Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-29
STATE NEWS.
Child Scalded to Death.

Child Scalded to Death.
Details have been received concerning
the fatal scalding accident in Halifax
Monday evening, June Is. Some chill
.dren of William B. Warren were pre-
pairing to take a oath and had a tub OF
hot water on the kitchen floor. The
youngest child. Webster Clarence War
rem, two years old. was drawing a
wheeled toy on the floor, walking back
ward. He went against the tub and
fell backward into the water and his
body was immersed with the exception
of the face, chest and legs. The skin
fell off in large patches when the CLOTH
ing was removed. The child was one
of five children. The mother died sud-
denly three months ago.
Fabcock VIII Probated.
In the probate court at St. J~ohnsbury
Monday Judge w. P. Stafford decided
to allow the will and codicil Of Mrs.
Jean M. Babcock, who died at Barnet
March 6, to be probated. The rela-
tives will appeal to county court, and
the case. which will be entered this
term, will come up for trial in Deem
Der. Mrs. Babcock left about $40. 900,
the income of which, by the terms of
the will, was to be paid to her brother
and sisters and survivors. At the
death of the last of the family, the
whole property was to go to the St.
J~ohnsbury hospital (Roman Catholic)
to be expended for such purposes as it
might deem best. The brother and Sis
tiers contest the will upon the ground
of Mrs. Babcock's alleged insanity.
500, 900 Gift to Norwich.
Information was received at Norwich
university Thursday of a bequest of
500, 900 to that institution by will of
the late Colonel Curtis S. Barrett a
graduate of the institution in the class
of 1863. The money is bequeathed to
Norwich without stipulation, other
than that it shall be used as the trus-
tees may direct. Col. Barrett died very
suddenly in Cleveland, Ohio, on June
20. He attended Norwich when the
institution was located in the town of
t he same name. Following his col
iege course, he went into business and
made a fortune in coal. Just how
much he was worth is not known. He
formerly spent his at Straf-
ford, this state. The body of Col.
Barrett was brought to STAFFORD for
burial. The news of the legacy was
communicated to the Norwich university
officials by John l.. Bacon of White
River Junction.
New Instructor State C. A. r.
Owing to the burning of the main
building of Troy Conference academy
and for other good reasons DR.. c. H.
Dunton, patriotic instructor of the De-
partment of Vermont, G.. A. R., has
felt obliged to resign the office and his
resignation has been accepted by De.
partrnent Commander C.. E. Beach.
Prof. C.E Putney, of Burlington, has
been appointed by Mr.. Beach to the
postum W iii OQI IliC lCllidlllIS GllIc,
The department headquarters have
decided to go to the national encamp-
ment, to be held at Toledo, Ohio
August 31-September 5, by way of thu
Central Vermont and Grand Trunk rail
ways. Department Commander Beacl
has received many letters from tn
Womans' Relief Corps, thanking hin
for the great honor conferred an
pledging their %faithfulness in the worl
of gaining new recruits to the fas
thinning ranks of the G. A. R..
Drowned While Bathing.
Nazzareno Moretti of ReadsborC
aged Is years, was drowned Saturda
afternoon, June 13, while bathing wit
a friend at the head of Newton pom
in the Deerfield river. The friend VIII
was with Moretti narrowly escape
losing his life trying to rescue Morett
After vain attempts he rushed to tn
village to obtain help. An unsucces:
full search for the body was made by
large number of people until they wel
prevented by nightfall. At daybrea
Sunday morning Grovanori Maroni ar
William Abb rowed to a point whe
Moretti was last seen, dragged a lor
pole with a hook attached to the Ell
of it, in the river, and soon hooked on
one arm of the body deep down in tt
water and drew it to the surfac
From the contracted condition of t
legs and arms when the body was /
covered it is evident that the boy w
seized with cramps which caused hi
to drown. The young man is surviv
by two sisters.
Burglary at Marshfieid.
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