Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-23
STATE NEWS
Early Spring Predicted.

the IacC that an early spring followed |
the year 1898 which was much like
the present one. The almost total |
| disappearance of frost from the |
ground in that year except in places
that were shaded the greater part of |
| the day. took place in March. The |
highways were settled in places. S. |
Z. Lyons began blowing the farm |
lands that lay south of his residence,
In the northeastern part of the town
as early as March IL.
Family Had Narrow Escape.
The large grain and general store
OF Scott S. Mcdowell at Lyndon vii
Iage was entirely destroyed by fire
Thursday night. Mr.. Mcdowell and
his family, who live over the store,
barely escaped in their night clothes.
The fire was discovered about II so
O'Clock and the building burned rapid
ly. Fire companies responded to the
alarm from Lyndon and Lyndonville
1t is thought the fire was started by
electric wires or by rats chewing
matches. The loss is Sic, 900, $1,000
on the building and $14,0O on the
stock. The stock was partially in
sured but there was no insurance on
the building.
s Farmers Week Decided Success.
|
Farmers Week which ended at the
University of Vermont, Burlington.
Friday was a most successful under
taking. Throughout the five days the
keenest interest has been manifested
by the attending farmers and the at
tendance has been steacily on the in
crease since the first day. Professor
Hills said that Farmers Week next
year will be held at the same time.
A bulletin will soon be gotten out
by the commissioner of agriculture
containing abstracts. of all the ad-
dresses delivered during the past
week They will be given in full in
the regular report of the commission
er. One of the facts Indicative of the
popularity of the university lectures
among the farmers is the fact that
many who were here lastyear came
again this time.
Begin on State House To-day.
: The contract to install the new
ventilators in the State House at
Montpelier and make such additions
as are necessary to go with the plant,
has been awarded. by the sergeant-at-
} arms. c.. H. Ferrin, on the advice Of
Governor Prouty and Attorney General
: !
pany of Burlington, whose bid was
$31. 039, or $1,000 inside the estimate
made by the architects. The plans
: call for ventilation by a system of
f fans in the House and the Senate
{ chambers. all committee rooms and
o offices except the executive chamber.
: The inside work is to be completed by
June /, next, and the outside work by
July Is, under penalty of 500 day
!. after that time, with An S11, 900 bond,
a which was filed when the contract
r was signed. The work of clearing the
q House began February II, and the
2 contractors started Monday on the
! lavatories, which will be marble
New Burlington Hotel Planned.
+ Max L. Powell of Burlington has
d stated that company to be capital
= lied at 100000 will be formed tc
q build a new hotel in that city, on the
site of the old Hotel Burlington, with
: the additional land occupied by the
old Walker building. The stock is tt
;, be divided into 500. 900 preferred ano
IL the balance common stock. It is
e hoped that the greater part of the
l. stock will be disposed of to Burling
ton people, to give the enterprise
% more of a local color. The New Bur
- lington is to be one of the best hotels
'e in the state, or New England, will
/ $50 sleeping rooms, either with batl
n connected or with bathroom between
r. each two rooms. It is proposed tt
~ have the dining room on the fifth, O.
m top floor. Both American style ant
a la carte meals will be served
Plans are being prepared by severa
&c firms of architects and 1t is hoped tn
IL work may be- commenced right ava
l. on the project.
ze Tel ,phone for Train Dispatching.
n The Boston & Maine Railroad ha
J. taken steps to equip two new divi
S. sions of it's line with telephone equip
al ment for train dispatching. One o
n these extends from Concord, N. H.
to White River Junction, distanc
- of 70 miles, and the other from Con
le cord to Woodsville, N. H., 95 miles
e. On the first of these divisions, tn
ID dispatcher is located at Concord an
D. on the other at Woodsville. In Ser
K TENDER, 1909, the Boston & Maine pu
into service it's first telephone trai
Z dispatching circuit between Bosto
and Fitchburg, Mass, distance G
about 81 miles. Service on this lin
has proved so satisfactory that order
have recently been placed for con
plete telephone and selector equip
ment on the two new divisions. Til
officials of the road are reported to b
we'll pleased with the new method c
handling train movements. They ar
planning to push the work of equippin
their entire system with telephon
and solicitors.
L
Bankers at Woodstock.
The regular annual meeting of tn
Vermont State Bankers Associate
he was held in Woodstock Thursday wit
10 about fifty members present. Th
4 feature of the afternoon meeting We
= an address delivered by Hon. r. N
vs. Scammon, one of the bank commits
sioners of the state of New HamI
Ii shire. on banking and the policy of til