Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-10-09
STATE NEWS.
Post office Burglarized.

1E6 post ONCE at MaESuuSiO N"S
burglarizad recently and several dol
lars in postage stamps and steel box
containing insurance papers, cheeks
and some documents valuable to no.
body but Alvin T. Davis, the postmas-
ter, were removed from the safe ana
taken away by the thieves. The post
Office is located in the Knights OF
Pythias block. Mr.. Davis, he postmas-
ter, lives opposite the block. Inc
burglars gained an entrance by prylng
open the front door, which was re-
moved from its hinges. The safe door
was blown off with dynamite with
such force that it was blown through
the post office and out of the front
window. The burglarsi were traced
into MarshfieJd from the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad but their
tracks out of town could not be found.
State Federation of Women's Clubs
The Vermont State Federation of
women's clubs will hold its 10th an
nual meeting in the Methodist church
at Barre on Wednesday and Thursday,
October II and II. Following is the
program in part: Wednesday morn
ing. presentation of credentials; fed
Grafton called to order at 10 O'CLOCK
invocation; music; address of well
come, Miss Isham, president of Philo-
mathean club; response, Miss Clark,
State president; reports of officers of
State Federation. Wednesday after
noon: Music; report of committees
paper, Miss Elizabeth Foster,
chairman of pure food committee
of Massachusetts State Federation;
address, "Poor Food" Henry D. Hol-
ton, M. D., secretary of State board
of health. Wednesday evening at
O'Clock, reception at the Vincitia club
rooms. Thursday morning, invoca'
ton; music; greeting from State
presidents, Mrs. Walter Stokes Irons
/ president of Rhode Island Federation
5 presidents address, Miss CLARK; re
ports from clubs of the federation
2 business; report of credential com
S mittee; amendments; election of off
GERS; election of delegates to biennia
at st. Paul; report of federation ed
q itor. Thursday afternoon, music
|, reports of State officers; address, tn
Hon. Richard Fl. Dana, chairman
u Council of National Civil Service Re
!, form League. Thursday evening a
Ii O'Clock, music; lecture, women
u Colonial Days." Mrs. Walter Stoke
Irons, president Rhode Island Fedora
Ii ton of women's clubs.
East Hardwick Fair.
:. Fully 1000 people were in attend
\ ance at the Grange fair at East Hard
+ wick Saturday, Sept. 80. The weathe
: was all that could be desired and tn
n exercises were much enjoyed by al
O Hon. Mason s. Stone of Montpelier
state superintendent Of education
, was present and entertained tn
e audience with a pleasant address
r The stock exhibit was good, Brondal
lie far having the largest, with
d entries of cattle and II hogs. E. T
Is Patch, Sumner Perkins and other
a showed extra fine colts. The displa
r of fancy work was fully up to til
d, average. Apples and potatoes show
r, ed the effects of short crop. Otht
Id garden vegetables were in good dit
~ play. w. W. Talbert showed a fir
line of sleighs of his own make. Tia
e. bert is a past master in his line ar
1t, the young man who owns a "Talbe
10 sleigh' can take solid comfort vii
! his best girl, with no danger of breal
- ing down. N. A Ross exhibited ca
riages. The Leader Evaporation @
and j. Keir had a full line of sug
tools and the Vermont Farm Machil
on Co., separators. The poultry indu
try was well represented. Oraftsbu
re band furnished acceptable mus
~! .e The chief center of interest in t
II matter of exhibits was the baby sho
aA There were over twenty younste
n Il t,;h;4;o o.
- under a year old pm exhibition, a
i, two families with four children of lie
- - than ten years were in competiti
." for the prizes. The family of LIE
Goodrich took the first prize spool
as his children weighed 164 poun
more than Albion Batten's. I
committee decided that the pretti'
"A baby was Doris Jackson and
second Raymond Phi brook. I
first was given knife and fork
the second spoon. With all
grandmothers near by, it was
hazardous undertake for the co
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