Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-13
VICINITY ITEMS
Gov. Ide at St. Johnsburv.

CIuOI VI CIc L ulIpplno lSldQQS ana
just through his duties as receiver of
the Knicker booker Trust company of
New York city, is visiting his brother,
E. T. Ide of St. Johnsbury.
Newport Man Stewards Private Sec
rotary.
Senator Stewart has appointed Will
lam Bean of Newport as his private
secretary. Mr.. Bean was for long
time with Senator Proctor as assistant
clerk of his committee, and from his
experience and ability is exactly the
official for the place.
St. Johnsbury Man Succeeds Morse.
C. D. Waters, of St. Johnsbury.
travelling agent for several years for
the National Dispatch and Grand Trunk
railway lines, is to SUCCEEDED Fred w.
Morse as general freight and passenger
agent of the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad. Mr.. Waters has been in the
railway service for more than 80 days
He will assume the duties of his new
position about April 20.
Full Time Notices.
By an order which went into effect
at Lyndonville Tuesday the full force
of 100 men in the motive power depart
ment of the Boston &, Maine railroad
repair shops began working full time
for the four days of the week which
the shops are operated. Half of the
force has hitherto been working four
days of one week and the other half
four days of the next week. This
arrangement is still in effect in the
car department.. This will give the men
just twice as much work as they have
had during the past two months.
Attempts Suicide.
About o'clock Sunday morning,
April 5, VIM. Dale of Hardwick took,
as near as can be learned, about half
tumbler of paris green and two
drains of creosote to end his life which
had at the time probably become bur-
densome. The dose was too large, how
ever, and nauseation soon followed.
His act was discovered soon after
ward and physician was summoned.
Antidotes were given for the poisons
during the day and by night he was
out of danger. Dale is young man,
a granite cutter by trade, and good
he attends to his work.
but he has a habit of drinking to ex-
cess. For some time before the at
tempt to take his life Dale has been
drinking heavily and was on the verge
of desperation when he committed the
deed. He is still in weakened condi-
ton from the effects of the poisons,
but is coming out of it all right.
Chamberlin Post of St. Johnsburv OBJ
serves 10th Anniversary of Organization.
The three days. celebration in honor
OF the 10th anniversary of the organi-
cation OF Chamberlin post, G.. A. R.,
OF st. Johnsbury, was begun Saturday
evening. Chamberlin Post is No. l on
the roster of the Vermont department.
and as its charter shows that it was
organized April 10, 1868. it is one of the
first in the country Of the II veterans
whose names appear on the charter
only three survive. The first command
er was Capt. Pearl D. Blodgett and
the present commander is Capt. L. w.
Fisher. The president of the Relief
Corps is Mrs. Sarah F. Hovey. Her
husband, Capt. Edwin L. Hovey, has
always been moving spirit in the
post, and is largely instrumental in
the arrangements for this celebration.
In matters of membership, Chamberlin
post was at high tide in 1889 with 2O8
members. To-day there are Y MEM
bers, and the average age is a little
more than 60 years. Chamberlin post
has had general, A. P. Blunt a colo
mel, A. B. Jewett two majors. G.. w
Bonette and H. K. Ide; besides several
captains and lieutenants and a long
list OF distinguished privates among it's
members, men who have distinguished
themselves since the war in every walk
in life. The post has handsome hall
IN Union block, and it's walls are hung
with an interesting and valuable COL
lection OF portraits and paintings of
distinguished men and history making
scenes. In connection with this ami
versarythere was fair, and the hall was
filled with booths, at which variety
OF articles were sold. The first public
o. ercise was held at the hall Thursday
night. at which an address was deliver
ed by Capt. E. L. Hovey, follow ed by
a brief address on the Crimean war by
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