Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-23


eminent in this case claimed that
Mrs. Aiken swore falsely concerning
the date of her marriage to a soldier |
and in this manner obtained the pen
sion money. Her attorney, E. H. |
O'Brien, stated that her daughter was
more to blame and thus the fine was /
made light. Mrs. Aiken was married |
in 1897, but in order to get in under |
the law, she swore that she was mar
ried in January 1890. and she also
changed her marriage license TO read
in this manner. substituting the fig
ures. 1t is claimed the daughter was
witness and that she also sWore
falsely to affidavits.
Got Money Impersonating Other Men.
A couple of choppers, who have
been employed by jobber named Law
renee in Nebraska" lin Stowe)
''gold bricked" William Pratt a few
days ago it is alleged. The pair put
on their best clothes and heavy legal
look and visited MIR. Pratt in his home
Representing themselves as States At
torney M. P Maurice and F. G. Fleet
wood of Morrisville, they offered for
five dollars each to settle an imaginary
case of the United States post -office
department against Mr.. Pratt, having
opened by mistake a letter intended
for Lawrence. Mr.. Pratt fell into the
trap and settled for $500. The mat.
ter leaked out and officer Smith, OF
Cambridge, was put on the trail and
| as a result arrested the parties, who
prove to be Ed. Demog, of Essex,
(Mr. Fleetwood) and Nelson Griffin,
were taken to Morrisville where a
hearing was held and the pair waived
examination and were bound over to
county court. A the hearing Fleet.
wood appeared for the accused and
Maurice for the state.
Jury Finds Mrs. Averill Guilty.
Mrs. Frank AverilI, who has been
on trial at st. Albans for the past
week charged with the murder of
her husband, was found guilty of
manslaughter. The case was given to
the jury shortly before noon, Novem-
Der 16, after all the arguments had
been completed. The jury, was out
nearly four hours. Mrs. Averill was
nearly Frustrated when brought into
the court room. When the verdict
was announced she broke down and
wept. AS she was Led out of the
court room by the sheriff she sobbed
ooh. my baby. my baby! !" Mrs.
Averill has little three year-old
daughter. Frank Averill was shot
at his home three miles outside of
St. Adams on the night of Oct. 20.
Shortly after nine o'clock that night
Averill crawled to the front door of
the house of a neighbor, Frank P.
wound. One of his first statements
fb u EsC Nxyifn shot hin 10
removed to local hospital where he
died the following day. Mrs Averil
= was arrested shortly after her hus
bands death.
t Gives Nearly 100000 to Public Insti
: buttons.
: The will of the late Miss Carrie P.
,, Underwood Of st. Johnsbury was flee
at the judge of probate's office or
Monday. The GLOWING public be-
, quests, amounting to nearly 500, 00(
were made: $40, 900 to the Universal.
: list General Convention, one-fourtt
for the general fund, one-fourth fol
home church extension, one-fourtE
for church work in Japan, and other
! foreign lands one fourth for the
summer meetings at Ferry Beach
! Me. $40, 900 to the Universalist State
: Convention in trust for church worl
within it's jurisdiction $4,000 to the
: Universalist publishing house, the in
: come to be used in support of Tin,
= Leader" and one-half for THE Help
= err" and in the circulation of tracts AM
other literature of the church; $40, OO
to the Universalist State Convention
of Vermont and Quebec, the incom
to be used for the support and genera
Cf tho CT Tohnch,rr,, al
: $4,000 10 the church of the Messiah
income and principal if needed, to b
a used for repairs on the church or t
. rebuild in case of fire; $4,000 to tn
v Kurn Hattin home at Westminster
h $4,000 for Sunset home for it's perms
b nent fund; $4,000 to the Woman's I'm
10 versalist Missionary association to b
l. divided between the Blackmer HON
y Endowment fund and the Souther
. Work and Building Loan fund $500 t
the st. JnhnsDury Cemetery associf
ton for the care of the Underwoo
lot and others 500 to the town {
Danville for the care of the graves {
Josiah and Roxelina Clifford $1O(
to St. Johnsbury Academy $40, O(
r. to st. Lawrence University, Canton,
De Y, one half for Canton Theologic;
2, school and one-half for a SCHOLARSHIP
fund $4,000 to Goddard Seminary as
scholarship fund; $4,000 in trust, tn
income and principal if needed, to 6
IN to relative. and the residue to S
a. Johnsbury Academy as a scholarshi
Of fund. $4,000 to Brightlook hospit
~ for a nurses home: $4,000 to tt
~ state of Vermont. the income to I
w expended by the Board of Libra1
~ Commissioners to aid poor libraries
the residue of the estate for the Hon
IN for Destitute children in Burlington
ks
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