Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-23
VICINITY ITEMS.
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Orleans County Democratic Convention.

Orleans County Democratic Convention
The Democrats of Orleans County
are 10 hold a mass convention at the
opera house, Barton Landing, Satur-
day, July %, commencing at ten
O'CLOCK. The speakers are to be Hon.
John o. Burke of Lowell. Mass and
Hon. G. Il. Pape, democratic nominee
for lieutenant governor.
Deserted Baby Finds Home.
The infant child found on the door
steps at F. E. Coble CHS house in
Lyndon recently has been taken by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lavely. who live
in the east part of the town. The
town presented Mrs. Lavely $50. the
usual sum necessary to be paid to
| enter the child in the orphans home
Prouty in the Magazines.
The July number of the Review of
Reviews contains an excellent por-
trait of Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Prouty in connection with
an able article from his pen explain
ing the features of the new railroad
rate bill. The same number has a
picture of the agricultural committee
of the House in which appears our
congressman from this district, Hon.
Kittredge Haskins.
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Arthur @. Edwards of Bradford.
aged % years, died in the hospital at
st. Johnsoury Friday, July 13. Ed
wards had been suffering for week
with severe headache and purchased
these powders at drug store, hoping
to obtain some relief from them. He
took two and was told by tbs drug
gist not to take any more for some
time. In few minutes he took two
more which made him very i'll. He
was taken at once to the ST. Johns
bury hospital where he died.
To Hold Picnic.
The committee selected at Lyndon
vile in April to name time and place
for holding the first annual Log Roll
ing Picnic Of the Northern Vermont
Log Rolling Association met at Lyn-
donville, Monday, July is, 1906, and
decided to hold picnic at Joe's Pond
on the 23rd day of August. Excur-
sion trains will be run from all points
in the district. bills advertising rates
will be sent to all M. w. of A. camps
later. The committee recommend
that each Neighbor assist in making
this picnic grand success.
COMMITTEE.
Serious Injury from Runaway
A horse owned by Clarence Wyman
of East Burke, and attached to hay
rake, ran away Monday and going
into the roadkcollided with carriage
in which Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Jenkins
of East Burke were riding. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Jenkins were thrown out,
Mr.. jenkins was not seriously hurt,
but Mrs. jenkins head struck stone
curling. Her skull was crushed and
she suffered internal Injuries. She
was taken up in an unconscious CON
d1tlon, removed to the home of Will
liam Brockway, nearby, and physi-
clan was summoned.
Caledonia Democratic Convention.
The Caledonia county Democratic
convention was held at ST. Johnsbury
Thursday. Il. B. Howe of ST. Johns
bury was elected chairman, and w.
b. Eastman, also of st. Johnsbury,
was chosen secretary. The following
nominations were made: for sena-
tors, F. G. Bundy of st. Johnsbury.
DIR. B. D. George of Hardwick. For
assistant judges, o. G. Chase of
Lyndon, A. B. Perry of McIndoes
Falls, For judge of probate, w. B.
Eastman of st. Johnsbury. For
states attorney, H. B. Howe of st.
Johnsbury. For sheriff, D. M. silsbv
of Lyndonviile. For high bailiff. Fl.
D. Webster of Burke.