Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-20

city and was fortunate enough to see
friend of the man wanted and q |
former resident of Barre. as we'll, |
passing along the street. By trailing
this person he came upon the where
abouts of the man wanted in the war
rant. and found him doing bakery bust
ness under the name of Monroe.
Green consented to return to Vermont
without extradltion papers.
| Kitchen Stove Blew Up.
A peculiar accident in which three
persons barely escaped serious injury,
occurred at the home of Mrs. &. W.
Harrington on Maple street III Rut-
land Saturday night at 7:30 O'Clock
when a steel range in the kitchen
blew up, practically wrecking the
room. Parts of the stove were
thrown through the windows and
a nu mber of pieces were sunk several
inches into the woodwork. 1t is
thought that some water was left in
the hot water pipes in the stove and
it had frozen during the famiiy's alb
sence, causing the explosion when the
range was again started. About two
weeks ago Mrs. Harrington shut up
the house and with her children, went
to Boston and Troy for the holidays.
The water was all drained from the
boiler of the hot water apparatus and
| then shut off downstairs. They re-
turned, Saturday afternoon, went to
their home with Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
LeClair and there started a fire In
: the kitchen stove. The fire had beer
going about a half hour when the
> explosion occurred The stove was
entirely destroyed, the force of the
> explosion being terrific. All the win
y dows in the room were broken and al
over could be, found pieces Of tn
: stove. The part that holds the griddle
= was blown through the lath of tn
. ceiling. In several places the piece
of steel were blown through the base
boards. One piece. which passe
e within six inches of Mrs. LeClair
N went through the woodwork about tn
2, sink, tore off heavy lead pipe an
m crashed into the woodwork on til
opposite side.
"a Centenarian Horsenan Dead.
10 Charles Taylor, known throughou
~ the United States as the oldest drive
20 and trainer of fast horses. died at hi
az home in White River Junction Jan.
70 aged 1O3 years. He had been failin
RI for several weeks past. He drove b
20 first uotting race at the age Of
ut years and his last race in 1902 at til
If age Of So. Since that time he hs
+. followed the principal fairs fro
Canada to the South, driving exhib
w ton miles. At the Vermont state ia
in in October he attracted much after
as ton by an exhibition of fast drivir
which was his last appearance on IL
track. Mr.. Taylor was born at Wi
Jamestown. Canada. He was the sc
ol- of German parents, who had come fro
in Heidelberg and made their home
at the sparssly settled wilds of what W;
tn then western Canada. He descende
ID from a family noted for longevity al
ed he used to boast that his matern
E. grandmother lived to be 112 years oil,
he In racing he travelled back and fort
hit from Canada to New York and in I'll
rst times between the races he bougl
his and sold horses for Gen. Durham al
lily Sam Sogue of Albany, N. Y. T
nd was employed later by Hiram Woo
ere ruff at the Union course. Long Islam
Ter where Dexter was being trained.
ate was Miller's Damsel, which he dro,
gh- for some time in New Orleans, Mobil
gh- Savannah snd other southern cite
rs, Just before the Civil war broke out
ers was driving the mare in Augusta. Gs
ght and bought her. but seeing troub
for coming he brought her north to Viii
son River Junction, VT. There he ma
the acquaintance Of Charles B. Ballar
=. prominent turfman, and for So yea
without break the friendship viii
=. resulted from Ills meeting continue
~ Making his headqnerters at the b
lard ian, Mr. Tav40Itrovc Cnnwf3o