Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-04-08


Burgess block in Milton, together
with their contents were destroyed by
fire early Tuesday morning. Both
buildings were owned by Mrs. H. e. !
Powell. The loss is estimated at |
S25, 900, partially covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Both buildings being of wood were
quickly consumed. When discovered
at 23O the front of the opera house
building was ablaze. The burning of
the opera house will be great loss to
the community as there is no other
good hall in the place.
Agricultural Club Formed.
At the meeting held Saturday March
%, to organize the Lamoille County
Agricul tural club. the following Off
GERS were elected: President, C. D.
lowe. of Morrsville; president,
c. L. Mcmahon of Stowe: secretary,
H. P. Crosby of Hyde Park. Superin.
tendents of schools. and masters of
local oranges were made the executive
committee of the organization. 1t is
the purpose to promote the raising of
crops, cooking and sewing contests
country with local school and home
clubs in the various towns and in the
Individual schools.
To Hospital by Special Train.
In an effort to save the life of H. P.
Munson, merchant of Morrisville,
special train was employed to rush him
so miles over the St. Johnsbury, Lake
Champlain and the Burlington &
Lamoille railroads to the Mary Fetch
err hospital in Burlington. The train
consisted of the locomotive and one
coach.
Two physicians, two nurses. a cler-
gyman and members of the family
accompanied Mr.. Munson. He was
suffering from gangrene Of the right
leg. His leg was amputated and he
is doing we'll.
Appeal Board Cuts Valuations.
The board of appeals in the telephone
tax valuation cases composed of Lieu
tenant Governor Howe, Secretary of
State Bailey and State Auditor Ora
ing. The valuations fixed by the
board are slightly lower than those of
Tax Commissioner Plumley's APPRAISAL
but the changes principally affect the
smaller companies save for a reduction
of the New England Company in which
an agreement was not reached until
late this evening. The changes in the
appraisal of the smaller companies
result in a net reduction of $50, 300,
but of this sum almost one.half was by
agreement of the state after the hear.
ing at Montpelier. The appraisal OF
the New England Company is fixed al
81, $50, 900, while the value as placed
by the tax commissioner was So, OPS.
900. The four New England subsidiar-
les, the Franklin County. the Cham.
plain. Valley. the Passumpsic and the
Vermont Companies are not greatly
changed from the figures given by the
tax commissioner, except the Franklin
County company which is reduced from
S110,0 to $780,, 900.
Man Rep orted Killed Startle, Montpel
Patrick Driscoll, supposed to have
been killed by train on the Contra
! Vermont railway at Middlesex Sunday
morning. March 20. turned up in Mont
peJler Tuesday alive and set the towr
astir with excitement. Now the
authorities are wondering who the
killed man was. A dozen persons in
Guiding Driscoll's brother and two
| COuSIIlS, luGntll1cu Cuc UOOy DIS IIldG O1
Patrick Driscoll and it was taken Isl
miles south to Keene, N. H.. by Jerry
Driscoll, a brother, and Michael Dris,
coll, a cousin of Patrick Driscoll, anC
buried in the Driscoll family lot.
The man supposed to be dead reac
the account his own death in the
newspapers at Bethel. He has beer
at work on the White River lumber
drive. He started at once for Mont
pelier to prove he was alive. After
disclosing his identity to officers he
started for the home of Mrs. Alder
Kane. cousin who did not recognize
him at first and when she did almos
tainted. Instead of being pleased
Driscoll was indignant and thinks thu
affair far from joke. Chief burke,
notified the Keene police of the turn l,
affairs and officers there and tn,
Driscoll family want to know what t,
do with the body they have buried.
The body will be brought back TO
possible Identification and burial TIL
Driscoll family may lose the $50 TO
funeral expenses unless the town O
Middlesex where the man was kille,
reimburses them. The dead MAJ
looked enough like DriscolI to be
twin brother.
Alleged Murderers Arr rested in Italy.
Two Italians were arrested in Ital,
March 81. who are believed to hav
murdered and robbed Henry Ward
we'll known resident of New Haven
on the night of December IL, 1912
Information of the arrests was receive
from representatives of the Wood
Morgan Detective agency who wit
States Attorney futile have bee
instrumental in bringing the tw
alleged murderers to justice
The prisoners are Guisippi an
Giovanni Colombo. formerly employee
by the Rutland railroad as sectio
, hands between Salisbury and BurIing
. ton. Mr.. Ward who was murdered
. lived alone a short distance from tn
, railroad station at New Haven an
was reported to have between $500
J and So, 900 about his person.
5 States Attorney futile who ha