Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-06
STATE NEWS.
Bisbee Sentenced IL to IS Years.


DR.. Don A. Bisbee of Bristol was
sentenced Friday to serve from twelve
to fifteen years in the state prison at
the death of Cyrus Curry of Bristol,
by selling him concoction of wood
alcohol. Curry and twelve other Bris-
tol men died from drinking DR.. Bis
bees liquor. This is practically life
sentence as the doctor is sixty-four
years old. By good behavior his min
imum sentence Of twelve years may be
reduced to nine years, but the prisoner
will be seventy three years old if he
survives the confinement. Judge w.
w. Miles, WHO imposed the sentence,
asked the doctor if he had anything
to say. DR.. Bsbee replied calmly:
81 consider it fair trial. The testi-
mony has been honest and no one has
lied about me.
Older Boys Conference at Chester.
On January 20. % and "a the fifth
annual conference of the older boys of
the Green Mountain state will be held
at Chester. The conferences of the
past four years have been we'll attended
by over 1000 boys, as we'll as by pas.
tors. school men and the leaders who
are interested in the welfare of the
boys of Vermont. They are not
planned for giving the boys a good
time, but for furnishing inspiration and
information along lines in which boys
are vitality interested. Some of the
results accomplished have been joining
the church, doing daily Bible study
and prayer, teaching boys Bible clas-
ses, working for the church and young
peoples society. choosing life work.
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giving up bad habits, working in clubs,
helping the other fellow. and many
other things.
! Vermont State Poultry Show.
The Vermont State Poultry associa-
ton will hold it's eighteenth show in
City hall, St Adams. January 10. 20,
Fl and %. This promises to be the
banner show of this association from
letters received from intending exhbi.
tors. The premium list has just been
issued and it shows that az silver cups
are offered including the Wirthmore
S75 challenge cup for the best display
! and a new cup just offered by the
! directors of the association to be known
as the Directors Cup, valued at $50,
for the best display of Plymouth Rocks
in three years competition, the final
awards to be made at the close of the
1917 show. to the exhibitor winning
the most points in any single variety
of Plymouth Rocks, during the three
shows. also the Messenger $40 cup for
the best display of any che variety
The association offers over $500 in
regular and special cash prizes.
Fletcher Appoints Woman to Board
Gov. Allen M. Fletcher has issued
commissions to Frank H. Brooks of St.
Johnsbury, PercivaI W.. Clement of
Rutland, and Mrs. C. M. Winslow of
| Brandon, as members Of the board of
education to fill the vacancies cause by
the resignation of DR.. John M. Thorn
as, president of MddIebury college,
the resignation of Herbert d. Ryder of
Bellows Falls and the expiration of the
term of President Guy Potter Benton
of the University of Vermont. Mr.
Clement accepts the appointment on
the condition that if the legislature
does not adopt the bill embodying the
provisions recommended by the educa-
tional commission Or if Gov. elect
Chas. w. Gates. for any reason, de-
sires to put his own appointees on the
board, then Mr.. Clements resignation
will be placed in the executives hands
at any time. Mrs. Winslow, the first
woman to be appointed to the state
board of education, is the wife of c..
M. Winslow., secretary of the Ayrshire
Breeders association. She is d mem
Der of the state library commission
and member Of the library board al
Brandon She has for many years
been interested in educational affairs.