Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-06-11
STATE NEWS.
The Van Ness House Changes Hands.

The Van Ness House Changes Hands.
| The transfer of the old Van Ness
house, Burlington, from ex-Gov. U. A.
Woodbury. to his son, Col. E. P. Wool
bury. took effec. Sunday, June l
Governor Woodbury. had been owner of
the Van Ness house 80 years. Colonel
Woodbury., the new owner, will make
the Van Ness summer hotel, and in
the winter will have charge of the
Ridgewood at Daytona, Fla.
Legislator Shot by Station Agent.
Hugh Collins, "a years of age. SUBJ
stitute station agent at Vernon on the
Central Vermont railway, five miles
south of Brattleboro shot Sunday
morning with borrowed rifle Rep
resentative Herbert A. Staten, who
had been witness against him the
day before, when he was tried for in
toxication and fined SIS and costs.
amounting in all to 1902. No one
witnesses the shooting but Collins
admitted it.
Assign Vermont Congressman.
Congressman Frank L. Green of the
first district of Vermont has been
recognized in the organization of the
house for the first session of the 63d
congress, by being placed on the COM
mittee on military affairs and the
committee on pensions. Congressman
Frank Plumley of the second district
has been assigned to war claims,
revision of the laws and election of
president. vice-president and repre-
Sentatlves in congress.
o. E. S. Gains 343 Members.
The 41st annual session of the Yer
mont chapter. Order of Eastern Star,
was held at the Masonic temple, Bur-
lington, Thursday, with a record at
Grand Patron George F. Leland of
Springfield and Grand Matron Mrs.
Minnie M. Coy of Windsor. Reports
showed 70 subordinate chapters, gain
of three. There was a gain of 343
members during the year with a to-
tai of more than Till members.
There was a memorial to Grand Secre-
tary Henry L. Stillson of Bennington
who died during the year.
Camp Abnaki Plans.
The plans for Camp Abnaki to be
conducted by the state Y. M. C. A.
committee, at Hubbard's Point, Lake
Champlain, are we'll under way, and
promise the best season yet held.
J, The camp will be open from June Is
!, to August 13. under the personal
direction of State Secretary Clark and
) is open to any boy of good character
who has passed his 18th birthday.
The price is only 81 week. Parents
, who are planning to send their sons
are urged to send the registration
cards to Secretary Clark as soon as
possible as the number of boys to be
accommodated is limited.
Two Attemps at Train Wrecking.
Bold attempts were made, probably
by tramps. before daylight Thursday
morning to wreck both the north and
southbound Rutland railroad sleeper
great 'hobo" rendezvous, two miles
south of Rutland. The trains run
about an hour apart Three men are
held on suspicion. The locomotive,
running at high speed, struck five
wooden ties, which were piled on the
rails. Some of the ties were thrown
40 feet by the impact of the locomotive
but the jar to the train was not great,
passengers say. Officials Of the rail
road had not yet reached the scene of
the att empted wreck when the north
bound train came along and struck a
handcar, heavily loaded with tools,
| which the wreckers had secured by
, breaking into a car house. The car
: was demolished by the crash. Officer
Brislin went to the spot, and lying in
field just over the fence from where
the wreckers made the two attempts.
Mr.. Brislin found two Polanders who
could not speak English. They had a
bottle of liquor but were not drunk
| Walking the track the officer met a
young tramp, who could not give a
satisfactory account Of himself. AL
: though tramps have for years made the
woods resort, the railroad has never
} before had any trouble with them.
= Eden Dedicates Tower Clock.
{ Through the efforts of the women Of
: Eden Mills, organized as Dorcas
society. handsome tower clock ha:
i been placed in the belfry of the church
: at that place. The dedicatory exercis
0 es took place Wednesday evening ant
> were largely attended. There wer,
: remarks by County Clerk S. B. Waite
of Hyde Park, native of Eden Mills
S l.. H. Lewis, editor of county paper
g the Rev. A. J. Chandler. of Belvidere
s Col. Joseph Scott. who has summe
;. nome Cnere ana the Rev. w. Il. Bake
T of Morrisville.
I |. After the event Colonel Scott enter
Il tanned a number of men friends at hi
:, cottage. Col. Scott has long been con
q nected with prison work, serving severa
IF years as superintendent of the Con
IS cord, Mass, reformatory, then goin
T. to Elmira. N. Y, where he ha
e cha rye of the reformatory. and afte
L that he served as superintendent O
e the New York state prisons. MI
4 Scott has fitted up the home of hi
r childhood for a summer residence an
4. takes great interest in the prosperit
&c of the town. He contributed largel
Re to bring about the purchase of tn
r clock.
IL Lake Eden, which is in Eden. is on
o. of the best bodies of water there
10 abouts. It has several cottages on il