Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-01-20
STATE NEWS
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phone Iines OF Vermont and Nsw
Hamps! ire asa. nbled at PlYmosth. y.
r.. Tuesday for III. sixth annusi con-
yer ton OF the Vermont and Sex
Hampshire Independent Telephone
association. The session i for iwo
days. TIE convention was called 70
order by the president OF the associa-
ton, II. W. Buchanan, OF Bvton
Landing. who gave an address OF vel
come. Following him, Z. b. sesley
OF Boston gave talk on a. The Future
OF the Telephone Business" Other
addresses verb delivered by Dr.. o. ID.
Eastman OF WoodsviIle, y Il Her
Der; /. Moor OF Barton Landing, John
=. Pickett, OF Bradford, and :. IL.
Couch of Boston. The guest Of hoaor
AZ the banquet was Paul Laizke OF
New York. Fl. " Buchanan OF Bar
ton Lending IL president of the associ-
alton. Lena NJ. Ogen Of -: Johnsbury
secretary and treasurer; and ID. l..
NcGnire OF Albany q member OF the
executive committee.
Dillingham; VIII Appoint Mldshipman-
Senator Dillingham; has been noti-
led BY the navy department thai q
nomination for midshipman in the
naval academy wilt be a. his dispose a
on or before March (, 1905. For the
selection OF candidates for such noni
10 O'CLOCK on the morning u February
-, IN the Office Of Wm. y. Theriault,
Esq, in tha ci.y Of Montpelier. The
examination viii cover reading, writ
Ing, spelling, punctuation aud cspt-
tals, grammar, worlds history
arithmetic, algebra ant plane gsom
cry. Uater the ~ es OF tae navA
academy all candidates must b.
physic Ally aonud. well formed aud oil
robust Constitution; mist be- not les
than FIVE fee. twJ inches n hei-h,
between the ages OF Is aud Is year,
aud not less than ige feet four inches
between tue ages OF Is and % year>
the minimum weigas a. Is years oeiug
los pounds with an increase OF 10
less than Eve pounds for each add
tIoual year Those intending u tax,
the examination will give notice @
the fact 10 Senator Dillingham; a
Washington. ID. c., on or befor,
February IS.
Twelve Years for DR.. Ryder.
The Jaauary ter n OF supreme cour
net at Mon pelisr last week viii
chief Judge John W. Rowell an
Judges James NJ. Tyler, Lovelan
Aunson and John II. Watson on Ia
bench. Sitting with them wer
Judges ". II. Taylor and l. Water
man OF the superior court. The drl
matte event of the opening day vi
the sentence TO hard labor in the stat
prison OF d.. James NJ r sder of Be
lows Falls for not more than Is NJ
less than Il years, he 10 pay the cos
OF prosecution and 10 stand committe
autil sentence Is complied with.
xne last April term of Windha
county court DR.. Ryder was fou,
guilty OF causing the death of Miss I,
Martin of Proctorsville, by Grimm
operation performed al his Office O
tober 80, 1906 Pending the dspo,
rion of the exceptions in this case
supreme court Or. Ryder was adm
led to bail In the sum OF s., COO. T
opinion in this case was read oy Chi
Judge Rowell. Ia j. he swept aw
all the exceptions "a TO the admissi
Of certain evidence aud portions
The charge OF the court that coun
for the respondent had taken, &
Judgment that there vas no error
the proceedings in county court. Il
The respondent take nothing by
exceptions and that sentence be
posed. When DR.. Ryder was askes
ne had anything 10 say why sentei
should not be passed upon him
made long and rambling address
-he court, the burden OF which Y
that because of the Illness of
counsel when his case was tried
county court he did not have
.rial; that the cause of ths de ath
Miss Martin had never been Leg
determined, and that hs was EMIT
20 new trial. The heavy sente
imposed nearly unnamed him,
ne was assisted from the court d
de was taken 10 Windsor state pri
the following day.