Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-09-01
STATE NEWS
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A meeting of the committee ap-
pointed by the governor to arrange
for the publication of a digest of the
decisions of the supreme court of Ver-
mont was held at the State house Fri
day, August 20. The entire committee
of o. M. Barber Of Benning-
ton, M. G. Weber of Rutland and q.
S. Annis of North Troy were present.
In view of the Importance of the sub
ject, and its interest, particularly to
the bar of Vermont and of the desire
of the committee to adopt some method
which shall prove most thorough and
efficient, it was thought best to say in
public eye that the committee will |
gladly receive and consider any sugges-
tions as to the most desirable method
of digesting to adopt. The committee |
therefore invites lawyers, or for that |
matter anyone to advance ideas on the
subject.
Seek Cause of His Death.
With the face badly discolored End
the head lying partly under one
arm, the body Of Harrison Parent { f
Dandy was found Friday, in the barn
belonging to Charles Mulligan. The
body was lying Oh an old mattress.
States Attorney Jones of Rutla nd
was notified Immediately and he held
au il quest in the afternoon, at which
time no additional facts were brought
out. DR.. B. II. Stone of the State lab
oratory is expected to perform an au-
Jopsy. Parent was seen on the streets
of Dandy village on Thursday evening
with several other young men. 1t
was apparent that Parent had been
drinking aud becoming thoroughly
in toxicated, his companions laid him
away to sleep it off. 1t is possible
that his head was 80 twisted that he
was suffocated. The discoloration Of
the face would indicate that as a
cause of death. There were no indi-
cations of foul play. Parent was %
years Of age and he leaves wife and
one Child. For the past three years
he had been employed by the
Brandon plant of the Verm ont
Marble company.
Two Franklin County Mysteries.
Another mystersious disappearance
was brought to light when it was
learned that Carrie Tuscan, the 15-
year old daughter of Jerry Tuscan OF
Sheldon had been missing for a week
Tie girl, who is large for her age and
pretty, had been working for some
time for family at North Sheldon. A
week ago Thursday she obtained per.
; mission to visit the folks at home anc
left after supper to walk there, &
matter of three or four miles. This
, was the last time that anyone, SO fal
known saw the girl. Her absence was
, not discovered sooner, owing to the
supposition of both her parents ant
employers that she was at the other
house. Searching parties have beer
organized and every effort is being
, made to locate her. The mystery
surrounding the disappearance o
Kenneth Boynton of ST. Adams the y
year-old son of Gates Boynton, who
left home Monday afternoon to e
butternutting, is as deep as ever
: The officers at Montpelier though
Y they had the boy and Mr.. Boyntol
hurried down there only TO meet /;
strange boy and disappointment. l
3 is believed by some that the boy is
victim of dime novels, as he is said t,
have threatened to take the war patti
:. against the redskins on several Occa
sions.
! Forest Study Plots to be Established b
State Forest Service.
e The science of sjlviculture which i
C the foundation for the business of for
estry, is so new in this country that i
C is practically an unexplored field. TIL
n American forester in prescribing treat
d ment for certain kind of forest,
d obliged to rely very largely upon tn
experience of European foresters, a
s experience which has been gained i
e forests quite different from ours.
r The practicing physician can Yer
l. soon get the result of his medicine
: and profit thereby, but the develop
J. ment Of forests is such that numbe
g OF years are required to test any forl
s of management.
e One of the most important lines {
n work for the State forest service is
e therefore, to establish series of e,
IS periments in different parts of tn
e State, which shall bear light on tn
IS proper MANAGEMENT of our varior
&c kinds of forest.
e In the matter of plantations fl
e example, there is not only call fl
experiments with different species, bl
1T with different distances, of spacinl
a Shall we plant the sand plains of tt
1T Champlain Valley with pines eigl
,e feet apart as advocated by some, 81
I'd feet as advocated at present by tt
1T State forester, or three feet as
er many parts of Germany?
K Even more numerous are the pro-
lens connected with the proper maj
D. agement and harvesting of our fo
&c ests. The movement for the bett,
se arrangements is slow in growing.
is desirable that by the time it is we
under way we shall have definite know
rs edge to act upon, just as the engine
,h who builds bridge. Can we provit
of for an adequate reseeding of our lal
oy by having three Or four seed trees