Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-08-03
Congressman Foster Appointed.

congressman u. j. Foster has
received from President Taft his
| commission as special commissioner
with the rank of envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary, to attend
the ceremonies which are to take place
in the City of Mexico next September
incident to the celebration of the first
centennial of the United States of
Mexico. Hobart ]. Stanley of Bur-
lington has been appointed by the
department of state as the disbursing
officer of the commission and
he will accompany it and have
entire charge of it's timer
airy. The government of Mexico has
requested that the commission arrive
at the city of Mexico for September a,
and accordingly the party will leave
Washington by special cars August 8.
Congressman and Mrs. Foster and
Mr.. Stanley will leave for Washing ton
August 26. On the return trip it is
expected that the party will arrive
in Washington about September 20.
Leaves Money to Poor Friends.
Albert F. Cooper of Barre, who died
recently, left $4,000 mostly in real
estate. Mr.. Cooper has disposed of
his property among few friends and
companions who were poorer than
himself. He made the statement
before he died that he would not
leave a penny of his property to any
one who had more money than him.
self, and he carried out his word.
Hence, the ere promises to be some
surprise and joy in some Barre house
holds when the will is probated. Four
or five Barre families are remembered
and to them the money will be very
welcome. One woman who has been
remembered takes in washings. He
was a good landlord as his tenants
will testify. Once he borrowed money
to pay his taxes. Times were hard
and his tenants were slow to pay.
Mr.. Cooper lived in Barre rs years
and was carpenter by trade.
An Immense New Factory.
Within the last year Windsor has
come before the public with a new
building which is model of handi-
work and the home of the Windsor
Machine company. The entire build
ing, 584 feet long and Sc feet wide,
will be used for the manufacture of
the Gridley automatic lathe. The
ribbed glass of the skylight lets i'm
plenty of light, but prevents the sun s
rays from penetrating, while the
ventilation is perfect and it is con-
1 ;sidered that the plant is the finest
workroOa in the New England states.
1t took $50 barrels of cement for the
construction of the main building and
200 for the boiler room, engine room.
etc, while in the roof alone were
used 35 tons of bolts and %, 500 pounds
of spikes. The smokestack is IT'S feet
high and after it was completed, Mrs.
Robert Cleaves wife of the foreman
bricklayer, stood upon the cap at it's
top and was photographed in that posi-
taon. The building will be we'll pro-
teeted from fire, as there are to be
teE hydrants around it.
State School Tax.
The state treasurer has finished
distributing the state school tax and
the income from the permanent school
fund. These two are distributed
among the different towns of the state
in proportion to the number of legal
schools supported in that town. The
state school tax this year amounted to
$163, 472. 80 and the reserve fund out of
this leaves S118, 472. 80 to be given to
the different towns in proportion to the
legal schools maintained in the town
The total from the income of perman-
ent school fund amounts to $50, 1924. SO
and the reserved fund out of this
leaves $35, 1924. 33 to be divided the same
as the other.
The distribution by counties is as
follows.