Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
STATE NEWS.
New School for the Blind.

New School for the Blind.
The school being conducted at the
Star Hose company's rooms. Rutland,
for the blind under the. auspices of the |
Vermont Association for the Blind is |
meeting with marked success and the |
students seem to catch the enthusiasm I
of their talented teacher, Miss Anne |
Connolly of New York. who is also
blind. There are five students. two men
and three women. and it is hoped there
will be others. Four are from Bur-
lington and one from Essex junction.
The school has three-hour sessions six
days in the week. It will continue for
two months. At present the pupils
are being taught the art of basket
progressing. Rug weaving will be
taken up next and then chair seating.
Vermont Sportsmen.
The principal officers of the Vermont
State Fish and Game. League were
filled by reelection at the second
annual meeting in Rutland as follows
President, John w. Titcomb of Lyndon
vile; treasurer. Charles P. Lowe of
Montpelier; first vice president, R. l..
Patrick of Burlington; second vice
president. w. H. Bradford of Benning-
ton third vice president, M. R. Proc
tor of Proctor; fourth vice president,
C. S. Emery of Newport; fifth vice
sixth vice-president, M. F. Barnes of
Addison; seventh vice-president, w.
D. Woolson of Springfield. Among
the members of the executive COM
mittee elected were: Caledonia. Gil
bert E. Woods; Essex. Harry D.
Marshall Orange. Nelson A. Bailey !;
Orleans, c. c. Wiley.
Location of School for Feeble minded.
DR.. I. S. Coburn of Milton. DR.. P. T.
insolvency of Burlington. DR.. w. j.
Aldrich of St. Johnsbury, and John E.
Paddock Of Saxtons River. who. VITA
Gov. Allen M. Fletcher. constitute
the committee on the erection of a
school for feeble minded children.
went to Bellows Falls, Monday, and.
Bellows Falls and North Walpole, On
H.. Merchants Association visited
several sites in Bellows Falls and
vicinity, which will be available if
Bellows Falls is chosen as location
for the school. st. Johnsbury, Bur-
lington and Bellows Falls are anxious
to secure the institution and Governor
Fletcher has instructed the committee
to investigate the opportunities offered
by each place.
A meeting will be held soon to make
final decision as to the schools loca,
ton.
Richford Manufacturing Company Viii
Enlarge.
In accordance with plans outlined
and discussed at meetings of the board
of trade. the Richford Manufacturing
company is now going ahead with the
work of charging and improving its
plant, the new stock necessary for this
enterprise having been practically all
subscribed and the town having voted
; to exempt from taxation for ten years
the new buildings, machinery. etc. A
generator with capacity of 225 to 25C
horsepower. has been ordered, also
; meters and other accessories neces-
sary to electrify the present plant and
operate additional machinery by cleo.
three stories high, will be built on the
, eastern side Of the present factory, tc
| allow for charging the finishing
| department and cutting room.
/ veneer room will also be erected.
Here veneer will be cut and dried
, built-up tops for chiffoniers, dressers,
etc., will be manufactured. This is tc
supply not merely the Richford furni.
ture factory but the furniture manu-
. facturers generally throughout New
England and New York. A conserva
tive estimate is that from Is to sc
employees. will be added to the com
pany's payroll when the business is fully
Installed. The construction work will be
!; started about April 1.
Greater Vermont.
The following letter is being sen
out to the schoolmasters Of the state.
, To the Schoolmasters Of Vermont:
Gentlemen The Greater Vernon
, association wishes to ask for your
advice and cooperation. All Vermont
ers agree that one thing needful in ou]
state is to reveal Vermont's past
present and future. especially tn;
present and future, to our boys an(
, girls. II there is a state in the unto,
, which needs to attach its young people
to itself by every bond of affection
4 and intelligent interest, it is Vermont
, At their most impressionable age ou1
: young people must have revealed t,
them all the distinction and charm. al
, the resources and possibilities of tn,
r Green Mountain state
This is problem for us all !; board
! of trade. schools. churches, local an,
+ state organizations. But you schoo
! men have special advantages in deal
> ing with this problem. We ask you
. opinion with regard to cwo questions
y l. Will it be possible in secondar,
y schools to make use of copies of great
. er Vermont notes for purposes O
= illustration in connection with teachin,
= history. civics and commercial sub
:, jects?
: The use of the concrete, the local
9 the living, what can be seen, hear
q and touched by the pupil, is of ines
Unable value in giving vividness an
" reality to the abstract and far away
" Then. too, our supreme duty is to sho1
: young Vermonters what Vernon