Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-09-06
STATE NEWS,
Canning Industry az Bra ttleboro

The Brattleboro farmers are begin
ming to harvest their corn crop, which
is to be sold to the local branch of
the Snowflake Canning company.
The factory will employ about 100
hands, including so huskers. The
acreage which is expected this year
exceeds that Of last year by about 50
acres, as about 400 acres are prom
Used, which is the largest acreage in
the history Of the factory. The lar
gest individual grower for the factory
is A. A. Dunklee, Of South Vernon.
who has 65 acres. 1t is expected that
1,O00,O cans or more will be put up.
An Old Book.
Rev. d. J. O'Sullvan of st. Al
bans, was recently the recipient of a
rare old book published in London in
1888, sent him through the mail by
some unknown person. 1t was writ
ten by Bossuet. the famous French
theologian and teacher. and printed
during his lifetime. The title page
reads: IAN Exposition of the Doc
trlne of the Catholic Church in Mat
ters of Controversies By the Right
Reverend James Benigne Bossuat,
Counsellor to the King, Bishop of
Meaux. formerly of Condom, and Pre-
ceptor to the Dauphin; First Almoner
to the Dauphiness. Done into Eng
lish from the Fifth edition in French,
! London. Printed in the Year 1886. :"
Vermont's Anti-SaIoon Leagues Policy.
The new superintendent of Yer
mont. Rev. c. H. Smith, of the anti
saloon league. made his first public
announcement of policy at the Uni
versalist state convention at Bethel
He discussed the question whether
! local option is the best way to handle
the liquor traffic. He said the policy
of the league will recognize the good
in local option and work at present,
first. to promote taking of Lincoln
total abstinence pledge; second. by
promoting the temperance sentiment
in towns; third, by creating civic
consciousness for law enforcement
fourth, by securing improvements in
present law. He said the league
motto would be Better Vermont.
Hartman TO Make Visit.
While it is not probable that the
construction Of the large dam on the
Connecticut river known as the Fiji
teen Mile Falls dam will be com
menced this fall the project is beins
!, pushed along as fast as possible
Surveyors have been sent from the
| New York office and they will com
, plete the survey of the territory t,
, be flooded. Purchases of the Ian,
: needed are being made and will con
tlnue to be made as fast as they can
H. l. Hartman has announced t.
, Harland B. Howe, his local repre-
; sentative, that he will come here yer
soon and spend week with the en-
gineers. He is member of the fir
: of Chace & Hartman of Boston, VIII
are building the dam.
. Small Lumber Importations.
: The importation of lumber fror
Y Canada to Burlington port has bee
the highest this season that it ha
r been in many years. SO far thi
season but 20 barge loads of lumbe
S have arrived, compared with 45 barg
n loads for the corresponding date Q
: last year. More boats will arrive
e but the total number will be far belo,
It that of last year. Nor is improve
!. ment expected next year by custom
q officials and lumber men. The stoc
: of,lumber carried by the Burllngto
a companies is not SO large as formerly
O and lumber dealers say that they
h not need so large a stock as wa
carried in years gone by. BY decreas
e ing the stock of lumber, it is sale