Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-20
STATE NEWS.
Who Is Youngest Vermont Civil War
Veteran?

Another controversy develops by a
claim from St. Johnsbury that Cham
berlin post, G. A. R., of that place has
the youngest Vermont veteran of the
Civil war in G. A. Heyer, aged SO years,
who enlisted at the age of Is years.
Henry Wilkins, of Rutland, figures that
if Mr.. Heyer was born in 1849 he did
not enlist until sometime in 1864. Mr..
Wilkins was born in 1847 and entered
the service at the age of Is years in
1862 for three years enlistment.
Walton's Vermont Register.
The Walton Register and business
directory for 19O8-9 is now on sale at
book stores and news stands at the old
price of Is cents copy. 1t contains
over 10000 names and mass of figures
and facts invaluable to every YER
monter, revised to April 1. Special
features are this years 1908 March
meeting elections Of city and town
officers also a new classified business,
professional and industrial directory.
Ask to see copy and you will buy one.
Washington News Notes of Vermonters.
Hon. w. B. C. Stickney, who has
been stopping at Norfolk, was in
Washington last week, and was admit
ted to practice before the United
tates supreme court. Governor Proc
tor was at the capitol for two or three
hours Thursday. A half dozen young
ladies from Island Pond were in town
most of last week on a sightseeing
trip. Charles Black of Burlington,
formerly house doorkeeper, has been
promoted to the messengership of Sen
ator Stewards committee. His place
on the doorkeeper staff is taken by a
son of Editor L. P. Thayer of Essex
Junction John ", son of Editor Lam
berton of the Morrisville Messenger,
is in town, taking preliminary course
for position in the marine corps.
Was III Years Old.
Joseph Quinn died recently at his
home in East Ryegate. The burial took
place at Newbury. Mr.. Quinn was
born in County Cork, Ireland, in the
wear 1897 and was Ill years old. The
selectmen of the town of Ryegate sent
to the officials in Ireland to verify the
date of his birth. Mr.. Quinn came to
this country in 1917 when he was about
20 years old and first settled IN STRAIT
ford, N. H. He was landscape gar
dener. He came to Vermont about 90
years ago and began work for the late
Judge Underwood at Wells River, and
was in his employ for number OF
years. For the past rs years he had
been in the employ of Horace Deming
of Wells River. Mr.. Quinn is survived
by two daughters. Mrs. Susan Shat
tuck. of Boston, and Mrs. Sarah Web
Der, of Wells River.
Sugar Worker Nearly Killed.
Rollin Brown, employed at Enosburg
at the farm of DIR. w. S. Stevens OF
St. Adams, lies in critical condition
as the result of injuries received at
the sugar house following an explosion.
Brown went to the house that morn.
ing to start the fire, had lighted it anC
was sitting in front of it to change his
shoes when terrific explosion
wrecked the big evaporation and blew
the brick arch to pieces. 1t IS sup
posed that dynamite had been placed IL
the fire box by some mlscreant to xii
anybody that came along. Brown wa
able to stagger from the building bu
could not tell what had happened
Manager Jones of Maple Grange, a
DIR. Stevens's farm is known, state
that syrup has been missed for severe
nights and to stop the thefts it wa
ordered carried to the farmhouse eac
night. 1t is believed that spirit c
revenge melted the murderous deed.
Wife Shot by Bristol Man.
Joseph Haskins of Bristol, = age
about 70 years, shot his wife thre
times, though not fatally, Tuesda
night. Haskins has always been of
quiet disposition, pleasant and agree
able and considered one of Bristol
best citizens. He has been employe
for some years as janitor of the Brist
Manufacturing Fcompany.and has live
happily with his wife, so far as
known. His son is the local postma
ter. Two reasons are given, 1T is sal
bv Haskins for the act: That 1T WI
committed during a period OF tempo
ary insanity and second that he WI
under the spell of a nightmare fro
which he did not recover until after tt
shooting. Mrs. Haskins's version
that her husband came into her roo
and commenced talking. She MOTTO
that he acted strangely and sudden
he began shooting. She managed