Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-25
VERMONT NEWS

of the Baptist church In Fairfax and
has begun his new duties.
Three children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dominica Carangelo, who live In
Pawlet, have died within few days
of black diphtheria. They were two,
three and six years old.
Robert E. Healy of Bennington and
Warner A. Graham of Bellows Falls
have been reappointed bar examiners
| by the Vermont supreme court. Ihelr
term expired this month.
Frank r. Dawley of Montpelier is
to receive a shipment of wild rice
to be sown at Groton pond in order
to produce natural feed for wild ducks
and other migratory birds.
Gyendolyn Hughes, a small child
whose home is at Plymouth Five Cor
ners, narrowly escaped death a few
days ago when she fell onto a sharp
pointed kitchen knife, making bad
cash in her neck. She will recover.
The Williamstown Granite Co., Inc,
B. c.. Hoyt, president, has signed an
agreement with the Barre branch G.
G. l. A., and will operate under union
conditions. The agreement is similar
to the Mari & Gordon agreement.
AS a result of four raids in West
Pawlet October 10, Peter Hoblick ap-
peared in Rutland city court the fol-
lowing day, and paid fine of $500
and costs, after pleading guilty. A
sentence of from nine to II months
in the house. of correction was sus-
pended.
Waterbury village narrowly escap-
ed fire which might have swept all
the business section early last week
Tuesday morning. A livery stable on
Stowe street was destroyed. The re-
cent rains and the efforts of the Wa
terbury fire department kept the fire
from spreading.
Harry G. Wright of Rutland, who
for 80 years has been railway mail
clerk, and for many years on the run
between Troy, N. Y, and Burlington,
shot and killed himself in his room
at the railroad Y. M. G. A. in Troy
October 7. Wright was 81 years old.
No one knows any reason for his
act.
Hugh Murray of Rutland was
awarded a verdict of $6,780 by a
jury in Rutland county court Thurs
day in his case against w. F. Nelson,
merchant of Concord, N. HI. The
defendant owns business block on
Merchants Row in Rutland, and the
plaintiff was injured when he fell on
the ice in front of this building.
Allen D. Smith of Waterbury was
sentenced to a term of three years to
seven years in state prison at Wind
sor and assessed fine of $50 for
forgery by Judge Frank L. Fish in
Washington county court last week.
Smith pleaded guilty. The charge
contained a number of different
counts for notes forged by Smith, ag-
gregating about $4,000.
Burlington is to have an up-to-date
summer hotel on the lake shore, south
of the city. Papers have been signed
whereby the 40-acre estate of George
M. Allen and wife will be transferred
to Edward P. Woodbury. and wife,
who will take possession at once. In
the spring the new owner contem-
plates building hotel on the prop
erty. 1t will be known as the Allen
wood Inn.
Miss Lille Hall has resigned her
position as district nurse for the Yer
mont tuberculosis association in the
Montpelier district. 1t is understood
at the headquarters Office that Miss
Hall is planning to- go West this win
ter. No successor to Miss Hall will
be appointed until after the sale of
Christmas seals is completed as it is
not known how much can be deperded
upon in the way of funds.
Mrs. Sallie Evans of Slatington, Pa,
who has been living with her sister
in NBrattleboro, started to cross the
street recently, saw an auto coming
and turned to retrace her steps di-
rectly in front of the oncoming ma
chine, with the result that the car,
driven by Thomas T. Britain of Brit
tleboro, struck her in the back and
knocked her down, breaking both
bones of her right leg above the an
kle, injuring one shoulder and badly
bruising her.
Barre granite quarry owners who
established the American plan last
spring report continued progress.
Five quarrying companies, among
them being the three largest produc-
ers of light and dark stock, are in
cluded in a railroad summary which
shows that total of 263 carloads of
monumental granite was shipped by
the American plan quarries in Sep
TENDER. 1t is stated that practically
all of this stone was shipped to manu-
facturers in the Barre district.
DR.. F. H. Davis of Lyndonville was
painfully injured last week Tuesday
night while on his way to ST. Johns
bury to attend Masonic meeting. A
horse frightened by the automobile,
reared and plunged straight for the
car. DR.. Davis was in the back seat
and got the full brunt of the onset.
Two ribs were broken and his left
side and arm badly bruised. Wheth-
er he was struck by the horse or the
shaft could not be determined. The
other occupants of the car were I'M
injured.
Walter M. Boggs, a commercial
salesman selling automobile supplies,
who gave his address as Stamford,
Conn, was held up Sunday night, Oc-
tober 8, on the highway about half
way between Bakersfield and Fetch
er station by two men who levelled
revolvers at him. Boggs was forced
to give up approximately 5000. He
was driving alone in his car when two
men stepped from some bushes and
ordered him to stop and hand over
his money. He was then allowed to
proceed on his way.
Christian Endeavor in Vermont has
125 active societies and 5000 active
members, according to the annual