Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-07-04
VERMONT NOTES

Washington announces the per cap
tia Red Cross gift of Vermont as 80
cents, the smallest of the states, while
Delaware's gift was S. per capita,
the largest.
Alburg is quarantined because of
diphtheria. No children are allowed
on the street. There has been one
death with diphtheria, that of the
youngest child of William Sheldon.
Mr. Sheldon is now i'll with it and al
so some of the other children.
Members of the Vermont Press as
ISOLATION enjoyed the summer outing
of that organization at Stowe and
Mt. Mansfield Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. On friday night recep-
ton was held at Stowe which 100 per-
sons attended. Saturday the party
assembled Mansfield, some on foot and
some by vehicle. Rain made the at
tendance small, but the outing was
greatls enjoyed.
'.Vermont's total $4,000 to date.
June 29). We will raise 100000
surely and are continuing campaign.
Subscription a general one, with few
large contributions" This is a copy
Of a telegram sent to the New En-
gland division headquarters at Bos-
ton Two hundred thousand was the
goal set for Vermont in the Red
Cross campaign, and the efforts of
those in charge will not cease until
this has been attained. 1t is ex-
pected that the full amount can be
either collected or pledged soon.
Arthur L. Hewitt of West Berlin,
Sc, town clerk for many years and
four times a member of the house of
representatives, committed suicide by
West Berlin. The body was discov-
cred by his fve-year-old granddaugh-
ter. Mr. Hewitt had been in poor
health for the past two years, having
suffe erred a shock which affected his
speech and his mind to a certain ex-
tent. Mr.. Hewitt was an orator Of
! considerable ability and was especial
| ly prominent in the 1915 house when
! he occupied a seat next his son, Rev.
! A. w. Hewitt Of Plainfield, now a
member of the state board of educa-
ton.
The Vermont Equal Suffrage asso-
citation held it's annual meeting in St.
Adams last week. There are now 10
leagues in the state. The following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
A. L. Bailey Of St. Johnsbury; vice
president, Mrs. w. T. Schofeld of
Burlington; second vice president,
Mrs w. l.. Bryant of Springfield;
recording secretary, Miss Ann Batch
elder Of Woodstock; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. III. III. Thomas of Richford !;
auditor, Mrs. John Spargo of Ben
nington; state organizer, Mrs. Lillian
H. OIzendam Of Woodstock; treasur-
err, Mrs. Lucia Blanchard of Montpe-
lier.
equity of murder in the first de-
gree" was the verdict returned by
the jury which heard the case of the
state against Francis Ketcham for
the murder of William Costello at
Bennington the night of September
16, last. According to Ketcham's
confession made to the officers, he
and Costello met on the street on the
Saturday night of the shooting and
quarreled over half pint of whiskey
which Ketcham had in his pocket
They agreed to seek a retired spot
near the soldiers home and settle the
diff erences with their fists. The fight
had hardly begun before Costello
drew the revolver, shot down his OPP
ponent and emptied the chambers of
the weapon into the PROSTATE mans
body.
The Vermont state fair will be held
on the state fair grounds at White
River Junction on Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, September
Is, 10, 20 and q, on as extensive
lines as have heretofore made popu-
lar this state institution. This de-
cision was made at a conference of
the executive committee of the state
fair commission with Gov. Graham at
his office at the capitol The com
mission had been somewhat undecid-
ed as to how extensive to plan for the
fair this year owing to conditions
brought about by the war, and so ex-
pressed itself at a meeting of direc-
tors of practically all the fairs in the
state held at White River Junction.
1t developed at this meeting that
nearly every county fair in the state
had made decision to run a show this
year.
Mrs. Anna Felch was acquitted of
the charge of murder of her husband
Joseph Felch, by jury that returned
a verdict Saturday evening in Orange
county court after celebrating four
hours. The trial of Mrs. Felch was
the sequel to the conviction of young
OLlS Williams, the FORMER farm hanC
on the Felch farm, who was found
guilty of murder in the first degree
at the June, 1916, term of Orange
county court and is now serving a
life term in the state prison at Wind
/ sor, In his confession he alleged
that Mrs. Fetch actually fired the
shot that killed her husband on Eas-
ter eve, 1916, as he was boiling sap In
his sugarhouse not far from his farm
home in the little village Of Waits
River. Mrs. Felch, while testifying
at her trial, denied Williams allega-
tons. The body Of Joseph Felch
was found in his sugarhouse on Eas-
ter morning, year ago. He had beer
shot through the head and rife lay
beneath him. The arrest of Mrs
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