Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-25

ABOUT 9lUUO, and there is every aSSur-
anc Of this being made up the tenn
porary organization being made per-
manent and the work commenced in
the neal future.
Rutland's Big Building Boom.
A half million dollars has been spent
in building in Rutland during 1912, the
city having the biggest boom in its
history. This was particularly true in
the residential section, 80 per cent of
the whole amount having gone for
dwelling houses. The largest houses
are those of Herbert W. Vaughan, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, paper manufacturer,
$50, 900; Edward F. Hasey of New
York, lawyer, $45, 900; George T.
Jarvis, general manager Of the Rut,
land railroad, $50, 900; Erwin E. Keyes
of Rutland, wholesale grocer, $50, 900,
r~emodeling. Over 40 cottage houses
were built. The new temple of Cairo
Temple Of Mystic Shriners cost $40.
900. The F. r. Patch Manufacturing
Co. spent SIS, 900 for a new office
building and the Howe scale works
spent $40, 600 for additions to shops.
7, w. Moioney a Candidate.
Thomas w. Moloney of Rutland is a
candidate for the appointment of u. S.
district attorney for the state of Yer
mont to succeed the Hon. Alexander
Dunnett, of St. Johnsbury. This has
been rumored for several days and Mr..
Moloney now admits that his friends
have been active in his behalf and not
with his disapproval. Beside his usual
work he is retained by the Rutland
railroad, the Delaware & Hudson rail-
road, the Rutland Railway Light &
Power Company, and other pora
tons. Mr.. Moloney has never held
any federal office or any other ap-
pointive office at the hands Of the
Democratic party. He represented
the city of Rutland in the legislature
% years age. Other men men
toned for the office include Elisha
May of St. Johnsbury, V. A. Sente1
of Montpelier.
Fat Mems Club.
The annual meeting of the Fat Mems
Club. which has a total membership OF
5,267, was held at Wells River, Dec. a.
The following officers were elected S.
S. Ballard, Montpelier. president; H.
E. Parker, Bradford, secretary J. F
Hale, Wells River. treasurer; A. r
Bickford, Portland, Me-. and w. E
Lawrence, Haverhill, N. H., executive
committee G. w. Glover, Lisbon, N
H., vice president for NewgHampshire
Other vice presidents will be elected
later. St. Johnsbury citizens Furnished
a large part of the entertainment a
!, joyable. The ST. Johnsbury orchestr
} hoxyo nv ovon1Iont y0Cror nc IA Al
, Academy quartet from the same town
} W. L. Plowman spoke enthusiasticall
) of the excursion planned for next Ma,
or June to Bermuda. w. A. Kicker
the retiring president, was loudly az
| plauded wnen it was announced tina
l during his term the membership ha
!. increased from a, 800 to {, 1857.
e Vermont Leads Nation.
l The year has been prosperous fo
dairymen in the state and figure
: issued by the n bureau relating t
:, dairy products show that the stat
: produces more pounds of butter pc
l capita than any other in the unior
= the average being 96.9 pounds. TIL
l state also ranks third in the produt
e ton of cheese per capita. Vernon
| which stands 43rd in population, stanc
!. 9th in the production of cheese, lot
= in value Of condensed milk mani
II featured, and 18th in the production {
. butter. Vermont produces more butte
in factories than on farms, the figure
. being 20, 228, 900 pounds in f%actorie
. and Is, 166, 900 pounds on farms. tt
census figures indicate LAG butte
= factories, 81 cheese factories and thre
II condensed milk factories in this stat
: The total value of butter produce,
SIC. 207. 600 value of cheese S:2Q5- US