Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-16

neck. then kicking the barrel away
from himself, 10 stall in the barn
He dropped about two feet, the fal
breaking his neck.
Witnessed Electrocution in Boston.
Sups. W. S. Lowell of the Vermont
state prison and Deputy Sheriff Tay-
lor. of Windsor, attended the execu-
ton of John S hieloiski in Boston
Monday morning. Ii is under
stood they will make report
on the methods of executing by cleo
tricity to the authorities in this state,
in which it has been suggested that
hanging be abolished.
yermonters Summoned.
The Rutland railroad freight agents
at Bellows Falls, Rutland and Burlins-
ton were subpoenaed by the United
States authorities to appear in the
federal court at Jamestown, N. Y,
July ID, and testi y in the case of the
United States vs.. the Standard OIL Co.
The agents took their books showing
shipments of oil in 1904. The pre-
sumption is that they are wanted in
the rebate system case.
New Industry Assured.
AS noted last week the Simons,
Hatch & Written company of Boston
has decided to locate branch overall
factory at Bellows Falls. This is one
of the strongest companies in New
England, supposed to be backed by
two or three millions. Work in the
local factory will be begun as soon
after August l as possible. This
industry was secured through the
efforts of the Board of Trade.
Opposed To Sundsy Funerals
The Vermont Funeral Directors
and Embalmers' Association at it's
afternoon sessi in Burlington We'd
nesday elected the folio wing offic RS:
President, j. B. Carrigan of Poultney,
vice presidents, E. N. Miller of Bran
don, @. M. Edison of Williams own,
secretary, A. E. Hale of Bradford,
treasurer, L. F. Cabot of Windsor,
chairman of executive committee,
M. j. Morgan of Brattleboro. In an
address the Rev. G. w. Brown urged
| upon the members of the association
the abandonment of Sunday funerals
as far as possible and asked them to
cooperate with the clergy in making
funeral arrangements.
! Prohibition Ticket.
For governor, Lester W. Hanson of
mon s. Eldred of Sheldon; for secre
tary of state, Alfred g. Austin of
Georgia: for state treasurer, NJ l..
Barton of Vergennes; for state audi
tor, Fred L. Page Of Barre; for attor-
ney general, A. 0. Ferguson of Bur
! lington. The above ticket was placed
in nomination at the state pro hibitiou
convention held at Burlington July
The long list of resolutions, indorsing
the national prohibition parry and
touching upon state issues, was
adopted. The Congressional nomi-
nees are: First district, G. schofield
of Richford; second district, g. B.
Wilson Of Bradford.
Fig hit Against Tuberculosis.
The~e-will be strong attempt at
the next Legislature TO secure an ap-
preparation for the erection Of sta e
sanatorium for the care of incipient
cases OF tuberculosis, no5withstand
ing the fact that Senator Proctor has
just presented the state an up-to date
institution, the foundations for which
will soon be begun at Pittsford. The
following officers of the Vermont
State Society for the Prevention of
tuberculosis were then elected: Pres
ident, Dr.. w. n. Bryant Of Ludlow;
ce-presidents, H. L. Stillson of Ben
nington, and exGov! @. S. Page of
Hyde Park; treasurer, DR. W. L Ha-
vens of Chester; secretary, Redfeld
AAOSSOi ols VI IIOCtOIs
Adelbert Martin Recaptured.
Adeloert Martin, for whose capture
the most sensational man hunt ever
organized in Vermont was conducted
in 1908, escaped from the criminal
ward of Waterbury asylum July 2.
With five other TRUSTEES from the
criminal ward, Martin was at work
under the charge of an attendant
cleaning the hospital lawn. tGradu-
ally and slowly Martin worked away
from the others until he had placed a
! considerable distance between him
\ self, and his companions. He then
made a dash across the street be-
tween two houses, up steep hill, and
was lost to sight in forest of many
square miles. Martin was recaptured
Saturday, July z, in Elmore, where he