Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-05-29
STATE NEWS.
Big Paper Mill. for Sheldon Spring

= IAIE NEWS.
Big Paper Mills for Sheldon Springs.
Sheldon Springs is soon to have a
big industry in paper mill to be
erected there this summer. The mill
is $500. 600 proposition and will give
employment to about 200 men. The
power used will be from the water
power plant at that place. 1t is ex.
pected that the mill will be in opera
ton by March l. next.
Brattleboro Aviator Has Bad Luck.
The fourth advertised flight in
Brattleboro ended disastrously Sun
day, May 10. when Brattleboro's boy
aviator. Iran D. Spaulding, 18 years
old, fell about 80 feet in his biplane,
wrecking the machine, but luckily es-
Gaping injury. Saturday night he
flew at an altitude Of about 900 feet
over different parts Of the town and
flight at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning.
About 800 persons had gathered when
the aviator tuned up his big motor and
at 9 :43 he left the ground. When he
was about 80 feet in the air and cross
ing the race track on the fair
grounds, a cross current of air caused
the machine to careen and the next
instant he plunged head-on into row
of box stalls used during fairs. The
two attempts of Mr.. Spauiding which
have resulted in no flight clinches the
belief of many persons that 1t is use
less to attempt to make flight from
the fair grounds on account of the
VARYING air currents
Vermont Consregationalists Meet.
The 117th annual meeting of the
Vermont Congregational Conference
was held at Middlebury last week.
The session lasted two days and was
full of practical and helpful sugges-
tions. Resolutions adopted asked that
the legislature pay special attention to
laws to help the social condition of
Vermont. these officers were elect
ed President, Rev. G. w. c. Hill, St.
Johnsbury; vice president, Geo. M.
Hogan. ST. Albans: secretary, Rev.
VIM. Clark. Barnet; treasurer, F. w.
Baldwin, Barton; trustees, G. w. o.
good, Rev. r H. Ball. j. T. Gleason.
Rev. c. ]. Patterson, w. H. Taft.
Preacher next year,. Rev. A. P.
Pratt; committee on civic justice,
Rev. J. w. Barnett, Barre, w. H.
Crockett, Montpelier, S. S. Cushing.
committee interchurch federation /;
Rev. Frazer Metzger. Rev. j. B. Sar-
gent, Clark c. Fits. ]. Carpenter.
Cheney Chosen to Head League.
The We mont Progressive Republi-
can League was organized at Montpe-
lier, May 22nd. T. G. Cheney of
Morrisvile was elected president.
Representative from every county in
the state were present. No candidate
was endorsed and several speakers
emphasized the fact that the league
will favor no candidate except so far
as any man may stand for progressive
measures. Officers elected were
President, Mr.. Cheney of Morrisville
vice president, Ernest Moore of Lud.
low; secretary, S. L. Abbott of Beth
ell {: treasurer, G. E. Moody of Water
bury. The executive committee
consists of one from each county as
follows Addison, Ernest Kelley Ben
nington, Ernest West; Caledonia.
Harry Carr; Chittenden, L. M. Hays
Essex, Kyle T. Brown; Franklin. M
L. Asseltine; Grand Isle, H. E. FL
field; LamoilIe. H. A. Stafford
Orange. Rev. Fraser Metzger; Or
leans, F. E. Miles: Rutland, E. H
O'Brien; Washing ton. D. ]. B. Mari
Windham, J. E. Paddock: Windsor
Wallace Batchelder, who was elected
chairman.
At the close of the meeting it wa:
announced that meeting of the De
| Boer club would be held in its rooms
in the Odd Fellows building and IS OF
the 81 present went over. Mr.. De
Boer endorsed the declaration Of
principles of the league and promised
his support, with the exception OF
one, that Of the direct election OF
United States senators. If elected
governor, Mr.. DeBoer said he would
be perfectly willing to submit this
question to the people.
Teachers Retirement Fund.
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