Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-04-14
STATE NEWS
Child Dies from Injuries.

STATE NEWS
Child Dies from Injuries.
Dorothy johnson, aged seven years,
whose legs were crushed by boulder
which became dislodged when she was
at play April Sd, died at the Memorial
hospital, Brattleboro. Apr. 5. Blood
poisoning developed. making the
amputation Of the leg necessary as
last resort.
Noted Character Dies.
The man who built the first steamer
used on Lake Champlain. died last
week at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
He was John Englis, aged 90 years,
for half century prominent figure in
the shipbuilding trade. He was II
years old when he went to work for
his father and three years later built
the first Lake Champlain steamer at
Whitehall. N. Y.
Black Sugar Not Used.
Vermonters from all over Western
Massachusetts attended the annual
maple sugar festival held in the Audi
forum April under auspices of the
Springfield Vermont association. The
principal speakers were Gov. Charles
w. Gates of Vermont and DR.. John S.
Lyon of the Holyoke chamber of COM
merce, who is former resident of
South Londonderry.
The Business Must Pay.
Fifty-two applications for license
to sell intoxicating liquors have been
received by the license commissioner
OF Rutland Twenty-one of these are
nrst-class licenses, 18 for second class.
five for third-class and eight for
seventh class licenses. Fifteen licenses
will be granted by the board. At
cond class licenses were received,
the board having announced that only
second class licenses would be issued.
West Rutland is entitled to three
! | cenSes.
Churches Show Gain.
J. M. Comstock, the statistician fol-
the Congregational churches of Yer.
mont has sent his figures to the pub.
Usher of the UNCONVENTIONAL year
book. The present membership is
22, $50. gain of 134 over 1913. During
the year there were 1916 additions tt
the churches, the largest number
received for five years. The member
ship in the Sunday schools January
was Is, 945, an increase of 1877 ove1
1918. There is gain of 455 in the
membership of young peoples societies
which now amount to 5Ol4.
Revenue Shrinks at St. Adams.
The shrinkage of S53, 459 in revenues
collected is found in the MONTH!
report of the customs district No.
which includes Vermont and the county
of Coos in New Hampshire. as com
pared with the corresponding montl
/ last year, which included western
I Vermont only. The shrinkage i
credited generally to the situation
f resulting from the war. The dutie
collected this year were 1886, a
this year were $2,974, 1878; last yea
$85, 1854. The total imports this yea
were 81, GIG, 873; last year. 81. 183, 939
Deserves Carnegie Medal.
Four-year-old James L. Packard o
White River. son of Mr.. and Mrs
A. S. Packard. proved himself a her
when he rescued a six-yesr-old brother
Alfred, from drowning in the Whit
River at point where the water wa
six feet deep, on April Z. The acciden
occurred 100 feet above the new Whit
river bridge. The little brothers wer
playing on the right bank, when
unseen by the younger boy, the olde
one slid down the bank into the river
The first the younger boy knew of hi
brothers predicament was when h
saw hand raised from the water nea
the bank. James, instead of running
away for help, rushed to the edge O
the bank and when Alfred rose again
to the surface grasped one of hi
hands, digging his heels into tn
ground to gain firm hold. Finally h
managed to pull his brother from tn
water.
Big Salvation Army Meeting.
Ensign Thomas Fowler announce
that the largest Salvation Army meet
ing that has been held in Burlington TO
years will take place in that cit
Wednesday evening, April IA. whe
Brigadier VIM Andrews of Hartford
Conn, the divisional officer, an
, Adjutant Tyler of Boston, the Provin
cial Young Peoples secretary. will
speak at the Methodist Episcops
, church and some local officers will
be commissioned. Brigsdier Andrew
.. is one of the pioneers in Salvatio
Army work on this continent and is
fluent speaker. Adjutant Tyler ha
devoted his whole time to the youn
= peoples work and knows the cond
+ tons prevailing in New Englan
thoroughly as he visits every city
Ensign Fowler says that everybod
ought to hear these gifted officers, an
, that great things are expected by tn
! officers and soldiers of the officl;
corps.
Publicity for Vermont.
a The state of Vermont will. the con
ing season, receive generous amour
of publicity through the efforts of IL
q Green Mountain club, Of which D
|, Louis j. Paris of Burlington, is chat
|. man of the membership COMMITTEE