Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-06-14
STATE NEWS.
Teachers on Strike.

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school have rendered their resigna-
tion to the superintendent, Mrs.
Harriet M. Ide, on the ground of in
adequate salaries and the unwilling
ness of the board to allow them a
small increase asked. Those who re
signed were Miss Celia Corbett, Miss
Pearl Butterfeld, Miss Elsbeth Neib-
ell, Miss Grace Fitzsimmons, Miss
Blanche Blake and Miss Hazel Stone.
All are teachers of experience, three
having taught over 10 years, one over
six years and two for shorter terms
in the grade departments.
Legislator Disappears.
Stephen NJ Bowles of Woodford has
disappeared and none of his friends
can locate him. He was last seen in
the village of Bennington. That oc-
casion was Tuesday, May %. He said
then that he was on his way to spend
a day in Albany, N. Y. No explana.
ton of the mysterious disappearance
has yet been made. Bowles is
member of the Vermont legislature,
in which he represents the town of
Woodford. He has been Woodford's
representative in the state capital
twice before. Very rarely has he left
his home for an extended absence. 1t
is supposed that Bowles had but a
small sum of money on his perso n
when he went away last week.
Club Interest Good.
The Vermont State Federation of
Woman's Clubs held their annual
meeting at Lyndonville last week.
The following officers were elected to
serve the ensuing year. President,
Mrs. Henry L. WATSON. of Water
bury; vice presidents, Mrs. Charles H.
Spooner, of Northield, Mrs. Clarke
c. Fits. of Brattleboro. Mrs. Anna
Hawks Putnam. of Bennington re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Frank Mar
tin, of Barre treasurer, Mrs. Joseph
E. Needham of Rutland auditor, Mrs.
George w. Smile of Montpelier
general federation secretary. Mrs.
Oliver c. Ashton. of Rutland The
he in prosperous condition with in
creased membership.
Places Big Advertising Order.
The Robin Hood Ammunition com
pany of Swanton, has just placed
a large advertising contract with the
Hays Advertising agency of Burling.
ton. and copy will begin appearing in
the July publica tions to be used.
Outing magazines will be used extern
sively. trade papers quite generally and
over 1000 weeklies. The Robin Hood
company's product has grown in pop
ularlty to an extent beyond the
| dreams of the management and its
annual sales are now so great that the
| capacity of it's large and modern plant
IS taxed to the fullest. This Vermont
manufacturing concern believes in adj
vertlsing and the campaign the Hays
| agency will conduct means an ex.
| penditure of many thousand dollars.
Two Dead When Motor Car FloDs.
MIR. and Mrs. Hiram Smith are dead
and Arthur Hooker is in critical
condition as the result of an automo
bile accident June 4. near Hardwick
Mr.. and Mrs. Hooker and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were riding
in the Hooker automobile. Mrs
Hooker heard one of the rear wheels
Of the machine rafting and called hel
husbands attention to the fact. He
turned, lost control of the machine
which plunged over an embankment
! turning turtle in its flight. Mrs.
Hooker and her daughter were unin
jured. The accident occurred on the
road between Hardwick and East
Hardwick.
Acquitted of Charge of Murder.
Caspar Smith. of West Wardsboro
charged with the murder of Clark c.
Mundell the morning of April 81, wa.
acquitted by the jury in Windhan
county court last week, Judge Water
man presiding. The jury found ;
verdict for acquittal on the grounds O.
self-defense set up by Smiths attor
neys, A. V. D. Piper. of Jamaica, an(
Robert c. Bacon of Brattleboro. The
respondent was discharged. Afte]
Smiths wife testified and told story
contradicting the account of the affai
she gave to States Attorney Frank
E. Barber shortly after the shooting
a verdict for acquittal was looked for
The jury was out about two hours
Mrs. Smith, wife of the ACQUITTED
man is held Newfane Jail, on a statu
tory charge made against her by tn,
states attorney from her alleged re
lations with Mundell.
Will Develop Asbestos Fields.
The following news item with tn
above head is going the rounds of tn
state papers. The opening of the Ok
ford Mountain railway, a road abou
fifty miles long, running from Nortl
Troy to Windsor Mills, Que, is ex
pected to result eventually in tn
development of a field of asbesto.
mines along the Missisquoi valley. il
the northern part of Vermont This
railway connects the Canadian Pacif
railway at Windsor Mills. The new
road will also connect with the pro
jected Missisquoi Valley railroad
which, when completed, will be
short line furnishing connecting linl
, between Montreal and other CANADIAN
cities and Boston. The asbesto
mines in this vicinity, which are o
the same drift as the Canadian as
bestos mines, have not been worke
! profitably heretofore, owing to thei
great distance from railway line.
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