Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-15
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Nonresident Hunter Fined.
\ Edward Larrow of New York state
has pleaded guilty to an information
charging him with hunting illegally in
Orwell on October last, he being a
nonresident and having hunted with
out a license. He was fined $25 and
costs of prosecution.
500 for Killing Deer.
Fred West and Napoleon Dubray of
Johnson pleaded guilty in Lamoille
county court, one to having killed a
deer and the other to having deer
meat in his possession, and they were
fined 500 and costs and placed in the
hands of the probation officer.
Fire Loss $4,000.
The main factory building of the
Rutland Fire Clay company was
Destroyed by fire Thursday. The
cause is unknown, but it is suspected
that tramps are responsible. The
loss is estimated at between $40, 900
and $50, 900, we'll covered by insurance.
Fire at Peacham.
A fire in Peacham Thursday at the
sawmill of George May, an extensive
lumber dealer of Caledonia county,
destroyed his entire plant at a loss
Illuminated the horizon from St. Johns
bury to Montpelier and lasted for two
hours.
Wireless System at Burlington.
A representative of the Collins
Wireless Telegraph company, was in
/ Burlington last week and made pre-
liminary arrangements for establishing
a wireless line between Burlington
and Pittsburgh. He gave a success
full demonstration. The system can
also be used for telegraph.
Democratic State Convention.
At a meeting of the Democratic
state committee, held in Burlington,
May q, it was decided to hold the
state convention in St. Adams Thurs
day, July l. The basis of representa-
tion is practically the same as two
years ago, one delegate for each city
or town and one additional fifty votes
or major fractions thereof cast for the
Democratic candidate for governor in
1908.
Masonic Week.
Masonic week is being observed
in Burlington this week at the Masonic
Temple. Monday the Vermont Council
of Deliberation met. Tuesday was
taken up by the grand commandery and
the grand council, and Wednesday the
grand lodge holds its session. Wednes-
day evening the Vermont Masonic
veteran association will meet, and
Thursday and Friday will be occupied
by sessions of the grand lodge and
the Grand Royal Arch chapter.
Annual State o. E. S. Meeting.
At the annual state meeting of the
o. E. S. of Vermont at Burlington
last week, A. G. Spaulding of Ludlow
was elected grand patron, succeeding
DR. F. r. Stoddard of Shelburne, and
Mrs. H. l.. Stillson, of Bennington,
grand matron. The attendance was
over two hundred. DR.. %Stoddard's
report showed among other things,
that there are Sc chapters of the order
in Vermont with a membership of
6272. This is a gain of $50 over 1908
in membership and a gain of three
chapters, among which is Temple
chapter of Burlington, No. rs.
MiddIebury Gets $4,000.
President John M. Thomas announces
that Middlebury college has received
a subscription of $25, 900 for general
endowment to meet the conditional
offer of $50, 900 from the general
oI,1oo4ioo hood TIL oryNoooc1,1no f,1oC
now stands at SAP, 800, leaving SIT, 200
} to be secured before commencement.
In order to get the grant of $50, 00C
, from the Rockefeller fund $3.50, 00C
f must be raised. 1t is now necessary
to complete the gymnasium fund anC
obtain S65, 900 additional. The time
limit for securing subscriptions is
December 81, 1911 and subscriptions
must be made payable before Deem
Der 81, 1918.
: New Richford Plant.
The Quaker Oats company of Chica.
go, will soon begin the work Of
+ building a mill, elevator and factory
at Richford for the manufacture anC
storing of stock feed and grain for the
) New England market on or near the
t site of the plant which was destroyed
by explosion and fire October 7, 1908
E This decision was reached last weel
=, when H. c. Comings, manager of til,
: Sweat-Coming company of Richforc
l visited Chicago and contracted t.
1 furnish a minimum of 100 horsepowe:
: of electrical power to the plant. 1t i!
:. expected that more than 200 horse
$ power will be used and the contrac
d guarantees to furnish 300 Horsepower
e 1t is expected that eventually thu
l power will be furnished by C. M. ant
e S. r. Boright, who are contemplating
the development of a power plant o