Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22
STATE NEWS.
VAS Despondent over Failing Sight.


Was Despondent over Failing Sight.
Jesse Olmstead of Rutland, aged so,
suicide Thursday morning
nv shooting himself in the head at his
home. Dependency over the thought
that he was becoming blind IS consld-
cred the cause for his act. he le1t
note saying that he would De purden
if he became blind. He was at one
time master bridge builder Tor the
Central Vermont. He leaves wife
and seven children.
State Health BOARD Gets Injunction.
An Injunction has been secured by
the state board OF health restraining
M. E. Wheeler. Aaron Sheldon; MARX
Rooney and Reuben Ranger. all OF
Mendon, from further polluting the
Mendon branch of the East creek.
raed in supplying drinking water for
this city. The Injunction was issued
by Chancellor William Il: Taylor.
Attorney General John G. Sargent of
Ludlow and Attorney M. C. Webber
of Rutland are the solicitors for the
board of health. The bill of COM
plant sets up that along this stream
and it's tributaries are various farms
and farm buildings, owned or occu-
pied by the various men named, that
the Rutland city reservoir is located
at a point below the farms, and that
the farms and buildings discharge sew
age ard drainage from barn yards and
pig pens and other refuse, tending to
pcllute.
One Granite Dealer Opens Sheds.
The c. R. Bianchi Granite Company
IF MONTPELIER made good it's stated
intention to open it's sheds for bust
1ess Dec. Is. Of the rs men former
" emuloyed by Mr.. Bianchi more
than go went to work. The Bianchi
company belongs to the Granite Manu-
facturers' Association and this is ire
first break in the ranks since the lock-
out was ordered nearly four weeks
ago. A committee from the manufac-
turers demonstrated with Mr.. Blanchi
against opening but he intimated to
| the committee that he was competent
| to conduct his own business. Mr.. BIZ
anchi says he has been told that the
Barre Manufacturers Association IS
| intending to get out an injunction re-
| straining him from keeping his sheds
| open until existing troubles are set
| tied but he does not believe any assoc
| citation can compel him to run his
business to suit their convenience. He
says he has plenty of stock on hand
and when that is worked he KIN WIS
where cash will buy more. Mr.. Blan-
chi says he has contracts for four large
soldiers monuments and has enough
work booked to keep his entire force
| b,,,1, I'll Mopoorio1 dow
Cutters Reject Another Proposition.
The Northern Branch Of the Gran
ite Cutters Union turned down with
hardly dissenting voice the PROPOSE
ton that the labor troubles in Wash
; ington county, growing out of the use
of the pneumatic bush hammer
should be referred to the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers in accord
ance with the so-called plans fol
peace. Unable to reach an adjust
ment of existing difficulties any Other
way, the Granite Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION of Barre, to which the man
ufacturers in Mortified and Montpel
=, Ter belong, made this attempt as
! last resort to end the labor troubles
and allow the cutters to g. back t.
: work. The proposition amounted
practically to arbitration. The rea
+. son given by the $50 Mortified cut
+ tiers for turning down the proposition
J. is that they do not want to let the ad
{ justment of the trouble go out o
7 their own hands because they bellev
5 they can settle it as we'll as anybody
d Their action ends all hope OF an earl
), settlement of the troubles which hav
fu fnr OH
e weeks, and in all probability no fur
Their action will be taken either b
e the cutters or the manufacturers UT
e til after the New Year.
e State Forestry Association Meets.
g. At the annual meeting of the Vel
mont State Forestry Association, hel
in Brattlehoro Friday, officers wel
elected as follows: President, Fletcl
j. err D. Proctor, of Proctor: vice-pres
I'd dent, George Aiken of Woodstock
|, secretary, Allen M. Fletcher, of Ca
endish; treasurer, A. Hitchcock re.
I'd ecutive committee. w. H. Reed, j.
te DeBoer of Montpelier. w. j. Van Pa
n ten of Burlington. c. C. Fits,
u Brattleboro. and State Forester !
Al. F. Halves, of Burlington. The ass
f. Cldt1On mas no CoUG anu HAS Siiis
st balance in the treasury.
he The afternoon speakers were G.
be Green. who outlined policy of sta
ng ownership of lands: State Forest
as Halves, VINO told of the work of
,te department: and A. Hitchcock, W
ry. spoke on the taxation of forest lant
ny Prof. j. w. Tourney, of the Yale F.
nal est School, who was to have deliver
in an address in the evening. was unal
ul- to be present on account of illness
WIS his place was taken by j. A. DeBo
ses who was secured in the afternoon
ent Mr.. Hitchcock.
any The committee on resolutions t
,m- dered a resolution of regret at
Mr.. retirement of Prof. L. R. Jones fr
ave the presidency of the association
not of his removal to Wisconsin, VIII
be- he will enter upon his duties in
faculty of the University Of Wise
mid sin.