Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-10-27
STATE NEWS.
Some Big Potatoes.

Some Big Potatoes.
Charles Baker of Mortified has
raised a potato of the Delaware vari-
ETY. that weighed three and ore-half
pounds. Henry Edwards of Benson
seems to have this seasons record for
big tubers however, as he has raised
potato that weighs three and one
half pounds. From the same field Mr..
Edwards dug SO potatoes that filled a
bushel basket.
Vermont in Frat Place.
Vermont now leads the country as
the leading producer of stone among
the 46 states The stone industry in
the United States in 1908 was marked
by decrease in value of output
amounting to SIS. 1913, BOG. which is mere
than seven per cent less than the
value in 1907. This decrease was dis
tributed among many states and was
confined to no particular section.
The four ranking states were YER
mont, Pennsylvania. New York. and
Ohio. in the order named, Vermont
having in 1908 displaced Pennsylvania
as the leading producer.
Uncle Sans Long Arm"
After eluding "Uncle Sam" for sew.
eral months, Walter Grace. an alleged
deserter from the United States army,
came back to Cabot from the West
and was promptly nabbed by Sheriff
Frank Tracy at the home Of his broth
er, Fred Grace. The man readily ad-
mitted his identity when the sheriff
informed him of his mission, and
Grace was taken to Fort Ethan Allen
for trial before court-martial on the
charge of DESERVING the United States
army. The punishment runs from two
to seven years in a military prison.
Grace had been in the state Of Yer
mont only twelve hours and in the
house of his brother only two.
Hunter Shot at Stowe.
! A thur Bennett, aged 70 years, was
| fatally shot while oct hunting Thurs
day forenoon at Stowe. His gun was
resting on log when he reached for
it, Selling the muzzle end and pulling
the weapon toward himself. The gun
was discharged, and the charge en-.
tered his left arm, severing an artery.
The young mans brother was with
him and carried him part way home,
when he had to drop his burden, run
ming the remainder of the way to gel
help. When he had secured help anc
the party returned to where the in
jured man had been left, it was founc
that he was dead. having bled to death
Big Automobile Factory.
The Rae Electric Vehicle COMPANY
has purchased about Is acres a
Springfield, and it is to begin
the construction of it's plant at once
which will consist at first of two build
ings, each 200 feet long by so fee
wide. The buildings will be locate,
on the Bates meadow, so called, ant
bridge erected across the river an
the electric road will extend siding
to the plant. It is expected that tn
work will be completed by Dec. Is
The company has also leased an offic
J and salesroom in Boston at BOT Devon
shire street. in the heart of the auto
J mobile district, and over 800 cars hav
already been sold, initial payment t
be made thereon as soon as the plan
is completed, so the new compan
! starts with every prospect of success
and seems boond to develop into one {
3 the greatest industries of New Ems
: land. The sale of the $40, 900 stoc
offered to the public is progressing
8 the satisfaction of all concerned.
n Van Dyke Estate Wins.
Il The masters in the celebrated cas-
8 of George Van Dyke vs.. the Graz
l. Trunk Railway company have file
with the attorneys on both sides of Il
case draft of their findings. The
IL found for the plaintiff to recover b1
g the amount is not made public. Til
20 has been one of the most wide
Y. known cases and involving one of ii
IL largest amounts of any ever docket
IS in Vermont courts. 1t was entered
a. Caledonia county court in Decembe
oe 1904, and was set for trial at tn
lie term before Judge James M. lyle
3 Because of it's Importance and the TO
weeks or more it was thought
y would take to try it in county cou
ne by consent of counsel on both sid
ic Judge Tyler referred it to f.. S. Pla
or of Rutland, Horace F. Graham
a Craftsbury and William H. Taylor
he Hardwick as special masters. N
e, Van. Dyke, who was killed a f.
ct months ago in an automobile accidei
sued the Grand Trunk Railwy comp
H. ny for approximately. $400,00 allie
e ing that fires set by locomotives
he the defendant company burned ov
as an immense tract of land owned
en- him in Essex county.
:. Junior Order of Mechanics Meets.
a The State council of the Jun
wv Order of the United American n
ce chanics held it's annual meeting
in Montpelier this week. with about
ill delegates present. At the afterno
M session, Arthur E. White of Montp
lot Ter, state secretary reported 80 Il
councils with total membership
We 1,479 against 1.271 in 1908. The rep
lat Of the treasurer showed 1920 on hs
he and all bills paid. William q. Jeffr