Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-30
STATE NEWS
Proctor Adds to Forests.


State Forester Halves has recently
received a deed of about four hundred
acres of forest in the town of Caven-
dish from Redfield Proctor This for
est land is to be known as the Proctor.
Piper forest tract in memory of the
late Senator Proctor and N. G. Piper,
who owned it together. It contains
some excellent >secondgrowth hard
wood, with considerable mixture Of
white ash, and presents the best oppor-
tunity to study this species Of any of
the state forests. There are also lots
which were formerly pastured which
will be reforested with pine and other
valuable species. Forestry is at best
long time proposition, and it is par
tlcularly desirable that there should be
In each community forests managed
under permanent policy.
1t is to furnish such demonstration
in the old home town of the Proctor
family that this valuable tract has
been given to the state. The donor
placed absolutely no restrictions upon
the uses of the property other than
that it be used for forestry purposes.
Democratic State Ticket.
The following state ticket was
nominated by the Democrats in state
convention at Burlington Thursday.
The only particular fight was on United
States senator. This was prolonged
and close. the result being FOG for
Watson and 2O4 for Prouty.< It was
the general opinion of the convention
at the close that had the vote been
taken before the adjournment at noon
Mr.. Prouty would have won. The
ticket follows:
United States senator. Charles D.
Watson of st. Adams.
Governor, Harland B. Howe of st.
Johnsbury
Lieutenant-governor, James E. Ken
nedy of North Williston.
Treasurer, C. L. Mcmahon of Stowe
Secretary of state, Geo. F. Root of
Newport.
Auditor, James B. Hale of New
bury.
Attorney-general, John H. Senter Of
Montpelier.
Member of congress. first district,
D. p. O'Sullivan of Colchester.
Member of congress, second district,
Rev. j. B. Reardon Of Barre.
Official Appeal to the People of Vermont.
The following official appeal for aid
to the innocent sufferers from the
effects of the war in Europe, and also
for families in this country left in
need by the departure of reservists to
the countries now at war, is made by
the officers Of the American Red Cross
in the state of Vermont and is author
lied by Gov. Allen M. Fletcher, presi-
dent of the Vermont state board of the
American Red Cross. Because of the
interest taken in many places through
out the state in holding teas, fairs
and entertainments, and gathering
supplies, the officers of the American
Red Cross request that all donations
and funds that are being raised for
the Red Cross European War Relief
Fund be sent to some member of the
following named Vermont state board !:
President, Gov. Allen M. Fletcher,
Proctorsville.
Vice-President, Henry D. Holton,
Brattleboro.
Secretary, Charles S. Forbes, Brattle-
boro.
Treasurer. Harry S. Howard, Burling-
ton.
Redfield Proctor, Proctor.
Edward G. Smith, st. Adams.
Chas. T. Walter, St. Johnsbury.
Chas. II. Darling, Burlington.
Curtis S. Emery, Newport,
who will forward all funds through
official channels, and for which Red
Cross receipt will be given by the treas
urer. Those desiring to send direct
to the headquarters at the War Depart
ment, Washington, D. c., should notify
some member of the state board in
order that a full record of Vermont
contributions may be kept. All individ-
uals donating to this fund are given
membership in the American Red
Cross for the current year.