Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-23
STATE NEWS.
Vermont State Board of Pharmacy.

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Vermont State Board of Pharmacy.
A meeting of the Vermont state
board of pharmacy will be held at the
state house, Montpelier, Tuesday,
July 12, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. M, for
the examination of candidates wishing
registration.
Prickine Sore Caused Death.
Mrs. John H. Wright of Middlebury.
died Tuesday evening, June Is. after
an illness of few days of blood pois-
oning resulting from pricking sore
on her lip with pin. She is survived
by her husband and four children.
Grand List Falls Off.
St. Johnsbury grand list for the cur
rent year shows total a little less
than that of 1908. This years taxable
property amounts to $4,000, 644, thus
making the grand list $43, 096.44.
This is $500 less on grand list than
last year. The returns show 2,OH
polls making list of S4,142. This is
II less than a year ago. The total OF
real estate amounts to So, 223. $50; the
net gain in realty amounts to S4l, 400;
and the total of personal property for
taxes is S671, 6S4, falling off from
last year.
State Champion.
The annual tournament of the Yer
mont Trap shooting league was held
at Rutland last week. ]. A. Wright
of Middlebury, who is II years old,
winning the state championship. He
tied with Charles E. Davis of Rutland
with 80 out of possible leo and on
he shoot off at Is birds. Wright hi Il
and Davis 20 in a high wind. John
Phillip Sousa, the famous band leader,
won a high grade Ithaca gun in the
handicap event. J. S. Tanning OF
New York had the high professional
average of 3O4 out of 800 and E. M.
Hurd of Albany, N. Y, was high am
ateur with 235.
Catholic Foresters' State Officers.
The following officers were elected
at the state convention, Catholic Order
of Foresters, held at Burlington
Louis Alapa of Winooski, regent; j.
E. McGrath of Milton, vice regent; T
A Austin of Brattleboro, secretary
F. W. Sault of Swanton, treasurer
J. L. Burns of Mortified, N. B.
L'Ecuyer of st. Adams. A. E. Coy
cite of Essex Junction, Rev. d. F.
Coffey of Bristol and Jules Simays
of Burlington, directors. The dele
gates to the convention in Montreal
are r. J. Cussen of Lyndonville
T. A. Austin of Brattleboro, W.
O.. Leclair of Rutland, Rev. G. E
Provost of Bennington and w. j
Kingston of Barre. 1t was decided tt
hold the next convention at Kouses
Point, N. Y, the second Tuesday il
June, 1911. The state court will hole
its next semi-annuai convention a
Rouses Point the second Tuesday il
August, next.
E. H. Hartman Sends 500.
The Vermont State Fair commission
has received a check for 500 from E
H. Hartman, the we'll known railroad
man, to be offered as a special prize
at the next fair to be given at White
River Junction, September 21.24
In his letter, to the association Mr.
Hartman writes: In recognition o.
the pleasant time which | had at thu
Vermont State fair last year, l en-
dorse herewith my check to your orde
for 500 to be offered by you as
special prize at your next fair in Sep
TENDER. in any way which seems t.
you best. l would however, make tn,
suggestion that it should be offered il
three prizes to be given to the boy O
girl under twenty years of age VIII
qualities as the best Judge of horses
cattle and sheep. With my best wish
es for the success of your fair mex
September, l remain, Yours trul
E. H. Hartman"
Fine Imposed in Trap Gun Case.
Fred Blanchard of Weathersfiel
pleaded guilty to the charge of man
slaughter in the county court at Wood
stock Friday and was fined $500 an
cost, which he paid at once. Blanch
ard caused the death of Frank M
Smith by setting spring gun t
catch thief. Counsel asked clemen
cy for the respondent and States Al
torney E. r. Buck stated to Judge A
A. Hall that no malice was shown.
letter was read to the court, write
by relatives and friends of dead mar
who was on friendly terms wit
Blanchard and had helped him sc
the trap gun. For some weeks ever
morning Blanchard, the first man II
would go and remove the gun an