Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-04
STATE NEWS.

to his former wife, VINO was Florence
Simmons, of Hartford, Conn, the
alimony at the rate of SO a month
which had been accruing since
July l, 1906. The order of the court
is that unless payment is made with
in ten days, Huling will be held in
contempt of court aid body eXecu-
ton will be issued against him.
Suit Over for Pelt.
The case Of Archie Miner against
George Miller, both of Guilford, was
tried Wednesday. About two weeks
ago Mr.. Miner was fox hunting and
shot at fox, he stated he wounded.
He was following the trail wien he
heard a rifle shot and came up in
few minutes to where Mr.. Miller had
just shot silver gray fox. Mr.. Miner
demanded the fox and Mr.. Miller re-
fused to give it up, consequently he
brought suit to collect $40, the ale ged
value of the pol5.
Railroad Mems Pay Increased
Officials of the Boston & Maine an
nounce that an agreement has been
reached whereby the wages of all pas
senger, freight and yard conductors
and brakemen of the road will soon
be raised. The schedules for the new
wage scale are very long and the de-
| ails will not be announced for several
days. The increase will affect more
than $500 employees, including 1000
conductors and 1900 brakemen, and
will it is said entail an additional an
nual expenditure Of s125,OC by the
| company.
Prouty Appointed Son.
Three departments of the govern
ment have replied to the Tillman res
olution calling for information as to
the practice of utilizing the services
of special employees who are usually
appointed regardless of the civil SER
vice rules. The Tillman dragnet dis
c'osed that Interstate Commerce
Commissioners Prouty and Cockrell
had each appointed his son at salary
of $4,000 year as confidential
CLERK" The aggregate paid by the
commission to special employees was
S15, 800.
In One Day.
The following corporations filed
registration certificates on one day
recently in the Office of the secretary
Of state: The Wallipgford Cash Store
Co., capital stock, $4,000; the Inter
national Toothpick Co., capital stock,
$4,000, principal Office at Bradford; the
L. F. Benton Co., manufacturers of ma
chinery, capital stock, $50, 1000, prin-
cipal office at Vergennes; the Judson
Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of
saw frames, handles, etc, capita
stock, 5000, principal office at East
Arlington; United States Quarrie, : &
Constru ton Co., capital stock sci, 00o.
List of Grand Army Election.
The other officers elected at the
meetings of the Vermont Department.
G. A. R., held in Rutland last week. in
addition to the commander, Col. A.
@. Brown of Montpelier, follow: Sen
Tor vice commander, A. G. Sleeper
Newport; junior vice-commander, W
L. Cady, Middlebury; chaplain, W. o
1 Higley, Castleton; assistant adjutant
] and quartermaster-g general, Edward
q. Baker, Montpelier; inspector, Eli N
t Peck, Burlington; chief of staff, lib;
Z H. McAllister, Waitsfeld, medica
q director, DR.. John j. Hanrahan, Rut
r land. The Relief Corps elected tn,
following officers: President, Mrs
# Kate D. Lee, Wells River; senior vic,
J. president, Mrs. Lavinia Kenney, Rut
g land; junior vice president, Mrs. Mar,
s L. Rising, Randolph; treasurer, Mrs
q Addie K. Bigelow, Wells River; chap
Q lain, Mrs. Anna s. Bush, Brookline
Il secretary, Mrs. Mary B. Goodwin
!, Wells River; inspector, Mrs Ann
r Armes Beach, Burlington; counsellor
: Mrs. Calista HI. Bangs, Brattleboro
g installing officer, Mrs. Ida E. Good
It nough, Brattleboro; patriotic in
It structor, Mrs. Rose Allen, Lyndon
: vile; press correspondent, Mrs. Eft
:. M. Puffer, Bellows Falls; senior aids
n Mrs. Clara Bradley Niles, Morris vile
n executive board, Mrs. Nellie S
y Smyth, st. Johnsbury, Mrs. Min
q Stoughton, Randolph, Mrs. Ms ME Z
4. ShattucF, Wells River, Mrs. Rut
1t Sincla r, Underhill, Mrs. Emma L. La
'e pointe, Montpelier. About 200 veter
ID ans and 100 ladies were present at til
it meeting.