Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-08-16
STATE NEWS.
Good Way to Get Thieves.

A man in HardWlck last week con-
trived a novel trap for catching gar
den thieves, and he succeeded in
catching one the first night he set the
trap. The man strung some electric
light wire about the garden and
charged it. During the night, cries
were heard and a man was found
grasping the wire unable to let go.
Brandon Company Lost ST. 5000 by Fire.
Fire Thursday night in the tanning
room of the Newton and Thompson
Manufacturing company's plant at
Forestdale, resulted in the burning of
the sawmill, the finishing rooms and
the blacksmith shop. The turning
room was saved and the rest of the
plant. The origin of the fire is un-
known. The company manufactures
all kinds of boxes. The loss is esti-
mated at SIS, 900. partially insured.
! Winooski Man Gored by Bull.
C. A. Rood, while working In the
cow stables at his farm in Winooski,
was badly gored by bull. The bull
was in his stanchion while Mr.. Rood
was looking after a cow next to him
when the bull became furious and
thigh. The man was seriously wound
ed and bled considerably, but if com.
plications do not set in he will proba.
bly, recover. He is about rs years
old.
Wins Safe Golf Championship.
F. B. Jennings of the Mount An
thony Golf club, Bennington became
Vermont state golf champion Satur
day afternoon, having defeated c. H
Gardener, of the Ekwanok Club
Manchester, up and to play in the
second round of the finals of SO holes
! in the annual tournament at Man
chester. In the last round Jenning:
was defeated on but one hole anc
: even on but one hole and even OF
four.
Two Girls Drowned.
Miss Lucille Webb Kenney of Shell
bourne, aged Is, and Miss CATHERINE
Gertrude Cunningham, of New Yorl
. city, two years older, were drowned
yesterday afternoon off SIN this Poin
Shelbourne Farms, Lake Champlain
The bodies were recovered 40 minute
afterward and while it was though
! the Cunningham girl showed signs O
= life, three physicians, who worke
: tirelessly to bring her back to life
were unable to do so.
h Denounce Dillingham;.
The State Federation of Labor j
V session at Bethel last week endorse
: the old age pension bill introduced i
!, the national house of representative
=. by Victor Berger of Wisconsin. TIL
!. Federation also PASSED a resolutio
denouncing the action of Senator Di
= bingham of Vermont in introducing
q bill in congress to repeal the Chimes
% exclusion laws and voted unanimousl
to support the Mcnamara brothers i
the Los Angeles cases relative to til
burning of the Times building of tina
ID city.
- Vermont Mail Carriers.
J. The following officers were electe
is Wednesday of last week at the closir
g session of Vermont R. F. D. CARR,
association at Rutland: Presiden
ST J. M. Carpenter, st. Johnsbury vic
IN president, J. H. Beckwith, Bethe
is secretary, T. J. Stewart. Morristowl
i'll treasurer, E. R. Batchelder. Lyndo
If vile; executive board, L. S. Nike
- Brattleboro, F. L. Benedict, Ea
We Poultney; delegates to national co
or vention, B. L. Osgood. Gaysville,
n II. Stewart, Wallingford. The ne
ii. convention will be held at Windsor.
r. Burlington to have Reliability Run.
r; Burlington has set the pace for
10 reliability run for cities of anywhe
OF near it's size. The Burlington Rel
ol bility Run will be held September
81, and &c. 1t will be the first run
&c it's kind to be held in the east and W
Oh be the first reliability run in Ameri
d in which women will be invited
II! III participants either in the capacity
~ entrants or passengers. The fiji
cal days run will be to Rutland and r
an turn; the second day to Montpeli
lc- Barre and return; and the last day
me East Alburg, Swanton, ST. Alba
TO and return. It was determined
ATE have the runs held with day int
=. vening so business men would hs
TO time to arrange details. Burling'
Wo will be the basis of operation eve
"a day. The runs will start from B
ate lington and end in Burlington es
nCS niUht