Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-10-26

Justice Melted Out.

Because he had furnished George
Rogers, who had taken pledge not to
touch Intoxicating liquor, causing him
family to go onto the town, city judge
Swinnerton Thursday sent Arthur
Batchelder of Rutland to jail for a
year with an alternative of $500 fine.
$40, 900 Damages Claimed in Three Suits.
Three big negligence suits have
been flea with the Bennington County
Clerk. The Bennington and North
Adams Street Railway company is
defendant in one $4,000 and one $780,
600 suit brought by persons who claim
that injuries were sustained through
negligence III the operation Of the
Iompany's cars. The third suit is for
INJURIES sustained by d workman
while assisting in the moving Of a
large block of granite in the North
Bennington cemetery. The plaintiff
in the latter suit claims $40, 900 DANA
ges.
Bonette to Fly.
c.. C. Bonette has advertised Thurs
day, October 27, as a big day at the
st. Johnsbury fair grounds. The
a0rOpldnG WHICH he has COLuplGGGQ dG
Passumpsic and with which he has
be given it's first public test. This
is "Vermont No. l." the first aero
plane built in the state, and it's sue
cess will be followed with interest.
Mr.. Bonetta will also make an ascen-
sion with the largest balloon ever seen
here, and will make one of his sensa-
tional parachute drops. The balloon
ascension will be at two. and the areO-
plane ascension at four o'clock. Not
content with these thrilling exhibitions
Mr.. Bonette will also perform his
wonderful slide for life act from the
top of floral hall on 1000 foot cable
suspended by his teeth. 1t is need
less to say that these attractions will
be sufficient to give the big crowd
sure to witness him the full value of
their money.
Four Robberies in One Night.
Vergennes people awoke the morning
of October 10 to find that four of the
stores on Main street had been broken
into and robbed while they slept. The
list included J. E Harrington, hard
ware; Jubie Daniels, general mer-
chandise; C. E. Stebbins, meat and
groceries and Fred Mabou, lunch
room. A collection of rare coins val
ued at hundred dollars, is missing
from the Stebbins store and Jubie
Daniels is shy So or $4 in cash. The
other stores are not certain that any
thing was taken. Entrance was effect
ed in each case in the same manner
through the front doors or windows,
by breaking the glass. Guy Bear
while going home at o'clock In the
morning saw some one scratching
matches in one of the stores. He went
to notify the police, but upon his re
turn the marauders had vanished
There is no clue.
Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Marries Hel
Grandfather's Employe.
At a hearing before Justice Watts
Saturday. at Stowe, Edwin Payne was
bound over to Chittenden county cour
on charge of perjury. Payne, who il
about twenty-slX years OF age, has
been employed as a farm hand IL
Stowe. About two weeks ago his EN-
ployer's granddaughter, who is
member of the family and not quite
sixteen years of age, left home to Wis
it friends in Chittenden county. Payl
soon followed on the preteXt that N
had been called to Burlington. Oh
taining a license in Huntington, il
which he gave the girls age as nine
teen, the couple were married in Rich
mond. Payne and the girl returned t
Stowe separately. She resumed he
studies in the high school and no sus
. picions were aroused until she told he
grandmother Of the marriage. Pro
E ceedings have been begun to have tn
marriage annulIed. The girls famll
are we'll known and highly respecte
residents of Stowe