Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-01-26

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D. Clark treasurer, Harry M. Cutler:
medical director Arthur B. Bisbey
actuary, Clarence E. Moulton; assist
ant medical. director, E. D. Cotton.
In his annual address President De-
Boer spoke of the wonderful advance
which the company has made in the
past ten years, during which time the
gross assets have grown from SIT, 739, :
861 to SAT, AGO, 99S; the gross surplus
from 81, 874, 922 to S.. 829, 1863 and the
outstanding business from $50, 800, ops
to. $3.50, 1877, 877.
High Water Damage.
Southern Vermont experienced one
of the worst winter floods in it's his
tory on Saturday night. Two days
rain had raised the Connecticut river
and its tributaries to flood proper
tions and the snow has nearly all
been carried off. Early Saturday
morning a culvert between the old
Central Vermont station in South YER
non and the new station in West
Mortified, Mass, just below South
Vernon, was carried away. The cul
vert supported four lines of track on
the Connecticut and Passumpsic divi-
sion of the Boston & Make and the
Central Vermont railroads. All
trains south were from one to two
hours behind schedule. Reports from
the back country districts are mea.
ger, but the damage is believed to be
great. Roads in all sections have
been torn and badly Quilted. In the
Hinsdale mountain road the sleigh of
M. H. Robbins, milkman, was over
! turned through the sinking of a cul-
L. 70 NJ Dohl
was forced to smash out the front of
the horse from river, but the con-
tents of the sleigh were total loss.
A Ryegate Library.
The town of Ryegate has a library
which travels which is not a travel
ing library. This is the Whitehill
library, named for it's founder and
benefactor, that spends a year in one
farmhouse and then goes to another,
so that every one in the district may
have equal access. The books stand
in a ten section Wernicke bookcase
and number about 300 volumes. Be-
sides the books the Library Associa-
tion owns an organ and a set of
dishes, with these they get up suppers,
sociables and entertainments and from
the proceeds get books. These social
affairs are held at the homes of the
different members and the organ and
dishes are carried about as needed.
When not in use the organ stands in
the schoolhouse where it is used by
the teacher, and some of the refer
ence books are kept in the school
house for the use of the pupils. Part
of the time the books are located in
farmhouse across the corner from
the schoolhouse and the children con.
suit them often. The books are ell
selected and cared for and are free tC
! both the members of the Association
j and to others who will take good care
, of them. This little collection of
books is really the center of the
social and intellectual life of that
, corner of the town.
Live Stock Men B. n lueted.
: The st. John 3bury hose was tht
scene of pleasant social and business
, gathering Thursday when w. A.
Kicker entertained "a guests al
) dinner. The guests included his buy.
l ers in the live stock business from
Vermont and other New England
8 States and few local guests. During
the forenoon they were entertained
by visit to the Fairbanks scale works
and after the dinner the following
post-prandial exercises were enjoyed
welcome to Vermont" by Editor
E Charles T. Walter of the st. Johns
, bury Republican; Welcome to ST.
Johnsbury" by Editor Walter J. Bige
low of the ST. Johnsbury Caledonian
: Dressed Beef, Walter C. Glidden,
Boston, member Governors council
Dressed Pork" C. P. Cook, North
Packing Provision Company. Boston
Fancy Pork Products, Nv. H. Burke,
manager Belmont Farm Products,
Belmont, Mass; Veal and Sheep, .
G. F. Burgess, Strong, Barnes. Har,
and company, New Haven, Connecti
cut; Better Marks on Live Stock
K. E. Smith Official weigher, Nedn
and Company Somerville, Mass; "OIc
Time Buyers" L. w. Hastings, ST.
Johnsoury. There were represented
at this gathering three generations oil
the family of the host, his father
William Kicker Of Groton. the host
w. A. Kicker ard his son Albert A,
Kicker, junior at Dartmouth
College.
Hardwick's Good Yea.
In summing up the building granite
, contracts which have come to Hard
wicl's granite concerns during the
past year, the Hardwick Gazette
names the following
, ''Stone was furnished last year by
the Woodbury. Granite company fol
the following buildings: Amityvill
bank, Amityville, L. 1. Grand Rapid.
: pumping and lighting station, Elyri,
Savings bank, Elyria, o. i; Kankake e,
county court house, Kankakee, III.
: Grand Rapids High School Franzhein
building, Wheeling. w. Va; SoutI
? Texas National bank. Dallas, Texas
, Nebraska State Historical societ,
building. Lincoln, Neb; post office
Coldwater, Mich. Omaha high school
Omaha, Neb. city hall, Chicago, Ill
New Ulm, Mimi. post office; Crane
e Rapids, Mich, post office; Mahonir
8 county courthouse. Youngstown, o.
a which was cut in Hardwick and foI
: the pro-cathedral, Minneapolis, MINI
e Stearns building, Boston, Mass.
f plaza for union station, Washington