Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-04
STATE NEWS
Shoots Sweetheart and Disappears.

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Shoots Sweetheart and Disappears.
1t appears that John Wilmarth of
Addison shot his sweetheart, Miss
Stella Cross, Sunday evening, July Is,
after a carriage drive during which
they had quarreled Wilmarth took the
injured girl home and disappeared
Both families were well-to-do and
respect ed in the town and the county is
stirred over the affair. Immediate
search was started for the young man
but nothing has been found of him
gone to the California exposition, as
he has often expressed desire to go
but many think ne committed suic de
AID the finding of a mans hat and coat
at an abandoned quarry filed with
many feet OF water in Brandon leads to
the speculation that Wilma rth drowned
himself there but thus far no body has
been fourd Some believe Wilmarth
is now hiding in the mountains.
Worlds Largest Shoddv Mill Dedicsted
at Springfield.
The new shoddy mill of the John T.
Slack corporation of Springfield was
appropriately dedicated Saturday after
noon with dance by the 20 employees.
mostly Russians and Poles. The new
building is 1913 feet by 81 feet and the
dance was held on the second floor,
nearly 600 attending. All the flags of
the allied nations in the great war. as
! we'll AS the American flag, were used in
the decorations and Russian music was
furnished by an orchestra composed of
some of the employees. With the new
, building it is expected that the fac
| tory. now the largest shoddy mill in the
| world. will further increase it's force
! as it is now having the largest amount
| of business in it's history. Through
| the year the factory has been filling
large orders for blankets for soldiers
of the allied forces.
First Ride in His New AutoW Was His Last.
Orris H Ballou prominent member
and former leader of the Rutland City
hand, was almost instantly killed Sun
day afternoon when a new automobile
he had purchased crashed through a
length of state road fence near West
Rutland and, turning over three times,
landed right side up so feet below the
road in a rock filled meadow. Mr.
Ballou remained in the car during it's
plunge but he expired soon after he
was removed from it.. He remarked
after the accident to those near by that
he was fully to blame. Mr. Ballou
purchased the car Saturday night and
was on his way to Lake Bomoseen
where his family was in camp. Mr..
Ballou was learning to run the machine
and he took the drivers seat after
passing through West Rutland. The
man with him was quite badly injured.
May Sue Brattleboro Retreat for $50, 900
1t has come to light that Mrs. Hattie
Gui!ford of North Adams, Mass,
claims large damage for abusive treat.
ment while a patient at the retreat,
and says she has intended suing the
institution for 5000 but is consider
ing a settlement. 1t is claimed that
Mrs. Gulford has had a Pinkerton
detective in the institution for three
weeks to secure evidence of how
patients are treated She alleges her
jaw was broken, and that she was
burned with carbolic acid, among
other things. Judge Thomas M.
Tyler. of the board of trustees. wher
shown the statement said that Mrs
Guilford is over six feet tall ard the
nurse who had her in charge at the
! retreat when she was there two years
or more ago was understood and on the
occasion OF an assault by Mrs. Guilforc
merely defended herself and inflicted
no injury. After that Mrs. GuiIforc
remained in the institution severa
weeks. She later went to her home ir
Pownal and was attended there by {
) nurse. 1t was year later before the
retreat officials were notified by al
! attorney that they were to be sued
/ The trustees decided that rather thar
limit TO lawsuit they would settI,
f)r a reasonable amount. and the
amount was agreed to. but sait
Judge Tyler, "now this statement ha
come out | don't know as we shall pay
} anybody anything"
! State of Vermont May Sue Rutland.
2 There is strong probability tina
within a few days a suit against the
city of Rutland for the recovery O
= $3.50 will be started by State
Attorney C. K. Voulin or At.orne!
General Fl. G. Barber of BrattIr boro
The money in controversy was paid b,
> the holders of the quor licenses fol
: lowing. it is said, an understanding
with the present board of licens
commissioners, Charles Fl Harrison
James O Brien mi F. H Burnham.
few years ago the liquor law was S
I nended that all money paid 70
S licenses should be turned i. to the stat
treasury This has been considere
/ unfair to the cities which vote TO
t license. because the money is take
e from the city and distr sted amen
e the smaller towns, all receiving Xix
4. proportion The board of commission
1 ers appointed this year fixed tn
d license fee at the minimum set by tn
d state to the city treasurer and IN tar
d RENTED 10 the state treasurer. ThI
mad, a conside, able reductions fror
the amounts charged for licenses !
x me last few years and it is elaine
that the GLANCE. that is the differenc
!. in the fee charged in 1914 and the fe
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