Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-18
Fairbanks Scales for Parcels Post

Fairbanks Scales for Parcels Post
The E. & T. Fairbanks Co. Of St.
Juhnsbury began Dec 10 the shipment
of the new parcel post scales, sending
300 by mail and $40 by freight to cen
trail points from which they Will be
distributed to various p0stoffices. The
initial order the government placed
with the company was for 5000. Three
hundred will be shipped daily during
December. The scales are all tested
before shipment by M. H. Stlllman,
of the post-office department of Wash
ington. Mr.. Stillman is assisted by
Henry W. Weillis. Edward D. Fisher
and Alexander H. Porter of the St.
JOhnsbury pest office force.
Roxbury Hotel Burned.
buildings at ROxbury were destroyed
by fire early Wednesday morning, Dec.
II, causing a loss estimated at SIS, 900
occupied by F. w. Barber, who came
to Roxbury from Buffalo, N. Y, re-
Gently. The hotel was a two-story
structure of fifteen rooms, and every
room was occupied. When the inmates
WIZ Al IL 40 wv ioIC wv
by the stairs. SO the people imprisoned
climbed down some convenient trees
and were not harmed. Little of the
contents of the hotel was saved, but
the horses and wagons were taken out
of the barn.
A History of Verm ant Congregationalism.
1.-The Congregational churches of
Vermont and their ministry, 1762-1913,
historical and statistical, by John M.
Comstock, corresponding secretary Of
the Vermont Congregational Confer
ence," is the title of a book Of some
160 pages soon to be issued from the
press. 1t will comprise four parts
0) A condensed historical account of
Congregationalism in Vermont from
it's beginnings ito the present day, in
Guiding the organizations and institu-
tons connected with it; (2) A list of
all Congregational churches ever exist
ing in the state, arranged by towns,
with names of ministers, and the be-
ginning and end Of the ministry OF
each; 81 An alphabetical list Of al
Congregational ministers who have
served in the state with data of birth,
education, death (if .dead), ETC.; (4)
A list by towns of natives OF the state
who have entered the Congregations.
or Presbyterian ministry.
The book Will be one Of great value
to all Vermont Congregationalists.
The price has been fixed at 81. 5U. A
the edition will be limited, subscrip
tons in advance are desirable, AND
may be sent to the author at Chelsea
Vt.
Meeting State Grange
In the course Of an address befor'
nearly 1000 members of the grange il
Vermont at Rutland last week. C.. F
Smith of Morrisville went on record a
favoring the direct election of United
States senators industrial, a%gricultur
al and domestic science education il
the public schools; the spread Of tn,
co cooperative idea among the farmers
!, public ownership of water power, an
, the adoption of the income tax amend
read by F. B. Pier of Brattlebor
reporting the total current funds to b.
S14, 659. SO, as compared to SIP, 258.2
on hand at this time last year. Tn,
total expenditures during the past L
months have been SIS, 409. Sc. A. A
Priest of Randolph, the secretary, i
lie 1CpOII bIOOSiU u C1iC ldCG IL
Rutland valley, with 419 members, i
5 the largest branch in the state. Signe
= resolutions were adopted, the gist Q
t which was as follows: That tn
! Changers oppose legislation tending t.
establish a flat rate upon intangible
of $40 ana 7 10 of one per cent as pre-
vided by a bill before the presen
legislature that the Grange deplore
the action Of the fair homogeneous re
gardlng midways and protests agains
S games OF attractions.
l A resolution that surplus money {
the state Grange be let out to subord
. nate oranges at a rate not to excee
e five per cent for the purchase of builC
; ings or for the payment of indebted
= ness in building Grange hall was r.
: ferred to a committee.
A resolution adopted was addresse
to the governor and Legislature o.
titioning that the Legislature take tt
proper steps to provide that the water
of the state be owned and controllet
: developed and operated by the state
=, the interests of the people and r.
>, Questing the governor to ask the Ie3
: islature to carry out this policy. Tt
resolution also contained prote,
against trust control Of water POWER
e Of Vermont.
The following officers were elected
y Master. W. N. Cady, Middlebur.
d overseer, M. B. Roberts, Ruper
lecturer. E. H. Hallet, st. Johnsbury
steward, G. C. Flint, Randolph: a
sistant steward, M. w. Hyland, Was
ington; chaplain, Mrs. C. J. Bell, Wa
Ie den: treasurer. F, B. Pier of Bratt1
boro; secretary, A. A. Priest of Ra
$ dolph; gate keeper, L. H. Morgan
South Woodstock Ceres, Mrs. Ina 10
1t Ign of Mortified Pomona, Miss Je
I'd ME Bell of East Hardwick; Flor
ID Mrs. II. w. Sargent of Brattlebor,
&c lady assistant steward, Mrs. M. V