Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-12
STATE NEWS.
State Purchasing Agent.

State Purchasing Agent.
Gov. Fletcher has appointed Dewey
T. Hanley of Essex Junction, assistant
to Auditor H. T. Graham as state
purchasing agent for two years.
Richford Station Robbed.
Forty 500 mile mileage books were
stolen from the Central Vermont sta
ton at Richford Friday evening.
These mileages, which number from
145, 300 to l45, 339, have been posted as
outlawed. This is the second robbery
on the Central Vermont line within the
past ten days. c.. B. Vorce. of Van
couver. N. B.. having lost travelling
bag which with its contents was esti
mated around $500.
"a Licensed Towns.
A revised list of towns that voted
for the licensed sales of intoxicating
liquor Tuesday follows: Bolton, Bur-
lington, Brighton, Usland Pond) Ben
Castleton, Colchester. Gilmore, Grot-
on, Mount Tabor Orange, Pownal,
Poultney. Reading, Readsboro, Rich
ford, Rutland city, Shelburne, St. AL
bans city, Shoreham, Victory, West
Rutland total "a. This is three more
than last year.
Vermont Fish and Gam League Meeting
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Vermont Fish and Game League will be
held at the Hotel Vermont, Thursday,
March 20, at 6 q. m. The meeting will
be followed by banquet with post
prandial exercises at 1880. This is a
serious meeting at which there will be
national authorities on fish, game and
birds. The meetings and discussions
will be open to all sportsmen. 1t is
hoped that delegations from local clubs
in all parts of the state will be in at
tendance The call is sent out by
John W. Titcomb, secretary.
Progressives to Ask Court Aid.
| The city election at st. Adams Tues
day which resulted in Sheldon G..
Greene winning in the contest for
mayor over H. w. Ballard, the pro.
gressive candidate, by only two votes,
will be taken to the Supreme court,
according to the present plan of the
progressives. When the result of the
election for mayor was announced Mr.
Ballard demanded recount but Mayor
Greene, who was presiding officer took
the oath of Office as mayor. The bal
lot boxes were sealed and placed ir
the vault at the city treasurer's Office.
1t is understood that the only thing tha
can be done now to get a recount is by
obtaining an order of the Supreme
court. -
Mr.. Ballard says he does not wish t.
infer, by any action that may be con
templated by his party, that any frauC
or dishonest work was done at the
election but that mistake might bt
very easily made and it was for thi!
reason that he wanted the recount
Mayor Greene says he refused the re
quest because he saw no reason why
recount should be granted
Big Money for Vermont Ball Players.
Larry Gardner of Enosburg Falls
the fast third baseman of the Boston
Red SOX base ball team, left last WeeI
for Hot Springs, Arkansas, where h
will go into training before the open
ing of the baseball season. Larry
said, before starting on his journe!
that he never felt better in his lif,
which is probably due to his Ions
walks, skating and outdoor recreation
during the winter, which has kept hin
: in the pink" of condition. Larry
has signed three year contract wit
the Boston Americans at quite an ad
vance in salary over last year, which
it is understood hovers around $40, 900
Ray Collins of Burlington has ais
accepted contract with the Red So.
and has gone to Hot Springs Collin
is superior left hand pitcher. TIL
Boston Herald says of him: collins
> while he did not get into shap
early as hoped for last year, came t
time at the proper moment, and wa
instrumental in knocking into cooke
hat the championship aspirations o
the Athletics. The big port-sider ha
but few superiors when at his best
He was the only kithogue carried by tn
= champions in 1922