Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-15
STATE NEWS.
Over $2,OO0,O 900.

Over 100000.
The current number of the Insurance
Press contains a summary OF lie IN
surance distributions during the year
1907 when claims and benefits aggre-
eating $474, 115, 592 were paid by COM
panies and associations in the United
States and Canada. Two hundred
cities received from the hand of life in
surance more than 500, 1000 each, New
York city standing at the top of the
list with $27, 81 ,237. By states, Yer
mont received $2,OO9,87 Burlington
leading with $1O8, $50. Payments of
$40, 900 or more reported to the In
surance Press were S35,694 to the es-
tate of Edward Wells of Burlington,
49, O1 to the estate of w. H. Dubois
of Randolph and $40, 800 to the estate of
L. S. Drew of Burlington.
Children's Day, June "a.
State Master George w. Pierce of
Brattleboro issued to the subordinate
oranges of the state last week a proc
lamation appointing June "a as Chill
dren's day in the grange. He urges
that every grange in Vermont OBJ
serve the day in an appropriate way
day let each grange gather at some
central point and we would suggest,
if the day be pleasant, that the
Children be entertained out of doors,
in some pleasant grove, on the basket
picnic plan. A program should be ar
ranged to interest the children, either
by the lecturer, children's committee
or a special committee appointed for
that purpose. We would further sug
gest that as this meeting, comes near
the time of independence day, the
grounds or hall where the meeting is
held be decorated with flags of the I'm
ion and that some person be delegated
to make a short talk or address to the
children on the subject of Indepen-
dence day."
NAdSOnC w eek dl dk
Grand Lodge at Burlington last
week was attended by large number
of Masons from every county in the
state. Grand Secretary H. H. Ross of
Burlington reported the total member
ship of the Knight Templar lodges as
2,440, net gain in the year OF 14O.
incl o6
at Morrisville. The total comman-
deries number Is. Templar officers
were elected as follows: Grand COM
mander, George H. Gorham of Bellows
Falls; deputy, Frank D. Dewey of
Montpelier; grand generalissimo,
Daniel S. Danforth of ST. Adams
grand captain-general, George F. Root
of Newport; grand senior warden,
Frank L. Clarke of Rutland; grand
junior warden, A. ]. Hough of Mont
pelier; grand treasurer, Charles w.
Whitcomb of Proctorsville. There are
IO3 blue lodges in the jurisdiction and
1888 members. There has been a
gain of 3O5 during the year. Officers
elected were as.follows: Grand mas.
ter, Lee S. Tillotson of st. Adams
deputy grand master, Rev. Henry L.
Ballou of Chester; grand senior war
den Eugene S. Weston of New Haven,
grand junior warden, J. Vernon Dut
ton of Hardwick; grand treasurer
Charles W. Whitcomb of Proctorsville
grand secretry, Henry II. Ross Of Bur
lington grand senior deacon, Rev. J
A. Belanger of Wells River CRANE
Junior deacon, W. B. Vinton of Hard
wick. In his reference to the fraterna
dead the grand master made specia
mention of Robert J. Wright of New
port, past grand senior deacon, VIII
died September %, 1907. and others
The Vermont Grand lodge contribute
l,2OO for the assistance of the Sa
Francisco earthquake sufferers. 0
this amount $500 was returned by tn
California grand lodge with expires
sions of appreciation and this amour
will Returned into the Masonic HON
~ fund which has now reached SIS, 0O(
A committee has also been appointe
to consider the selection of site f
the home. The Masonic Veterans al
ISOLATION elected officers as follows
Venerable chief, S. H. Danforth of S
Adams first associate chief Kittrede
Haskins, of Brattleboro; second ass
ciate chief, C. H. Heaton of Montp
lier; treasurer, C. A. Calderwood
St. Johnsbury; secretary H. H. Ro
of Burlington; chaplain, Rev. A.
Hough, of Montpelier marshal D.
Danforth of St. Adams. Sixty ne
members were elected and the regul
REPORTS of officers were read.