Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-30
VICINITY ITEMS

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New Catholic Church to Ee Dedicated
Soon.
1t is expected that the new Catholic
church in Newport will be dedicated
soon. About $4,000 has been.raised
on the debt.
Essex County Side Judgeship Filled.
Gov. Proctor has appointed G.. H.
McGinnis of CRANKY assistant judge of
Essex county court in place Of jill.
Beattie, deceased
Essex County Court.
Essex county court will open its
March term at Guildhall tomorrow.
The docket contains many cases, fiji
teen for jury trial and II for hearing
by the scourt, five OF the latter being
for divorce. Little criminal business
is in sight
Fortieth Anniversary of Chamberiin
Post.
Chamberlin post, No. l, G. A. R., of
st. Johnsbury, is making elaborate
preparations for the observance of the
10th anniversary Of It's organization the
second week in April. So far as is
known this is the second post in the
country to celebrate 10th anniversary.
No attempt will be made to secure any
orator from abroad, but the post has
invited Gen. 0. O. Howard and Dept.
Com. G. E. Beach of Burlington, and
Maj. H. w. Hovey of Mortified to
speak at the camp fire. Thursday eve
ming, April 8, Capt. E. L. Hovey will
give the historical address at Grand
army hall; Friday evening the camp
fire will be at the new Music hall, and
Saturday evening "Pinafore' will be
given by the same cast that gave it at
Woodsville month ago. Throughout
the three days, Chamberlin post will
keep open house and the ladies will
conduct fair.
Forged Deed.
Town Clerk M. E. Foster of Hard
wick was at Hyde Park everal days
last week as a witness in the hearing
of case of forgery of signature on
deed committed before him some time
in February. The parties concerned
are John Parizo of Wolcott, his daugk-
ter, Josephine Scribner, and her hus-
band, Frank Scribner, now residing
in Morrisville. The latter came to the
town clerks Office in.Hardwick, had
the deed made conveying the farm Of
John Parizo to his daughter and signed
that name to the document. 1t was
witnessed by A. w. Norcross. Neither
Foster or Norcross were acquainted
with either Of the parties. The deed
was afterwards recorded in the town
: of Wolcott, and discovered to be ficti-
tious. The arrest of Scribner on the
charge of forgery followed, and he was
bound over in the sum of $1,000 bail
to await the action of the Lamoille
{ county grand jury at the June term of
5 court.
: Suicide at Island Pond of Harry w. St
Peters, Native of Bradford.
= Harry w. ST. Peters shot and killed
himself with revolver Monday after
noon during a period Of dependency
- and melancholia, to fits of which he hac
- been subject since the death of his wife
and son few years ago. He wa:
i about so years of age, native o.
o Bradford, and had lived in Chicago
o previous to going to Island Pond abou
>. a year ago. He was janitor Of thu
! Bartlett block and Saturday he wa
g given two COR three days vacation
He returned Monday afternoon from
;, Norton by train and proceeded to wha
is called ''the meadow" He Their
opened his vest and shot himself one
10 half inch below the left breast, holdin.
4 the weapon so close to his body as t
burn his shirt. Death was instantane
n Gus. Workmen engaged in piling lum
% Der only few yards away did not hea
70 the shot but the body was discovered b.
= men returning from the woods. H
- killed himself about five o'clock and
~ was after six before the corpse wa
- found and taken to his home. 81
:, Peters is survived by his mother, a sis
7 ter, Mrs. E. J. Bagley, and an aunt
- all residents Of Island Pond. The bod
! was taken to Bradford for burial.
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