Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-13
STATE NEWS.
High Wind Famed Fire.

Fire which broke out Thursday morn
ing at :35 o'clock in the basement OF
the Lewis building on Main street, ST.
Adams, did damage to an amount estl-
mated at $4,000. The losses are as
follows: E. J. Alexander, drug store,
$4,000; w. c. Donovan, cigar and
tobacco store, $4,000; E. H. Lewis,
owner of building, $4,000.
Victory for Vermont National Life.
The supreme court of the United
States has decided that the National
Life Insurance Co. of Vermont alone
has right to the use of that name.
This decision, announced Monday,
affirmed the circuit courts finding In
the controversy between the Vermont
company and the National Life lnsur-
ance company of the United States Of
America at Chicago.
Ludlow Tribune Sold.
Joseph w. Sault has bought the
Vermont Tribune, with the job printing
plant attached, from the Vermont
to Ludlow two and one-half years ago
to succeed Howard L. Hindley, and since
that time has been editor and manager.
Mr. Sault came from St. Johnsbury
and is one of the best known newspa-
per men in the state. The Tribune
has been very successful under his
management.
Gets Damages of $S,2O8.
In Essex county court Thomas j
Marshall, of Lunenburg, was aWarde q
a verdict of So, 2O8 in suit for damages
brought against the Dalton paper mills
at Fitzdale. The plaintiff, while working
for the defendant company, February
Is, 1906 slipped and fell into the ma
chinery, injuring one arm so seriously
that it has been paralyzed since. The
man is q years old and has wife
and two children. 1t is expected that
the case Rwill be carried to higher
court.
Noh-Union Men Threatened.
Augustus Cook, a state worker of
Fair Haven, where strike has been
in progress for 10 months, has pleaded
guilty I'M Rutland county court to as
saulting' George Clifford, nonunion
slate worker, at the Fair Haven hotel
last December. He was sentenced to
the house for correction for not less
than six months or more than ~
months. Nonunion workmen continual
ly are being subjected to petty annoy
ances and threats of violence, says Dep
uty Sheriff Policy, of Fair Haven,
but considerable work is being done.
Fig Printing Deal.
Col. H. E. Parker of Bradford, who
... ia sna,4fcnased the printing plant of
Charles F. Buswell of Montpelier, has
been in that city and closed the deal.
Neither Mr.. Parker nor Mr.. Boswell
will say what the purchase price is,
but it is reported to be in the vicinity
of s25. 900. Mr.. Boswell will retain
the postal cards, paper bags, and twlne
business, but the entire printing plant
ooes to Col. Parker. The report that
Colonel Parker intends to start re-
nublican morning paper in Montpelier
in connection with this plant is denied
\ by him.
Widow Finds Old Will.
The will of the late Marshall N
Clapp, who died nearly year ago, has
been entered at the probate office II
Remington. Mr.. Clapp,, who TO
MANY wears was an engineer on one OF
he fast express trains between Jerse.
Citv and Washington, owned consider
able real estate in Bennington. Afte
his death his widow was appointed ad
ministratrix of the estate. Under tn
law she would receive the widow
portion, or one-third Of the property
While looking through some old paper
at former residence in Jersey Cit
.:recently. she discovered will draw
IN in Bennington in 1886, by which tn
entire estate was decreed to her.
Cattle Killing Cost $4,000.
Following a conference betwee
Gov. F. D. Proctor and II. S. Willso
of Arlington, state cattle commits
sioner, it has been announced that bt
tween July and April l certificate
were issued for the killing of COZ
demned cattle in this state TO the v;
lue of 10000. This is a higher fgul
than for any other, nine monts. Viii
these certificates affect all parts
the state the great part of the KILN
has been in the northern section
There are now on file 500 application
calling for tests. 1t is expected tn
the applications will not come in as ra
;dly now as for the last few mont
90 farmers are turning out their Gait