Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-08-11
CALEDONIA COUNTY

Among the licenses recently sus-
pended Is that of I. A. Corner of ST.
The Marion Rotary Pump Co. of
HaruElck has certified to the secre-
tary OF state that 1t proposes to is
sue the rest Of its stock, 1854 shares.
h n Norcross of Hardwick recent
" appeared before Judge Fry on the
charge OF operating an automobile
after MS license had been revoked
and that he had been fined S25 and
costs, which he paid.
Supt- A. II. Dinsmore of the II. 6
flsh hatchery of St. Johnsbury has
gone TO Yellowstone National park
LOT ms NTH summer. With three
other investigators he viii take 20
horses and explore the more remote
parts OF the park
Both the Chautauqua people and
the guarantors lost money on the
series OF entertainments given in St.
Johnsbury this year, but II was plan
NED 70 be again on the itenerary next
year The expense of the Chautau-
qua people for the week there was
said to be 81 500. This is the second
year the guarantors have had TO pay
q deficit.
William c. Mckenzie, a laborer.
recently died from injuries received
a the Ryegate Paper mill when he
fell ten feet from platform upon the
cement floor of the coal bin and frac-
rured his skull. He was unmarried
and was 50 years old The mill au-
thorlrles are trying 10 locate his un-
Gle, brother and q sister, who live
somewhere In New England.
Swift work has resulted In the re-
bury OF tires stolen from his garage
early one morning last week. The
next day the tires were located IN
Boston and identified by Dolgin.
Word OF the theft was sent broadcast
and word came of q truck with q load
OF tires partially concealed, having
passed through Plymouth, N H. A
Boston detective was put on the lob
and found the loot In Boston.
Howard BOyce sustained two brok-
en- legs, broken wrist and an injury
70 MS head when he ran into Fred a
Walkers automobile, 2 short distance
from St. Johnsbury. The impact was
SO great that Boyce struck on the rad
lator OF the car some moments be-
fore he fell of. The occupants of the
Walker car are uninjured, but Boyce's
motorcycle Is completely wrecked
Boyce met the automobile on q sharp
curve and could not pass It IS anoth-
er car was coming and he could not
90 between the two cars.
Mrs Holly Dodge, wife of jewele,
at Swampscott, Mass, is looking foz
diamond necklace valued at 81 SOC
which she lost IN q department store
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When leaving the hotel she placed
the necklace containing three large
diamonds set in platinum In an envel-
iope IN her hand bag. A piece OF the
envelope was later found IN the store
and she thinks the necklace was
either stolen or dropped out and pick
ed up by someone who either pur
posely kept Il or who has Il and doe:
not know its real value.
Harold A. Higgins of Hardwicl
committed suicide recently by shoot
ing himself with q rife The act wa.
undoubtedly due 10 dependency owe
the death of his wife on June 18th
last, leaving him with five children
the youngest at the time Of the dealt
OF Mrs Higgins, being about tw
weeks Mr.. Higgins had not bee
very well for the last few days pre-
vl0uS 10 MS 7Ceatn, and had move
most of his household goods .
Craftsbury, going back to Hardwicl
and probably going about taking hi
life with some premeditation becaus
he was not known TO have owned
rife and the fact that he fastened tn
doors and windows also show pre-
meditation It was thought tina
when found, the man had been deai
from six to ten hours Mr.. Higgin
and family went TO Hardvick from
lCraftsbury about two years ago an
he was employed by J. Leo johnson
as cream truck driver IN the summe
months and drove q cream team dun
ing the winter months, was q steady
industrious man, and was 80 years
age next month. Funeral service
were held at the grave IN the GENE
terry at East Craftsbury where his re
mains were placed beside his Lat
wife.