Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25

carry out the orders of the treasury
department and that he was the attor-
ney of the Central Vermont Railway
Co. Five charges were made but
letter from J.. B. Reynolds CT the u.
S. treasury department dismisses the
charges against Darling.
Threatening Fire in Brattleboro.
A fire which broke out in the store
house and table of the Dewitt Grocery
Co. on Flat street in Brattleboro Tues
day afternoon at one time threatened
the business district. At the risk of
their lives, a number of spectators
rushed into an adjoining stable and
took out the horses, which were near
ly suffocated by the dense smoke
from the hay stored one premises.
The First Methodist church and the
FIVE story grain elevator Of the
Valley Grain Co. caught fire several
times, but the flames were extinguished
with slight injury to the buildings.
The Dewitt building was total loss,
fully covered by insurance.
The Governors Appointments.
Governor Prouty has appointed the
following state officers Secretary of
the state board of health, DIR. H. D.
Holton of Brattleboro, six years.
State geologist, Prof. Oh. Perkins of
Burlington, two years Supervisor of
the insane, DR. F. E. Steele of Mont
pelier. Trustee of state insane asy-
lum, D. D. Burditt of Pittsford. Trus-
tees Of Norwich university, H. j..
Stannard of Barton, l.. B. Johnson of
Randolph, E. w. Gibson of Brattleboro
and M. B. Stoker of Danville. State
highway commissioner, C. w. Gates of
Franklin. two years. State railroad
commissioner, S. Hollister jackson of
Barre, six years. State fish and game
commissioner. H. G. Thomas of Stowe,
two years. These are all reappoint-
ments.
Crosby Buys Morrisville Messenger.
F. M. Crosby, assistant editor ano
manager of the Enterprise and Yer.
monter Vergennes, has purchased the
Morrisville Messenger and will take
possession December /. Mr.. Crosby
has been a resident of that city about
nine years and has made many friends
who wish him the best of success ir
his new venture. He is one of the al
dermen Of that city and is city book
keeper. He is member of Dorc hes
ter lodge, F. & A. M. Mr.. Crosby
thoroughly understands the details Of
publishing a newspaper, having begur
~ years ago to learn the printer:
trade in the Office of the St. Johns
bury Republican where he remained
until ne went to Vergennes as fore
man in the Office of the Vergenne
Vermonter. A year and half late
ne became associated with F. w. Saul
in the publication of the Vermonter
When the paper was purchased by R
w. McCuen he was retained in tn
n office. Later when H. l.. Hindle,
severed his connections with the pa
q per, Mr.. Crosby took his place, a posi-
q tion he has since held.
: Winter Session of the Vermont Dair
n School.
z The 14th session of the Vernon
l. Dairy School at Burlington will b
n held this winter in the newly CON
% pleted Morrill, Hall. The term oper
i Monday. December %, and closes Sal
urday, February 20. The course is dc
signed to meet a demand for a sho1
and intensely practical training in tn
handling of milk and the manufactul
of milk products. 1t is open to tt
creamery worker, the dairyman, I
| school teachers, to women as we'll
: men, to all experienced or not, WI
?. wish to learn the present status Of tt
- dairy industry. The new building
:, costing $50, 900, was built with especis
= reference to dairy school work. Te
49, thousand square feet of floor spat
e many makes of power and hand separ
tors, a full and modern equipment
creamery, farm dairy. market mil
pasteurizing and testing rooms, eig
OF courses Of lectures on milk, feeds al
al feeding, breeds and breeding, gener
&c agriculture and animal diseases, pract
e cal laboratory courses in creamery al
he farm dairy work, in pasteurization al
he market milk making, in testing mi
ii and its products and in the care
as dairy machinery, daily recitations Al
rs discussions. all these ought to attra
students who wish to put in a hal
winters study along dairy lines. T
all winter meeting of the Vermont Dai1
;er mems association will be held in cal
ION January and will be open to all dai
ts, students. No entrance examinatio