Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-07-15

STATE NEWS.
Spanish War Veterans Encampment.
Frank L. Greene, department COM.
mander of the Spanish war veterans
has issued an order calling for an en-
campment at Burlington July %. The
important business Of recognizing
the department will be considered and
it is urged that every veteran be pres
ent if possible.
High Rank Norwich University.
In general orders No. Ill, war de-
partment under date of July 3, 1908,
Norwich University, Mortified. is
given as one of the eight Institutes
whose students have exhibited the
greatest application and proficiency in
military training and knowledge under
an army officer. The honor has been
held by Norwich for several years.
American Institute at Burlington.
The meeting of the American Insti-
tute of Instruction was held in Bur-
lington last week at which there were
nearly 700 educators present. Confer
ences on various lines of school work
were held and papers presented on top
les Of vital interest. Henry C. Morri-
son Of Concord, N. H., was elected
president and o. D. Mathewson of
Barre, H. J. Stannard of Barton and
Isaac Thomas of Rutland were elected
vice presidents from Vermont.
Rev. c.. B. Lawson Chosen.
The Rev. George B. Lawson, pastor
of the Brattlebofo Baptist church,
Burlington has accepted the position of
principal of Vermont Academy at Sax
tons River, Principal John L. Alger
having recently resigned to accept the
position of principal Of the Rhode Is
land State Normal school at Provi-
dence, r. l. He has been pastor of the
Brattleboro church for six years and
was pastor at Bennington seven years
before going to Brattleboro. He is
chaplain of the LIST Inf. V. N. G..
Railroad Coal Sheds Burned.
The trestle coal sheds of the ST..
Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railroad
company a. Swanton ere destroyed
by fire Wednesday together with abou
a thousand tons Of soft coal, one or
two cars. and other articles of value.
Fortunately this was only about half
the quantity of coal usually on hand at
this season of the year. AS the fire
originated in the roof it is supposed to
have caught from the spark of an en-
CINE. The sheds are outside of the vii
lage limits. and no help could be given
by the fire department. The coal will
probably burn for several days before
it is all consumed.
Sent to Industrial School for STEALING.
Leon Bushee, Is years old, was SEN
fenced Wednesday to the state indus
trial school, Ve1gennes, for the rest of
} 1 his minority for petty larceny in steal
i ing small sum Of money that after.
noon from Patrick Lynch at the Brat
tleboro Cabinet company's factory
where Bushee was employed. Bushee
was also charged with forgery but
this was continued. The young man
raised a pay check from $1.92 to 81. 90
and wrote over the date and sigma ture
: of the treasurer, F. A. Thompson. The
check was presert ted at the Vermont
. National Bank where the cashier at
; once detected tampering with the
' amount.
Changes Views on Deer Protection.
Marcellus E. Wheeler, of Rutland
owner of several large farms in the
{ Mendon wilderness, who gave the state
: 81, 900 to pay for damages done to crops
by deer on condition that deer be pro.
tected, has changed somewhat his
, views in regard to the necessity OF
! strict protection to the animals. Mr.,
Wheeler in an interview says: ssThe
deer are becoming very abundant in
5 some sections Of the state and be.
. lieve that it would be good plan il
the legislature should frame the stat.
ute relating to deer hunting 50 that at
intervals, perhaps once in twoor three
! years, doe could be legally killed as
well as bucks in sections where the an
imals are becoming SO numerous as to