Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-28

feared will be fatal injuries, The
wheels of the machine passed over
the child's body near the neck. Mr..
Williams claims he is not responsible
for the accident, that the injured girl
was playing in the street, became
confused, and ran in front of the
aut omobile he was running.
May Visit Vermont.
According to Washington advices,
Mrs. G. W. Fairbanks, wife of the
vice president of the United States,
win leave Washington for her home
in Indianapolis, Ind, June 1. sac
will spend the month of June making
short visit with friends and rela-
tives in the Buckeye State and then
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
will journey through the northern
summer resorts. According to pres
ent plans, Vermont is on the itinerary.
Mrs. Fairbanks expressed herself as
being well pleased with Vermont
while in Burlington with the vice
president IasU year.
Dam at East Pownal Blown Up.
An unusual outrage was perpe trated
at Browns mill in East Pownal re-
Gently when some unknown persons
blew up the dam, probably with
dynamite, in an attempt to kill and
| capture the trout in the pond. Evil
IDENTIFY the parties were not skillful In
the use of explosives and got the
charge too near the dam. When the
dynamite exploded a big hole was
torn in the dam and the water all ran
out of the pond. The foundation of
the dam was also injured. Mr.. Brown
estimates the loss at fully $500, and
in addition the mill will be out of
commission for several weeks in the
busy season while the dana is rebuilt.
Barley Finally Fined.
r. A. Hussey, the Saxtens River
barber whose arrest for shaving a
man Sunday and selling him ten.
cent plug of tobacco has made case
of state interest," was fined Wednes-
day. The village was scoared for
| jurymen and the third one impanel8ed
found him guilty. Under the old
s'blue law the fine was only So, bat
with the costs Hussey was fined for a,
sum of over $50. He appealed and
the case will be thrashed out in the
county court. The town is divided
| over the affair. Most of the citizens,
deplore the action. an element of
spite having undoubtedly entered
into the suit, and on reprisals half the
community quake with fear.
Palm Sunday IN Naples.
Patsy Baldasaro, fruit vendeT, who
/ has been six months in Italy, has re-
turned to Bellows Falls with his. FAM
lily. He gives very graphic account.
of his experience in Naples during
the recent terrible eruption of Mount
Vesavius. In Naples, which is fifteen
miles from the crater of VesnVius;
Palm Sunday was passed in darkness,
| ~ hoO OOiAS tSOoOtO1S W oOO SoJCSb1
three or four feet distant, and the
ashes gathered in the streets to q
depth of two. or three feet. The SUN
and heavens were obscured, and be-
cause of electric disturbances it was
impossible to. have any artificial light.
All were terror stricken, not knowing
how soon the city would be over
whelmed.
= Stones Thrown at Car Windows.
Some miscreants, either boys OF
tramps, threw stones at No. of the
/ Central Vermont Railway Co., south.
t bound, Monday evening, while the
, train was passing gravel pit north o.
:. East Swanson. Two windows wer,
q broken, and fortunately no one wa
q injured. A little later stones wer,
It thrown at train No. 8, northbound, a
q the same place and several window
n were broken, no one being injured il
g this case. Some of the passengers q
) the train have expressed an opinio,
Is that some of the stones were sma]
ID and shot from catapults, such as bow
le use. The proper town authorize
n have been notified and are orkin
y. on the case in the hope of finding an
q, Furnishing the offenders.
le vermontsr in Expedition to Alaska.
Russell w. Porter, the young We,
monter who has gained fame as an arc
ria tic explorer, left his home i Sorine
of field last week to start on an exned
ns ton to Alaska with DIR. Frederic
an Cook of Brooklyn. The explorers wi
OF OF attempt to ascend Mt. Mckinley. IL
highest peak in America. No viii
MT man has ever reached its Aummi
raj which is upwards of 10000 feet abo,
the sea level. Mr.. Porter will ha,
;u charge of the mapping and surveyir