Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-27
STATE NEWS.
Bennington Store Burglarized.

C0ufS, WHO erected an entrance by |
boring series of holes in a rear door
by which they cut out section of the
pane. Through the opening they were
able to turn the catch. Between IL
and IL dozen high grade fountain pens
were taken and also more than dozen
revolvers. The burglars failed in their |
attempts to open the cash register. |
Officers have failed to obtain any clew.
Coadjutor Bishop Chosen.
At the special convention Of the |
Episcopal diocese of Vermont held |
last week in Burlington Rev. George
Yemans Bliss, rector of ST. Paul's |
church of Burlington was elected coad- I
jutor bishop of Vermont to succeed the |
late Bishop William Farrar Weeks. |
The pend was fixed at So OOO The
name of Mr.. Bliss was placed before
the convention by Joseph A. DeBoer of
Montpelier. Three other nominations
were made and the election of Mr..
Bliss was on the third ballot. The
new coadjutor bishop was born in Shell
burne March IL. 1864.
We're Probably Oldest Couple in State
The death of Mrs. J. F. Miles, aged
SO years, occurred Tuesday evening,
Jan. 10 at her home in Hinesburg
She leaves beside her husband, who is
IS years old, son, Charles who
resides in Idaho. two daughters, Miss
Mary Miles, who lived with her par->
ents. and Mrs. Leonard Ray of Shell
burne; and sister, Mrs. Lines, who
lives in New York state and is about
80 years old. There are also several
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
DR.. and Mrs. Miles were the old
est couple living in Hinesburg and
possibly the oldest couple in the state.
1t will be 70 years the last Of this
month since their marriage.
Poultry Show at St. Adams.
There was a good attendance at the
Vermont State Poultry association
N. L. Divoll of Bellows Falls won the
first pullet barred rocks, as at the
Boston show. 1t was the best pen of
female barred rocks ever shown there.
Frank c. Evans of Burlington was
| first on cockerels, which made great
sensation. The bird weighs ten
pounds. w. G. Freeman of Bellows
Falls won on the best display of rose
comb buff leghorns, silver service
offered by the American club. In sim
gle comb buff leghorns, Clarence j.
Davis, Waterville, Me. and H. H.
Nichols of Bellows Falls divided nearly
equally frsts and seconds A. D.
! Bradford of st. Adams took first cock
erel and special for best male IN silver
campines.
National Life Elects Officers.
The annual meeting of the National
Life Insurance company was held at
Montpelier Jan. 18th. Henry Russell
Platt of Chicago was elected director
for four year term to succeed the late
Judge James L. Martin of Rrattleboro.
Other directors elected for four years
to succeed themselves were: Senator
VIM. P. Dillingham;, John G.. McCul-
Tough of North Benning ton and George
H. Olmstead of Cleveland, 0. The
same officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Joseph A.
DeBoer; vice-president and counsel,
Fred A. Rowland second vice-president
and treasurer. Harry NJ Cutler; sec
rotary. Osman ID. Clark; medical
director. Arthur B. Bisbee, M D. ;
actuary. Clarence E. Mculton; super
intendent of agencies, Edward D.
Field.
Vermont Newspaper Men Meet.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Press association was held at Mont
pelier Friday. The afternoon program
was strictly business program.
Addresses and papers upon different
phases of newspaper work and equip
ment were discussed and Mr.. Mitchell
of Montpelier,a large advertiser, spoke
from his side of newspaper publicity.
The banquet was at the Pavilion in
the evening and among the guests and
speakers were Gov Gates, It. Gov.
Darling. Speaker Weeks, Sergeant at
Arms Parsons, Representative Hewitt
, of Plainfield, G. j. Swan of the Pill.
grim Publicity association of Boston,
Hon. S. H. Edes, a representative OF
the New Hampshire Press and Johr
Holland. representative of the Cana
present including Hon. J. H. Mcdonald
of Connecticut. for II years road com
missioner of that state. Wallace H
,, Gilpin of the Monitor, Barton, was
, reelected president of the association
, and L. B. Johnson of the Randolph
Herald was reelected secretary
treasurer.
S Sample Package of Fer EST Trees.
? Although several hundred land own
. ers have. during the past few years
+ avaled themselves of the Vernon
= forestry departments advice. and have
q planted several million trees, a specia
:. attempt is to be made this year t,
. interest wider range of owners. T,
: do this the state forester is prepared
y to send sample package containin.
: $50 three-year old transplants to any
+ one wishing to try forest planting on
4 small scale. These packages will b.
n sent by parcel post, postage pre-
q paid to any point in the state Tn
a prospective planter may choose be
i tween white pine and Norway spruce
e No mixed lots can be sent at tn
- special price for which the package i
a offered. namely So. Already the pros
:. poets of planting in the coming sprin
n are particularly encouraging, as tn
:. state forester has received orders TO