Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-05-13
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WEDNESDAY MAY Is. 1914
STATE NEWS.
Charged with Husbands Death

STATE NEWS.
Charged with Husbands Death
Mrs. Alta Blowers. IS years old, is
in Bennington jail, charged with being
responsible for the death of her hus-
band, Ebert Blowers. aged SO. who
died at his home in mountainous
section of Rupert at six o'clock Satur-
day morning. Mr.. Blowers death is
believed directly due to blow on the
head with stick of wood in the hands
of his wife, but the cause cannot be
definitely established until after an
autopsy, which will be performed by
DR.. B. H. Stone of the state labora-
tory.
Middlebury Ha. $4,000 Gift from J. G.
Mccullough.
President John M. Thomas announces
a gift of $40, 900 to Middlebury College
from Ex-Governor John G. Mccullough,
to be held as permanent trust fund,
the income to be used for the upkeep
IF the Mccullough gymnasium. In
letter to Middlebury alumni President
Thomas says he is mot in the temper
of whining for the life of Middlebury
College, but rather of striking a res
olute march ahead" He reports that
someone. not an alumnus or previous
benefactor. on reading the Carnegie
report, pledged 81, 900 on the next fund
that might be raised for the college,
and it is suggested that this fund might
be started at once. The sum Of 81, 1852
has been received for current expenses
in response to recent letter. The
Hath commencement Of the college will
ho ho1I ~, 01,
%, Ex-Governor Mead will preside and
ex-President Brainerd will deliver an
address on Fifty years of Middlebury
College" Both DR.. Brainerd and ex-
Governor Mead will celebrate the 5Oth
anniversary of their graduation.
To Justify Sleuth Expenses.
A meeting of all the states attor-
neys of Vermont, called by Attorney
General R. E. Brown was held in Bur-
lington last week. All the counties of
the state were represented by their
chief prosecuting officials except
Lamoille and Bennington. The party
had dinner after which there was
speaking. The object of the meeting
was for the purpose of discussing the
matter of detective service in criminal
cases demanding it and the extent to
which it ought to be used, with a view
to the attorney generals recommended
tons to be made in his report to the
governor and the next session of the
! legislature. The meeting also took up
; the discussion of what criminal stat
utes now on the books should be re-
pealed or amended or what new ones
should be created at the next session
of the legislature. Regarding the ques-
ton Of the expenses for detectives, all
present were Of the same opinion that
no more money has been put into the
service than ought to have been.
Attorney General Brown says that he
proposes to show both sides Of the
ledger in regard to detective hire, and
to demonstrate that no more service
was used than was called FOR or justi-
fled, and that the state got the worth
of the money and made money in some
! instances.
State Convention M. w. A.
The State Camp Convention NJ. W.
of A., was held at White River juno
ton. May 9th. Tuesday evening. May
| 9Th theSdelegates were entertained by
the Hartford Camp at Hartford with a
class adoption of five candidates. Work
was exemplifed by the Hartford camp
and team. At 10.a. NJ. May 9th the
convention was called to order by G
H. Towle state consul, of Franklin
The following state officers were
elected: Consul, James E. Walker,
Barre; adviser, J. L. Applebee. Island
Pond clerk, A. w. Phelon. Dorset
banker, r. 0. Hazen. Hartford !;
Waterman, VIM. Medor, Swanton
sentry, J. w. Donnally.
State officers were installed by State
Deputy, A. O. Palmer. Delegates
were then elected to the national con-
vention to be held at Toledo, O., June
18th. Fred Nichols Of Burlington, E.
F. Humphrey of Newport. M. w.
tombstone of Morrisville. Alternates.
A. J. AlIard of Hartford, G. H. Towle
of Franklin, A. F. Herbert of Dandy.
E. F. Humphrey was elected by the
delegates as chairman. The next state
camp is to be held at Barre. 1917. A
number of resolutions were adopted.