Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-15
VERMONT NOTES

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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ala of Barre,
was run over and instantly killed and
his body horribly mutilated by a
switching engine on the Barre q
Chelsea railroad at Barre Wednesday
of last week.
Elizabeth, six, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Reed of Manchester,
died Nov 7 in Londonderry. The
child was playing about bonfire late
in the afternoon when her clothing
caught fire. She was literally roast
ed. Her mother took her there a
few weeks ago after another child in
the family had died of infantile par
alysis.
George W. Duncan of Rutland, no
tel keeper, aged 80 years, recently
found not guilty of wife murder by
reason of insanity at the time of com.
mission of the act, will be confined at
the state asylum at Waterbury for
observation as to his present mental
condition. Duncan appears perfectly
rational at present and it is believed
that his counsel, J. G.. Jones and E. H.
O'Brien, will eventually move for his
release from custody.
William Dudley Policy, formerly
publisher of the Deerfield Valley
Times in Wilmington and until few
months ago on the staff Of the Ben
nington Banner, is young writer OF
fiction who is gaining notable recognl-
ton. One Of his stories, "Little Son
of a Cum" was a feature in a recent
number of the Saturday Evening
Post. The writer has been contribu-
ting fiction to number of magazines
during the past three years, mostly
stories with western settings, but the
story in the Post is of circus life.
The contract to build a 256-foot
bridge across the Connecticut river
between Woodsville and Wells River
has been let to the United Construc-
ton company of Albany. n. Y, and
the bridge is to be completed by July
l. It will cross the river just back OF
the present toll house. The bridge is
to be of steel trust reconstruction and is
to have a 24-foot roadway of concrete
covered with a two-inch asphalt sur
face. A six-foot sidewalk of concrete
is to be placed on the south side of
the bridge, a six-foot guard rail sur
mounted with four-light clusters on
either side completes the overhead
| construction for the bridge. There
are to be two supporting piers, ma
| king a strong construction of a
bridge.
The Vermont Holstein-Fresian club
held it's regular semi-annual meeting
at St. Johnsbury Wednesday after
! noon Of last week. The business meet
| ing commenced about noon and was
followed by a banquet for the mem
bers and the club guests. The speak
err Of the afternoon was Gen. G. W.
Wood Of Worcester, Mass, ex-presi-
dent Of the national association. Fol
! lowing the address, pictures of ma
tiOnally known Holstein cattle were
shown and their pedigrees given. At
the business meeting before dinner
minutes Of the annual meeting were
read and corrections made. Other
necessary business was transacted
About 80 members of the state asso-
citation were present besides invited
guests.
The work Of revising the Vermont
statutes is nearing completion. This
actual revision is done, but the index
is yet to be completed, and the proof
read. The copy is now in the hands
Of the printers. The book which viii
be called General Laws" will contain
1872 sections. It is interesting tc
note how the laws of Vermont have
increased in number from revision tc
revision. Every new law enacted adds
a little more. The number of sec.
tons the statutes contained from re-
vision to revision follows: Laws OF
Vermont, 1897, contained 864 sec
tions; Laws of Vermont, 1907, 1854
Laws of Vermont, 1917, 2,125; Laws
Of Vermont, 1924, 1877; Laws of Yer
mont, ETC., 1884, 1858; Revised Stat.
utes, etc., 1889, 1888; Complete Stat
utes, 1850, 1858; General Statutes
1862, 1878; Revised Laws, 1880
1923; Vermont Statutes, 1894, 4,463
Public Statutes, 1906, 6,319; Genera
Laws, 1917, 1872.
The exports almost doubled anc
there was slight gain in imports in
the Vermont customs district during
the month of October, as compared
with the corresponding month a yea1
ago. There was slight gain in i'm
ports and exports over the month OF
September. During October this veal
the imports amounted to $2,791 ,078
as compared with $2,382,673 in Octo.
Der, 1915, and the exports were S..
709,718, as compared with $3,2O5, 83z
in the corresponding month last year
The duties collected amounted tt
$21 ,359.21, while in October, 1915