Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-30
STATE NEWS.
Free Turkeys.

Proctor made its usual distribution of
turk eys, sweet potatoes, cranberies,
ETC.. to it's employees Thanksgiving,
remembering each family Of which
some member was employed by the
company. An especially large family
received two turkeys. This year a
total of 1858 families and 1915 per-
sons benefited from the distribution,
besides those employees in the cities
where the company employs men.
Census Figures Too Small.
The Vergennes board of trade, feel
ing that the figures given by the CEN
sus taken of the population of that
city were incorrect, have just finished
taking census and find 1859 inhabi-
tants as against l. 483 reported by the
official canvass, difference of about
10 per cent. In a number of cases it
was found that in the official canvass,
people living in the rear part of hous-
es, had been overlooked. This later
enumeration was taken very carefully
and is believed to be absolutely correct.
The enumeration. together with all
the facts in the case, have been for
warded to the census director at WASH
ington with request that this gross
error be corrected
Makes $4,000 Seizure.
A sheriff made a big haul in Winoos-
XII Nov. % when he seized goods val
ued at S., 600, alleged to be a part of
| large consignment sent Vermont by
| Syrians engaged in d colossal sWindle
in Boston. The goods seized by the
sheriff were in a store belonging to
| Patrick McGreevy, which had been
rented by two SyrianS, supposed to be
the same men now in custody in ST.
! Adams. The goods consist of ID large
packages, fitted with every conceivable
| kind of dry goods. The Syrians haC
paid their rent in advance and sale
they intended to open for business Sat.
urday. The goods came in three con
signments from ST. Adams. Philip
Jacobs, Boston attorney, appeared tt
take charge of the case and ordered
the goods shipped to the receivers il
Boston. He also secured information
in town regarding other Syrians wht
are said to be connected with the deal
Montgomery Fire, Loss $4,000.
The Porter building at MONTGOMERY
Center was damaged by fire to thu
amount of about $500 Friday morning
the blaze originating in the rear o
the grocery store conducted by H. P
Foss. The total loss will be in tn
neighborhood of $4,000. The occupant
, of the building besides Mr.. Foss
were the town clerks office; P. H
Coleman, attorney, and the family 0
H. H. Baker. Most of the town rec
e ords outside the safe were saved, bu
q they suffered somewhat from waite
and some of them were singed. Cler
q. l.. Martin has located his offic
2 temporarily in his house on Churc
street. Mr.. Coleman, who was out o
town, lost all of his law books an
papers. He has no insurance. Tn
g Baker family, who occupied the secon
n floor tenement, were away for Thanks
t giving and all of their furniture an
q belongings were destroyed. The
3 carried some insurance. Mrs. Marth
a Porter, owner of the buildings, carrie
= 81, 600 Insurance. Mr.. Foss' loss
not known.
Fern Pickers Earn Big Money.
The actual wages of fern pickers j
the towns of Woodford, Stamford
Searsburg and Readsboro for tn
months OF September, October an
n part of November amounted to owe
= $40. ZOO. The pickers are paid foU
A. cents hundred for the ferns, tied j
IN bundles of rs each, and some of tt
10 experts have at that rate earned s
it and 81 in single day. The ferns tie
ic in bundles of Is each. crates, some {
At them going as far west as Denve
r Col. Bennington county is the be.
section of the state for the industr,