Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-27
STATE NEWS
Will Be Record Hay Crop.

Farmers in the vicinity Of South
Rovalton are securing what is said to
be the largest hay crop ever harvested
in that part of the state. The barns
will be overfowed. A shortage of
water is reported unless heavy rains
fall soon.
Fish and Game League Outing Cancelled.
The Vermont Fish and Game league
will have no summer outing this year
because of the inability Of President |
Taft to be present. Secretary II. ".
Thomas of Stowe, has received notice
from President Maxwell Evarts to
that effect. The destruction of the
historic Hotel Champlain made neces-
sary a change in plans for the outing
that President Taft was unable to
meet.
Instantly Killed by Cave-in.
Ira Baker, of Dandy, aged Il years
was caught by a cave-in and Instant
ly killed, and Edward Curry received
| injuries that will probably terminate
fatally, while working on a night
shift at the West Rutland quarry OF
the Clarendon Marble company,
Wednesday night. Without warning
several tons of soil and rocks tumbled
to the bottom of the pit. Baker was
almost completely buried, while Curry
was knocked to one side.
Walden Children Die of Scarlet Fever.
Bernard Woodland, aged nine years
and his sister Celia, aged three years
died within week of each other short
time ago. with scarlet fever, at their
home in Walden. Mr.. Woodland spent
about year in California when,
; deciding that he preferred Vermont te
that state, he returned. While on the
way here, the boy contracted the
| disease and the little girl took it from
E him. they being the only children II
t the family
Titcomb Accepts Fish and Game Com
= mission.
e John w. Titcomb, formerly one o
e the fish and game comml ssloners Q
g Vermont under the old law and nov
!. in the employ of T. N. Vail of Lyndon
Vile, has accepted the appointment
f as state commissioner of game an
lie fisheries, to succeed Henry G. Thoma
it of Stowe, resigned, and will take tn
st office August l. Mr.. Titcomb has ma
re a wide experience IN this business
~ was for number of years chief OF tn
Or bureau of fish culture OF the Unite
RS States government at Washington. ar
to is recognized as one OF the most eHpe
ht authorities on this subject In ii
r. country.
% DeBoer Not a Candidate.
is Joseph A. DeBoer announced that
at will not be a candidate for re-electlc
RS as representative from Montpelier
)el the legislature. Mr.. DeBoer sa
that after careful review OF t
he entire question sufficient private al
nd business reasons exist to warrant 81
ap- in the conclusion that he has reach
md and to state further that it will
My necessary for him to decline nomlr
of tion if rendered. He further said ne p
ing foundry appreciates the goodwin
ate ward him both at home and throus
wn out the state but is obliged to CT
VS. clude with regret that he cannot stt
I'm. for a further election.
lleu Held on Forgery Charge.
ep- Harold Stiles, of Waterford, is be
lses held for the Caledonia county court
the the charge of forgery. He m;
.rty overtures to st. Johnsbury dealer
This the purchase of motor cycle
and was informed that the price was "
med He then went over to the Cltlze
TOUT bank and got check book, prete
ould ing it was for T. H. Lister, of Wal
Y it ford. He then filled it in for s.
of payable to George Steele" WHOM
in pretended to be, and signed it "P:
eat. Racete.' Then he took the checl
fers the dealer and offered it in@Gpayn
tant for the machine, but the dealer
as it suspicious and made an investiga
i'm that landed Stiles in Jail.
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