete information regarding its
affairs and conditions.
We invite your careful consideration of it.
We seek suggestions and friendly criticisms
and any communications that you wish to
address to any official of the bank will receive
careful consideration.
Money is always on hand fer all coed loans;
our service is hone st, prompt and courteous.
BANKING HOURS: ga. m. to p. m.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.
Two Baltimore Society Women Fig
ure In n Runaway.

BALTIMORE, Feb. S.-Mrs John Pleas
ants. who is prominent socially in this
and other cities. had a narrow escape
from serious injury IN a runaway accident
shortly before noon today. As it was.
she was hurled from her carriage. cut
on the forehead, and badly bruised.
While driving along Cough Street. near
Chester, in the carriage of Mrs. Henry c.
Smith. her mother. one of the horses fell
on the ice. This frightened the other
horse, and when the animal which had
fallen recovered his feet both started
on n mad dash.
They rushed down Cough Street to Ann,
where they turned and made for the
harbor.
The excitement was intense, and the
seriousness of the situation became ap-
palling when James O'Connor, the coach
man was thrown from the vehicle.
Lying across the upper end of Bonday's
Wharf, at the foot of Ann Street, is a
plank, which is several inches above the
fCor of the wharf When the wheels OF
the carriage struck the plank both horses
were thrown and Mrs. Peasants was
hurled from the carriage. This occur.
renee probably saved her from being car
ried into the harbor and drowned.
Another carriage was summoned and
Mrs. Peasants was sent to her hor.e.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
seycrnl Hein.tnted l.nst Week.
CENSUS BUREAU BILL.
1t VIII Be Reported to the Senate
Tomorrow.

The Senate Committee on The Census
yesterday finished lis consideration Of
the House bill providing that the Census
Bureau shall lie made a permanent es-
tablishment. The measure was amended
somewhat, and it was then decided to
report il TO the Senate tomorrow
The question of mcst interest discussed
ny the committee was the provision in
he House bill that tine employees OF the
bureau shall be placed under the pro-
visions of the civil Service law frcm the
date of the passage of the act. Some op-
position TO this entire section OF the bill
YVES shown, but it was finally decided to
let it stand, with one Important amend
rnent. The original bill provided that all
the employees CT the bureau should be in
cluded under this provision, and the
amendment makes the civil service laws
apply only to the clerical force in the
olIlce at Washington. Special agents,
enu.nerators, and other field workers arc
excepted.
Director Merriam. who Was he only
witness before the committee, stated
that there are at present nearly 2,Oo0
employees in the Office, AID that II The Law
is .assed within two weeks nearly all of
these viii be continued in the service.
The plan under contemplation is that the
clerks, or so many of them as are not
needed in the work of the Census Office,
shall be transferred to The different de-
partInents. II is understood that there
will be between 1.20O and l,390 clerks thus
to be provided for
TIE amendment OF the committee did
not meet with the views Of the Civil Serv
! ice Commissioners. as expressed by them
/ at the last previous hearing earlier in
/ the week. They were not present at the
| hearing yesterday, however. The amend
ment was proposition of Director Mer-
riam. who said that it would be almost
| impossible and entirely too expensive to
examine enumerators and other field
workers all over the country for services
| that should last cnly 4 few weeks.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
KAISER'S BROTHER NOT
TO VISIT BUNKER HILL
Will Be NIP and Tuck" to
Garry Out Programme.
Regret Expressed That the Stay of
the German Prince In Boston
Is to Pc short.

BOSTON, Feb. Sit was definitely de-
cided today that FRINGE Henry of Prus-
sia would not be able to visit Bunker
Hill Monument. Representative Hays. of
the Third ward, who took the initiative in
this proposed addition 10 the princes To-
cal programme. wrote 4 letter the other
day to Mayor Collins. suggesting the trip.
Mayor Receives Word.
At the mayors Office today it was stated
that there was no possibility OF such
visit. and that counting the inevitable
delays, 1t would be nip and tuck" to
carry out the programme as now ar
ranged.
At the Office OF Reincke. the German
Consul. the same idea was entertained,
and here, as elsewhere, regret was ex-
pressed that the princes stay in Boston
will be brief
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
HEARING IN MOVES CASE.
Conclusion VIII Probably BE
Reached Within n Week.

