Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-04-28
STATE NEWS
A Big Block of Granite.

A Big Block of Granite
The largest stone ever quarried by
the Woodbury. Granite company at
Hardwick and possibly the largest in
New England was blasted out this
week. I measured 80 feet long, 20
feet wide and 10 feet thick and was
blown 60 feet from the side of the
quarry. It contains 10, 500 cubic feet
and would weigh 100000 pounds or
| $50 tons.
A Minister'S Record.
The Rev DR.. J. Edward Wright,
who has rendered his resignation as
pastor of the Church of the Messiah
(Unitarian). at Montpelier, to take
effect July 9 next when he will be 70
years old and will have completed 40
years. continuous pastorate of the
church from which he now resigns. has
during his pastorate delivered $500
sermons, lectures and addresses. has
attended LISA funerals and per-
formed $40 marriage ceremonies.
Taken to u. S. Prison.
Lynn C. Fuller of Hardwick. the
federal prisoner who has been at the
House of Correction for some time,
has been taken to the United States
prison at Atlanta. Ca, by Deputy
MarshaIs F. H. Chapman and E. S.
Whitaker. Fuller was sentenced to
serve two years at the Atlanta prison
at the February term of United States
court in burlington. He was prose-
cuted through the efforts of Anthony
Comstock of New York for sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails
Meeting of Orleans County Historical
Society.
A special meeting of the Orleans
County Historical society was held at
the Goodrich Memorial library at New
port on Friday, Apr. 16, at which five
new members were voted in, viz: 0.
S. Annis of North Troy, H. A. Black,
E. S. Watson, Rev. R. c. Flagg and
Rev. A. A. Murch of Newport. In
the absence of the president and vice
president Rev. DR.. Flagg was called
upon to preside and DR.. J. M. Curriel
presented an article on the work OF
the society. A new seal was adopted
and it was announced that June g.
1910, was the centennial of Runaway
pond in Glover and that it was the in
teri of the society to celebrate the
event and place on record true &C
count of the event.
Another Bennington Murder.
Thomas Harris and his wife, charged
with completely in the death of Osca
Turner, whose body is believed to b.
at the bottom of the Wright underwea
mill pond at South Pownal, are in jai
at Bennington. Harris admits that h
and Turner had fight in the highwa
which skirts the pond Saturday night
He denies striking the missing ma
with anything else but his fist. bu
from the evidence of Frank Moon. VIII
saw Turner lying in the road after tn
fight was over, there is reason to be
lieve pick handle figured in the alter
cation. Turner's cap was found in tn
mill pond and his pipe was discovere
on the bank few feet from wher
his body was seen. There were ais
a number of blood clots in the dust G
the road and piece of human seal
with the hair attached was discovere
and turned over to the states attol
ney. All the parties in the affair wei
more or less intoxicated and it is til
general belief that Turner PARTIAL
recovered from, the effects of his bea
ing and stumbled into the river.
To Stop Foul Discharges into Lake.
A bill in equity in behalf of IL
State of Vermont against the Consol
dated Rendering Co., doing busine
in Burlington under the name of tt
: Burlington Rendering Co., has BET
: entered in Chittenden county cour
? alleging that the company in its bus
ness is and has been committing pu
e lie nuisance in discharging from l
plant dead animal matter into Lal
Champlain. The bill alleges that
9 reason Of this discharge unhealthy al
evil-smelling gases and vapors a
thrown into the atmosphere over t
waters of the lake and adjoining la
y and over the highways in that vicinit
The bill prays for an injunction whel
by the company, its agents and Sc
wants be enjoined from further &C
tinuance of said nuisance. The bill
:, brought by States Attorney H.
Shaw and hearing has been set /
April 26. An information against t
e company charging the pollution of t
:, waters of the lake, was filed in coun
!. court last November. The nuisar
: alleged is one that has long been