Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-10-13
STATE NEWS.
"Some Pumpkins"

"Some Pumpkins"
A pumpkin which is said to be the
largest ever raised was exhibited It
the Valley fair at Brattleboro last
week. The pumpkin was a Green
Mountain Giant and weighed 4O1a
pounds.
Diphtheria in Bethel.
The schools have been closed and
church meetings and other public
assemblies have been temporarily for
hidden in Bethel owing to the prevail
ence of diphtheria. One person has
died of the disease and two cases now
exist in the town.
Lynn M. Hays Supervisor.
The members of the Vermont dele
cation in Congress that are present
in Vermont met in Burlington last
week to decide upon whom they
should elect for supervisor of the
Vermont census next year, and it is
Nj. Hays of Essex Junction will be the
man. He has been identified with
the newspapers of Vermont for many
years and was member of the ter.
centenary commission. He is 48
years old.
AFleetwood Club.
The people of Lamoille county to
show their confidence in Frederick
G. Fleetwood, are forming an organiza-
tion which will be heard from power
fully before the next State convention.
The members of the organization sub
scribe as follows: "We the under
signed, having at heart the interests
of our State and our party, and be-
lieving in the integrity and ability of
Frederick G. Fleetwood, do heartily
endorse his candidacy for the Cover
norship of the state of Vermont, ard
by thus subscribing our names, form
ourselves into what shall be known as
the Fleetwood Climb.
Morgan Post Office Robber again Held
Morgan Edwards, known as Port.
land Fatty" one of the cleverest
yeggmen and post office robbers ir
the business is reported to be under
arrest at Toledo, Ohio. Edwards was
indicted August %, 1908, for a posi-
office robbery at Morgan. was ar
rested in New York the following De
cember and held under bail of So, OO(
for trial in Rutland, May Is. 1909
When that date arrived Edwards at
torneys said that their client had beer
shot in a quarrel with another veg.
> and was unable to appear. Proceed
ings looking toward the forfeiture o
the bail have been dragging along il
, federal courts ever since.
State c. E. Officers.
The Vermont Christian Endeavo
Union closed highly successful an
interesting three days convention i
the Congregational church at Middle
bury, October 6, with an address b
the Rev. DR.. w. Herman Hopkins, D
D., pastor of the first Presbyteria
church of Albany, New York., VIII
spoke on 1.-The Uplifted Christ" TIL
Rev. I. C. Smart Of Burlington CAV
Middlebury upon the North Pole an
, whereabouts. The following off
GERS were elected for the comm
year President, the Rev. Benjami
Swift, Woodstock vice president, til
s Rev. C.. C. st. Clair, Morrisvill e
v secretary, Miss Beulah Bates, Benz
. ington: treasurer, Jay G. Underwood
u Hartland /; Junior superintendent, Mi!
: Flora M. Winch, McIndoes Fall:
assistant. Miss Barbara Clark, Wi
liston: assistant secretary, Miss Eft
! r. Graves, Waterbury superintende1
:, missions, the Rev. R. H. Tribal
u South Londonderry superintendent
st county and local union work, the Re
re E. M. Fuller, Manchester Center
~ superintendent of Bible study ar
. evangelism, the Rev. S. P. PER-
n Richford.
Supreme Court Decide. Regarding
Commitment of the Insane.
:, At the October term of the g
10 preme court, at Montpelier last we,
m decision was handed down viii,
in declares substantially all the certi
~ Gates on which insane persons confin,
. to the insane asylum at Waterbu
ID and Brattleboro Retreat at state e