Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-07-28
STATE NEWS.
Automobile on r. r. D. Route.

Automobile on r. F. D. Route.
The first rural mail carrier to use
an auto in covering his route is |
Thomas Halloran of Bennington He |
is the first carrier appointed at the
first postoffice established in Vermont |
and in his 20 years service. he has
travelled nearly 275, 900 miles or around
the world 10 times.
Store Burned; Loss $500.
The general store owned by Samuel
Buell. in South STAFFORD was totally
DESTROYED by fire July 81 entailing a
total loss of about $500. The post
office was also located in this building,
but most of its equipment together
with the accounts and books Of the
store business were saved.
Rutland after r. r. Shops.
Rutland has another competitor for
the shops of the Delaware & Hudson
railroad, which are to be removed from
Whitehall, in Fort Edward. N. Y.
Seven or eight engines are already
stationed there and it is reported that
the town stands ready to offer a
roundhouse with a capacity of 4U
engines. site for machine shops, and
exemption from taxation
Boy Drowned While Bathing.
Nasy Corey of Barre, was drowned
in the Stevens branch back of the
Straiton granite plant Thursday while
several men not courageous enough to
enter the water stood by. George
Grant, employed at STATIONS plant,
rushed into the water, however, as
soon as he arrived and pulled the lad
to the shore, but too late to save his
life.
Big Butter Record.
In official records made by Ayrshire
cows for milk and butter for 365 con-
secutive days "Rena Myrtle,'' $3.50.
owned by C. M. Winslow of Brandon,
gave IL, 172 pounds of milk and 546
pounds of butter. "Celista," 1904,
also owned by Mr. Winslow, in five
consecutive years gave an official test
of $1,000 Of milk and 2,l37 pounds of
butter, and dropped five calves.
Dies from Slight Injuries.
Norbert. the eight-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mr.. Joseph Thebarge, of
Bennington, died on train while
being taken to hospital at Troy, N
Y. The child fell on a stone wall a
few day go and injured one knee.
Little attention was given to the bruise
which appeared small matter until
Monday when delirium developed.
Blood poisoning was the cause of
death.
Priest Heavily Fined.
The Rev. Edward D. Hickey, the
Springfield priest who was convicted
Wednesday of an assault with intent to
commit rape on little Sabina Johnson,
was sentenced in Windsor county court
Tuesday to pay a 1000 fine. His
counsel pleaded for the clemency OF
the court on the ground that Father
Hickey's right lung is affected with
tuberculosis. On this account, a fine
!, without Imprisonment was imposed
Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting.
The 3rd Vermont Regiment Reunion
association will hold its oath session
at G. A. R. hall. Railroad street, ST.
Johnsbury, Tuesday, September IA
A business meeting will be held at II
a. M, dinner served by the Woman:
Relief Corps as usual. An adores:
will be given by Comrade Horace
French and during the remainder o.
: the day will be given short speeche:
by visitors and comrades. The hal
will open at o'clock in the morning
for comrades arriving early. Al
J veterans and friends are cordial.
invited.
: Good Times Returning Sure
Good times are beginning to return
! to St. Adams as everywhere else. Tn
regular 10 hour schedule has been re
! sumed in all shops and departments O
2 the Central Vermont railway. Will
: the machine and locomotive shops ar
being run Is hours per day. The com
e pany is hiring all the experience
3 machinists it can find and the machin
t shop will be run continuously if enoug
e men can be obtained to man them
0 The company is bending every energ
to get all its engines and cars in first
Y class shape and ready for winter an
' the rapidly increasing business.
:, Head Flattened Bullet.
S Philip keenan, of Bennington, abou
80 years of age, attempted to comm
: suicide July 20 by shooting himself i
: the head with revolver. The bulle1
l. however, though fired from a 8:
e calibre revolver, fattened against tn
d mans skull and unless blood poisonin
n develops he will recover.
a keenan, had been drinking heavil
h for months and after he had driven HI
t wife out of the house he made til
n attempt at self.destruction by shoe
n ing himself between the eyes. Afte
]. he had fired the shot he ran to a neigI
4 boris house where his wife had take
lie refuge to bid her goodbye.
~ Auto and Train Collide.
Id A TOURING car Oyx,nod by CoI