Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-20

number several hundred. The state
committee will meet at four o'clock
in the afternoon and the members of
the committee will meet the heads of
the various organizations at 5 80
o'clock, the speaking taking place
after supper.
Elects Fits President.
At the adjourned meeting of the
Vermont Bar association held at Mont
pelier last week, the following officers
were elected: President, Clarke c.
Fits of Brattleboro; vice presidents,
John G. Sargent of Ludlow, George B.
Young of Newport, E. G. Mower of
Burlington; secretary and librarian.
John H. Minus of Burlington: treas
urer, Edwin M. Harvey board of man.
ayers, L. G. Moody of Montpelier,
Frank w. Williams of Bradford,
Charles D. Watson of St. Adams, Guy
w. Bailey of Essex Junction. Stephen
S. Cushing Of st. Adams and Frank
Partridge of Proctor were admitted to
membership.
Fire Insurance Agents Elect,
The annual business meeting and
banquet of the Vermont Association of
Local Fire Insurance Agents was held
at Waterbury, Nov. 13. The following
officers were elected: President, Hen
ry H. Hickok of Burlington; vice-pres-
ident, E. A. Plastridge of Mortified !;
second vice president, Guy E. Wilson
of Bethel secretary, George F. Root
of Newport; treasurer, Warner Clarke
of Rutland; executive committee,
George F. Root of Newport, A. B.
North of st. Johnsbury, F. D. Thomp-
son of Barton, w. w. Russell of Hart
ford and F. L. Brigham of Bradford.
There were so present at the banquet.
At the business meeting it was de-
termined to make fight for a state
commissioner, and a committee was
elected to draft bill to present be-
fore the present legislature
Annual Meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society.
The annual meeting of the Woman S
Home Missionary Society of the Yer
mont conference was held in the M. E.
church at White River Junction. Nov.
6 and 7, beginning with an executive
meeting at o'clock Thursday after
noon Mrs. A. H. Webb, the confer
ence president, presided during the
entire session in pleasant manner
and with business dispatch. Over
forty officers, delegates and visitors
were present, each district being wei
represented. The officers chosen fol
the coming year are: President, Mrs
A. H. Webb; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Y. A. Irish; recording secretary
Mrs. E. F. Newell; treasurer, Mrs. A
w. Gates. The other secretaries were
all reelected, Mrs. J. 0. Sherburr
being made Mite Box secretary to tax,
the place of Mrs. Mary Atkins
deceased
Essex Junction Hotel Burned to tn,
Ground.
The Junction House at Essex juno
ton, for nearly SO years known t.
travellers the country over, was burne'
: to the ground in the early hours O
Sunday evening, with loss. as est
mated by the owner, Walter B. John
son, of $40, 900. In the ruins are prac
tically all of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
; personal effects, together with thos
of the employees of the house, as tn
fire spread with such rapidity that
was impossible to rescue anything
more than the books and few article
f Of furniture from the front part of tn
. hotel. In answer to appeals for al
the automobile truck from Burlington
went up and rendered effective work
: and probably could have saved tn
main building had the water pressur
been right. The fire started in
chimney of the kitchen about 6:2
O clock. 1t was fully As minutes be
lore anything like respectable pres
sure was obtained and the only thin
which could be done was to proven
the spread of the flames. The hote
. was of wood and it burned like tinde
Y box. the reflection being visible fc
; miles. The chemical engine of the E.
sex j JUNCTION department was kept {
:, the railroad station and force of me
5 poured water on the roof to prever
! the flying sparks from igniting it. A
times the roof was so hot that tn
|. water sizzled off from it. At the tim
of the fire Mrs. Johnson was in Blu
lington and the only personal propert
saved was what she had on. When
became apparent that the main built
f ing was doomed Mr.. Johnson rushed
her room but could not get in on a,
>. count of the flames. A large part {
:, her jewelry and nearly all of her clot
u I, ing was therefore destroyed M
: Johnson saved only one suit of cloth,
: and nightshirt, besides the clothir
and effects which he wore. The Jun
ton House was built nearly half ce
fury ago by George Howe and was
popular hostelry, being a resort f
u sleighing parties, dinners, etc.,
u addition to taking care of a large nur
III Der of commercial men