Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-11-29
STATE NEWS.
Bosworth to Hang.

Guilty of murder in the first de-
gree and subject to the full penalty
of the law" Such was the verdict
of the twelve jurors delivered in Chit
tenden County court Friday morning
in the case of Arthur Bos worth.
charged with Staying Mae LaBelle the
Essex Junction girl ore day last
June. Sentence will he imposed later.
Bosworth received the announcement
of his fate without any emotion. His
face bore the confident grin which it
has worn throughout the trial. His
countenance relaxed slightly when the
verdict was given, but soon recovered
Vermont Leads New England.
Statistics by states relative to cattle
reported on farms for continental
United States. at the Thirteenth
Decennial Census, April Is, 1910, are
contained in an official statement
issued by Director Durand of the
Bureau of the Census in the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. The
total value of all cattle in Vermont is
$11, 1929, 900, as compared with S.. 240,-
600 for Hew Hampshire, 9,346, 900
for Massachusetts. Sc, ?25, 900 for Con-
necticut and S7,784. 900 for Maine. In
number of cattle. Vermont leads New
England in the same proportion. The
total number in Vermont is 430, 314, if
which 265, 483 are dairy cows and
67.573 calves.
We odbury's Big Contract.
Woodbury. Granite company of Hard
wick has been notified that the United
States government has awarded to the
company the contract for furnishing
the granite to be used for the ex.
terror construction of the new post
office at Minneapolis. This is the
largest post-office granite contract
awarded this year and although the
price is not made public. it is in the
neighborhood of quarter of a million
dollars. The work of supplying the
necessary stone will keep this com
pany's sheds busy on full force for six
months. According to the wording
of the contract the. Woodbury. COM
pany must quarry. cut, carve, trans
port and put in place all of the gran
ite. Work will be begun at once.
This is the 22nd post-office contract
that the Woodbury. company has been
awarded by the government this
year.
Special Verm ,nt Number.
The splendid special number of the
Journal of American History. Am
erica's great Journal of patriotism,
will be even larger and finer than its
publishers dared hope. The work has
grown with the days and the magazine
will contain the best description of
Vermont which has appeared in recent
years, while the illustrations, besides
views of Pageants and of attractive
Vermont scenery. include full page
portraits of the Governor. Lieutenant
| Governor, both United States Sena
tors. both members of Congress and
other prominent men. All these men
have given messages for Vermonters
designed to furnish inspiration and
arouse the patriotism of everv native
Of the state, whether at home or
| abroad.
A number of valuable historical
articles, hitherto unpublished. are
included in the table of contents
Walter H. Crockett, of Montpelier,
secretary and historian of the Sons of
the American Revolution, contributes
one upon the men to whom the thirty
thousand dollars was paid which in
duced New York to withdraw her
claim to lands in the state. Honor.
able Horace W. Bailey. of Rutland,
has contributed a series describing
every Pageant and celebration in the
state in 1911. Burton H. Allbee
associate editor of the magazine
himself Vermonter and student o,
her history. has prepared an accurat,
account of each one of the 81 town!
which celebrate their anniversary thi
year, and of the eight which cele
brate next year. These brief historic
are drawn in most instances from
original records.
The number is so good that Cover
nor Mead has headed popular sub
scription to pay for wider circulation
than would otherwise be possible
Many other prominent V rmonter
have contributed literally towar
this patriotic enterprise.
The Journal of American History
the one great magazine of patriot
inspiration in this country. opens it
sixth year with this special Vernon
issue. It will be double number
beautifully illustrated, each part cor
| tanning about one hundred and sixt
pages. The Vermont division inaugu
rates the new Common wealth series
unique in convention and, beautiful j
execution Suppiementing the mag
nifcent work the home press 10 cor
sksntly doing in exploiting vefnont
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