Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-04-28
STATE NEWS
Fugitive Gave Up.

STATE NEWS
Fugitive Gave Up.
Orange Wells, who escaped from
Sheriff Town by jumping out of an
automobile near Hyde Park, whan
being taken to the Lamoille county Jail
recently. surrendered himself to Depu-
ty Kinney of Albany about midnight
April 10. He was call in" having
slept in the woods and begged food
during the four days he. was out He
saw his brother, Henry, who lives in
the town of Lowell. and by his advice
surrendered. He had tramped about
40 miles. Deputy Kinney took him to
the Lamoile county Jail.
$685. Is High Price for Cow at Big Sale.
A big two.days' sale of HoIstein-
Friesian cattle was held in Bellows
Falls last week. Some good prices
were brought and the high price of $565
was paid for Maplemont KatrinaBeetes.
Other cows brought as high as $3.50
and the receipts to the company which
conl ucted tne sale amounted to thou
sands of dollars. About 200 cattle
were sold. Hundreds of cattle breed
ers attended the sale, which was the
largest ever held in the East and the
hotel and rooming house accommoda-
tions were taxed to their capacities,
cots being placed in the~hotel parlors
to help toward caring for the many
visitors in town.
Baptists Vote $4,000 for Missions
The apportionment committee of the
Vermont Baptist State convention met
in Rutland. Friday and voted S18, 1873. 56
for IL
the coming year. The Rev. DIR. w. A.
Dawson, of Burlington, the secretary,
in announcing a gift of check for
$40. 900 from the late Deacon Willard
Crane of Burlington. said that IA years
ago, when Mr.. Davidson took control
the per capita amount raised was %
cents. He suggested that this be
raised to 81 and Deacon Crane said it
was crazy idea. Nevertheless this
amount was raised and big debt was
wiped out. Ever since the per capita
percentage has been rs cents. The
money voted is to be expended on 112
churches for state, home and foreign
missions. the publication society. min
isters', and missionaries pensions, and
the expense of the Northern Baptist
convention.
Railway Day Cleanup, Friday, May z.
In the Vermont Cleanup campaign
the first week of May, the Greater
Vermont association proposes Friday
May Z, as Railway day, on which
citizens and organizations and Clean
| Up committees are requested to give
special attention to cleaning up prop
critics AUDITING on the railroads and
to removing rubbish and disfigure-
ments near the railroad right of way
which may spoil Vermont views for
the traveller. This work ought to be
done in the villages and the cities and
in the country if Vermonters are to be
loyal to the slogan: vermont, as
perfect as garden, as beautiful as a
park" The railroads will cooperate
by putting their men at work on the
right of way and devoting Friday,
May z. or if something unforeseen
should prevent, a following day to
cleanup work on their right of way
The Greater Vermont association finds
among all a disposition to work to
make Vermont immaculate. in class
, by herself.
Morgan Stock Sold at Battell Estate.
A large number of lovers of good
horses gathered in Middlebury April
: 20 to attend the auction sale of some
| of the Morgan stock belonging to the
estate of the late Joseph Battell.
There were between 400 and 500 people
present, covering many sections OF
: Vermont and large number of other
. states, among them New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Maine and Massa-
, chusetts. Not all of the stock was
disposed of and for the leading sales
the prices were in most cases below
what the animals were considered
worth. The triple blue ribbon stallion,
r "Scotland. was sold to Mr.. Lunk of
, Bangor. Me-. for $500; Robert
Bruce" brought $455 from G. A:
Stone of Boston, who also purchased
{ the stallion, "Green Mountain Bay
for $405; the blue ribbon mare. "Roxy
; Gates,'' went to w. S. lob of New
York for $500. Mr.. Battell had valued
"Scotland" at $4,000 and in his life
: time no one could have bought him fol
. less. Between 30 and 40 horses were
disposed of during the day.
: Stowe Man Killed by Auto.
Carl Ned French of Stowe was
struck and instantly killed by an auto
mobile owned and driven by ]. P
f Rabidou of Mortified Saturday night
: on the road between Barre and Mont
pelier, and his brother. James E.
French, with whom he was walking, is
, in Montpelier hospital with broker
! leg and a badly cut and bruised head
r and internal injuries are feared
: Rabidou was placed under arrest after
a short investigation by States Attor.
: ney Fred E. Gleason on a charge Of
mansaughter Bail was fixed al
, $4,000. which was furnished by DR.. w
Mayo and Charles A. Plumley OF
! Mortified. A searching investigation
t is being conducted by the states at
torney. The accident which resulted
: in the death of one man and possible
5 fatal injuries to another, occurred
shortly after ten o'clock p. m., ir
t front of the car barns of the Barre