Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-12-09

to Professor A. A. Borland, Morrill,
Hail, University of Vermont, Burling-
ton. Vermont.
What Does 1t Cost to Produce Milk?
There is widespread feeling among
the farmers of Vermont that prices
paid for milk are too low to afford a
reasonable profit in its production after
paying the necessary expenses incl
dent to the business. This feeling has
for a number of years led to repeated
protests on the part of farmers indivi-
dually and through milk producers
associations. Realizing the Importance
of the dairy industry to New England
the committee on agriculture of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce has
undertaken to conduct fair and impair
tial investigation as to the cost of
producing milk on the farm, cost of
it's transportation to the city and the
cost of it's distribution to the consum-
ers.. Four hearings will be conducted
by the committee in Vermont and the
one in this section is at st. Johnsbury,
Dec. 80 at IL a. M.
Brothers Drown Together.
A double drowning occurred at Miles
pond in Concord, the victims being
two sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M
Young. Walter Young, Is years old.
was skating on the pond and had his
seven-year- old brother. Murray, on a
sled, which he was pushing ahead of
him. Walters skate came off and
threw him, the sled going on with
such force that it went into an open
place in the pond. Evidently Walter
tried to save Murray, for the two
bodies when recovered half an hour
later were lockei together. 1t is
known that Walter came to the sur
face once for his cries for help were
heard by Calvin Breakwood, who hur-
ried so to reach him that he fell and
was very badly bruised.
The father of the boys is in bed
suffering from tuberculosis, but got
up in an endeavor to help his sons and
tainted, being unable to reach them.
The Soule and Sowle Families.
The families bearing these names in
Alburg, Dandy and Fairfield are well
accounted for but there were evidently
several other branches settled some
where in the state. The first census
returns contain the names of persons
of the name in the state, who had
been settled in New York. When the
boundary line was in dispute families
did not know which state they were
resident in. Some who had supposed
they lived in New York found them
selves inhabitants of Vermont. The
returns of the first census. 1890, con
tains the names of several Soules that
have not been accounted for. The census
returns for 1850 contain the names OF
several families in New York who
were natives of Vermont. The Soule
families looked for were evidently in
some of the towns bordering on the
New YorI- or Massachusetts lines.
Any person who may be in the most
remote way connected with the Soule
| Sowle families will confer a favor by
communicating with the writer. Els
pecially the town clerks Throughout
| the state who have records of these
families are respectfully requested tt
report what they find. This informa
ton is for genealogical and historical
purpose. Address Rev. G. T. Ridlor
Sr., 159 Clark ST., Portland, Me.
The Recognized Bench.
Governor Fletcher has met thu
situation developed in connection will
the recent constitu tional amendment
by appointing the justices of thu
supreme court and judges Of the supe
ror court, to prevent a teuporar!
elimination Of the judiciary of the
state. All the judges terms expired
| Dec. l and no elections could be helt
until the legislature convened in Janu
ary- The newly organized court!
which are now doing business under
commissions from the governor are:
! Supreme Court Justlces-George NJ
Powers. chief; John H. Watson, Viii
liam FL. Taylor, Leighton P. Slack
Robert E. Healey.
Superior Judges-Willard w. Miles
Eleazer l.. Waterman, Zed S. Stanton
Fred M. Butler. Walter A. Dutton
James B. Donoway.
! In this reorganization three judges
did not receive reappointment. These
and Haselton, and Superior cour1
Judge, Fish. In the places of the frs
two he named l.. P Slack of St
Johnsbury, of the superior court thu
last term, and Robert E. Healey o.
Bennington, and to fill the place made
vacant by Judge Slack's promotion
and one retired seat he named Waltel
A. Dutton of Hardwick, and James B
Donoway of Middlebury, superior cour
judges
Who Next to Help Kurn Hattin?
Some weeks ago Miss E. Eliz:
Sessions spoke at LyndonviIIe. in thu
| interests of the New England Kurl
Hattin homes. She referred to the
unfortunate fact that, with fine build
| ing at Westminster, large enough tx
accommodate at least 40 boys, and will
applications enough on file at thu
office to about fill the building, no boy!
could be taken because of a lack O.
funds to open the building. That Mis-.
! Sessions's address made an impression
is evident from an offer that very .soor
came to her A man of Vermont, Swht
modestly wished his name suppressed
offered to give $3.50, because he felt i
pity that, with the great need on the