Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-23
VERMONT NOTES

Kaiser Wilhelm is receiving much
publicity just now because he is re-
ported as spending his afternoons
moving hay with scythe. All the
scythe snaths used on the kaiser's
estate are made in Bellows Falls,
| where the oldest and largest scytbe
snath factory in the country is located.
Hon. James Hartness of Springfield
has completed his course in aviation at
Garden City, L. l., successfully passed
the final tests and is now a duly
| licensed aeroplane pilot. He has made
over 80 flights in the air and on the
last six was unaccompanied by an
instructor or any body else. Mr.. Hart
ness is president Of the Aero Club of
| Vermont.
By gigantic merger Of scale fac
tories throughout the country. the Howe
! Scale company of Rutland is to be sold
to western capitalists for a sum ap-
proximating S1,000,000 although the
plant will remain in Rutland and ex-
Gov. John A. Mead will still be at it's
head. Where the company now en-
ploys about HOO hands it is thought it
may be enlarged and employ as many
as 5000 men.
Jacob G. Ullery of Brattleboro, for
many years prominent in democratic
politics in this state, is an active
candidate for the Office of national
| bank examiner to succeed James H.
Kelleher of Montpelier, who died
recently. Mr.. Ullery is president of
the Vermont Mari company with head
quarters at Brattleboro and formerly
editor and owner of the New England
Farmer.
The Cone Automatic Machine COM
pany, inc, of Windsor, organized for
| the purpose of manufacturing and
selling machinery of any type or char
acter and ammunition, has filed articles
of association in the Office of the secre-
tary of state. The company has capital
stock of 100000 with 200 shares and
the incorporators are Frank L. Cone,
| cecilia F. Gillrais and Harry M.
Davis, all Of Windsor.
James H. Kelleher of Montpelier,
national bank examiner, died at Hea-
ton hospital, Montpelier, of typhoid
fever, Aug. 10. Nh Kelleher, who
was 80 years old and born in Concord,
! n. H., after graduating from Mont
pelier high school entered the First
National bank, where he was assistant
cashier when he resigned three years
ago to accept the appointment of
national bank examiner, his territory
including Vermont and cities and towns
in New Hampshire and western Massa-
chus etts. His work was so successful
that he was sent outside his districts
to make examinations.
A criminal action brought some time
ago by the State of Vermont VS.. Nj.
Suskind and Otto Trieb of New York
City, has been settled in the Benning-
ton county court, with the New York
ers pleading nolo contendere and pay
ing fine of 5000 each, together with {
sum of money to Paul Goebel, who
because of alleged misrepresentation
came out second best in real estate
deal. Explaining why be has been sc
interested in the case Commissioner Of
Agriculture Brigham, who pushed the
case, said, 'tI have followed this
matter. because the state needs gooG
thrifty people to come and purchase
farms and it is interested that they bt
not exploited, but be given a square
deal so that they will have chance tt
succeed and become good and prosperous
citizens. In order to put stop to thi
sort of real estate transaction thu
matter was followed up" ssss;..o Ca. .gg u