Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-10-05

and upon collecting his senses began
to investigate. He found a large
sponge saturated with the anae sthetic
in the room, and that the bureau
drawers had been rife and the con-
tents scattered about the floor. A gold
watch and Mrs Lambs pocketbook
containing q sum of money were also
taken That the thieves intended to
steal Mr.. Lambs horse is shown by
the fact that they left tie animal
partly harnessed, evidently having
been scared off the premises before
they could carry out their plans. The
thieves easily gained an entrance to
the horse barn which is attached to
the house and then entered the dwell
ing by forcing door leading thereto.
There is no clue to the robbers.
Work on Midland Railroad Begun.
The actual construction work on
the Midland railroad to be built from
the international boundary to connec-
ton with the Canadian Pacific railway
near Pine street in North Troy, began
last week. A gang of workmen under
foreman William Barnet had the honor
Of turning the first sod at point near
the boundary. The work on the entire
right of way is succession Of cuts
and fills each varying from five to
twenty-five feet. The Public Service
commission has ordered that an under
pass be constructed to carry the high
way travel at the point where the rail
road is to cross the main road just
east Of w. R. Elkins' farmhouse.
Permission is given by the same au-
thority to the Midland to cross Gerald
inc avenue in North Troy at grade.
If sufficient number Of teams and
men can be engaged to finish the line
before the winter sets in. connection
with the main line of the Canadian
Pacific will be made this fall.
State Auditor Graham Reports.
State auditor Graham, in his re-
port, just issued, urges a revision of
the present justice and municipal court
system and closes his statements with
the following table showing the bust
ness Of the county courts for the years
1907, 1908 and 1909. This table
covers the business of these courts for
| six consecutive terms, and fairly
shows the business of our county
courts for three years. Number of
civil cases tried by jury including
disagreements, Sc; disagreements,
! a. verdicts for defendant. 81 crimi-
nal cases tried by jury, ZIG; divorce
cases heard, 1914; court cases heard,
451 amount paid grand jury $12, 710.09
petit jury, S156, POI. as; reporters,
/ SIS, 1919. A; gross amount of all YER
diets $273, 972. 81 number of verdicts
less than $10O, 80; over $500 and less
no, 4Ior
$1,000, ~ $1,000 and more, 81. 1t must
be borne in mind that this table does
not show the business Of the courts
disposed of on motions and without
trial. nor the time spent in disposing
of chancery matters.
Vermont Hono.s First Electrician.
In the little hamlet of Forestdale
three miles from Brandon, where 81
years ago Thomas Davenport laboreC
as blacksmith in most humble cir
cumstances, a company of some so
people gathered Wednesday to d,
honor to Thomas Davenport, father O.
the electric motor, electric railWa.
and electrical journalism There OF
the site Of his early research was dedi
Gated a tablet to his memory. TIL
tablet was erected Jointly by the Yer
mont electrical association and theNev
England section Of the National Elec
trio Light association and presented t.
the Vermont Historical society. TIL
tablet is placed on marble slab an(
bears this inscription:
tIn memory of Thomas Davenport
f 1802-1851. Inventor of the electri
motor. Near this spot stood tn
: building where he developed his inven
! tion. This tablet is placed here b
the allied electrical associations il
= America in recognition of the grea
service rendered mankind by the ir
: vention. to the development of whic
= he devoted his life. Erected Septen
: Der e, 1910"
Tablets to Vermont Generals Receive