Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-04-27
STATE NEWS.
Fire at Bennington.

Fire at Bennington.
A $4,000 fire at Bennington Tues
day morning destroyed Fire Station
No. 2, a grocery store and adjoining |
dwelling and damaged the stock in
the Dry sdale department store.
Lyman T.. Pelton Dead.
Lyman E. Pelton of HIghgate, the |
oldest lawyer in Vermont, died sud-
denly at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. George q. Holmes, Monday. MIR.
Pelton had been in bis usual vigorous
health of late and had been able to go
about the village without cane.
Chas. K. Clark Dead.
Mr.. Charles E Clark of Barnet, pro-
prietor of the Barnet Wagon works,
died at his home April 10Th of pnen-
monia. The funeral was held at
Wolcott, where the deceased bad for
merly resided. Mr.. Clark was man
of the highest integrity and was highly
esteemed by all who knew him.
Drunks in Montpelier.
Tuesday morning, w. 7. Dewey, one
of the license commissioners of Mont
pelier, espied drunken crowd near
Nicholas Manor, across the river from
the Central Vermont railway station,
and with the assis tunce of officers
landed FIVE in Jail. Only one man,
John Flood, was known to the officers.
The other men were too drunk to dis
close their names. There are now %
persons in Washington county Jail,
the largest number since the new Jail
was built.
| Mad Dog.
A mad dog bit Special Officer John
II. Campbell of Montpelier, Nose
DEMO and an unknown man in the
legs, tore the dresses of several
women, and threw all in the street
into a panic at 8 o'clock Sunday
night. The canine had several dog
fights before his madness was
noticed and an epidemic of hydro
phobia among dogs is feared. The
men had their wounds cauterized
The dog finally ran into the Argus
building, where he was killed by two
officers.
Frightful Accident.
Frank Puffer, aged So, a farmer liv
ing in Richford met with a frightfu
accident Tuesday which resulted il
his death. Mr.. Puffer was drawing
rails in his pasture. In turning thu
wagon around the load was over
turned on him, wagon wheel passing
over his head, breaking his lower jay
in several places and infiicting a seal
; wound and other injuries. Mr.. Puffe
= walked home and physician wa
u called who gave no hope of recovery
Ii The injured man, however, was take
. to the Royal Victoria hospital i
y, Montreal. He retained consciousness
u until his death which occurred in tn
y hospital Wednesday night.
- Y.M.C. A Convention at Burlington.
. The formal opening of the stat
= convention of the Young Mems Chris
;, tan associations was formally in
augurated at the local associate
:. building at Burlington at 9 o'cloc
:, April IS with devotional Bible stud
50 conducted by g. NJ. Copeland, provil
cial secretary of the Ontario ar
Quebec associations. There W;
a good attendance of general seer
taries and Y. NJ. Q. A. workers. tt
convention organized as follow
- President, Charles II. More of Mon
:. pelier; vice presidents, @. F. Rann'
-, of Newport and F. H. Earle of Ru
- land; secretary, Wallace N. Batche
dor of Brattleboro.
New Trial of Rutland Labor Case Refus'
- The motion for a new trial in t
case of the F. R. Patch Manufacture
a company against Protection Lodg
No. 215, International Association
Machinists on the ground that one
'ei the Jurors talked during the trial a
Oh showed prejudice was denied by Jud
lot Haselton Monday morning. The
AZ PENDANT asked that the verdict
s., 500 for the plaintiff be set aside an
u new trial be granted. Judge Haselt
Sc in announcing his decision did u
he discuss the dispute as to facts as
nd forth in the different affidavits
stated that the court could not see
30 way clear to set aside the verdi
ing Judge Haselton, while not consider
On, the talking of Juror Ingleston su