Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-20

ter under consideration, but has not
decided fully on the acceptance of the
offer.
Sues for $4,000 Damages.
Mary Conroy, administrator of the
estate of John Conroy Wells, of Rut-
land has brought suit in Rutland county
court against Nelson Brothers and
of Pawlet, state dealers, to
recover $40, 900 on the ground that her
husbands death last April was due to
the firms negligence. Conroy was
killed by a falling rock while working
in the quarry.
Dr.. Allen Found Guilty.
DR.. Samuel J. Allen of White Riv er
Junction has been found guilty before
Windsor county court of performing an
illegal operation and bail has been
fixed at $4,000 pending exceptions to the
supreme court. Another charge of
the same character has been made
against him and additional bail to the
amount of $1,000 required. AS yet, bail
has not been forthcoming.
Bristol Suicide Follows His Wife.
Frank Ladue, aged 66, residing at
South Bristol, committed suicide, July
Is, taking an ounce of carbolic acid.
He went to his room and took the
poison, and was found about eight
o'clock lying dead beside his bed. His
wife took her own life by hanging,
December last. Ladue had been acting
queerly of late, walking about a great
deal and it is now thought that he has
been insane for some time.
Trotting at State Fair.
The trotting events at the Vermont
State Fair at White River Junction,
September 20 to 70, give promise of
being a most interesting kind. Over
100 entries have this early been made
with secretary Fred l.. Davis. and
among them are several horses that
have made fast records and won big
prizes. Connecticut, Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island horses will be seen
several of the low record races. These
horses will be seer at only the Vermont
state Fair; they then go to Rochester
following the date at White River juno
ction. Chester Pike, the famous start
er has been secured to give the word
Co.. Secretary Davis is getting
things in shape at the grounds, and the
SASCuGlV0 COL11ulGGCC 10 dSdIIl COIllIOllG-
ed with the problem of taking care of
probability new buildings will have
to be erected.
New ~Prohibito1y Law.
J. Ferguson, superintendent of the
Vermont Anti Saloon League, stated
yesterday that the league would en-
deavor to submit a model and good
prohibitory law to the state legislature
this fall. Copies of the latest and
best prohibitory laws in effect in other
! states will be submitted to a special
committee selected by the league and
the committee will be requested to
give suggestions in regard to a model
law. or as near to one as possible.
Then a bill will be created and SUBJ
mitted. The committee is composed
of the following members: w. P.
Stafford of Washington, ex-Goy. E. j.
Ormsbee of Brandon, G. S. Emery of
Newport, w. J. Van Patten of Bur-
lington, C. G. Fits of Brattleboro,
Congressman Frank Plumley of North
field and ex-Gov. F. D. Proctor of
Proctor. 1t is not known whether or
not these gentlemen selected will serve
or the committee.
Census MUS Be Retaker.
The burning of the house at the
Smith stock farm at South Barre,
Monday night has caused a peculiar
state of affairs, insamuch as Angus
McAuley, one of the men who were
nearly overcome by the dense smoke,
lost all of his papers, among which
was the entire census report of the
town of Vershire, Mr.. McAuley being
the enume1 ator of that place. The
schedules had all been completed end
passed upon by L. M. Hayes of Bur-
lington, the state census supervisor,
and had been returned by him to Mr..
McAuley for a few minor corrections
before being sent to Washington, d.
c. Upon being notified of the en-
umerator's p~redicament. Mr.. Hayes
said that the work would have to be
done again, the same questions asked
of the same people and the population
taken as it was last April and not as
it is at the present time. The popu-
lation of Vershire ten years ago was
641 and the town had an area of 81, 803
acres. A case of this kind occurs very
seldom and hence is of more than pass
ing interest.
Where the Money Goes.
The Woodbury. granite company is
at present employing the largest force
of mer in its history. The weekly
payroll is $46, 900 for forty-fve hours
work per week, or over $1O0 an hour.
There are 241 men employed at the
cutting sheds and AZ at the quarry.
This is the largest cutting crew en-
ployed in any New England works with
the exception of the Mt. Waldo works
of John Pierce, who has the contract
for furnishing the stone for the new
New York city hall.
The larger part of the men employed
by the Woodbury. granite company
live frugally and are drawing wages
far above that hitherto paid for
manual labor in this vicinity. Many
of the men have families elsewhere.
either in this country or in Sweden,
Russia, Italy or other parts of south.
ern Europe. Many of the men have