Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-25

The vacancy in the republican state
committee caused by the resignation
of Horace W. Bailey of Newbury, was
filed by the committee by the
election of Col. Curtis s. Emery of
Chelsea.
Boy Blows Fingers OFF.
Felix Boulrice, a young boy residing
at Ora niteville, had two fingers and
thumb on his right hand SO badly torn
that they had to be amputated Mon
day afternoon, as result of expert
menting with a percussion cap which
exploded when he put it on the stove.
Will Name State Ticket June 30.
The republican state convention for
the nomination of state officers and
presidential electors will be held at
Montp elier Thursday, June 80, at 10
a. m. Ex-Gov. John w. Stewart, of
Middlebury, has been selected by the
state committee to be chairman of the
convention.
Vermont to Get Records.
Late Saturday afternoon the House
passed Senate joint resolution
authorizing the librarian of Congress
to deliver to the governor of Vermont
the records of the convention of 1875
and 1777 looking to the formation of
a state government, recently dis
covered by Senator Proctor.
Rutland Workman Assaulted.
Alex Linquist, a Swede about Al
years old, and employed in the Lin
coin iron works, was assaulted and
seriously if not fatally injured at Rut-
land Monday night. There has been
strike in progress at the iron works
for some two years and it is thought
it was the work of strikers. Linquist
had seven cuts in the scalp. He was
unable to tell much about the assault
but thinks three or four men were his
assailants. He was passing city hall
and his cutlery attracted the attention
of the city council which was in SEES
sion.
Post office Robbed.
The safe in the Bradford post Office
was blown open by crack burglars
Tuesday morning. The gang made
their entry to town from the upper
plain, gathering in blankets and the
like on the way. AS dance was in
progress at A1mory hall of Co. G
they could not get at their work
, until about two o'clock in the morn
ing. Two of them placed dynamite
under the safe with blankets to
smother the defamation, while the
others stood guard outside. The
: postmaster, T. A. Chase, had taken
the bills in the safe home with him
but S51S.52, including the contents oil
the change drawer, were taken.
Wel-known Editor Dead.
George A. Martin, editor of the
/ NetU England Farmer and a we'll
= known writer on live stock an6
: agricultural topics died at his home
+ in Brattleboro Saturday, aged 70
He was born in Ere donia, n. Y, ano
(: learned the printers trade IN New
3 York City. For number of years
= he was editor of the Rutland Herald
J. During the civil war he held editoria
/, positions on the Buffalo Express ana
J. the Buffalo Courier. He was con
q nected for long time with tn,
n american Agriculturist and was tn,
a founder and publisher of The Lie
90 Stock Journal. He held for severa
+ years the position of editor of pub
II locations of the bureau of anima
4 industry of the agricultural depart
? ment at Washington.
J. The Second District Convention.
e The second district republican con
1t vention met at Montpelier Tuesda,
ID afternoon for the election of distric
e. delegates to the republican nationa