Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-31
STATE NEWS.
$4,000 Fire at Chester.

F1rS destroyed the WOTkS anu DlaQC
of the Pollard Wrapper Co. at Chester
March "a, causing a loss of $4,000.
Sixty people are out of employment.
James E. and S. w. Pollard are the
owners.
Large Tree.
A 12-foot butt of a birch tree was
hauled into Island Pond this week and
scaled no feet. 1t measured inches
through, was as round as cherry and
perfectly sound. It was part of
tree cut by w. S. Currier and scaled
l 1896 feet.
Had Pocket Picked.
B. F. Adams of Danville, had his
pocket picked at the passenger station
at Manchester, N. H., Saturday. while
about to take the IL o'clock train
north. Mr. Adams said that he placed
the book. long leather pocket book.
in an inner pocket of his vest when he
checked his baggage and started for
the train. The hook contained $145 in
money. mileage and a bank book is
sued by the Caledonia Bank of Dan
vile showing deposits of 81, 500.
Butterfield Exonerated.
The term of Franklin county court
was materially shortened by the dis
position of several State cases. The
case against w. C. Butterfeld of
Swanton, former village treasurer, in
which embezzlement from the village
of Swanton, was charged, was nolle
pressed, it being shown that MIR.
Butterfeld's skirts were perfectly
clear in the matter, he having declined
by the advice of counsel to settle his
affairs as the village officers wished.
Boston Vermonters to Sugar Off.
The annual "sugaring off" of the
Vermont association of Boston is to be
held the evening of Thursday, April l.
A novel feature will be a series of
stereoptican views showing the actual
process of sugar-making in the Green
Mountain state. Dancing is to be
enjoyed and there will be customary
opportunity to indulge in such old
fashioned good things as doughnuts,
apples, and cider, accompanying snow
and maple syrup that will Of course
be genuine, and not of the offended
character of sugar offered in many
stores.
Union Scale for Court.
A man said to be Wallace. who was
called to Montpelier from Hardwick
as witness in the SpicerRand case,
caused a little commotion few min
utes before court adjourned Tuesday
afternoon. During the examination
of witness he suddenly blurted out:
Don't court quit at 5 o'clock here?"
Judge Stanton was paying strict at
tention to the cross examination of
the witness but quickly turned his
head although not in time to see who
the man was. Judge Wells located
him. Deputy Sheriff Hastings jumped
from his desk and rushed to him.
"People do not talk out loud while
court is in session in this county," he
cautioned.
Don't Do as This Man Did.
Constable A. C. Mason of Pawlet
had a thrilling experience in the Hotel
Bardwe ell at Rutland the other night
and but for his presence of mind in
ringing for ice water, might have
burned to death and the hotel be
mass of ruins. 1t happened thus a:
He hung his clothes over the radiator
and it is supposed that match in
his pocket was ignited from the heat.
The damage includes the loss of one
suit of clothes, some valuable papers
belonging to Mr.. Mason, some scorched
furniture and burned carpet. The
prompt arrival of the bell boy with the
water extinguished the blaze. MIR.
Mason was unable to reach the door
but remembered the right ring while
nearly suffocated by smoke.
Caledonia County Court.
The trial calendar for the special
term of supreme court at St. Johns
bury contains 10 cases, six of which
are from Essex county and II are from
Caledonia county. The case of James
D. Bell VS.. the Vermont division of the
Portland & Ogdensburg railroad is 29
years old. Other cases are: Smith
VS.. Goethe; Ide VS.. Boston & Maine
railroad; Barnet VS.. Plainfield; Nor
cross VS.. Brown; state board of health
VS.. st. Johnsbury village; Carpenter
VS.. Gibson; Lawrence VS.. Lawrence
Rankin vs.. Lawrence and Gee VS.. Fol-
lensby and Peck. From Essex county
are these cases: Joslyn vs.. Moose
Head Lumber company Norcross VS..
Willard ottinyille VS. Frank Markee