Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-07-03
STATE NEWS.
Pew. j. O. sherburn.

DuTu, Formerly pF65lulBB eluST VI IAlo
district, now residing at Bradford, say
that with three months rest, Mr..
Sherburn, who is very i'll, will be able
to resume his pastoral duties.
United States Survey.
The field work by the United States
Geological survey in Vermont this
summer includes survey in crystal
line rocks in western Vermont by Mr..
T. n. Dale; also the Hanover quad
rangle will be geographically sur
veyed by Mr.. w. @. Hall, assisted by
Mr.. @. Hartman, Jr., and the streams
of the state will be measured by Mr..
H. K. Barrows, assisted by Mr.. T. w.
Norcross and others.
Wednesday, Oct. 4.
The subcommittee recently APP
pointed to plan celebration at Mont
pelier next October in honor of the
Tooth anniversary of the establish
ment of the State capital at Montpe-
! lier has made partial report. The
committee recommends that the eel
ebration be held on Wednesday, Oct.
4; that public meeting be held in the
Opera house in the morning, parade
in the afternoon, memorial service
at the State House following the pa
rade, and fireworks in the evening.
Governor @. j. Bell and all living ex-
governors will be specially invited.
In connection with the fireworks the
State House will be electrically illu-
minated in the evening. 1t is planned
to have companies Fl, E, and F of
the First Vermont regiment, the Nor
witch University and ST. Michael's
school and Montpelier Seminary ca
diets. and as many civic and fraternal
organizations in the parade as posi-
BILE. Several bands of music will par
ticipate. One or more troops of cav
airy from Fort Ethan Allen will be
secured if possible. The COMMITTEES
suggests that at o'clock of the day
of the celebration the school children
of the city be massed on the steps of
the State House and sing patriotic
songs. The committee also advises
that invitations be extended to the
proper officers that they request the
legislative reunions and banauets be
held on the evening of the day of the
celebration. The pastors of the city
are requested to hold special services
on the Sunday preceding the celebra-
ton and preach special centennial
services.
Miss Jennie Bell VIII Christ>n Battle
1 ship Vermont.
/ Governor Bell is making prepare
tions to attend the launching of the
J battleship Vermont at Quincy, Mass,
August 81. The governors family,
his official staff and invited guests will
accompany him, and it is expected
that many prominent Vermonters will
be present at the launching. The
governor has designated his daughter,
Miss Jennie Bell, as sponsor, and she
will break the customary bottle 81
champagne over the bow of the craft
i, as the Vermont leaves the ways al
the plant of the Fore River Ship
o building Co. A joint resolution wa
adopted by the legislature of 1904 ap
propriating a sum not exceeding
$1,000 for the purchase of silver ser
vice suitably inscribed, for the ney
battleship. The Vermont will be on
# of the most powerful fighting ship
ia afioat. Her length is $50 feet, he
!. breadth at load water line, rs fee
# and 10 inches; her displacement, 10,
COO tons; her total bunker capacity
r. 1000 tons of coal; her speed, Is knot
e an hour. The ship will be armed wit
- four Pinch breech-loading rifle
4 guns, eight inch and twelve Zinc
= rifed guns. There will be secondar
, battery of twenty 3-inch 14-pounder
# rapid fire guns; twelve 3-pounde
" semi automatic guns; two 1-pounde
h semi automatic guns; two 3-inch ne
"a pieces; two machine guns; and 81
s. automatic guns. The water line
rs protected by a complete steel arm'
re belt II inches thick for about 200 fe'
amidships, tapering to 9 inches in IL
cd vicinity of the magazines, and graz
H. ualIy decreasing to 4 inches at tt
II. bow and stem. This belt is 9 feet
We inches wide Above this rises anoth
m armor belt inches thick, extendil
IN. TO the lower edge of the inch q
I'LL ports on the main deck. The cost
lie the ship exclusion of armorment
"a, s4,212,OOO and the total cost is 9
md pected to reach $685. 600. The 81