Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-09-21
STATE NEWS
Discuss Forestry.

Discuss Forestry.
A conference of lumbermen and for
est owners Of northeastern Vermont |
was held in the Y. M C. A. building
at st. Johnsbury Wednesday. Septem.
Der IA. The morning session was de-
voted to the important subject of for
est fires. E. c. Hirst, state forester
of New Hampshire. told Of the fire OBJ
servatories being established in his
state. and State Forester Halves re-
viewed the fire laws of Vermont. At
the afternoon session c.. II. Horton OF
the Fairbanks Scale company and
George Cbedel, district superintendent
of theInternationalPap company pre-
sented their views as to the forestry
measures practicable for Vermont lum-
bermen, and the forestry work being
done in Vermont and New Hampshire
by the international Paper company.
This was the first meeting OF the kind
ever held in this state.
Death of Rev John Jay Lewis
Rev. John JayLewis. we'll known lee
turer and universalist clergyman, died
at his summer home at Queen City
park, near Burlington, Wednesday
afternoon after long illness. Death
was caused by a general breakdown
Mr.. Lewis was born in Montpelier and
was graduated from Tufts college in
1868. He was principal Of the Green
Mountain Liberal institute at South
Woodstock for two years and later fin
ancial agent for Goddard Seminary.
His first paStorate was at Williston
and after short service there he went
to South Boston and began a passionate
! that lasted until 1890. During this
time he gained considerable literary
fame from his contributions to the
Youth sCompanion, Ladies HomeJ our
nal, Wide Awake and other periodi-
Gals. He resigned his charge at South
Boston to take up lecturing and of
! late years he had been known as. 1.-The
Apostle of the Passion Play" and it
was on his return from Oberammar-
gau this year that his last illness be-
gan. Mr.. Lewis is survived by a Sec
ond wife to whom he was married in
1903. and two sons, l.. r. Lewis of
Tufts college, and 0. F. Lewis of New
York.
Mrs. Dodge Charged with Heath's
Murder.
William Heath, 40 years OIL of Dali
ton, N. H, was found dead in Mrs.
Clarence Dodge's house in Lunenburg
Saturday noon, with bullet wound
in his heart. Neighbors heard the
shot and starting for the house met
Mrs. Dodge, who informed them that
something had happened. States At
torney George L. Hunt of Essex
county was called and ordered the
case to be investigated. He sent for
B. H. Stone, the state pathologist.
Heath was a paper hanger and has
been employed in the Dodge house
several weeks. At the time of his
death he and Mrs. Dodge were the
only ones at home. Heath leaves a
wife and daughter. DR.. Stone, state
pathologist, and DR.. C. F. Dalton,
by DR.. ]. c. Breitling of Lunenburg
performed an autopsy on Heatn's body
today. The doctors gave as their
opinion that the wound could not have
been self inflicted and a warrant was
Immediately sworn out for the arrest
. of Mrs. Dodge charging her with muir.
der in the first degree. The revolver
with which the deed was done was hei
property and according to her word M
one else was in the house at the time
but she stoutly denied knowledge O.
. the affair. She is under arrest.
E Bank Deposits Increasing.
, State Bank commissioner F. C.
Williams of Newport reports that tn
gain in deposits in Vermont saving
: banks and trust companies during tn
, 1oI.x IL
} largest in the history Of the stat
with the exception of one year. TIL
= total deposits are now 500, 1874, 2z7. SO
s There are now q mutual saving
banks and Fl savings banks an
: trust companies with savings de
posits. and two trust companies with
: out savings deposits, doing business il
the state. The number of depositor
y has increased 1887, of whom z,O94 ar
), re sidents Of Vermont, and 1858 ar
i non-residents. Deposits by non-resi
! dents have increased 1891, 845. O5, bein
IS now $l0.085, 538. 80. Dividends paid dc
e positors have increased $685. 3
IS the average amount to each depositc
t. has decreased 500. SO, being now onl
Y 1926. 70. Dividends paid stockholders c
20 trust companies increased $50. 5O(
n while the rate of surplus and profits
l. deposits show decrease. Sixteen {
the mutual savings banks paid depos
II tors A per cent; four 81 per cent: one
IF per cent and of the 81 savings bank
It and trust companies which have sa,
st ings deposits. % paid 4 per cent. tw
r. three and three quarters per cent :tv
n three and one-half per cent, one thre
Id and one-half per cent and 4 per cent {
is deposits for the year.
Vermont Branch, Woman's Board
I'd Missions.
10 - The 18th annual meeting will be he
~ in the First Congregational church
10 st. Adams, Tuesday and Wednesda
10 September 9th and 28th. Service
a. at 9 100 a. M. 100 and Z 80 p. m. TT
~, ~ speakers will be Miss Harriet L. o
~ borne, China; Mrs. Eta D. Mardi
g Turkey Miss Alice M. Kyle, Woman
Board, Boston and Rev. F. R. Bunl
er. Mr.. Bunker will deliver an illu
trated lecture on Wednesday evenin
d. The ladies of ST. Adams are prepar