Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-03

years states attorney or washington
and in 1870 was delegate
from Waitsfield in the constitutions
He had been treasurer
of the Vermont Bar Association for
the past 20 years, and was for six
years president Of the Vermont His
torical Society. He was also a nom
Der of the Vermont. Society Of Sons
the American Revolution.
Vermont Forestry News.
The Commission Of Forestry is now
making arrangements for large sup
piy of nursery material which will be
ready for distribution to land owners
about the first of May. Mr.. HAYES,
the newly appointed State Forester,
has IN preparation circular giving |
full instructions regarding the use OF
this stock and will shortly be able to |
quote prices for which seedlings can
be obtained. AS the American nurs
cries have not yet raised these in sui
acientiy large quantities and the drain
upon European nurs cries mas resulted
in an increase in price, the Commits
sion intends Extensively to enlarge
the state nursery. In the meantime,
at least for this year, no individual
orders for over $4,000 trees can be
considered 1t is hoped that farmers
throughout the state will avail them
selves of this opportunity of securing
fine seedlings and will plant few
hundred in some corner of their old
| fields in order to become acqu ainted
with the work. with the idea that
! they will later cover their waste land
with valuable growing timber. One
must bear in mind that cheap land OF
this class covered with thrifty plan5a
tions has al increased value almost
Immediately SO that q long tinse in
vestment is not necessary.
ST Johrsbury Liquor Raid.
States Attorney Simonds and Ssser-
iff Winch, assisted by two police Off
GERS and Is deputies, conducted a
wholesale raid as St. Johnsbury, FRI
day night. Eseven places We're
searched and six arrests made. Kn
one place 257 bottles Of Jamaica gin
ger were taken and alcohol was found
in two other places. Three of the
: prisoners pleaded guilty to selling and
hearings n the otaeT cases were con
tinued. In eour6 tho mex morning
the following persons were aFraig aed
t Mrs. William Brennan William Bfen
nan, Jr, Fred Bernette, Levi Kelley
Fred Lenera, Joseph Lenere ant
Charles Stenson. The latter runs
meat-market. The others were ar
rested after raids on their dwellings
Joseph Lenere, Mrs Brennan an
D William Brennan, Jr., pleaded guilt
j. and were se 1tenced to the county jai
Is the first for four months, the sec
, ond for three and the third for for
:. months. Bernette is cut on $500 ba
d for trial this week aud Stenson ful
j. nished bail of $500. The cases {
Or Kelley and Fred Leneae were eontil
aa ued
% There are twelve other warran
IN out for persons who left town saddel
ae ~ and some thirty witnesses we
summoned. It is said that the stl
labelled Jamaica Ginger" and seiz
at Stenson's market analyses "a p
D cont. alcohol. Besides this, the raj
:. ers got twenty quart bottles of ale
. mol, 12-gailon jag Of whiskey a
two 2-quart jugs of whiskey-
-ho Farmers Week at the University of
&c.. mont.
Farmers Week which is to be h
So at the University of Vermont, Ma
8-12. in conjunction with the Com n
!. on sioneY of Agriculture, will be sor
,:1 thing worth while for our farmers
-. think about 1t consists OF four d
of Agricultural college teaching.
ideas which will be advanced will
couched in plain, every day langas
The talks will be short, sharp, p!
and open to discussion. Most
;. 90 them will be illustrated. The at
'o noon demonstrations will be par.
~ larly helpful aud interesting. Dir
=. or Brooks of Massachusetts, I
Agent Hsrwood Of Massachusetts,
new State Forester, several succe
Vermont farmers who are also acc
- able speakers, and eight unive
~. teachers Of Agriculture are amon
49, speakers and demonstrators. Z
1n""I is offered to the farmers of the
;, .1o four days Of practical agricul
- 49, college teaching, couched in
. 80 every day language. No fee
o. ~ charged Visitors are WELDON
ess by $50 .ar +,,ov n,eosa 70 on
paw they please and to stay one> d.
four as they please. The work