Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-01-12
STATE NEWS.
Gov. Prouty Names Bank Officials.

laws OF the state. revise the same and
report to the governor, as directed by
No. 418 of the laws of 1908. The
members are as follows: Fred A.
Rowland of Montpelier, chairman.
'OlIn Merrill of Enosburg Falls. Fred
H. Harrington of Brandon.
Eat Real Vermont Turkey.
The Vermont Society of Boston en-
joyed it's annual banquet Friday night
when real Vermont turkey was the
main item on the bill of fare. tur-
key was served to every 10 guests, a
skillful carver from the Green Noun
tain State doing the honors at each
table. Gov. g. H. Prouty was unable
to be present and in his stead Pres
ident Frederick A. Hamilton of Tufts
college made the principal address.
Believes Woman Insane.
Brattleboro Salvation Army circles
were in an upheaval when it was
learned that Mrs. John F. Peterson,
formerly member of the corps, had
left her husband and the army and
had gone to parts unknown. She dis
appeared Monday but Peterson told
the news Wednesday. She carried be-
sides her own belongings, some of her
husbands. She was dropped from
the rolls of the Salvationists some
time ago for improper conduct, and
lately she had been amusing herself
by writing letters to Brattleboro's
most prominent business men, very
irrational in character. A search will
be instituted for Mrs. Peterson as
she is believed to be insane. Her
husband is prominent in Salvation Ar
my circ es.
Injuries Fatal to Swanton Man.
George Bouchard, employed by the
Robin Hood Ammunition company,
Swanton, injured by an explosion at
the cartridge plant Tuesday forenoon,
died of his injuries the next day.
The shot shell cartridge loading ma
chimes are in a small low building
and it was while supplying the ma
chimes with powder on the roof of the
building that the accident happened
The machine was not in operation and
was practically uninjured, the force
being upward through the roof open
ing, cutting Bouchard badly and set
ting his clothing on fire. 1t is hard
to determine the cause, but during a
brief conscious period the injured
man stated that he slipped as he was
pouring powder in, and it is believed
the explosion was caused by concus-
sion.
Has Five Grandmothers.
Little Arthur Langevin, of Burling.
ton aged three years, has the unusual
distinction of possessing five grand
mothers, all living. There are few
children in the country who can claim
this distinction. The lad is the sor
of Fred LsDgevin, who is employed
IN Barre. The mother is dead, anC
Ernest lives with his grandmother,
Mrs. L. j. White of Burlington.
Mrs. Langevin is 43 years old anC
her husband, the boys grandfather
is 43. Mrs. Thomas Erwin. of New
Bedford, Mass, another, grand
mother. is 60, Mrs. Henry Langevin
of Rouses Point. N. Y, great grand
mother, is Ga, Mrs. Joseph White, {
great grandmother of East Cornwall
is SO and the oldest of the five, Mrs
Octave Duchene, of Lacolle, Que, {
great great-grandmother, is SO years
old. All these women are active anC
we'll, and even the patriarch of the
lot. Mrs. Duchene, looks forward tt
century of life. The combined ages
of the five is 315 years. The boy has
three grandfathers, Joseph White, &c.
l.. j. White, AZ, and Clement LANCE
win, IS.
$4,000 Request Surprise.
Gilbert A Davis of Windsor, one Of
the beneficiaries under the will of the
late Clarence W. Marks of Chicago, in
the sum of $4,000, is as much surprised
as his townspeople at the beuuest
Mr.. Davis met Mr.. Marks only once
in his life, although doing consider
able business with him, and is at 6
loss to understand why the legacy
comes to hi n, unless it is to aid the
Reading library, located in Felchville
village, the native town of Mr.
Marks. Mr.. Davis, who practicec
law In Felchville many years before
coming to Windsor, built the fine Ii
brary building there, and gave it tt
the town, besides endowing 1t liber-
ally. The library was started many
years ago, the late George M. Clark
and Hank White of Whitmore anC
Clark's Ministries, giving Several ben
eht entertainments to help the enter
prise, and many former residents o.
the town contributing books and pic
lures for the same purpose. Mr.
Marks left bequest to the public Ii
brary of Charlestown, N. H., wher,
he lived for several years and per
haps wished to ali the Reading Ii
brAry through Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Mark
visited his native place frequently
and his aunt is living there, Mrs
Jane Hyland Hawkins; also severa
cousins, who are generously remem
bered IN his remarkable will.
New Catholic Bishop.
Upon the recommendation of thu
consistorial congregation, the Pope ha
appointed the Rev. j. j. Rice of st
Peters, Northbridge, Mass, dioces
of Springfield, to be bishop of Bur
lington. The Rev. JosephJ Rice was fo
some time professor in the Brighton
seminary, Mrss. He was born /
Leicester, Mass. 40 years ago and wa
graduated from the Leicester Acso
envy and Holy Cross College. Fo
the next three years he studied in tn
Grant Seminary in Montreal and M a