Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-25
VERMONT NOTES

VERMONT NOTES
The New England Fruit Show Inc,
is to hold it's annual meeting this year
with the Vermont Horticultural socie-
ty at Montpelier, November 14-17.
This will be the largest affair of its
kind ever held in the state.
The Vermont State Medical society
met in ST. Johnsbury with 100 doctors
attending. Clinics were held to which
all physicians were welcomed and I'M
portant addresses made. The next
meeting will be held in Barre and the
officers elected were: President, G.
M. Beecher of Burlington; secretary,
w. A. Kicker of ST. Johnsbury.
Practically all the transportation
lines in the state have paid into the
state treasury the taxes assessed at
the rate of one and one-fourth per
cent on the appraised valuation, the
amounts being paid for the sixmonths
ending June 80. The Rutland road
the Central Vermont being second
with $125,0OO.
At the meeting of the Vermont
Library association in st. Johnsbury
last week Miss Fanny B. Fletcher of
Proctorsville was elected president,
and Miss Alice B. Eaton of Wood
stock, secretary-treasurer. The prin-
| cipal speakers were Miss Jessie Rit-
tenhouse of New York, Harold Rugg
Of Dartmouth College library, Com
missioner Of Education Hillegas and
| others.
After his wife had once knocked
| from his hand a cup containing
mixture of strychnine, William E.
! Wheeler of Grove, near Brattleboro,
| managed to drink another dose Of the
} poison in the kitchen OF MS home and
! died before medical aid reached him.
| It is believed that hewas mentally IN
balanced. He leaves his wife and II
| children, eight of whom live at home.
lie was so years of age.
Awards at the Vermont Boys and
Girls Industrial exposition held in
Burlington were as follows: Graded
schools, st. Johnsbury first; high
schools, Burlington first, Orleans
second, Montpelier third, Stowe Fourth,
Essex junction junior high school and
| Essex Center high tied for fifth.
State institutions, agricultural
school, Randolph Center, first; Nor
NAL school at Castleton fifth.
O. E. Styles Of Stowe, who was
driving the automobile which figured
in an accident near Waterbury two
weeks ago, and caused the death of
Justin Marshall, pleaded guilty in
| Montpelier city court to three charg-
es. He paid fine of 800 and costs
| Of S13.25 for operating an automobile
without license; SIS and no costs for
intoxication; and 800 and no costs
for operating an automobile while in
toxicated.
! Everett Tanner, the 14-year-old son
of Ernest E. Tanner of Marshfeld, ac-
cidentally shot himself with his own
rifle Friday afternoon and received
such a wound in his right side that he
died in short time. The accident
| happened at the pond on the Tanner.
farm where the boy hurried after
school to visit his traps He was get
Ting IN or out of a boat with his gun
and caught the trigger on the side of
the boat or on the seat, discharging
the contents toward him.
Arthur Locklin of Mortified, ad-
ministrator Of the estate of J. A.
Locklin, was arrested in Mortified
Friday, charged with embezzlement of
| $2,183 belonging to the estate.
The arrest was made at the instance
of his bondsmen, DIR. William B. Mayo
and M. E. Chase, who were alarmed
at the news that he had drawn from
the savings bank that day sum of
money, said to belong to the estate.
They were further alarmed, it is said,
because they had received no news
that the estate was to be settled and
their fears wer grounded on a suspi-
cion that Locklin was preparing to
leave town. He was taken to the
Northtieid police station where a
search of his clothing disclosed tied
underneath his clothing and around
ais waist cloth bag containing
$2,183.
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Teachers association was
held in Burlington Oct. IL, 13 and IA,
and was attended by 1900 teachers
and those interested in schools. The
principal event of the meeting was
the Inauguration of Dr. Milo B. Hille-
gas as state commissioner of educa-
ton. He gave a comprehensive ad-
dress upon the occasion, setting forth
to great extent the educational