Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-07
STATE NEWS
PROM PAGE Two.

@ Q. Holmes and a score OF
es near Swanton for a mysteri-
rse thief and kidnapper, Henry
Is years Old, has been taken in
tcdy, charged with stealing a
and rig owned by Amos Skeels,
porous farmer, at Skeels CJr-
and taking s-year-old Oscar
ban Lszotte of Winooski, against
. h, from his home to Swanton
on, where he was put out side
road. Beor was apprehended
iford, Que, by Deputy Sheriff
es w. Steel of Highgate, who
instructed to follow the boys
o that place. He was brought
Franklin jail at st. Albane.
Noy's parents live on farm near
Z Mr.. Skeels. IL is understood
foung Beor refuses to make any
nent.
New Mail Pouch Patented.
htent was issued to J. Z. Harris
nville for a pouch intended more
tally for Rural Free Delivery
Is. Nothing of the kind was
patented or in use for any pur-
and rural or even city carriers
lind It OF immense advantage.
those who do not use a team
lining a sack are using ordinary
3 or hand grips, keeping the
badly mixed and exposing it to
kinds of weather. Mr.. Harris
bt keeps the mail or any con-
OF the package entirely separate
ht it can be delivered in rotation
no water or snow can get in.
Danger of loss or mistake Is also
ely averted. We understand Mr..
will endeavor to interest the
rnment in the invention. In
meantime he will be glad to give
nne any desired information on
subject.
Many Incendiary Fires.
e village of Jacksonville is very
b exercised on account of a series
hcendiary fires which have oc-
ed there within the past few
ks. The last one, which occurred
day night, destroyed the barn of
bert j. Porter, situated in the CEN
" the village. The fire was dis
red about 1920 O'Clock in the
of the barn, and 1t was only by
hardest work on the part of near
j the inhabitants of the village
the adjoining house, owned by @.
Waste, and, in fact, the buildings
he north side of Main street, were
3D.. This is the fourth fire of the
that has occurred in Jacksonville
o July 81, and the people of that
bye are so alarmed that many of
n did not leave their homes to
the Valley fair in Brattleboro last
X. The attention of the state au-
tities has been called to the situa-
and an effort will be made to
ltify and punish the incendiary.
o. u. A. M. Meeting and Banquet.
be state meeting of the Junior
err of United American Mechanics
held at Montpelier last week
report of Arthur E. White o
htpelier, state secretary, showed {
sent membership in the state o
a gain of 200 during the past year
the report of @. J. King o
yer, the treasurer, showed al
paid and s417 in the treasury
feature of the meeting was
riotic address deliver d by Rev
Hough of the Methodist churc
Montpelier. The officers electe
10 Supreme Councillor Giddings Q
ingheld, who succeeds himself
councillor, W. II Jeffreys; secre
A. E. White; S. V. @, E. N
Bsey; ward, E. B. Harvey; s. {
3D., Fl. l.. Richardson; s. @. Treas
King; S. Q. /. S., George Hoyt
}. Chaplain, E. @. Magoon; trus
@. f. Harris; committee on law
n. Massey and c. E. Harris.
Vermont Bar Association Meets.
he annual meeting of the Vernon
association was held at Montpt
last week. Officers elected wei
follows: President, Alexand'
nnett of 81. Johnsbury; vice pres
hts, @. G. Austin of st. Adams,
Albee of Bellows Falls, F. A. HI oy
d of Montpelier; secretary, Jol
Mimms of st. Adams; treasure
ram Carleton of Montpelier;
rian, Z. II. Deavitt of Montpelie
out 20 members of the bar we
bsent. The addresses were high
erestipg and the banquet and aft
iner speeches were not only full
hnt uvare a feast of reason. II