Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
Remains of One More Body Found il
the Elevator Disaster.

the Elevator Disaster.
The remains of one more body were
found in the elevator ruins at Richford
last week. Only some bones remained.
There has been no certain identified
tion yet, but the teeth were in good
state of preservation and from these
it is hoped to discover the identity of
the remains. The body found Monday
was that Of Joseph Jacques. and after
being cared for by Powell & Comings.
undertakers, it was taken to Sutton,
P. O., for burial. The Quaker Oats
Co. has placed a force of men at work
in connection with the men employed by
the village in shoveling over the great
pile Of grain and debris in the hope
of recovering other bodies.
New Ammunition Company.
1t has been rumored for some time
that new ammunition company was
to be formed at Swanton. and new
company, called the Federal Ammuni-
ton company, has been Incorporated
under the laws of Vermont and has
organized for business with the follow
ing officers: President, A B. Bellows
vice president, E. A. Hyde; general
manager, F. A. Halsey: secretary and
treasurer. w. c. Butterfeld. The
capital stock is $500, 900 with shares
of Sl00 each. The incorporators are
A. 3. Bellows, +. A. Halsey, w. c.
Butterfeld, E. A. Hyde, of Swanton,
and r. N. Thomas, of Naugatuck,
Conn. The company will manufacture
ammunition Of all kinds, and explo-
sives. 1t is understood that the build
ings for the new plant will be locate d
east o. the village near the eaS
station.
Moote Challenged.
The chopping Of FIVE cords of wood is
gatting to be a much nooted question.
The latest challenge to Ed. Moote's
title Of champion woodchopper comes
from reader of the Palladium, C. e.
Davis Of North Thetford. Mr.. Davis
writes: Il think that Mr.. .Moote's feat
Of cutting five cords of soft wood is no
more than cutting three cords of hard
wood. | will say that am something
of woodchopper myself. Eight years
ago cut, split. and piled III cords of
wood in two days, and it was birch and
r,io TO h.
vouched for by Milo and William Wood
cock of Edward. n Y. and l have S1OO
that says I can cut five cords of hard
wood any day now. Anyone wishing
to find out can do so by putting up the
above mentioned sum. Mr.. Moote
can find in the little state of Vermont
several choppers who can equal his
performance.
Capt. Holbrook Expects Open Winter
| Capt. w. g. Holbrook of the steamer
Yioco on Lake Memphremagog has
gone on record as weather prophet
He has been making observations
and recently told the Stanstead Jour
nal there would be no great change il
the weather for month yet, no ger,
weather before the first of January
and that the winter will be mild. H,
!; bases his calculations upon the direc
ton of the wind Sept. 1921. the phase
Of the moon and the habits of the ami
, mails. Weatherwise muskrats are no
: building in the boys and their habita
tons wherever built, are of frail cor
struction squirrels are not laying up tn
usual stores and cartridges are fre
quently seea in the open. All of thes
"signs" the captain says. betoken
y warm fall and an open winter. w:
r ter in the lake is very low. The yYioc
d floating deck has been moved out war
r several times and even now tn
le steamer drags on the muddy botto
II whenever she approaches the whar
,e High Tide of Social Events.
n The crest Of the wave of soci
,. events under which Montpelier h;
been submerged for several days W;
reached Thursday evening when IL
annual bail given by the chief execl
tive was held in Armory hall T,
this brilliant event about 1900 invit
tons had been issued and the regre
were few. Governor and Mrs. Prout
:. were assisted IN receiving by the men
= bers Of the governors staff, who we
!. on duty throughout the evening al
> night. Rarely has Montpelier
W many prominent people from all par
9 of the state within her borders
~ were gathered at the executive ba
From s to clock a concert progra
of popular airs was rendered by Il
full Montpelier Military band orche
r. ira and this was followed by dancin
en- The Newport party, made up
in friends and neighbors of Governor a