Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-05-31
VERMONT NOTES

The Vermont Home for the feeble
minded to be built at Brandon will be
constructed by the John Nelson Con-
struction company of Montpelier,
whose bid was the lowest to the board
of trustees. The amount of the Mel
! son company's bid was $15.919.
The Y. M. c. A. state convention
largely attended. The state commit
tee spent $4,000 last year in various
| lines of work and all bills were re-
ported paid. There are now nearly
1900 members in the Is Vermont asso-
Citations and Fl employed officers.
Hetty Green is the largest individ ual
taxpayer in Bellows Falls. She is
assessed on valuation of SIP, 900. Of
this, $4,000 is for her home and the
remaining 100000 is personal proper
ty. By paying her taxes here, where
she retains her residence, the richest
woman in the world escapes taxation
in New York
The Aero Club of America has ap-
pointed Major Wallace Batchelder of
Bethel to organize Vermont Aero
club. similar to which several states
and many large cities have. The OBJ
ject of the society is to advance aero
nautics in practical way and as an
aid to the militia. It appears that
there might be possibility of such a
club securing an aeroplane in connec-
ton with the government for Norwich
university. Mr.. Batchelder will hold a
meeting at Norwich this summer and
hopes to secure many charter members
of the club.
The store building of George S.
Welch of Groton was destroyed by fire
May II. The dwelling above the store
was occupied by Mr.. WEIGH and was a
total loss, except for piano and few
pieces of furniture, that were saved.
All the clothing and personal belong
ings of members of the family, includ-
ing considerable sums of money were
destroyed by the fire. The goods in the
front of the store were saved but IN
damaged condition. The loss is about
$4,000 with So, 900 insurance. Nearby
buildings were damaged.
j A double tragedy was committed in
Weston Thursday afternoon. when
William Grover shot and killed his
daughter, six years old, and then killed
himself with the same weapon. Gro
yer formerly lived at Weston but re.
Gently he has been living in Rutland.
He had trouble with his wife and they
were not living together. Mrs. Grover
was employed in the home of Ear
White in Weston. about eight miles
from South Londonderry. Grover ap
, peared at the White home and, failing
to find his wife, shot his daughter anc
then shot himself. He was about 81
| years old.
= Three members of the sophomore
1 class of Norwich University were ex
3 PEELED and the remainder indefinitel,
I suspended Thursday by the faculty a!
e the result of hazing. investigation
: The suspension of the class will not b.
= revoked by the faculty but if any Of it,
Y members apply individually for rein
Y statement. their case will be consd
o cred. This drastic action is the result
], of the firm resolve of Col. Ira L
r Reeves, president of Norwich, to abol
e ish hazing at the university and tn
Of the stand taken by the presiden
and other members of the faculty.
j. w. Titcomb, fish and game com
O missioner calls the anglers attention
!. to the fact that it does not matter s
! much whether a short-length fish
" mouth is torn when the hook is take
9 out as it does that dry hands are no
q used in taking the short trout off tn
= hook. He asks the fishermen to we
their hands when they catch a shor
9 one before they take it off the no ok, s
q that when they throw the trout bac
! in the stream they will not wipe of
q the coating which is always around tn
~ fish when in the water. If this i
II wiped off the fish will die, no matte
how soon the trout is back in tn
J. water.
e The mobilization of the First infar
= try of the Vermont National Guard b
~ means of automobiles took place q
. Mortified on the parade grounds q
I Norwich university May 20. Eleven O
e the IL companies of the infantry wer
!, represented, Company l of Brattle
u boro being the only organization nc
II represented. There were about 500 G
> the infantrymen all told. A larg
:, number of the business men of Ru1
a land, Newport. Montpelier, Below
- Falls and Mortified were present
The first squadron of cavalry were tn
:, hosts and entertained the many guest
with feats Of Craftsmanship. exhibitio
IL drill and maneuvres, cavalry and il
= fantry tactics. The infantry and tn
~ business men accompanying them wer
e not the only visitors. Many machin
> loads of interested people came frol
e various parts of the state and it is est
- mated that $500 people were intereste
% observers of the entertainment pre
&c gram.