Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-20
VERMONT NOTES

The $4,000 case of Seth Rich
against Frank Hutchins for alienation
of affections, has been settled out of
Washington county court. This case
developed out of joy ride two years
ago when Mrs. Rich was injured while
in George Cross's automobile and died
a few days later. The settlement is
understood to be for less than $4,000.
The first sale of the New England
Berkshire club under the management
of The Purebred Livestock Sales Co.,
of Brattleboro on March 9Th, was an
unqualified success and fully demon
strated the fact that good stock of
this breed can command good prices.
The attendance was good, the man.
agement and conduct of the sale was
highly approved by the breeders and
buyers present and bespeaks a bright
future for the Berkshire in New En-
gland. Forty head were sold at an
average of $40 each.
"Victory bread OF close" is the slo-
gan of the national food administra-
tion as regards bakers. declared Act
ing Federal Food Administrator John
T. Cushing, who further stated that
all administrators in every state are
now under orders from Washington
to see that beginning March 20, all
bakers are either putting a minimum
Of substitutes in their bread and rolls
or are not baking at all. This means
that every baker in Vermont who is
not using the required 20 per cent of
wheat -four substitutes in bread and
rolls must cease baking these prod
,ucts on the 10th Of this month and
must not resume operations until
they are prepared TO use the substi-
tutes, as required upon pain of re-
vocation Of their license" Mr.. Cush-
ing explained.
BY the will of Mrs. Angeline S.
Judevine Of Concord approximately
$4,000 viii go to the village, the
cemetery association Of the town and
the schools. Mrs. Judevine died March
y. Her husband. Harvey Judevine,
died in 1905, and it was his desire
that the money left should be used
for the purpose indicated in the will
He and his wife were lifelong resi-
dents of Concord. The money left to
the cemetery association is to be used
for shrubs and in identifying the
grounds. The money for the village
is for the same purpose, to set out
shade trees, shrubbery, to lay and re-
pair sidewalks and to beautify the
town generally. The sum for the
Essex county grammar school, of
which the junior high school is now a
part, is for any feature necessary for
the good Of the school. Mrs Jude
vine was "a wears old. She leaves a
sister, Mrs. Emily May, Of St. Johns
bury.
There has just been issued from
the Office Of the state tax commission
er a bulletin of general interest on
the tax laws. While intended pri-
narily for the use of listers and other
officials, it is likely that this bulletin
will be of general interest because of
the convenient arrangement and the
readiness with which the various pro-
visions of the tax law can be found |
The pamphlet is arranged according |
to the question and answer method,
there being 1913 questions with an
sWers relating to the tax system The |
answers to the questions are based |
on the provisions ofthe General Laws |
and decisions by the supreme court of |
Vermont on tax questions. Of par
ticular interest are the examples Civ |
en- showing the method of determin-
ing offsets. The pamphlet contains |
about 40 pages including the index.
While the edition is not large copies |
may be obtained while they last upon
application to the commissioner of |
taxes at Mortified.