Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-23

passing over Woodstock, and made the
35 miles to the state line in an hour
and quarter, landing at Gilmanton,
N. H., about o'clock.
Fire Losses at Wolcott.
The building in Wolcott village
owned BY F. A. Fife was burned FRI
day with most of the contents. The
lower portion of the building was oc-
cupied by Mr.. Flies large general
store, the upper part being divided in
to four tenements. The tenants lost
all their household goods. The old no.
tel building known as the Wolcott
house. separated from the Fife build
ing by a driveway and the hotel barn
were also burned. The hotel was un-
occupied. The residence of A. j. Will
son and the town house were saved by
the use of hand engine. The residence
of Edward Ransom and Churchill q
Udall's flour mill were saved by the
efforts Of bucket brigade. The
plate glass window in Lewis Valleys
store was broken by the heat. The
oss on the stock in the store is placed
at about S25, with $4,000 insur-
ance. But recently, Mr.. Fife dropped
$4,000 worth in insurance. About
$1,000 worth of goods were saved.
The loss on the Fife building was
about S6. 900 with the 5000 insurance,
and on the hotel and barns, valued at
81, 900, insurance of 81, 100 was carriedE
The University of Vermont Summer
School.
The summer school of the Univer-
sity of Vermont will open Monday.
July II, and close Saturday, August
T. On account of the tercentenary
celebration the date of opening is one
week later than 1t would have been.
| The summer session is intended prima-
rily to meet the needs of teachers,
principals, supervisors and others en-
gagged more or less directly in school
work. The curriculum contains much
also suited to the needs of undergrad
yates wishing to do work which may
count toward college credits, and of
graduates who may be looking for
ward to an advanced degree. Instruc.
tion will be given in Greek, Latin, En-
glish, German, mathematics. pedago-
gy, agriculture, manual training and
home economies. Other studies may
also be purchased by special arrange
ments with instructors. Instruction
will be given by members of the uni
versity faculty. also by Prof. A. H.
Gilbert of the Kentucky State Univer.
sity and Prin. G. H. Morrill, of the
Randolph normal school. A bulletin
giving detailed information may be
had on request addressed to the Uni
versity, Burlington.
$1,575,OOO Life Insurance Paid.
The following figures taken from
The Insurance Press are of interest to
Vermonters. The figures are of the
amounts paid to insured pers5ns or
their benefciaries in the forms of
matured endowments, death claims or
other benefits under the policies of
level-premium companies Or the GER
tifcates of various life insurance
associations-assessment and the like.
The amounts paid by the regular com :
panies in dividends to policy holders,
for surrender values, to annuitants,
and on claims in foreign countries are
not included.
The Vermont total is given as ST.
575, 900 and figures by towns and cities
are given as follows:-Burlingto
$3.50, 296; Barre, s94,545; Brattleboro,
SIS, 76S; Bennington, $6s, TT; Proctor,
s62, 1923; ST. Adams, SCI, 500; Rutland,
SCI, 566; Montpelier, $35, 421; Rich
ford, s27, $40; Barton, s24 $50; Wood
STOCK, $24 600; Morrisvi'le, $21, 600;
ST. Johnsbury, $40, 1855; Rupert, $40,
600; Bethel. s1s,5 500; Ludlow, $1s,8 1897;
West Rutland, s1S,294; Essex juno
tion, SSH; Randolph, s15,9s7;
aortonville, 1925; Stockbridge,
sl5, 200; Vergennes $4,000; Will
JAMESTOWN, s12, 900; North Troy, s1O,-
1856; Windsor, s1O,275; Rocking ham
$4,000. Besides these large sums, 81
towns were named where amounts
. under $40, 600 we're paid.
D From one point OF view, 1898 was
: practit a ly ayear of no progress. the Of
: fetal returns from many states show
ing falling off in payments for deatf
claims and endowments. More thar
2,1OO policies of $4,000 and upward
, we're tabulated.
The largest of the amounts of claim,
t paid was credited to New York city
frat, Philadelphia second, and Chica
} 20 third.
t Middlebury College Summer Session.
Dean Walter E. Howard announce,
that sufficient registrations for tn,
: summer session of the college hav,