Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-03

latest Improvements Pss -
tho craft.
Da.Astroa, Fire a, Wesi Danv'lle-
Fire which started IN the basement
of q. v. FrAElsr's store in West Dan
willie recently from the explosion OF
lamp near = kerosene tank. spread
quickly and In a short time the store
was burned 70 the ground. A tao
tsnemen house. owned oy F. Ii.
Elliott, OF Seattle. Wash, vas also
burned. Mr.. FRAZIER Is postmaster
and the Office "a in the building
All the mail In the office, the out
going mail, valuable papers II
books and 800 worth OF stamps were
destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. Frazier &C.
cupIed a tenement over the store n
only two or three trunks were saved
from this part of the building D. C.
Harrington of West Rlmney, y. II.
owned the building which was a good
one and Mr.. Frazier carried a $4,000
stock. lie carried aboutsiO,OJo insur-
ance. There Ia no fire protection at
west Danville. The only water Is In
Joe's Pond and that was frozen "
feet deep IN BY valiant effort oil the
fire brigade the 81. Johnsoury * LAKE
Champlain railroad station, which vas
next TO the burned property, was saw
ed, as was ID. &. F~arrington's house
This Ia Mr.. Frazier's fourth expert
ence with fire. lie was in three nres
In the venue house at 81. Johnsoury
OF which he vas a former proprietor.
Another Alleged S~indler Wanted.
\ postonIce Inspector who - Look
Ing for an alleged sSindler known as
r. w. Harris, OF Hickory, y g, aud
who Ii 10 thought may travel through
this part Of the country, was in d
land last week and while there warn-
cd A j. Boynton, manager Of the
Berwick house, against the man
The charge against Harris is using the
mails for fraudulent purPoaea. Ills
mode OF operation i ID have mai al
dressed 10 him 10 care OF a hotel. Ia
due course of time Htrria presents
himself at h hotel and asks for his
mail. Upon receiving a letter, which
Ia mailed in a envelope bearing the
imprint OF a we'll known concern In
SOME other state, he opens 1t 10 the
presence OF the proprietor OF the
hotel aud pulls out a check, at the
same time showing a letter purport'
ing TO be from the arm mentioned on
the envelope. and says hat b en-
closed check is tor expenses. lie
pleads lack OF funds and appears TO
have no difficulty in securing cash on
the check. Before the check is re-
turned protested, Harris has made
good his escape. The mar Is OF
medium height. weighs $50 pounds,
and has dark hair and eyes and a
ANAL mustache. He has already
operated successfully in North Caro-
lima, West Virginia, and Ohio. Harris
is abou, IS years old.
Unknown Victim Swanton Murder.
The discovery Tuesday morning OF
the body of a murdered mar In the
woods about one-halt mile from
Swanton junction caused some ex
element there. The roEen body was
found by Charles Bechand, a wood
chopper, as he was going to WORK II
the morning. He Immediately mott
fled the authorities and the body wa
viewed by States Attorney Upper
Deputy Sheriff John Miles, Constable
Nolan. Selectman Donaldson an'
others. The victim was 3 young Pc.
lander or Italian, about - years o
AGE. Around his neck was a stronI
cord and in it was twisted a stici
about Is inches long, which evident
ly had been used by the murderer ii
strangllng his vicam.Aoout the body
were signs of a struggle and come
blood marks. From the deep marx
in the ground IL seems probable tina
the deed was committed during tn
recent thaw, as the foot prints wer
sunk more deeply than would nav
been possible in freezing weather
The authorities are positive that 1t
a case OF murder because it woul
have been impossible for the man {
have taken his own life in the man
ner indicated. His clothing show
that he was a lsborer but nothing o
the body offers positive clue as to hi
identity, neither Is he known in TIL
nsighborhood. The body was ordere
removed t a local undertaking es
tabiishment, where IL viii be held i
an ezsort { o learn who tho dead ma
was and who killed him.
weak Stomach means weak Stamac
nerves. aiwAvr. And this Is also true of q
Heart sad kidneys. The weak nerves, n