Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-20

Mrs. Blaine Dead.


Mrs. Blaine Dead.
Mrs. James G.. Blaine, widow of the
famous Maine statesman, died July Is.
Her death was due to general break
down and old age. She was nearly
seventy ave years old and had been
in failing health for three years.
vanderbilts Reconciled.
After a period of seven years the
quarrel existing between Cornelius
Vanderbilt and his fathers family
has been forgiven. The trouble arose
from young Cornelius determination
to marry against the wishes of his
parents.
Big Blaze at St. Joseph
The main building of the great
Hammond packing plant at st.
Joseph, Mo-, was burned Sunday.
Loss, 81, 500, 900. Two men were lost
in the flames. An immense number
of hogs, cattle and sheep were burned,
also fifty tons of oleomargarine.
Tent Collapsed.
The big tent in which the meetings
of the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton were held at Denver collapsed
last Monday while over 5000 people
were inside. The sides of the tent
had been raised to admit air and this
enabled a sudden wind to lift the
canvas. More than a dozen people
were injured, but none seriously.
Sent to workhouse.
Landlord Eugene w. Eastman of
the Avenue House, St. Johnsbury,
who was recently convicted of keep
ing house of ill fame, was sentenced
by Judge Stafford July Is to serve
not more than four years or less than
three and one-half years in the house
of correction at Rutland, at hard
labor, and to pay cost of trial. If he
appeals his case he will have to serve
at the house o. correction until the
supreme court meets in October.
Horrible Crime.
A despatch to the Register from
Bluefield, w. Va, says:
The full details of one of the black
est crimes that has ever blotted the
history of this state have just reached
this city. In Devon little fourteen
year-old girl was assaulted by a
negro. The negro was afterward
lynched by an enraged mob of over
200 men. The little girl was caught
short distance from her home by the
negro and carried to a neighboring
wood, where she was tied TO tree,
bound and gagged. Her absence was
noticed by the neighbors, who imme-
diately formed themselves into a
searching party. The girl was found
in almost dying condition, but able
to tell her story. After consulta-
ton it was decided to lie in wait fol
the girls assailant. In short time
he appeared and was about to renew
his assault upon the helpless Chile
when the searchers made for him
He was dragged to the village com.
mon and bound to a tree. Only by
the greatest efforts of the leaders
was the crowd held from tearing the
man to pieces. His clothing wal
torn from his body, and pins, tacks
pen knives and every conceivable
weapon of torture was stuck into tn,
negro's flesh as he struggled ane
pleaded for life, The almost hfeles
form of his little victim was thel
placed before the eyes of the negro
while willing hands cut the tongue
from his swollen mouth. His erie
became incoherent and before tn,
enraged citizens could be checked
the skin was literally torn from hi
body and distributed among tn,
villagers. The negro died with hi
eyes on the little girl he had assaulted
His heart was then cut out with jack
knives, his toes and fingers choppe'
off and carried away as mementoes
His mangled body was then soake'
with kerosene and fred.