Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-05-28

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with headquarters in Wilmington This
stumpage has been owned heretofore
by Livingston Cushing of Boston and
is located in the towns of Readsboro,
Stamford and Woodford. Last year
the New England Hardwood company
acquired still larger holdings of hard
wood lumber located in the towns of
Somerset, Stratton, Dover, Searsburg,
Wilmington, Nottingham and Reads
boro. The combined holdings amount
to probably over 10000 acres. The
company have 25 years in which to
cut off the hardwood = timber. The
company intends to establish a plant
there for making wood alcohol from
the waste. Having acquired the Deer
field River railroad properties, the
New England company has railroad
to Searsburg. Somerset and Stratton.
When necessary the company will build
a branch road to Stamford and Wood
ford to take in the timber just bought.
Wonderful Operations Performed.
Two wonderful operations for tuber-
culosis of the spine have been per-
formed at the Mary Fletcher hospital
by Dr. Fred H. Albee of New York,
in connection with the post graduate
course conducted by the U. V. M. Col
lege of Medicine. says the Free Press.
These operations are DR.. Albee's own
development of surgical science, and
have excited widespread admiration
| and wonder among physicians. The
operation consists in removing por
ton Of the shin bone of a patient,
splitting the projections or spurs of
the vertebrae. and grating the bone
there in such manner that it will grow
to the vertebrae above and below the
| diseased vertebrae, holding them
| apart and relieving the diseased por
| ton of the spine Of pressure. It does
not consist in replacing the diseased
bone with healthy bone, as is some
times stated or in removing the dis
eased part at all, but rather in so
growing a splnt into the back as to
take the pressure off the diseased part
after which, if the patti 4nt is kept in
good health, it will heal. The bone
splint becomes part Of the patients
back and grows as he grows. An
X-ray photograph has been taken of
the bone recently inserted in the back
of Malcolm Chase, the young son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin H. Chase, on
whom DIR. Albee performed a similar
operation. and the photograph showed
that the inserted bone had grown
along with the other bones and that
he had entirely recovered.
Vermont Corgregationalists.
The annual state conference of Con-
gregational churches was held in St.
Johnsbury last week with large rep
resentation from all parts Of the state.
1t was considered a strong program
and the organization is in good condi-
ton in every way. The officers elect
ed are: President. George M. Hogan,
ST. Adams; vice-president, Rev. H. L.
Ballou. Chester; secretary, Rev. w.
C. Clark, Barnet; treasurer, F. w.
Baldwin, Barton; auditors, j. c. Clark
Of St. .Iohnsbury, w. H. Gilpin of Bar.
ton trustee for five years, c. w. Os-
good of Bellows Falls, Rev. r. II.
Bell Of Fair Haven, r. w. Bristol OF
Vergennes, Rev. C. j. Peterson OF
East Berkshire, r. E. Stevens of Hart,
ford delegates to national council ir
Kansas City in October, Rev. Benja
min Swift of Woodstock, Rev. A. B
Pratt of Bellows Falls, John M. Com
stock of Chelsea. Delegates to attend
the state conferences of other demon
nations are: Methodist at Hardwick
in April. Rev. R. M. Snyder Of Hard
wick; Baptist at Poultney in Septem
Der, Rev. R. H. Bull of Fair Haven
Free Baptist at Sutton in September
Rev. w. A. Warner of Barton preach
er for conference of 1914 Rev. C. c.
Adams of Essex junction; alternate
Rev. Paul D. Moody Of st. Johnsbury
!, At the supper of the brotherhood al
the north church, able latter dinner
speeches were made by Governor
Flet cher and R. w. Hurlburd of Hyde
Park. C. w. Gates of Franklin wa.
detained at home by the serious lines:
of his wife and A. B. Moves of ST
Johnsbury spoke in his place.
The Green Mountain Trail.
Work on the ''Long Trail' to the
: north of Killington Peak will be com
menced on Thursday, May %. by {
: crew of six men under the direction OF
: the State Forestry Department. The
trail from Killingtoq Peak to Mount
) Carmel has already been spotted
by men of the department, forming
part of it's system of fire patrol trails
! Contributions for trail making in thi:
: region have been given by Mrs. Emily
Proctor and Redfeld Proctor, ant
{ the Killington section of the Greer
Mountain club has appropriated from
the funds in it's treasury. Later the
men will begin cutting a trail TO the
+ south of Cancels Hump, the expense!
being met in part by dues for life
membership in the Green Mountain
club paid by Governor Fletcher
Henry Holt and J. Watson Webb
1t is hoped that these funds will be
? supplemented, so that it will be posi-
BILE to complete the trail between Xii
2 lington Peak to Mount Carmel and from
: Cancels Hump to Lincoln mountain
2 and that work can be undertaken be
tween Mount Carmel and Lincoln noun
f tain. The completion of the ''Lone
J Trail' from Killington Peak to Ster
f ling mountain is a question of funds
Persons interested in the completion
d of any part Of the trail may send mon
n ey to be applied to that work to tn,
a treasurer of the Green Mountain club
+. L. J. Paris, M. d.. Burlington. TIL.
! proposed trip of the Appalachian clul
party from KillingtOn to Sterling thi
:. foil ol>oc Tho ~ %b;c ~,