Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-26
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State News Items.

Henry Lapier. 14-year- old boy OF
Burlington who ran away from nome
a few months ago, returned last week.
He had been staying with an aunt at
Willsboro, n. Y.
AT the first meeting of the creditors
of the insolvent Vermont Hide and
Leather Company of Bethel, John w.
McGeary, of Burlington, was elected
assignee. Mr.. McGeary is the Yer
mont manager of the Vacuum O1l
company, one of the largest creditors.
Clark L. Pierce of ST. Adams has
been appointed general superlnten-
dent of the Rutland railroad. Mr..
Pierce has been connected with the
Central Vermont railroad since 1867
and since 1891 has been private sec
retary to F. W. Baldwin, general
superintendent.
q The Experiment Station has just
issued Bulletin So containing the anal
ysis of sixty six brands of CONNER
cial fertilizers. It is probable that
nine-tenths of the trade of the State
is confined to the brands published
in this bulletin. Tt will be sent to any
address. without charge, upon appH-
cation to Vermont Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station at Burlington.
Mail Carrier T. E. Callahan had a
startling experience recently while
collecting mail from box which was
attached to an electric light pole IN
Montpelier. He received quite Sc
we're shock as bis hand came in con-
tact with the iron box, burning his
glove and hand considerably. 1t is
thou ght thaa the current was carried
from the wires overhead to the box
by the water on the pole, as there
were several rainy days previous TO
that.
Bethel is to have factory for the
manufacture of wooden bicycle rims
A proposition was made to BeJhelS
business men some time ago, ana
papers were made out which stipu-
lated that should Bethel people guar
antee the manufacturer $5,OOo he
would locate a bicvcle- rim factory
in that town which would run contin-
uously for ten years. The PROPOSE
ton was met with the success noted,
and Mr.. Peet is so well satisfied With
the result that he thinks seriously OF
moving his whole plant from Keene 20
Bethel. This would employ from 80
to $50 hands.
The arrangements are nearly COM
pleted for the annual meeting of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Yer
mont, which is to be held at Montpe
lier May 49, 20. On Tuesday, May 18,
the grand encampment will be held
in Odd Fellows hall in that city. The
encampment degrees will be exempt
fed during the day, and a banquet
will be held in the evening at the Pa
vilion. The grand lodge will convene
Wednesday morning, May 10. At
O'Clock in the afternoon Col. L. @.
Grant and staff, assisted by Montpel-
Ter canton, will confer the degree of
chivaly, which will be public. At 4
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon comes
the grand parade of Patriarch Mill
tant of the state, which will include
the officers and member of the grand
of Vermont. At O'Clock
Wednesday evening in Blanchard's
opera house will be held the 50th an
niversary exercises. Thursday, a
business session of the grand lodge
will be held, and officers elected.
evening the officers of the
grand lodge will tender a reception
to the state Rebekah assembly, which |
holds it's annual session Friday.