Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-07-29
STATE NEWS
Man and Horses Both Dead.

JOnn DrOWn, dDOut HI years OlQ, was
killed on Thrall mountain. in West
Rutland, last week. Albert Shaw, who
lives near the junction of the highway
and the mountain road, saw Brown |
drive up the mountain in the morning |
after load of wood. He did not see |
the man return, and at night climbed |
the mountain and found Brown lying |
dead under the rear wheels of the wag-
on, the load being tipped over and both
horses being strangled to death. The
road is very steep, and apparently the
horses were unable to hold the heavy
load. Brown was evidently walking
beside the wagon and was caught as
the load tipped over. His body was
cold when found. He leaves no near
relatives.
1 A Smooth Ta'ker Anyhow.
Stanton Williams, the proprietor of
the general store at Charlotte, would
like to know the whereabouts of a
smooth talking individual who touched
him for $50 with fine example of
forged certified check and H. 0.
Wheeler of Burlington has for rent at
Cedar Beach cottage which the same
smooth talking man leased for the sea-
son. He was a smooth talking man
and gave the name of Orlando c.
Smith of Buffalo, n. Y The cottage
: owner was paid with check and the
stranger ordered $12 worth of groceries
; of the storekeeper Williams, asking
t him to cash check for $50 on a Buff
faIo bank. Williams gave him the
money and afterwards both checks
, were pronounced forgeries by the Buff
/ falo bank.
Large Elevator at St. Johnsbury.
!, The second largest elevator in this
, state will be owned by the A. H. Nc
/, Leod Milling Co., St. Johnsbury, when
: it completes one now in progress of
: building, the only larger one being
g owned by the Canadian Pacific Rail
S road Co. at Richford. It will be 23x6O
~ /. feet and 60 feet high from cellar bot
J. tom to roof 1t contains eight bins
), holding 1900 bushels Of grain each, and
q four bins holding 1000 bushels each.
- 1t is finished now excepting the roof
D and the new elevator and the mill will
ID be under the same roof, necessitating
s. raising the mill roof 20 feet. Mr.. Nc
p Leod says he is in no hurry to fill the
is elevator as Friday he was paying 81
ut cents bushel for carload of corn.
same commodity at 27 cents bushel
Italian Killed Near Rutland.
by The body of Antonio Santo an I'm
married Italian about 35 years old wa
J. found late Wednesday evening abou
IS two miles north Of Rutland near the
n' golf links of the Rutland Country club
1t had two bullet holes, one in tn,
ly. cheek and the other just over tn,
n us heart, the bullet probably piercine
all the heart and causing instant death
!. The discovery of the body was made b,
two men who were dri wing home from
Rutland to Pittsford. Their hors
SHE'D and getting out of the carriag
ng they soon discovered the body lyin
ers close beside the road. The mans ha
,no and coat were found about 40 rod
NC from the body, the coat and a shirt
M which he wore, being badly tori
IS This is the sixth murder whic
TO has occurred in Rutland county With
Qr-
a year.
Date of State Rifle Match.
as The state rifle match will be held a
an Mortified, July 20, 80. and 81, an
ate August l. The scores made in thi
a4o match will be used as basis for tn
a selection of the team to represent tn
in. state at the national rifle match to b
held at Camp Perry. Ohio, in August
ED I9oo' Inc Nation". Aine aSSooiatio
as medal for best Individual scores at 2O(
an 300 and 600 yards will also be awarde
ate on the basis of scores made at tn
,di- matcn anu tue cen'eiiiiiSi 'iopny a"are
s a ed to the company team making til
ap best aggregate score. The o icers are
Nr- Executive officer, Maj. H. Edward d.
ork
ed err auJuIane' LIEUT. oonii " Aioluel
it ouartermaster and commissary. Cap
cad George H. Thompson; range officers
ST Mai. Herbert T. Johnson, Maj. Lee
~ Tillotson. Lieut.. Clarence III. Sente
Lieut.. Harry r. Deal.