Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-05-06
STATE NEWS.



port, who is just home from the
jamestown Tercentennial Exposition,
saws the Vermont maple sugar ex
hibit has been lost in the freight |
shuff1e and cannot be located. The |
quarry exhibit was the only one to
r. ach there on time.
Ten Year Contest Ends.
The Montpelier city council, on rec
concentration Of the city hall building
committee, has purchased the Greene
Syrup of Tar compauy's lot for S45Oo.
On this site the new city hall Will be
erected. Ths action ends a light OF
10 years duration by the city, against
the purchase of the Golden Fleece
| building.
Little Boy Drowned in Brook.
CLAYTON Thornton Howard, toe two
/ vear-old son OF MIR. and MRS. Periey
| Howard, or Morrisville. was wned,
at O'Clock Wednesday night. he had
followed a large dog to the brook in
rear of the house and in some way
fell into the water. Tne body was
found caught by his dress In bushes
about an eighth of a mile downstream
after the child had been in the water
ten minutes.
Armed Posse Out.
Selling an opportunity afforded by
the momentary absence of the guard,
William Brown, aged 80 years, who
was serving out at the state prison IN
Windsor a two years sentence for
grand larceny, has escaped. The man
is a blacksmith by trade and was SEN
fenced year ago from Orleans coun-
ty, He had another year to serve
He is 81 feet in height and weighs
149 pounds, has blue eyes and a light
complexion. He wears a light mus
tache and stoops slightly.
Escapes Second Time.
Frank Martin, who was bound over
to Franklin county court IN the sum
of $500 on a charge OF resisting an
officer and 500 on charge OF
larceny. aud VINO was released on
bail furnished by Farman and Web
ster. escaped second time Tuesday
night at SWanton. Constable ID. j
Noley went to his house to arrest hi Z
on county court warrant, and di-
rected Martin TO get some necessary
clothing. Martin skipped ou5
through the back of the house and is
:, thought to have gone to Canada.
a Bennington Clothing Store Burgalized
/ By prying open rear window of Burt
Bros clothing store in Bennington
Tuesday night burglar managed tt
, steal goods to the value of 500. H'
. picked out the best suit of clothes II
!, the store, and left faded cheap serg
: outfit in place Of it. He also stole
: raincoat, a silk umbrella, box o
shirts. and quantity of necktles. Ht
. cleaned out the jewelry showcase ou
did not tamper with the cash registe
= or the money drawe 7. He attmpta
- to carry away an armful Of suits bu
. dropped the in back yard abou
~ one hundred yards from the store
d. Smallpox in Berlin.
On West Berlin and Mortified are hay
y ing smallpox scare. Nearly everyon
n in these places has been vaccinate'
vn DR.. FL. D. Holton, secretary OF the stat
in board of health, believes the diseas
ite has been in West Berlin for month {
ng more. He does not anticipate any fs
*. taIities, although three of the patien
nd are very sick. There are eight nous
under quarantine at West Berlin al
two or three in the farming districts
little way out. Three of those und
'.it quarantine are seriously iii. No ne
'lai cases were ported there on Saturda
urC DR.. Holton characuerizes this OF
'oA break of smallpox as the worst To
has occurred in Vermont since LII
rof when nearly 80 people were ill WI
the disease in Hardwick.s
Summer School at johnson.
WI Principal E. D. Collins has col
pleted arrangements for a SUNNI
session at the Johnson State Morn
lion school. This will be held from il
9 to August 3, under state manat
uild ment, and viii be open TO all teache
Tuition has been entirely tree.
'ber variety of courses has been piann'
Among the regular instructors will
@hS DIR. Collins, the Rev. j. Z. Fuller, M
o,sa Arey, and Miss Lord OF the norr
faculty, and Miss A. May Pierce of
lson CastIeton state normal school. MI
and drawing are among the cour
avis offered, and modsi class of child
will be formed for instruction IN
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