Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-03-02

remaining there over night. that he
might not miss the meeting. Mr..
Mears has been town clerk q consec-
utive years and treasurer seven years.
West Burke Miller Loses 500 by
Charles ]. Smith, a miller of West
Burke, is searching for a man who
stole 500 from him and disappeared.
Hern had been employed by Smith
about three weeks. He was given
letter containing deposit for st.
Johnsbury bank. Hern opened the
letter, took out the currency, and
sent the checks to the bank. Mr..
Mass, but has no furthur clue.
He has very dark complexion, is
smooth faced and about % years old.
He claimed to have been sailor.
A. L. Weeks Goes to Montreal.
AS result OF the recent closing
of Richford as port of entry the fol-
lowing changes have been made: A
l.. Weeks, inspector in charge at the
Chinese detention house, has gone to
Montreal for the present where he is
assisting in the immigrati on service.
James N. Dunton and Charles H.
Austin, watchmen at the detention
house, were transferred to Ellis Is
land in New York harbor, and have
left for their new post of duty. The
remaining officials at the detention
house expect their transfers at any
time.
A Warner Monument at Bennington.
The Bennington Battle Monument
and Historical associa tion held an
adjourned meeting at the office of
Batchelder and Bates to take action
upon the matter of the erection on
the state grounds at Bennington Cen
ter of monument and statue to Col.
Seth Warner, the Revolutionary hero.
Col. Olin Scott. president of the as
ISOLATION, proposes TO erect the me-
mortal at his own expense and has al
ready put in foundation near the
Bennington battle monument. The
question has arisen as to the legality
of such proceeding without the per-
mission of the state and committee
consisting of L. F. Abbott, o. M.
Barber and j. K. Batchelder was
appointed to investigate and report at
an adjourned meeting to be held April
6. 1t may be necessary to take the
coming session in October,
Condemned Big Herd of Fancy Cattle.
Ninety-seven head of cattle
have just been tested on the Green
Mountain Stock farm at Randolph,
which has long been famous for its
herd of registered Jerseys. With one
exception of nine calves and one yoke
| of oxen lately purchased, every one
of the herd responded to the test,
their temperatures running from
l OF normal as high as JOG and 107,
while temperature of 104 is sufficient
to condemn an animal. H. M. Gaylord
was asked to appraise the cattle, but
after some discussion. it was decided
to leave the question of whether the
| herd should be slaughtered or put in
quarantine, to settlement by the gov
ernor and Encouragement Of the
| state The farm has been a breeding
| place for high grade stock and, for
| that reason has been great source
! of contagion to the dairies round about
since tuberculosis appeared in its
herd.
Gift of $4,000 for Masonic Temple.
Col. Olin Scott, proprietor of the
Bennington Machine Works, has Civ
en- 500, 900 for the erection of Ma
sonic Temple at Bennington. The
gift to the building fund followed the
announcement of the gift of site for
the temple by Mr.. and Mrs. John Nor
ton. The proposed site is located on
North Main street. in the center of the
village. Colonel Scott, the owner of
the building fund, who is lifelong
resident of Bennington. and president
of the Bennington Battle Monument
Association, and took an active part
in the building of that memorial, is q
manufacturer of powder machinery.
has built powder mills for the Japa
nese, Russian, Canadian and South
American governments. In recent
years he has made several gifts of g
similar character and has under way
the erection at Bennington Center 6
monument to Col. Seth Warner, the
Revolutionary hero.
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