Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-08
VERMONT NOTES

Cases of poliomyelitis in Milton,
Georgia and Woodstock were report
ed to the state board Of health last
week. This makes a total of 81 cases
in Vermont.
Arthur William of Brattleboro
bought of the man who killed it, a fox
which was thought to be wood grey.
He paid $3.50 for it and few hours
later sold it to Guy w. Blood of Graf
ton, a furrier, for 1885, who declared
the pelt to be that of rare silver
grey fox.
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Branch of the American Red
Cross society was held in Burlington
last week. An increase in mem ber-
ship in Vermont from 200 to 1881,
or about 600 per cent, one of the
largest increases in the country, was
the outstanding feature of the report
of H. S. Howard, secretary of the
Vermont chapter.
The steamer Ticonderoga which has
been stopping at Isle La Motto for
several weeks to take on consign-
ments of apples, has already conveyed
about 10000 barrels of fruit from that
port to Plattsburg to be reshippedato
Boston, New York, Buffalo, Troy, and
other points 1t is expected that at
least two weeks more will be required
before the last shipment is made.
Negotiations have been completed
between the American Fidelity COM
pany of Montpelier and the Massa-
chusetts Bonding company of Boston
whereby the accident and health bust
ness of the Vermont concern is sold
to the Massachusetts, company. The
reinsurance has been approved by the
commissioners The American Fidel-
ity company has now disposed of all
business outside the state, deal hav-
ing been completed several weeks ago
with the National Surety company of
New York, the latter company taking
over the surety and burglar business.
The Howe Scale company Of Rut-
land which was recently reorganized
when ex-Gov. John A. Mead sold
three-quarters of the 871a per cent of
the stock which he held to New York
capitalists, is contemplating the cree
| ton of two large new buildings next
| spring to enlarge its plant, probably
for the purpose of adding the manu-
factUre of safes to it's line. It is I'M
! derstoOd that the company is endeav-
0ring to buy one or all Of the three
tracts of land adjoining the plant
! The purchase of the stock and good
/ viii Of the Alpine Safe & Lock COM
/ pany of Cincinnati, O., is another sig
nifcant fact connected with the en-
| largement rumOrs.
The Chelsea hotel and the livery
stable adjoining were destroyed by
ire early Thursday morning. The adj
! Joining property which was threat
/ ened was saved. There were not. q
| large number Of guests in the hotel at
the time, but all made their escape to-
| Getner with those who were employed
in the hotel The hotel, which was
called the Orange County hotel, was
owned by z. .. Barnes, and was one
Of the old landmarks Of the town. It
was 9 wooden structure three stories
high. The livery stable was owned by
Benjamin Goodrich All the horses
We're taken out, together with five or
six automobiles which were stored j.
the building. The 10 = estir-~ Il { {
$4,000 partly insured. The ca4s o.
the fire is Unll..o,,4l.
The programs for - 5ieth
annual meeting Of thC te
Horticultural society S
this year with the " & it
show at Montpelier, Nov. l4-18, are
out. The officers have been very sue
cessful this year in arranging a very
elaborate program which will cover
nearly every phase of scientific, prac-
teal, commercial and aesthetic horti-
culture. The best talent in northeas-
tern United States has been engaged
and there will be speakers from the
Empire state, from the Dominion OF
Canada and from several New En-
gland states. The program begins
Tuesday evening at o'clock just two
hours after the opening of the great
New Eng land Fruit show, and will
continue through each morning, after
noon and evening with interregna
closing Friday evening at the same
hour as the great show closes. The
list Of speakers together with other
topics and time of presentation is in.
dicated herewith.