Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-04-03

May 10 Will Dc IuuCIt IHOES
than the first ole held last year.
Bishop May Resign Principalship.
It is reported that DR.. E. A. Bish-
Op. principal of Montpelier Seminary,
is to resign to take effect at the
close of the school year and that he
rs to return to the ministry. Doctor
Bishop has been at the head Of the
seminary nearly 10 years and during
the time has secured the Pearsons
800, 900 fund and paid off $4,000 in.
debtedness on the school.
States Revenue from Bank Depo sits.
During the past biennial period
Vermont has received Sl.Ol3, 1917
from the tax of seven tsnths of one
per cent on savings banks deposits.
During the last six months of the
period the amount paid has been $500
540.05 the largest sum ever received
from this source. This amount is
equal to state tax of Is cents on the
grand list, and is one of the most inn
DOrtant sources of revenue the state
has.
Home Raised Grass Seed.
On account of the high price of
grass seed, many Of the farmers liz
Brandon and vicinity harvested their
own timothy seed last fall and are
beginning to put it on the market for
sale at a lower price than western
seed. An average sample of this seed
was sent to the New Hampshire ag-
riCultural experiment station to be
Gested and following is the report
received: termination, 92.5; princi-
O. pal impurities, witch grass seeds,
nd five
pound; black eyed Susan, YO8 a
pound. The letter containing the
report stated that even a few bushels
of this seed contained enough witch
grass seed to germinate the entire
acreage of the town of Brandon for
so years to say nothing of the other
obnoxious weed seeds.
Notice Relative to Feed Stables.
Your attention is respectfully called
TO Sec. ID Of Act No. l6l, Laws of
1910, quoted below:
Sec. IA: "WhoeVer sells or offers
for sale a less quantity than repre-.
scented or sells in manner contrary
to law shalt be guilty of fraud and
shall be fined not more than one
hundred dollars, or in case of second
offense not more than two hundred
dollars" 1t is source of complaint
by patrons of many feed stables that
when certain amount of feed is or.
Gered to be given to the horse. etc.
the person filling the order uses ar
old gan. ETC., instead of lega
measure. wherefore, the proprietor
of the feed stable is uniustly or just
iy accused Of cheating both the horse
and the man.
] therefore for your own interests
call this matter to your attention anC
would re jpectfully suggest that yoC
provide yourself with accurate appara
tus and be careful to measure or
weigh out and deliver the amount or
Tered so that you may not unwilling
ly violate The law or lay yourself oper
to criticism which results in injury tC
your own business. .....
This departm ent will gladly test
your measures, upon request. COPY
of the SPECS. & Regs. is herein en-.
closed. Hugh H. Henry,
Commissioner Of Weights and Meas
Chester, VT
ALI for Benefit of Vermont.
twenty-five different organizations
boards Of trade, commercial clubs
oranges, village Improvement AM
other sOcIetI were reprtS nted at IT.
meeting in Montpelier Satur lay t.
perfect the organization of the Great
er Vermont association, the object O
which is to bring all such societies j
the state under the leadership of
state central body to work for tn
common good of the entire state
Two special features discussed at tn
meeting was Vermont week in Ma
or June in which special opportunit
should be given for the inspection O
the state by its citizens. and a grea
state celebration in 1916, on tn
occasion of the anniversary of Vel
mont's admission to the union, tn
first and most unique to be added t
che original IL. Four years of az
gressive progress from 1912 to 1916
the object urged to make such a celt
bration appropriate and successful
The meeting. which was full of Ell
thusiasm, was called to order ar
presided over by James S. Taylor c
Saxtons River, the "father" of tn
association, Mayor James B. Este
delivering the address of vel come.
At the business meeting the const
tuition prepared by a special commi
tee was adopted and the minimu
admission fee fixed at 81. A nomina
AnS COMHlALLee was appointed TO pr
pare list of officers for ratificatiC
at the next meeting. which will
held in midsummer in Rutland. II
object for which the association stan,
rs the development Of the states ma
ural resources. to foster her agricr
ture. industrial and commercial int
ests, and to promote the common we
fare of the people, the work to
carried on by standing committee
AS the first move the hotel men a
railroads were urged to form an {
ganization to boost the state and
committee was appointed to conf
with them with the expectation
holding Vermont week, one of t
ideas suggested being an automob
tour of the state. Secretary of Ste
G. w. Bailey wished to have the pr
aicity work of the state interwov
&c