Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
STATE NEWS
Record Post CARD Mail.

Record Post Card Mail.
There was a flood of postcards at
the post office at Rutland last week
such as has never before been exper-
fenced. For three days over 1000
cards day were received and even
With the extra force Of clerks upon
for the holidays it was impossible to
deliver all the cards with the other
heavy mail. One man mailed 81 cards
in bunch.
House of Correction under Quarantine.
The house of correction at Rutland
was quarantined Friday for diptherla
and the annual play which was to
have been given Saturday night was
indefinitely postponed. The patient
is Herman LaVanure of Rutland, a
member of notorious gang of young
burglars broken up last summer. He
was to have been in the play and has
probably exposed several others during
rehearsals.
Lost Home Christmas Eve.
While George Vincent and family Of
North Enosburgh were absent Thursday
evening at Christmas tree exercises,
neighbors discovered their home IN
flames by noticing the ruddy light
through the windws. The house and
contents were burned at a loss OF
about SO, 600 which is partially covered
by insurance. 1t is supposed that the
FIRE originated from an overheated
furnace. The building was owned by
G.. II. Stratton, a rural mall carrier
whose route extends from the Enos-
burgh Falls post office, and by-h him
rented to Mr.. Vincent.
Oldest Veteran Dead.
Joseph st. Peter. the oldest survivor
of the Civil war, living in Vermont
died at his home in Rutland Wednes-
day afternoon, Dec %. of seniie de-
bility, aged 96 years and nine months.
He was one of 27 survivors of the 1th
regiment who attended a reunion In
February, 1907, and although then near
ing his 95th birthday he danced jig
for the entertainment of his comrades.
Mr.. St. Peter was native OF France.
He passed his young manhood IN the
Canadian lumber camps and had ilVeo
IN Rutland IS years. He enlisted In
Co. D. 7th Vermont volunteers, after
he had reached the half century mark
and served four years. mostly under
General Butler. He had narrow
escape at Baton Rouge, bullet pass
;np though his hat and clipping Off
lock of hair. He was the last OF a
family of six children and was father
Of IA children, six of whom survive
him. He was married the second time
two years ago.
Suffocated in Tenement Fire.
A disastrous fire, destroying two
tenement houses owned by Mrs. j. L.
Keefs. occurred at Bellows Falls
Thursday morning. The buildings
were occupied by Polish families,
and before the fire was under control
both blocks were destroyed At the
first alarm the fire department found
the flames under strong Roadway. A
second alarm was pulled In and the en-
tire department summoned, but il; was
impossible to prevent the flames from
crossil ,g to the second house. While
the fremen were fighting the flames IN
the house where the fire started. the
occupants of the next house hastily
removed their effects except the peo-
pie on the top floor. Fire Chief Far
ley passing through an upper bedroom
found Pole lying across the bed dead.
He had been suffocated and the body
was badly burned. He was identified
as Ladak Cwik, IS, and an ennploye of
the Vermont Farm Machine Co. An
other Pole. James Swinzky. was inn
prisoned on the upper room and was re-
moved by the hook and ladder crew.
Half way down the ladder he fell and
bounding down from the next was
severely injured by striking the
ground. He probably will recover.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The
loss of the buildings amounts to $4,000
covered by insurance.
Death of Bishop Michaud.
The Rt. Rev. John Stephen Michaud,
bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese
of Burlington. died, early Tuesday
morning at st. VincenLs hospital. New
York city, of acute Bright's disease.
The bishop, accompanied by DR.. D
N. Shea and the Rev. w. A. Plomon
don of Burlington, arrived in New
York, Monday afternoon on tn,
steamer America from Cherbourg