Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-30
STATE NEWS.
Pays 500 for Pointing Rev Oliver.

Tor pointing revolver at MS sweet
heart when she refused to marry him.
Big Range in Tax Rates.
Complete returns from recent March
show that the tax rate voted
this year varies all the way from 30
cents in Proctor and so cents in Ran
dolph,,to So 80 in Hancock and 1885 in
Jamaica and Landgrove.
Small Pox in Plainfield.
Edward Maxfeld of Plainfeld is sick |
with small poX and some excitement
prevails in that town but the spread |
of the disease is hoped to be confined
to that house. Mr.. Maxfield contract
ed the disease while out of the state
for several weeks recently.
To Work Clay Deposits.
About 20 men will be employed early
in May working the white clay deposit
near Rutland owned by the Clarendon
Clay and & Mining company. 1t is prob
able that a large part of the output
will be shipped to Glens Falls, N. Y.
This clay is used in finishing writing
paper.
Striking Stonecutters to Employ Them
selves.
1t was stated in Montpelier Monday
that the striking stone cutters have
plans we'll under way for starting
cooperative granite cutting shed in
that city. 1t will be in the nature
of an experiment union and it is said
large number of cutters will be en-
ployed. Developments are awaited
with much interest.
Session Grand Lodge, N, E. o. P.
The annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Vermont, New England Order
of Protection, will be held in Burling
ton the third week in April. The
grand warden of the organization is
DR.. w. H. Weeks, of Hardwick the
grand secretary, H. A. Bartlett, of ST.
Johnsbury; and the grand treasurer,
H. H. Davis, of Burlington.
Haskins Looking Out for Vermont.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins has
found that the United States govern
ment owes Vermont $4,000 Of this
sum $4,000 is due on claims growing
out of the Spanish-American war and
S1O,O 900 on claims dating back to the
Civil war, although the latter item
was supposed to have been cleared up
a few years ago. Bills to reimburse
the state have been introduced in Con-
gress.
New Railway School.
The Central Vermont railway has in
stituted trade school for the educa-
ton of its apprentice boys and other
employees in the machine and car shops
at ST. Adams. Beginning this week,
two night sessions will be held each
week, at which will be taught every
thing in the mechanical line of rail-
road work. There will be no tuition
charge. The attendance of appren-
tees is compulsory.
Dedicated New Library.
The S. L. Griffith Memorial library,
presented to the town of Dandy by
the late Silas L. Gil fifth, a mill on
aire lumber dealer, was dedicated
Wednesday afternoon. The speaker CT
the day was Mayor W. J. Bigelow of
Burlington. Rev. H. J. Mallett of East
Dorset also gave an address. George
L. Rice Of Rutland presented the Il.
brary to the town in behalf of the
trustees, and it was formally accept
ed by Rev. w. A. McIntire. The
Griffith library is free in every respect
it is we'll endowed and the town is moi
taxed in any way for it's support. The
building is constructed of pressed brick.
with trimmings of terra Gotta, and
is one story high, and cost, furnished
S14,O 900. There are three reading
rooms, a delivery and stock room, ane
!, 5000 volumes are on file. The ir.
stitution has it's own lighting plant.
Forced to Battle, Anyway.
A few nights ago a local Hungarian
D.. workman wandered up to the Proctor
4 bhospital to see his sick brother. L
happened that the nurse, who was act
ing superintendent in the absence OF
r the head nurse, was expecting a pa
Y tient from Center Rutland concerning
whom she had heard no particulars
, = When she discovered very dejectee
: looking man in the reception room sh,
at once ordered him as best she coult
}. by gesture (the Hun could not speal
:. English) to go to the bath room an,
t battle. AS the foreigner did not pa,
= any attention to her, two nurses tool
! him forcibly to the bath room, an,
after some remonstrance on his part
which they mistook for stubbornness