Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-22

Loyal Temperance Legion and the fol-
lowing officers. were elected: Clara
Underwood, president; Lula Heath,
vice president; Hazel Mcclellan, End
vice president; Earle Davis, recording
secretary Mary Wilkinson, correspond
ing secretary Archie Buswell, treas
urer; Doris Whitcher, librarian Ruth
Gleason, musical director; Myrtle
Maxwell, superintendent of flower
mission Viva Potter and Gladys
Bradshaw assistants Geneva Witch
er, superintendent of Mercy work Lu-
cile Hobson and Mary Uric assistants.
At the various meetings of the ma
sonic bodies in Burlington last week
and the week before, members of the
local O. E. S., Masonic lodge and R.
A. M. Chapter were elected to several
grand offices; H J. Stannard was
elected grand junior warden of the
principal sojourner of the grand R.
Baldwin was elected deputy grand
Mrs. Florence Pierce grand Esther.
an honor not often coming to a town
and chapter of this size. Mr.. Stan
nard's election in both grand bodies is
a recognition of his masonic educa-
tion. H. S. Root Of Newport was
elected grand high priest of the grand
chapter of r. A. M.
The play from the famous southern
romance, est Elmo" drew good au-
dience at Seaver's opera hall, Mon
day evening. The presentation was
very good, and was especially interest
ing to those familiar with the book.
The first act, Before the Murray
Home" -four years elapse) displayed
the return of ST. Elmo from his trav-
els and his first meeting with Miss
Earle. The second act Within the
Library" (two years elapse) displayed
his unexpected return home, and his
great surprise to find Miss Earle had
been true to her promise in not open
ing the secret casket of which she
had held the key. The third act 1.-The
Rectory," displayed the reform of ST.
Elmo, his decision to study for the
ministry, and at last his gaining the
hand of Miss Earle in marriage.
A letter received by the friends of
Clayton Warner, who works in a large
electrical plant at Gary, Indiana,
states that an electric storm occurred
there recently and the lightning struck
the power-house, about one hundred
feet from where he stood, smashing
the arc lights, came into the works on
the wires and destroyed large
amount of the company's effects; shut
off the lights, and stopped the works.
When he attempted to start the mo-
tors. (they were of the $50 volt ma
chines) the feeders had got mixed with
the $500 volt wires and as he took
hold of the handle, the insulation was
insufficient for the voltage and he was
thrown instantly on his back. He was
not injured, however, and keeping his
head. looked after his works as rapidly
as possible. By some pretty tall
sprinting he had his igniter sets run
ming in fifteen minutes. The shut
down was a good tryout for him for it
helped him to think and act quickly in
an exigency. The gas engines that
run the air pumps to pump air into the
furnaces are exceedingly important, for
if by accident the air is shut off from
the blast furnaces for much time they
crust over on the top and the melted
iron underneath forms gas which is
as effective as dynamite to blow things
to pieces. But he got the igniters at
work in season to prevent this disas-
ter. And his company substantially
appreciated his coolness and effectual
work.