Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-04-30
STATE VS.
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Gift to Bi.hop Michaud.

NOnkICb6 matt ASS aoy a.
summer hotel, but now practically
unused, has been given to RI. Rev.
John s Michapd of the Roman Catho-
lie diocese of Burlington, by Mrs.
Emeline Fitch of New York city, who
has owned the property for twenty
years or more. When Bishop Michaud
was asked what use was to be made
of the Congress Hall property at
Sheldon Springs, jast decided to him,
he replied that no plans had been
made regarding it. The Bishop knew
nothing of the matter until he
received by mail papers deciding the
property to him.
Supreme Court Docket.
The trial calendar for the general
term of supreme court which con-
venes in Montpelier on Tuesday, May
s. has been Issued 1t contains
total of SO cases, indicating term OF
| abo1t three weeks in leng b. The
cases set for trial by counties are as
follows: Orleans county, 2; Windsor,
z; Caledonia, s.; Wlndnam, 1; Rat
land, 2; Addison, 1; Lsmoille, 2;
Franklin, s.; Orange, L; Chitrenden,
2; Washington, 9 the cases from
Orleans county are assigned for heac-
ing the first day, a I'd tho first case
set for argument is Fred E Grout al d
Charles F. Grout vs.. 0 r NJ sutton,
to recover for the value of an auto
mobile.
Holiday. for Public Schools.
The Hon. Mason s. Stone of Mont
| pelier, state superintendent of educa-
ton, is sending to the teachers Of the
state circular letter regarding holt
days in the IA nth of May. The law
prescribes that the last half day o.
school preceding Memorial day shall
be devoted to patriotic exercises and
instruction, and this circular letter by
Mr.. Stone suggests an order of exer-
cises for that day. 1t suggests hold
ing appropriate exercises for May
day; that forestry be gwen promi-
hence Arbor day. Maya; and snggests
that May IS, Peace day, be celebrated
as an anniversary Of The Hague
tribunal. This circular also calls
attention to the educational tour of
the state that is to be made by Mr.
Stone and other prominent educators
during the month of May.
Postoffice Thieves Caught
The three burglars who broke into
the postoffice at Norton recently were
arrested at Berlin, N. H., Wednesday
and were given into the custody of
Eugene P. Mute, United States mar
shall for New Hampshire. The Nor
ton postoffice is situated in the Nell
son Storr Co.'s building. About SO
, was taken from the postoffice and SIS
, in money, Al rings, some watches, and
I iackknives were taken from the store.
Three men were discovered selling
watches and rings in Berlin, N. H.,
Wednesday. 1t was suspected that
r they might be implicated in the Nor
I ton robbery. The off ,ials of that
town were notified and they gave or.
ders TO hold the men. Most of the
property was recovered. 1t is sus-
pected that these men we're implicated
in an attempt to rob the postofice at
Bedford, Que, recently, nothing be-
ing secured at that time by the bur-
glars.
Bloody Fight at Stevens Mills.
States Attorney Warren R. Austin
of st. Adams and Deputy Sheriffs L.
P. Martin and P. 81. Phaneuf of Rich
i ford were in Stevens Mills IN Richford
Monday to investigate serious fstic
d, encounter which took place the
Friday before. The investigation
brought out the facts: in the after
b noon of Friday, Mrs. Rose Fleury
is wife of Jerry Fleury, and Mrs. William
It McAllister, whose husband is known
y as "Jack," got into dispute over the
Dr. matter of hens straying from the
'e premises of the owner and doine
% damage in another's garden. When
the husbands of the women men
h, toned returned from their work al
a night slack" went to the home OF
d Mrs. Fleury and in the presence o.
1t her husband seized her by the hal
re and pulled her out of the house, tear
ID ing her dress and bruising her oody
is She cried out, and her husband cam,
T. to the rescue. He threw slack" t.
!, the ground and the men came tt
blows. At this time Lucius Fleur,
came along and, seeing that Jack
d was getting the worst of the en-
: counter, pulled his brother off
II Thereupon Mrs. Fieury told Nc
u Allister that she was going to Rich