Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-21


next year.
Royal Kinney, Formerly of Barre, In
vents Rotary Engine and Is Backed by
Millions.
Royal Kinney, formerly of Barre,
and well known as ba s singer in one
Boston M lie quartet which has ap-
peared in the state several times in the
last f-w years, has invented rotary
engina, the mocha ism and utility of
whicn has attracted a great deal of
attention at his home in Boston and
the invention can not fail to be highly
successful, backed as it is by the
/ Vanderbilt million as we'll as other
we Unknown financiers of Maseachu-
setts. Just what the engine is is not
described except that it is com-
| biuation of the best qualities of the
gasoIene and other engines and that
| it is so practical that it cannot fail TO
| bring q small fortune to it's inventor.
| St. Johnsbury and Lake Champaign Still
Run at Loss.
The annual report of the st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad for
theye ending June 30, 1907, has been
| mailed to the stockholders. The net
income was $50, asa 33, but interest on
notes and bonds amounting to ST.
521. So leaves a deficit for the year at
| S44, O67 20, an increase of S11.110.20
over the defic of the previous year.
During the year 21O,551 passengers
! were carried and 1913 tons of
freight. The main line OF 120 miles
| extends from Lunenburg on the Con-
necticut river to Maquan on Lake
Champlain, and the sum Of 1862, 1878.
IS is charged up to profit and loss in
the general balance sheet. The road
is bonded for 50, SOC, 900 and its CAPT
t al stock is 50, 943, 800.
Baby Fell into a Pail of Scaiding Hot
Water.
There was a shocking accident at
st. Albars early Monday which re-
shifted in the death of Joseph, the two
year old son of Oliver Rrault. The
chiid's mother was preparing for the
usual weekly wash Gay and had filed
tub half fell of boiling water. AS
1t get upon the floor, Mrs. Brault step
ped to the sink to get some cold wa
tar and the baby, playing about the
floor, pulled himself up beside the tub
I'd losing his balance plunged head
10 ng into the scalding water. His
mother rushed to his rescue and pull
ed and as she did SO the hair and skin
peeled from the horribly burned babe
in great strips. Medical aid was
summoned but the poor creature was
too terribly injured to be helped
much ard after lingering in agony
until 2 O'Clock in the afternoon pass
ed away. A little while before he
died, his mother turned him overland
his eyes, which had been boiled blind,
dropped out.
Long Term for Firebug.
Judge Seneca Haselton, presiding
judge at the Windham county court
at NeWfane, pronounced sentence up
on two prisoners about $50 O'Clock,
Monday, October IA, just before ad
Journing court for the night. Henry
Gallagher, the young negro, who re-
cantly created sensation in Jack
sonville by setting number Of fires
and who pleaded guilty to five in
, | formations filed by States Attorney
e. @. Bacon, WAS sentenced to not
: more than "a years and not less than
: 20 years in the state prison at Wind
r sor. He is now about 10 years old
v @. s. Chase, counsel for Gallagher
made statement to the court, tell
!, ing of the respondents environments
through life, declaring that Gallagher
5 never knew who his parents were
aud never had any home life and in.
sisting that the boys conduct brought
:. to light streak of insanity.
y Vermont Insurance Company Meeting
:, The financial report for the yea,
ending August 1, 1907, submitted tt
the S1st annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Vermont Mutual Fir,
Insurance Co. in Montpelier Octobe
n. Is, shows the total receipts to hav,
n been 1928 ,294.94, and the total ex
d penditures s369,os SO, leaving a bal
If ance on hand of $3.50, 124 O5. Th,
3, annual per cent assessment cover
is all losses and expenses for the year
l. At a meeting of the stockholders th,
v following directors were elected TO
j. the ensuing year: Washington county
! George o. Stratton, James T. Sabir
d W. T. Dewey, L. D Taft, Georg
ot Briggs; Addison county, j. E. Weeks
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