Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-29
STATE NEWS.
Vermont Dairymen Talent.

Vermont Dairymen Talent.
The Vermont Dairymen's Assoeia-
ton has announced that Congressman
D. j. Foster will be accompanied
from Washington by Frederick II.
Newell, director of the reclamation
service of the-ynited States geolog-
ical survey, who will deliver before
the banquet of the Dairymen's Asso-
citation January an illustrated ad-
dress upon the irrigation propositions
upon which the government is now en-
gagged. The day following Mr.. New
ell will deliver an address before the
students of the University Of YER
mont.
Sentenced to Industrial School.
Paul Plaisted, a fourteen-year-old
pupil of the district school in East
Barre, secured a bottle of skunk
scent, which he sprinkled on the sill
Of the inner door of the school house.
It became necessary to adjourn the
session and thoroughly disinfect the
fplace. The school has the reputation
that plot had been framed to forci-
bly, eject the male teacher. The
tables were turned, however, and the
teacher gave young Plaisted good
| f1ogging subsequent to-, the skunk
smell incident. Plaisted was later
arrested and sentenced to year at
the Industrial school, the sentence be-
ing suspended during his improved
behavior.
State Poultry Show.
The Vermont State Poultry Associ-
alton will hold it's 18th exhibition in
City Hall, ST. Adams, Jan. 1921,
and from all indications it promises to
be the best ever held in the State.
Besides liberal regular and special
prizes, Is silver cups are offered for
competition. Valued from $40 to $500
each. the latter is the "Sir Donald
Smith Cup for White Wyandottes.
This is the largest and most beauti-
full cup ever competed for in this
country. The Rhode Island Red Club
$500 cup, provides attraction for the
ed by Charles M. Cox of Boston, CIV
en- for best display of all varieties,
will induce a large entry list. The
Vermont State Fair cup for best dis
play of Plymouth Rocks is another
feature. Premium lists are now be-
/ ing mailed. If you want one write to
W. B. Writer'S. Secretary, st. Adams,
VT.
Grant Secretary Henderson's Figures.
o. H. Henderson of ST. Johnsbury
secretary of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, gave a verv interesting adj
dress on Odd Fellowship in general
at the recent annual roll call in Barre.
The following figures are taken
from his address: There is total
membership of subordinate lodges in
the American jurisdiction of 1,492,
478, belonging to the Rebekah branch
of the order are 6O3, 991 people. The
total membership of American Odd
fellowship including the Rebekah
branch is 1,888,376 There was paid
out during the year 1908 benefits
amounting to $500, 825.60. There
are Is Odd Fellows homes in the coun-
try. averaging in number of inmates
, from Is to $50. The amount of money
spent in Vermont for relief, SIG, 181. -.
The total invested funds of the Amer
lean order. amount to $431, SO, 289. rs
and one person in every 4S in the
United States is a member of the
order.
Solid Against Settlement.
At a meeting of the Barre Granite
Manufacturers association held
. Thursday afternoon in Barre at which
representatives of the manufacturers
from Montpelier and Mortified were
present, the proposition of settlement
submitted by the Nnrthfield branch OF
the Granite Cutters union was reject.
ed by nearly unanimous vote.
While the exact terms of the prOpo.
sition are not made public it is under.
stood if they had been accepted they
would practically have eliminated the
! pneumatic bush BANNER from the
granite sheds in Montpelier, Barre
| and Mortified. The manufacturers
from the commencement of the trou
BILE have been unit in agreeing tina,
the bush hammer should not be abol
ished, Ealthough several of the prop
ostions for settlement made within
the last three weeks by the manufact
urers have curtailed the. use of this
tool and limited its use practically tt
the summer months. The actor
places the trouble right where it has
been ever since the last week in No
vember and the prospect of resump
tion of work before the New Year i:
very remote.
Fire Robs $50 Men of Work.
The veneer, tub and box factory Of
!, the Nelson & Hall company, Mont
gomery, tia principal industry CT the
town, was burne d TO the ground Fri
day night. The loss is placed be-
tween $75, 900 and 100000 and about
$50 bands are thrown out of employ
ment. This is the third time this con
Germ has been burned cut in the past
10 years. The fire started in the fin
isning room and is of unknown origin
L. wac discovered at-6:30 O'Clock and
had gained such Roadway that the en-
re plant was despairedsof from the
nrst. 1t was three story wooden
structure of large dimensions and
contents we're particularly combus-
tible. Practically no fire. lighting ap-
paratus was available and after the
books and papers of the company had
been secured from the office .thele
was little to do but idly watch the