The Attorney General gave 4 hearing
yesterday to persons interested in the
charges in the Department of Justice
against Judge Arthur H. Noyes, of the
United States District Court, in Alaska.
Judge Noyes was recently convicted by
the Circuit Court of Appeals. in SGu Fran
cisco, of contempt of court. and this con-
viction played a prominent part in the
hearing.
Judge Noyes was represented by at
torneys, who attacked the Judgment OF the
Circuit Court and defended the judge for
his acts in Alaska. Representatives of
the Wild Goose Mining Company, large
corporation in the Nome district, ap-
peared against Judge Noyes.
1t is probable that a conclusion in the
case will be reached in about a week, and
there are some indications that Judge
Noyes will be dismissed by the President.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Several Hundred Clerks
Were Dismissed
Yesterday.
ONE SAVED At ELEVENTH HOUR
Senator Arrived in Time to
Have Matters Adjusted.
MORE TO GO NEXT WEEK
Several Recently Dismissed. 1t Is
stated, Have. Tb-ouGh Influence,
Been EeiEsiatCd.

Between 500 and 40O clerks. NEST oi
them women, suffered decapitaticn fror
the official guillctine at the Census Bu-
reau last evening. These who were dis
missed were from the agricultural and
population divisions of the bureau. which
formerly contained about loco clerks
each
There was very little work dcne in the
big. barn-like building at tho corner OF
First and B Streets yesterday afternoon.
Each clerk sat at his or her desk with
the air of one who could feel the wind CT
the axe already.
Yellow Envelopes Handed Gnt.
At $50, 4 half hour before the closing
time. the ominous official envelopes were
passed to the chiefs of the sections for
distribution. aud the atmosphere became
SO intense with anxiety that it could have
Eccn cut with a knife. The chiefs dis
tributed the dismissals. and the unfor-
tunate recipients tried 10 look stoical.
With but few exception they put en-
their hats and coats and struggled out In
twos and thrces. without waiting for the
4 O'Clock bell to ring.
There was no weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth. so long as they were
in the building. The girls showed a
brave front. and the men generally re-
ccived their dismissals with an attempt
at jooularity.
Many of the young ladies, however.
could not conceal the tears which welied
up in their eyes. as they grasped the yel-
low envelopes. nor did they dare trust
themselves to bid their friends goodbye.
lest they should break down.
The dismissals were not regulated by the
past records of the clerks for efficiency or
faithfulness The woman who had labored
long and faithfully as the sole support OF
q widowed mother. and perhaps her smaller
Ia theirs ard sisters. was turned out to
kk some otter means Of livelihood with
& an hours notice.
Senator Came to Her Rescue.
The Census officials announced that no
amount of influence could save the clerks
who were doomed, that their time %as out
and they must CO. One young lady, low
ever. who lad already received her dis
missal and was preparing TO leave va!
saved in the eleventh hour. Her Senator
arrived at the Office in time to have mat
tiers adjusted" and the clerk, who had been
on the verge of tears, resumed her scat
with her face wreathed in smiles.
Next week another big swath will be cut
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
HUSBAND TO SHOOT ON SIGHT.
In Search of Railroad Man Who
stole His Wife.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Feb. s.-John T.
Wright. of Cincinnati. claiming to be a
railroad man, is missing from the hotel
where he has been stopping with his
wife, in Bristol, Va, for the past two
weeks.
The lady passed as his wife has turned
out to be Mrs. John Hundley. of Taze-
well County, Vi. Her father, Hon. James
c. Peary, has arrived at Bristol to take
her home, while the husband will, it is
said, shoot on sight.
Wright ella amed to be connected with
a large concern manufacturing a patented
railroad signal He arrived at Bristol,
pat up at the best hotel. spent money
iavishly and his supposed wife made
many friends among the exclusive society
people.
Wright heard in some way that Mrs.
Hundley's father and husband were on
lis trail, and skipped out yesterday
morning. The lady in the case is said
to have threatened suicide, bu- her IA
ther insists that he will take her home.
she belongs to one OF the most promi-
nent and wealthy families of western
Virginia.