Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
STATE NEWS.
New Lumber Company.


The Missisquoi Lumber Company Of
Rlchford has flee in the secretary If
states Office articles of corporation
lands and all lands of lumber. The |
capital stock is slo0, 900, which is divid-
ed into loco shares at 500 a share.
The subscribers are C. M Boright and
Sheldon Boright of Richford, where
the company will have its Offices,
and c. w. Boright, Of Sutton, Que.
Fire Destroys Mill.
The sawmill and chair factory at
East El,nore owned by C. E. Haskell
were destroyed by fire Thursday night.
The loss is estimated at about S12, 000
with no insurance. 1t is thought that
the fire was of incendiary origin as it
caught in portion of the building
apart from the engine room. The
blaze was we'll under way shortly
after midnight when it was discov-
cred and bucket brigade was the only
means a. hand to fight the flames.
Car Jumps the Track.
While coasting down the Washing
ton street hill at rapid rate of
speed at IL as O'Clock this morning,
an electric Car of the Barre and Mont
peller traction system jumped the rail
IN front of the City hotel and brought
| up against the curbing in front of
| the entrance of the public library.
Mrs. Ella Pitkin, of French ST., was
| the only one of the three passengers
| injured. She was thrown from her
Sc; t and was cut about the mouth
She also complained of a strained
| back. James Keffon, the motorman
in charge Of the car, was following
his usual custom of coasting down the
| hill and applying the brakes at the
| bottom. The wheels were thrown
from the track by striking an accum-
ulation of granite chips and sand
washed in by the heavy rain.
Shortage of $500
The investigation that has been
going on for the past few days at the
! Rutland railroad ticket office in Ben
nington has brought to light that
Charles Roberts, the missing ticket
agent and operator, who disappeared
on August 13, is short in his accounts,
about 5000. Roberts is known to have
gone directly from Bennington to New
York but traces of him were lost in
that city. The company will not be
the loser through Roberts as the
young man was bonded to the amount
of $1,000 by surety company. 1t
Was impossible for the ticket agent at
that station to get away with any
large amount of money because of the
close checking system maintained in
the Office and at the headquarters Of
the division at Rutland. On the day
previous to Roberts disappearance
George j. Bond the mileage broker
purchased a number of mileages and
contrary to his custom paid for them
in cash. The stubs from these mile.
ages Roberts apparently threw into
the safe and put the money in mis-
pocket. No money was kept in the
safe during the night and the CON-
plete combination has not been used for
some time. 1t was impossible to
ascertain the amount of Roberts pee.
ulation until after the safe had been
opened which was something of a job.
There are rumors on the street that
Roberts was accompanied in his flight
by young woman but just how much
foundation there is for the story is
not known.
Synopsis of the Report of the Bank
Commissioner.
F. c.. Williams of Newport, bank com.
missioner, makes the following report
There are 81 savings hanks and 29 saw
ing banks and trust companies doing
business in the state. The total depos-
it's of the banks June 80, 1909. were
s64, ATS, 013.04 and increase for the
year of $4,016, $685.. the largest in
crease for any year in the history of
the department, except from 1906 to
1907, when the law was changed with
relation to taxing deposits. Ten saw
ings banks and 81 savings banks and
trust companies have paid four per
cent interest on deposits the past year
four savings banks and four savings
banks and trust companies have paid
three and one half per cent: six saw.
ings banks have paid three and three.
fourths per cent and one three ar d
one-fourth per cent; one savings bank
and trust company paid three per.
cent, and one three and three fourths
per cent. Two trust companies have
no deposits. Investments in Vermont
real estate mortgages are S13. 953, 1902.
81, an increase Of 81, 4O8, PIP. 70. In.
vestments in real estate mortgages
: outside of Vermont are S27, 2O9. 1885, SO,
an increase of 1925, 447O The sur
plus has increased S145. 1856 during
the year and the banks have paid $425,
945. 33 in taxes, an increase of $40, 1882.
5 II. They have paid interest to depos
itors to the amount of So, 1874, 2O3, al
increase OF S183. 235.25 over tn.
amount paid in. 1908.
Grand Lodge K. of P.
The final session of the Grand Lodg
, of the Knights of Pythias was hell
Thursday in Woodmen's Hall in Barre
the principal business of the meetin,
5 being the installation of the newl
$ elected officers, the installing office
being Past Grand Chancellor William
H. Gilchrist, of McIndoes.
The Grend Lodge of Pythian Sister
0 also held their final meeting at tn
! Vincitla Club Rooms, at which tn
officers of this organization were ais
. installed, Past Grand Chief Clara Hen
I derson, Of ST. Johnsbury was the in
f stalling officer, assisted by Past Gran
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