Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-18

enter when man came out and beat
hasty retreat. He had secured some
small bills, some change, and check
for SIG.
Balloon Ascension from Rutland.
! The first balloon ascension under the
auspices of the new Vermont Aero
club was made from Rutland Thursday
afternoon at 80 o'clock and ended at
5 "a O'Clock with safe landing half
| a mile from Brandon. The balloon
Heart of the Berkshires was used and
it's passengers were pilot William Van
Sleet, Postmaster Ezra Allen, of
Fowler, and Mrs. Edith I. Sawyer,
reporter for The Rutland News. The
purpose CT the trip was to cross the
Canadian border if possible and win
the trophy offered by La Patrie. but
the strength of the wind was too weak
although what breeze there was came
from the right direction, due south.
Had No Money.
| Twenty four people banded them
selves together under the name of the
| Carnival Novelty company and started
at Swanton few weeks ago to play
Vermont towns and give folks good
time. The response was not warm and
| suited. Arriving at Morrisville from
Fairfield. the show was given Tuesday
night. August 10, but the next day the
players struck for their pay and the
company blew up. R. N. Leavitt and
F. T. Matthews, the managers, were
unable to pay their bills, the property
Of the troupe was attached by Norris
Vile officers and it is said the thespians
did not have enough to buy dinner.
The performers are all French and
come from Montreal and other Canadian
points.
Readsboro Chair Company Prospering
!; The chair company at Readsboro is
making good progress in the erection
of its new plant on the site of the
tannre property. This new factory
will be approximately 26O feet long
part of it 76 feet wide, and the other
,, part 4S feet WIDE The entire building
will be four stories high and the frs
floor or basement will be of concrete
construction with concrete floors. This
new plant will be equipped Throughout
with every device and Improvement fo
:, the economical manufacture of schoo
desks. opera chairs, and bent Woo
chairs. and the company hope to hav'
the new plant ready to start by Apri
+ l of next year. The company is now
q working on orders for opera chairs t.
:, go to South America, South Africa
=, large orders are coming through tn
II plant for theaters, halls. and school
- in United States cities and towns
= When the new plant is in full operatio
j. the company will employ about DO
q men in both factories.
Insurance in Vermont.
- The annual report of the insuranc
~ commissioners of the state. Edward Il
- Deavitt and Guy w. Bailey, is out
II The losses incurred by fire insuranc
e companies in this state in 1908, as RI
# ported by the companies in their al
10 nual statements amounted to S971, 975
,e 70 as against S6z5, 1878 incurred
. ! the preceding year. The destructiC
w of the grain elevator at Richford use
ne by the Quaker Oats company, ard il
no volving loss of upwards of $3.50, 90
n and the fire wiping out the busine
section of the village of Richmond, j
at volving loss of some SIPS, 600, he
sr- to explain the difference between tt
en- figures of these two years. The amou
es of business written by the life insu
ng ance companies in this state during t.
IL, year 1908 exceeded the amount of t
on preceding year and at the end of
re. year there was $50, 786, 645, OF of inst
- ance carried by the people of this sta
be in the legal reserve life insurance CO.
ed panies, substantial increase over t
is figures of the preceding year.
he A Vermonter Won.
The tennis tournament for the v
ho mont championship ended Saturday
no st. Johnsbury,> Fred H. Harris
"a "a Brattleboro winning. He defeat
he George w. Pike of Springfield
40. straight sets, So, 6-3, 81. This is ,
all first time resident of Vermont
,ov won the championship since 10
~ Pike. last years champion, showed
Tor effects of his recent illness and did !
;sh play in the form he has shown in
he. past. This does not detract. howev
cir from Harris brilliant work. He
at the game in hand from the start, q
:, Il. except in the first set. outclassed Phi
~ a,H showing particularly strong in his O
~ ~ service The cups offered by the
ero Pine Golf club have been awarded
no no follows: SUPPLEMENTARY c,
lcs F. H. Harris, of Brattleboro; tour
Nc. 10 ment cup. F. H. Harris; runner-up,
Il; io H. MacVeigh, of Phillips Exet
~ Consolation cup-Chester M. Porr
~ ore of Worcester. Double championsl
49,, cup-C. H. Collister of Gardner, Mas
NC and Chester T. Porter; runners-up,
NV, ,,,t A. Kicker and R. w. Spaulding of
~; ~ Johnsbury. Fred H. Harris, the st,
nc s champion. is Dartmouth junior, a
- the champion of the New England
+1o tercollegiate tournament outside of
IL Johnsbury.
ing George Van Dyke Meets His Death
George Van Dyke, aged Sd, of L.
caster, n. H.. president Of the C.,