Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-02

md IL an unqualified success. one
machine will do the work that requires
,ix men to- day. 1t is not only saw
ing OF labor but the tools shsrpeneo
by Il are said to be far superior TO
those sharpened by the hand method.
MIR. Pirrie is to be congratulated on
his success, as he he has been working
ON this idea for the past Is years, and
de.pite repeated failures and the lack
of capital has at last perfected his
m ichine, and will no doubt reap a
we'll earned reward.
New Principal for Brigham Academy.
william 8. Spencer, now principal
OF the American college at Pueois,
Mexico. has been chosen principal OF
Brigham academy at Bakersfield to
succeed @. II. Morrill,, who resigned
recently to accept the position OF
principal OF the Randolph normal
school. Mr.. Spencer Ia graduate
of Boston University and took post
graduate course at Columbia univer-
sity. He has taught in Montpelier
and st. Johnsbury and is an educator OF
ability and experience. Mr.. spencer
ia a SON OF Rev. II. A. Spencer, Tor
many years a leading Methodist
clergyman of Vermont, who was at
one time pastor of the st. Adams
Methodist church, was presiding elder
OF the Springfield and Montpelier dis
tricts. and at the time of his death
was presiding elder of the st. Johns
bury district. The new principal Is
80 years old and has a wife and two
children.
yermouter Dies in the Philippines.
Max Severance, formerly OF Barre,
died at Mindanao in the Philippines
on February 8th. He was about 20
years of age and has had most re-
markable career. He became inter
ested in newspaper work while very
young boy in Montpelier. After
graduating from Montpelier seminary
he entered the U. v. M. at Burlington
and after one year there he came te
, Barre to reside entering the employ
8 of the Eve ming Telegram as areporter
8 When the Spanish American wa
Q broke out he enlisted with Compan!
/. E but failed to pass the physical ex
t animation at Camp Olympia. He wa
: determined to go with the regimen
a however and finally succeeded in be
# coming a private in the Bennlngto
|. company with whom he served
o Chickamauga. In 1899 he went to Bos
It ton and entered the employ OF tn
l. Boston Advertiser. Later he Jolne
"a the staff of the Boston Journal wher
ia he served until 1900 when he went
W the Philippines as corporal in tn
8 46th volunteers. After serving b
ID enlistment he became special wa
n. correspondent for the New York 81
"a and was later one of the editors on tt
n Manila Freedom He founded som
I'd over year ago the Manila Comnerc''
"a Advertiser and also the Elks Magazin
Strike In Burlington.
The entire force of employee
numbering fifty, of the Whiting Bru'
Fibre factory of Burlington went o
81 on strike Wednesday, and the m
60 is closed indefinitely. The men a
all members of the Brush Fibre Uni'
80 and are affiliated with the Lab
"a Union, who ordered the strike. T
employees want an increase of Is p
a.; cent. in wages. They claim that t
~ average weekly pay roll of each m
r is a little more than So, and that
too little to live on. They are 81
"A ported by the Central Union and
prepared to prolong the strike
definitely. Mr.. Whiting says that
firm contemplated raising the pay
oao some of the employees as soon as
ear became feasible, but that the act
OF on the part of the Union would ]
n the project back some time, as
eeh would not accede to the demands
the Union. He claimed the aver
iieu weekly payroll was something o
sine 81, and that one-third of the
anu were boys and young unmarl
aus. men. He thought the wages paid
ou' the company were fully up to
standard paid in other factories.
said that the facto ry would be clio
Fri The business of the season was p
cent tically completed, and there
Mrs. fewer orders coming in now.
aged business could not pay and grant
r the demands of the Union.
cials, Vermont HEADQUARTERS Open.
ton, Ovar 1oo entbpsiastic Vernon
e, G. attended tho informs al openinp of
10 oi Vermont Association last week I
iuse day night at Hotel Westmin
suits 30. The fva roonos offer