Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-08-05

Thursday morning, Mrs. C. F. Burnett
of Dexters Iowa, a passenger on
Pullman car, committed suicide, her
body being discovered by her husband,
the Rev. G. F. Burnett, and his sister,
Miss Bessie Burnett, who were &C.
companying the woman on a journey
for her health. Mrs. Burnett had been
i'll with nervous prostration for some
time and her physician advised the
trip east. Early in the morning she
left her berth and went to the toilet
room. When she did not return.
search was instituted, resulting in
finding her in the toilet room. with a
mortal wound in her left side. She
had held the revolver so close that her
clothing was scorched. It is evident
that Mrs. Burnett had planned suicide
when she took the train from home, as
she must have secured the revolver
then in some manner unknown to her
husband. She was 80 years of age.
The Rev. Mr.. Burnett is pastor of the
Methodist church at Dexter, and both
he and his wife were Highly esteemed
in that community.
New Power Plant for Groton.
Clark & Davidson, owners of the
gristmill at Groton, are to put in an
electric light and power furnishing
plant, to supply power to the stone
sheds and electricity for street and
house lighting. The firm has purchased
the old Baldwin mill water rights
located at the lower end of the village
and the work of replacing the dam
washed out several years ago has
commenced. The stone sheds have
been handicapped for power in the
past and this industry would have in
creased if they were able to secure
more power. The firm will in all prob
ability furnish the street lights. The
power house will be 24x1S feet. This
and the dam will be concrete. The
dam will be 15-foot fall. The power
will be generated by 75-kilowatt
Westinghouse machine while the twin
of Morgan & Smith make. The con-
tract for construction, except the real
mill race and wheel pits, has beer
awarded to L. B. Dow of Boston, for
merly of Montpelier. The wheelpits
and rear wheel race will be constructed
by the firm. The firm expects to be
. able to furnish power by October l.
No Union Carpenters at Statehouse.
Has the Carpenters union boycottec
the state Of Vermont? This is the
question that some of the officials about
the statehouse are asking. An effort
was made last week to lay hardwood
floor in the office of the superintendent
} of education. A local constructor was
consulted. 1t was planned to send uI
two men Monday, but they did no
come. The state has a man who ha:
! steady employment pretty much thu
2 year around. He sets pane of glass
anu "a NV . VII Vic Cllli VI a UOdIu OIlCs
4 in a while or dabs on little pain
here and there. He is a handy jack-of
trades and a good one at that. Ac
cording to reliable authority, the union
men believed they would be set to " orr
with him and did not come. He does
e not belong to the union, although ell
r igible to several. The contractor Of
whom the men are engaged asked hin
to go down and talk it over with the
t men and they would probably come
: He probably would. not have done
much work if the union men had been
!. sent. Bat this they didn't know
Union painters are employed at the
statehouse and no trouble is caused
and if this particular handy mar
wants to paint a broom handle OF
paint the putty after he puts in {
: light of glass no fault is found. Al
: last accounts the statehouse "boss'
) was hunting for two good carpenter.
f to lay the hardwood floor.
7 Races at Vermont Fairs.
, The racing at the fairs this year
> promises to be far superior to that Of