Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-04-15
Local Supervisors Elected.

Miss Margaret Ruiter of Derby has
been elected superintendent of the
union of schools in Derby, Charles
ton and Morgan; Harvey Burbank,
LII B., of Danville, principal Of
Phillips academy, has been elected
superintendent of the Barnet, Dan
vile, Walden and Waterford union;
and Martin E. Daniels of Lyndonvilie,
a teacher in the Lyndon Institute, has
been elected uperintendent of the
union comprising the towns of Lyn-
don, Burke, Newark, Sutton and
Sheffield. The duties of the super
intendents begin on July 1st next and
all have been voted salary of $3.50
per annum 1t is not learned that the
Newport, Irasburg and Coventry
union have elected perintenoent.
Modern Woodmen Meet.
List Thursday evening district
meeting of Modern Woodmen was
held with TIE Camp at Lyndonville in
l. o. o. F. hall, about $50 attending.
The camps at Irasburg, Newport,
Coventry, Concord, Sc. Johnsbury
and Sheffield were ali well represent
ed at this meeting. State Deputy a.
o. Palmer of Burlington was present
ard made an interesting address.
A class of 80 was admitted to member
ship, the work was very creditaoiy
done by the team of the nome lodge
assisted by the team of the Concord
lodge. The work wae-yery cr6ditaby
done under direction of Chief For
ester Bennett and well praised by the
visitors. This class was gotten up by
Deputies Goss OF Irasburg and Bon
nett of ST.. Johnsbury. After the
work there were speeches by several
of the visitors and then followed
banquet in G. A. r. hall. 1t was a
very successful meeting and greatly
enj Eyed by all those presen;.
Peace at HardwicI1.
The labor deadlock in the granite
industry, which had continued since
March /, was ended Tuesday when
the workmen returned to their en-
ployment in Hardwick, new SEIZED
ule of prices having been signed. A
proposition was presented to the men
Saturday, which was agreed and
signed Monday by committees repre-
senting both employ ers and employ
ees. Under this agreement which is
to continue for fo ur years, monument
cutters are to receive So 10 day and
cutters on building WORK So 20 a day.
Under the old schedule the price paid
was 3715 cents an hour for both kinds
of work, or SO for an eight-hour day.
When the old agreement expired the
men asked for advance of ~ cents
an hour, or So 20 day for both kinds
of work: the new agreement to con-
tinue for three years. The manu-
facturers offered an advance of ~
| cents an hour for period of four
years. This offer was not satisfactory
and negotiations were dropped for
several weeks. Many of the cutters
went to Barre and secured WORK but
are now returning to Hardwick.
There are eighteen granite firms there
employing 500 men and there are
many orders awaiting completion, SO
that period OF activity Is now as
sared.
Mrs. ]. c. Burke Shoots Herself.
Mrs. j. O. Burke, wife of Hon. John
@. Burke of Lowell, Mass, committed
suicide by shooting herself ia the
right side of the head shortly before
9 O'CLOCK Sunday morning, April 7, al
their home in Lowell. Mrs. Burke was
born in Albany, her maiden name be
ing Gertrude Dow. she was mar
ried to MIR. Burke in her native town
December %, 1881. Two children
were born to them George W, cap
tain of last seasons high school foot
ball team, and Julia Lillian, now pu.
pill in the Rogers Hall school in Low
ell. From the statement furnished J
DR.. J. V. Meigs, assistant medical ex
aminer, i5 was learned Mrs. Burke
had been ill with nervous prostratior
for some time, and also suffered from
melancholia. Mr.. Burke and his
daughter were in the dining room
and George Burke, tine son, was in 6
rear room on the same floor when &
shot from a revolver was heard anc
George rushed into the dining room
believing it had been Academia lily
fired there. The father and son ther
rushed upstairs and found Mrs. Burke
lifeless on the floor. Mr.. Burke, hi
son and daughter were overcome b,
the shock. Mrs. Burke was a woman
of genial temperament. She wa