Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-04-17

to succeed the late David j. Foster.
will be held at the armory in Burllng-
ton on Wednesday, June 2. The first
district committee met Tuesday at the
Van Ness house and decided upon the
date.
State Convention June 27.
The Republican state committee has
decided to call the state convention to
nominate candidates for governor and
other state officers at Burlington
June 27. The committee also recon-
mended to the delegation to the ma
tional convention the choice of Earl
S. Kinsley of Rutland as national
committeeman for Vermont.
Prof. Howard of Middlebury.
Prof. Walter E. Howard, the first
dean of Middlebury college, died at
his home in Middlebury Friday of
complication of disasees. with which
he had been rapidly failing during the
past few days. He has been profess
sor in Middlebury for % years and he
was also wellknown throughout Yer
mont as a member of the state board
of education. Prof. Howard was 81
years of age, having been born on
May 20, 1849, in Tunbridge.
To Build Brattleboro Line.
Work on the new railroad from
once. The contract has been awarded
to a New YORK firm and preparation
for actual construction is already
under way. The new work will begin
between South Vernon and Hinsdale,
N. H., about two miles from the
former place, and from there to where
the road will cross the river below
Brattleboro is about 10 miles. One
track only will be built at first.
Boiling Dye Killed Man.
William Ryan of Winooski died
April 9, following a fall into a vat of
boiling dye at the American Wooden
company's mills. Mr. Ryan was do
ing some piping and stood upon raft
ers over the vat, when they broke
and precipitated Mr.. Ryan into the
dye. Rescuers dragged him from the
vat and he walked $50 yards, to the
finishing room, before falling uncon
scious. His condition was pitiable,
as he was burned from head to foot
and had swallowed some of the dye.
The dye is kept boiling at about 221
degrees and it was into this seething
mixture the man fell a distance of
fifteen feet.
Vermont Roads.
Statistics prepared by the govern
ment bureau of good roads show that
Vermont ranks eighth among the
states of the union in percentage of
good roads. Rhode Island stands first,
this being probably due to the small
amount of mileage and thickly
settled population as compared with
the other states. Massachusetts
stands second, with Indiana, Ohio,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Kentucky,
! Vermont and California following in
the order named. 1t will doubtless
surprise many to find that Vermont is
so we'll up in the list in this improve
ment, one of the most important of
the present time. The improvement
in this state has been reasonably and
Doticeably rapid during the administra.
tion Of Highway Commissioner Gates.
Congregational Church Statistics.
The annual statistics of the Con-
gregational church of Vermont, just
published. give some interesting facts.
A loss of membership was feared, but
a gratifying gain of 80 is actually
found, the present total being 22,647.
Sunday school membership is Is, 100
against 18,441 last year. Young
peoples societies continue to show a
loss in membership, the total this
year being Asst, against 4,914 last
year. This is affected by gain In
organizations of men and boys. The
% mems organizations have 1866
members and 80 organizations of bows
709 members. The total is 2,075,
the number last year being 1853.
The be nevolent gifts which can be
reckoned on the apportionment are
S33, 372, in place of S43, 879 last year.
Other denominational benevolence is
S6.256, a gain from last year. and
gifts to denominational objects con-
siderably less than before.
Transfer of Big Lumber Lands Made.
Papers recording the transfer of
property valued at considerably more
than $3.50, 900 have just been sent to
the clerks of various towns in Wind
ham and Bennington counties. The
papers convey from the Deerfield
Lumber Company to the New Eng
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wood timber on all lands Of the form
err in Readsboro, Nottingham. Will
mington, Searsburg, Somerset, STRAIT
ton and Dover: all hardwood timber
on the lands of the Somerset Lumber
Company in the towns of Stratton and
Somerset south of the so-called Wards
boro and Wilmington turnpike. the
plant of the Deerfield Lumber Com.
pany at Mountain Mills in Whining
ton, and the Deerfeld river railroad
from Wilmington through Somerset.
Searsburg and Strs tton. The timber
included in the transfer is that on
about 26. 1000 acres and the purchasing
company is given Is years from Octo-
Der l, 1912 ia which to cut it. The
present plans are to get out at least
10000. 900 feet year. The New
England Hardwood Company is plan.
ming extensive engagements for the
Mountain Mills plant. It's treasurer
is Gardner l. Jones, head of the Jones
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