Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-07-22

august %; Grano Isle &C NORTH nero,
August q; Chittenden at Jericho
Center, August $3.50; Orleans at
Derby, September 8 4; Caledonia at
Groton, September Sc; Addison Sept.
IL; Bennington, September II; South
Windsor, September 1919; Franklin
county at Fairfax, September 1921,
Essex, September 24-25; East Orange
at East Corinth, September 1926;
North Windsor, September 272s.
A Former Vermonter, B. r. Spaulding,
Mentioned in North Dakota
Senatorial Centers-
The senatorial fight in North Da-
kota may now be said to be on, with
Senator Hansbrough against the field.
Senator Hansbrough has opened po-
litical headquarters in Fargo and will
put up warm fight to be his own
successor. Congressman Marshall,
ex-Congressman M. N. Johnson,
Judge B. F. Spaulding of the supreme
court, ex-Gov. Frank White, and
several others are named as possible
opponent of Senator Hansbrough in
the approaching contest. Judge
Spaulding was born at Craftsbury,
December 8, 1858, was graduated from
Norwich university, Mortified, in the
class of 1877, and was admitted to the
Vermont bar in 1880, removing to the
Dakotas the same year. He has
twice been congressman.
E. A. Carpenter of Lyndonville Gets
Bail After Two Weeks in Jail.
Elbridge A. Carpenter of Lyndon
vile appeared before the county
clerk Saturday morning, July ID, and
gave bail for $500 and was released
from county Jail where he had been
since July l. Mr.. Carpenter con-
fessed on that day to attempting to
negotiate note of 5000 at the Mer-
chants National bank of st. Johns
bury on which were forged indorse-
ments. Mr.. Carpenter comes of q
good family and is a medical student
at Tufts college. States Attorney
Hill of Caledonia county has had
busy time for the past 10 days..
The first 10 days of this month the
fines imposed by the justices of
the peace, in which he was prosecu-
ing officer, amounted to $415 and the
costs in these cases were S10s. more,
On the night of Sunday, July z,
sealed freight car was broken into at
Walden, and two cases of whisky,
each containing II bottles, were
taken from the car. The next day,
Willie Woods of Walden appeared to
have considerable liquor for his
friends and Deputy Sheriff Garfield
arrested him just as he and Murdo
Smith we're going to the place where
stolen whiskey was concealed. States
Attorney Hill prosecuted them be-
fore Justice Meader of Walden, and
Woods pleaded guilty to furnishing
liquor to George Rogers OF Walden.
A fine of $500 was imposed, which
with the costs amounted to, $81a.36i
Woods paid the fine and costs
Smith was arrested at the same time.
but discharged.
Oxford Mountain Railway.
The Oxford Mountain Railway wa
opened to Mansonville the 11th .
July, and the event was marked by /,
demonstration in honor of the veteran
builder, Judge 8. W. Foster. A Ne
ception and dinner was rendered t,
him and his friends on the oeea
sion, by the citizens of Potion, 2
Q. When the train rolled int
the station, the platform an,
grounds presented an animated spec
tacle. A large conconrse of men
WON en- and children, in holiday attire
had assembled to welcome the distin
guished party, who accompanied tina
honored guest. Preceded by tn,
Knowlton band the assembly immedi
ately moved off in long procession
I carriages and on foot, to the vii
lage square, where the dinner wa
, served. The weather was ideal, til
4 streets were decorated with flags, tn
8 tables were attractively laid, and til
t, band lent the charm of melody to til
:, scene. At the table Mayor L.
Bourne presided;on his right was IL
II guest of the occasion, Judge S. W.Ft
ster. Among others presens was 81
Melbourne Taite, supreme judge {
d the Province of Quebec. 1t is an g:
tension of this railroad that will con
to North Troy, and it is expected
is a matter of only few years when
will be extended through Troy, Yves
- field, Lowell, Eden, end on to Hy'
Ia Park or some connecting point. T
r completion of this small piece of ros
N may mean a good deal to the futu
r. of Northern Vermont as it is the b