Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-10-17
Fire in Jericho.

penses.
Fire in Jericho.
A fire which caught in the chimney
of Beach hotel at Jericho one morn
ing last week destroyed the same, the
adjoining store of Bailey & Williams,
and dwelli ng of E. B. Williams, the
market of o. @. Grace, the post Office,
and E. B. Williams drug store. The
loss is $4,000 partly covered by
insurance.
A Big Fire at Worcester.
Fire was discovered issuing from
the town hall in Worcester about
three O'Clock Thursday afternoon and
owing to the high wind and no water
nothing could be done to save the
building. The town hall was the
basement of the Congregational
church. Nothing was saved from
either the church or hall.
C. C. Lord Again Owns Groton Times.
Announcement is made that @. O.
Lord, who formerly published The
Groton Times, but was obliged to
relinquish its management some time
ago because of i'll health, has pur-
chased the paper from The st. Johns
bury Republican, to whom it was
sold. The first issue under Mr.. Lords
management will appear October ri.
Derailed.
The south bound flyer over the Rut-
land road was completely derailed at
the railroad yard in Arlington last
Wednesday afternoon while running
over 80 miles an hour. The engine
was completely wrecked, the baggage
car and smoker were somewhat dam
aged and quarter of a mile of track
torn up, but strange to say not pas
senger received any serious injury.
Prouty Interested.
Interstate Commerce Commits sioner
Charles A. Prouty, of Newport, con-
summated deal recently by which
he acquires controlling interest in
the Bradford Electric Light Co. The
company will be reorganized and it is
proposed to develop the excellent
water power furnished by Waits river,
which runs through Bradford. 1t is
believed that the new deal means
much for the industrial future of the
village.
New Principal at VA
Professor John L. Alger, princip al
of the state normal school at John
son has resigned his position to
accept the principalship of Vermont
Academy at Saxton's River and will
enter upon his duties there within
the next few weeks. The truste es
and patrons of Vermont Academy are
to be congratulated upon securing a
man possessed of so high qualifica-
cations for the successful administra-
ton of the school, and so intimately
identified with the educational inter-
ests of the state.
State Sunday sch DOL Convention.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Sunday-school Association occurs
October IS, 10 and 20 at Ludlow. The
committees have practically COM
pleted their preparations and a great
gathering is assured. The program for
Wednesday, the big day of the con-
vention, is very interesting. Among
the speakers are many prominent
workers in the state and DR.. Joseph
Clark of Columbus, o.
Vermont West Point Cadet.
James B. Darling of Barre has been
notified by Senator Redfeld Proctor
that he has been appointed cadet at
the United States Military Acade my
at West Point. Darling took the
examination at Rutland recently and
received general average of 90. He
was graduated from Spaulding high
school, Barre, in the class of 1904, and
is now engaged as a reporter on The
Barre Evening Telegram. He car
enter the military academy any time
between now and next June, and is
yet undecided just when he shall go.
Increase in Grand Lists.
Secretary of State Frederick G
Fleetwood has completed his tabula-
ton of the aggregate of the grand
lists of polls and ratable rea
estate. This tabulation shows q
healthy increase over 1903 as shown
by the following totals for the two
years: For 1908, polls, s175 1856; acres
5,2S7 $50; appraisal of acres, $685.
$50, 29S; personal property, s4O,724,
Alp, one per cent. 1880, 616.49; list
for state taxes, s1,S35, 1924 Fo,
1904, polls, s17S,23s; acres, 5,3O6, 158;
appraisal of acres, s126, 473, PAS; per-
Sonal property, SAL ,53s, 531, one per
cent, s1,68O.117.76; list for state
taxes, 81, s5s, 355.76.