Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-03-12
Both Legs Cut of.

John Kinne, a Boston & Maine
freight brakeman, oied in the city
hospital at Troy, n. Y, Monday
morning of injuries received at North
Bennington Sunday, when he was
struck by a portion of a train making
a flying switch. Both legs were Gu
off below the knees. His home was
in Troy and he had been employed by
the Boston & Maine for five years.
He was married five months ago.
Insane Patient Escaped.
A male patient escaped from the
Brattleboro Retreat Thursday by
making a rope out of strips of bed
clothing and letting himself down
from a third story window. The rope
broke when the man was part way
down, but no injary was done. A
policeman found the man near the
freight depot. The patient said he
was told in a dream that the railroad
signals were wrongly set, and he
wanted to avoid an accident by Civ
ing the Information to the railroad
people.
rrangemen for NJ. f. Conference.
Arrangements for the coming Meth
odist Conference are being perfected
at Morrisville, under the direction of
Rev. P. A. Smith. Rev. J. W.. Hamil.
ton of San Francisco, CAL, one of the
most prominent clergymen in the
country, will be present during the
whole session and it is expected will
deliver an address at the town hall
during the week. At the Sunday SER
vice the Rev. DIR. @. H.. Parkhurst.
editor of Zion's Herald, will deliver a
sermoni in the Methodist church in the
afternoon and at 1880 O'Clock in the
evening the Rev. DR.. Z. C. Illif, of
Philadelphia, will give an address.
The Rev. T. II. Mcfarland of Phila-
deIphia will also be a speaker during
the week.
Barre Italians Deny yellow" Report.
The Italians of Barre deny the story
published in Boston that a prominent
Boston Italian, visiting Barre, at
tended a meeting of Italians there
and learned that they were to attempt
to blow up the Hoosac tunnel docks.
Another despatch from Boston de-
clared that the plot was 10 blow up
other properties in Boston besiue\ the
docks to enable the Italians to get
employment The Boston Italian
said that his Barre compa6riots had a
great quantity of dynamite stored for
that purpose. That Barre Italians
should be Interested in such a scheme
to get work is out of the question, for
there are few who are out of work
Chief Brown of the Barre police de-
partment declares he does not believe
there is any foundation for the story,
adding that no information of such a
plot has come to his notice.
Another Raid.
The noted cline House" at Rich
ferd, which has done a land Office
business for years In Illicit rum, traffic.
was recently, at a given signal,
descended upon by officers, of both
the United States and Canada, acting
in unison, and their efforts were,
rewarded by the fading and seizure
OF a quantity of liquor. The pro-
prietor, Addison 8. Blanchard with
his help and several guests, saw the
officers coming and rushed pell-mell.
for safety. For some reason yet
unknown, none of the Canadian
officers followed their quarry, and, all
escaped. temporarily. Search of the
premises resulted in the ripping up
of floors and partitions and the find
ing of a large quantity of illicit liquor
hidden beneath a floor on. the Cana
dian side. Tine li9uor was'confsscated
and a hunt was begun for the fugi-
tiVes. Blanchard is an old, efenden
in the ram. business, having been
convicted about three years ago. He
will be, severely dealt with when
caught.
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