Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-18
STATE NEWS.
Crushed by Marble Slab.

beam, crushing his chest. He was 80
years OF age and leaves a wife and
three children.
Wages of Rutland Railroad Employees
Increased,
The salaries of all employees of the
Rutland Railroad company, except
| the oflice force, Will De increased De-
ginning January /. This action was
decides upon By tbs railroaa Q fficlsls
/ abonb three weeks ago and was the
result of conferences between the
railroad officials and committees ap-
pointed by the Norkmen.
Sheriff Peabody Killed.
| Daniel P. Peabody, the sheriff CT
Rutland county for She past q years,
was struck In front of the local rail
road station, Rutland, Tuesday after
noon, by train and died from his in
iuries later in the afternoon. He
was 70 years of age and had been
prominent in the affairs of the coun-
ty. He represented Pittsford in the
legislature in 1868 and 1869.
Woman's Arms Fairly Cooked
AS the result of being terribly
burned Mrs. John Dolan died at her
home in Fairfax Tuesday. Mrs. Do
Ian, a woman of middle age, was
cleaning a stove with a rag wet with
kerosene. The rag caught fire and
Mrs. Dolan was burned in a shocking
manner, b r clothes and hair were
burned off and the flesh of her arms
fairly cooked up to the elbows. In
trying to save bis wife Mr. Dolan was
also severely burned.
Workman Lest an Arm.
By accidentally getting his sleeve
caught in circular saw Joseph Fer
an, an employe in the Brattleboro Cab
met Co., was badly injured Monday
afternoon, his right arm being man
gled SO that amputation was neees-
array. Feran reached over the saw
to put an oil can in it's place, holding
his arm so low that the sleeve of his
jAcket came in contract with the saw
teeth. He was taken to the Brattle-
boro hospital and the arm was cut of
below the elbow.
Maple Sugar Makers Meeting.
The thirteenth annual meeting of
the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
Association will be held the, evening
of January s and the, forenoon of
January in Armory hall in Burling-
ton. Prem uals aggregating $3.50 will
be given. This meeting precedes
that of the Vermont Dairyman's AS
ISOLATION, which will be held January
Gil. Two cups valued at SO each
are offered, one for the maker of the
highest scoring creamery butter and
one for the maker of the highest scor-
ing dali y butter.
State Grange Meeting
The thirty-fourth annual meeting
of the Vermont State Grange Patrons
of Husbandry, was opened at Armory
hall in Montpelier Tuesday morning
by Gov. Charles J. Bell, worthy mas
ter. The treasurer's report, showed
the grange to be in healthy finan-
cial condition, $4,000 having been
taken in during the past year. The
secretary's report showed the total
membership to be 10000 and there
are 1913 lodges in the state. During
the year there have been 25, subordi-
nate lodges and two Pomona oranges
organized. Of this number Governor
Bell has organized personally Is of
the subordinate lodges and both Po-
| mona oranges. The state grange has.
bee incre ased by 1000 members dur
ing the past year. The largest grange,
is in Brattleboro which mas a, member
ship of 423. A resolution commend
ing Governor Bell for his stand in the
case of Mary Rogers was adopted as
follows: ssR SOLVED, That we, mem
bers, of the Vermont State Grange.
Assem- in the 345h annual session.
do hereby express our admiration for
/
his. stability of purpose in maintain
I ing the laws OF Vermont and deubly
assure him of our SYN pashy and sup
port"
! Mormon Monument to Be Dedicated.
The Joseph Smith monuments erect
ed at his birthplace town of Sharon
has been completed. The great shaft
which is the striking feature of the
monument was successfully raised to
it's commanding position December
8. 1t is said by the trade journals
and others supposed to know that
this is the largest polished shaft in
America. 1t stands over 50feet above
the hill which it surmounts. The
| dedication on December % at II a. m.
is to be made an occasion of i'm
portance by the Mormon people
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