Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-27
STATE. NEWS.
Crushed under Cars.


Walpole yard of the Boston & Maine
railroad Tuesday night. receiving in
juries from which he died an hour af-
forwards. Lynch was on top of a train
in a binding snow squall and slipped,
falling between the cars. He struck
face down, the heavy train passing
over both his legs. He was 48 years
cid and leaves three children, his wife
having died several years ago.
Loss of $4,000 in the Burning of Livery
Stable.
There was an insurance of Sc, 600 on
the livery stable of H. G.. Smith, Bur-
lington, which was burned Monday.
The loss is estimated at $50 A re-
narkable feature of the fire was that
six horses survived and were led out
through a hole chopped in the wall,
three hours after seven horses had per-
ished. The barn was filled with hay
and there were many sleighs, cutters,
and wagons stored in the loft. Some
Of the horses had just been taken in
from the pasture.
Richford Rejoices.
Col. L. C. Leavens of Richford re-
ceived telegram Thursday from Con-
gresham D. J. Foster announcing that
Mr.. Foster had secured an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for a public building at
Richford. 1t is proposed to bring the
sustoms business and the Chinese al
fairs into one building. 1t will be re
nembered that Richford is one of the
four ports of entry for Chinese along
the northern border of the United
States. The people of Richford are
delighted over the news from Washing
tor.
Medicine Men Meet.
The quarterly meeting of the Caledo-
MIA County Medical society at St.
Johnsbury was followed by a compll-
mentary banquet Wednesday evening at
the Avenue house, rendered the men,
bers and guests of the society by DIR.
Charles A. Champion and DR.. John M.
Allen, who have recently returned
from visit to the European hospitals.
About rs covers were laid and the
after-dinner exercises which followed
the supper was presided over by DR..
Crampton. Toasts were responded to
by DR.. H. H Lee of Wells River, Har-
land B. Howe, Perley F. Hazen, Louis
n. Smythe, Arthur F. Stone, DIR. j..
NJ. Gle of Dartmouth Medical college
i of Hanover, N. H., Frank H. Brooks,
and the Rev. George w. Hill.
New Dam Not in Brattleboro.
The big dam across the Connecticut
is causing it's modicum Of heart burn
ings as is evidenced by a hot letter to
the editor of a Brattleboro paper IN
which W. H. Lyman, of Hinsdale, N.
H., presents thoughts as follows
''Since the first sod was turned at
Hinsdale, marking the beginning OF the
great Hinsdale and Vernon dam,
persistent effort has been made to
make the people believe that the great
dam was located at Brattleboro, OF
Just to the south of it. Now what are
the facts? Nine-tenths of the dam Is
in Hinsdale, the balance in Vernon
Not an inch of the dam touches the
sacred soil of Brattleboro. The power
house, with its costly machinery, will
be in Hinsdale, six miles from Brattle
boro. The president of the Connect
cut River Power Co. is New Hamp
shire man, a large majority Of the dl
rectors are located outside Of Brattle
boro, and majority of the stock
held by outsiders.
R.W. Taft Brings Petition for Relief.
R. W. Taft, confined in Chittende
county jail for contempt Of court l
failure to pay alimony and suit none
to Mrs. Winona B. Taft, his forme
wife has brought a prayer for relief l
TTdIlkll1 COuIlty court, tlle pdpclS La
ing been filed in St. Adams. TIL
prayer for relief sets forth that imme
diately after his commitment to clos
jail, Mr.. Taft offered to deed to Mrs
Taft. free of debt, the house at
Grant street, Burlington, valued {
about 81, 200, in settlement of all claim
of alimony for herself and for the SUI
port of the minor child. This offer w:
declined by Mrs Taft. In the pray'
for relief the offer is renewed, tt
proposition being laid before the cour
Mr. Taft asking that upon the tend
of the deed of the premises to Mr.
Taft, he be adjudged as purged OF CO
tempt and released from Jail. l. Judt
W. w. Miles is presiding over tt
March term of Franklin county cour
1t is expected that there will be :
early hearing in the matter.
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