Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-06-12

Attempts Made to Burn Gov. Mead's
Factories.

Attempts Made to Burn Gov. Mead's
Factories.
On three different occasions recently,
fires have been discovered In the
Howe Scale shops at Rutland. Gov
Mead. who is president of the concern,
admits that he fears omeon is try
ing to burn the plant, which covers
between Is and II acres and does an
annual business of 81. 500. 900.
Gov. Foss's Father, Native of Derby,
George Edmund Foss. father of
Governor Foss of Massachusetts and
| Congressman Foss of Illinois, died at
his Jamaica Plain home in Massachu-
sets Thursday after an illness of
several months. At his bedside when
he passed away were the members of
the family. Mr.. Foss was born in
Derby. 81 years ago. He is sur
vived by a widow and two sons.
"Bishop Day"
Alumni and old students of Mont
pelier Seminary: DIR. Bishop retires
this year after twenty years %associa-
ton with this school. Wednesday,,
June 10Th. will be observed as "Bish.
op Day." All who have graduated
under him, or students under his
administration. are urged to be pres
ent. Banquet at six o'clock. The
classes of ~, '82, '92, 'O2 and '07 will
have reunions at this time.
Signed,
Elk. Con. Alumni Association.
Barre P ostal Bank Leads the State.
Statistics show that on April so,
there were 81 postals savings depos.
itories in operation in Vermont with
deposits amounting to $18, 400. Of
the $18, 400 on deposit about $11, 700,
or more than three-ffths, was depos-
tied in the six Offices in the state
having more than ST, 200 on deposit.
These repositories with the approx
mate amounts for each were: Barre,
$3.50; Readsboro. $2,210; Bethel,
81, 900; White River Junction 81, 300
Rardwick, l .210; Montpelier. 81. 1870.
Women's Clubs Officers.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Federation of Women's clubs was helC
in Montpelier last week. The officers
elected were: MIS-. Watson WATSON.
3 president; Mrs. C H. Spooner. frst
/ vice president; Mrs. c. c. Fits,
second vice-president; Mrs, Anna
Hawks Putnam, third vice president
Mrs. J. F. Martin, recording secre
) tary treasurer, Mrs. G. W. Smile
Ashton. The Federation accepted ar
invitation to meet at st. Johnsbury
t next ear
State C. A. r.
. The annual encampment of the Yer
r mont G. A. R. was held in Burlington
. last week. The report Of the assist
! ant Acknowledgement showed tina
there are SO posts in the state. witt
2,271 members in good standing. Th'
net loss Of members during the pas
year was IS and the total gain wa
81. Commander Ferrin urged al
veterans to become affiliated with tn
n G. A. R. and he spoke highly Of tn
Women's Relief corps. Ladies Of tn
G. A. R., Daughters of Veterans an
q Sons Of Veterans. He also took tn
: occasion to thank the supporters o
the new pension law.
e Prohibitionists' Mass Convention,
A mass convention of the prohibitio
e party of Vermont will be held in tn
s city hall at Montpelier, July.4, at 10
m, for the purpose Of adopting a PAL
n ty platform, nominating a state tickle
e and electing delegates to the ~nationa
prohibition convention. to be held g
n Atlantic City, N. j., July 1912. A
members of the prohibition party Q
f Vermont can act in the conventio
e and the public is cordially invited I
# attend, listen to the proceedings an
S enjoy the addresses of prominen
d speakers from other states. Charlie
e R. Jones, chairman of the nationt
= prohibition committee. is to be pre-;
Re ent.
/. State Eastern Star Assembly.
i The state meeting of the o. E. S
was held at Montpelier last week
with delegates from nearly every or
of the 70 chapters present. Tt
,e membership at present is $685.. a
increase of 319 over 1911. One ne
" chapter at Brandon has been adde
during the past year and has a men
bership Of 20. The officers electe
- were: Grand patron, George F. L
IL land. Springfield, reelected graz
matron, Mrs Dana N. Coy, Windsol
~ associate grand patron, Enos Fl. She
win, Johnson; associate graz
matron, Mrs. Gertrude F. Buel
l. South Strafford; grand secretar.
Henry L. StilIson. Bennington grar
treasurer, Mrs. Eta F. Fraser, Win
u sor; grand conductress, Mrs. Abb
D. Stone, Barre; associate graz
~conductress. Mrs. Laura b. Col
Bennington; grand warder, MI
Florence K. Pierce, Barton.