Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-27

ly. The first speaker was the newly
elected superintendent, G. j. Fer
guson of Burlington. During his stay
in Vergennes Mr.. Morrow received
telegram informing hin that he had
been elected superintendent for the
anti-saloon league for the state of
Michigan. He seemed very much
pleased over this information.
Shoots Brother.
Fred Johnson, farmer of Winhall,
shot and killed his brother Jay there
Wednesday afternoon. Johnson gave
himself up and is now in the custody
of the officers at South Londonderry.
The deed was committed with a re-
volver, the shot taking effect near the
heart, and the victim living but a
short time. The shooting is said to
be the result of family quarrel, the
brothers disagree ing over money
matters. Fred claims to have acted
in self defence, saying that Jay
threatened his life and followed him
out of doors from the house.
Freight Wreck.
The through freight train south on
the Boston & Maine was wrecked at
Ryegate recently. The train was
largely loaded with beef and eleven
cars were thrown off the iron, three
of them rolling over the embark
ment. Fortunately the cars were
splintered but little and the contents
of the three which were over the
bank were transferred to other cars.
The wreck train was Mt work on Sun
day and the first train through ar
rived at Wells River about $50
O'Clock Monday morning. The cause
of the wreck is unknown, but it is
supposed to be the result of a spread
rail. Nobody was injured.
G. A. r. Meeting.
The 38th annual encampment of
the Department of Vermont, Grand
Army of the Republic, was held in
Brattleboro, Wednesday with an at
tendance of 1874 representative of
whom Is we're officers and past de-
partment commanders. Chas. Ross
of st. Johnsbury was chosen chaplain,
G M Dearborn of Newport was elect
ed one of the council of administra-
ton, w. Fl. Ward of st. Johnsbury
and A. E, Sleeper of Newport were
among those chosen as delegates to
the national encampment Among
the prominent grand army men pres
emit from this section were z. NJ. Man
sur of Newport and L. B. Harris of
Lyndonville. About 100 delegates of
the Relief Corps were present at a
meeting of that body held the same
day. Mrs. Nellie NJ. Smith of St.
Johnsbury was elected chaplain of
this body and Mrs. Alice Wiley of
Island Pond was one of the delegates
elected to the national convention.
Judge Ross and Wife Dead.
A terrible accident occurred Tues
l day afternoon at railroad crossing
near Concord, on the st. Johns
bury & Lake Champlain railroad, by
which Mrs. Jonathan Ross OF ST.
Jobnsbury was instantly killed and
her husband, ex- Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Vermont and ex-
United States Senator, was seriously
injured and died Thursday. They were
returning home from a sleigh-ride
when the horse became unmanageable
and started to cross the railroad
tracks as freight train approached
in the same direction. The traiT
reached the crossing first and wher
the horse arrived there he made
quick turn, throwing the occupants
of the sleigh against the train. Mrs
Ross was thrown against the trucks
l and her skull crushed. Death wat
t instantaneous. Judge Ross wa'
thrown against the side of a freigh
car and fell back into the snow. He
? received severe scalp wound anC
3 numerous bruises. The horse ESCAPED
a unhurt but the sleigh was demolished
!. Mrs. Ross was the second wife n
d Judge Ross and about SIS years old
It She had been president of tn,
d st. Johnsbury woman's club, was a,
It active member of the South Cong,
church and member of the local chap
q ter of the Daughters of American.Rev
# olution. Judge Ross was 70 years ole
N He was educated at the public school
n at Waterford, fitted for college at s.