Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-02-01

Thomas Welcome of Guilford,
Windham county, has been commit
ted to the Newfane Jail until a court
award of $4,000 damages for an as
sault on Mrs. Anna Niebyski has been
satisfied.
Vermont stands 10th in the list of
the number of automobiles owned per
capita, the ratio being one for every
9.45 persons. California and South
Dakota are tie for first place with
one for each SIG inhabitants.
Mrs. Olive Fortier of Rutland, the
mother of several children, is under
arrest, charged with arson. She is
incriminated by circumstances con-
Meeting her with the burning of the
barn of C. F. Stafford in Chippenhook,
January 19.
William Herbert Emerson, the sew
en-year-old son of r. J. Emerson of
Burlington, received injuries from
which he died in few hours by be-
ing crushed in an elevator at the
store of w. G. Reynolds, where his
father is employed.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Nutter of
Rutland have brought suit against
the Rutland Railway Light and Pow
er company for $4,000 personal dam
ages on the ground of negligence.
Mrs. Nutter fell into an open ditch
which the plaintiff claims was un-
protected.
The number of pleasure cars regis
tered in the Office of the secretary of
state to January "a was 1856 and of
commercial cars, 935. Operators IL
censes have been issued to $3.50 and
chauffeurs' licenses to 1929. The
amount collected in fees was 1884,
1927.
Little Miss Shirley Holmes of East
Brookfeld, one and one-half years old,
has four living great-grandmothe
Mrs. James G. Holmes and Mrs. Julia
c.. Peabody of East Brookfeld and
Mrs. Mary Metcalf and Mrs. Julia
Goodrich of Williamstown. The great
grandmothers are aged between rs
and 85 years.
There were two fires in Morrisville
last week. The first occurred at the
Bertha Mudgett farm, which was oc=
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Bel
val and nine children, who barely had
time to escape scantily clothed. The
second was at the home of George
Tillotson in the village, which was
saved, but badly damaged by water.
Oliver Roberts, who runs a Spring
| field bakers cart, was driving through
the suburbs of the town few days
ago when rifle was fired from some
where across the river at that point
and the bullet came through the open
| ing in the front end of the enclosed
cart and took off the fleshy tip Of
Mr.. Roberts nose.
Col. Ernest w. Gibson of Brattle-
boro has appointed a committee con-
sisting of Lieut.. Col. Tinker of st.
Johnsbury, Mayor Sheldon of Mont
pelier and Capt. M. M. Campbell to
| meet at the call of Col. Tinker to con-
slider and recommend plans for the
promotion of rifle practice and to pro-
vide such prizes as may be available.
| Fire early last Sunday morning
destroyed the large barns of Charles
Taylor, a well-known dairyman of
Kirby. Four horses, IL head of
young stock and some farming i'm
/ plements were saved, but 43 Holstein
cows, two automobiles and most of
the farming tools were lost. The
loss is placed at $4,000 with $4,000
insurance.
Dominick Qzzo of White River
Junction was fined in Hartford NUM-
cipal court Friday 500 and costs of
$2946 for possessing and selling liq-
| uor and was also given a suspend
/ ed fine of $500 and from nine to IL
months in Jail. A raid of his pre-
misses yielded 10 bottles of whiskey,
1 1f did &
beer and mash.
Roy L. Patrick of Burlington has
brought suit in Chittenden county
court against Sarah L. Shipman for
the sum of $1,000, alleging that she
wilfully and maliciously on January
Is, shot and killed his valuable Cor
don Setter, which he valued at $500.
Mrs. Shipman was fined SIS and costs
in city court Tuesday for discharging
firearms within the city limits, thus
breaking city ordinance.
Albert Fisher of st. Johnsbury,
aged 55, was accidentally shot by his
seven-year-old son Friday evening
and died in few minutes. Mr.. Fish
er resided on farm about four miles
from the village and had just returned
IIOHl IOWH WIEN the DOy pickeU up d
shotgun without noticing how it was
pointed and discharged it, the charge
entering his fathers side. He leaves
| q widow and six children.
At the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Sheriff's association held at
Burlington Friday, j. T. Stevens of
Hyde Park, sheriff of Lamoille coun-
| ty, was elected president; George C.
Catlin, sheriff of Franklin county,
vice president, and Wallace L. Fair
banks, sheriff of Windsor county, sec
| rotary. Sheriff Tracy of Montpelier
told the assembled officers about his
recent southern trip and defended the
county Jail as against a state place
! of detention.
The trial calendar for the term of
supreme court set this month has SO
cases set for hearing. Of these seven
are from Chittenden county court,
and Washington county has fve- No
cases are entered from Grand Isle
county or Addison county. Three
cases are entered from Bennington
county, four from Rutland, four from
Franklin, one from Lamoille, four
from 0rauUo tbroo from ESSoy Savnn