Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
VERMONT NOTES

State Treasurer w. F. Scott has
paid to the soldiers from Vermont
who volunteered $14O,44O.81. The
soldiers in France or their assigns
were paid about $4,000 the middle of
this month.
Governor Graham has reappointed
Thomas Magner of Burlington a
member of the board of charities and
probation. His term expires Febru-
airy 1. The appointment is for five
years. He also has appointed Rev.
Arthur w. Hewitt of Plainfeld a
member of the board of education for
term of five years.
The Vermont Milk Chocolate COM
pany at Burlington has received a
rush order from the Belgian relief
commission in New York for 10000
pounds of sweet chocolate and 600
tons of cocoa, the latter to be deliver
ed within three months. John Walk
er, president of the chocolate COM
pany, announces that the new order
will keep the plant going night and
day, including Sunday for four
months to complete the orders.
Vermont as a state, has far out dis
tanced New Hampshire in the knitted
goods, surgical dressings, and hospi-
tai garments produced during the
month of December, according to the
New England figures, received by
secretary H. S. Howard of the state
chapter. Vermont sent out 9,749
knitted goods against New Hamp-
shire's 1921; 1889 surgical dress
ings against New Hampshire's Co.
80 ,4c
against New Hampshire's 1,748.
Harry Liberty of Bellows Falls has
come to the conclusion that there is
nothing in a name. He is charged
with being a Stacker lis in Jail with
out bail and will be tried before U.
S. court Liberty has a criminal
record and had just completed a SEN
tence of six months in the house Of
correction for violation of quaran-
tine. He has a family of five chill
dren. He claims that on registration
day he was in quarantine and sup
posed his physician looked after the
registration duties for him.
The mill of E. Crosby & Co., in
England which is equipped to grind
been receiving orders from all parts
of New England since the order
which compels anyone purchasing
wheat flour to buy also like GUAM
tity of some other kind. One large
grocery concern tried to contract by
telephone for the entire product of
the Crosby mill. From now on the
mill will be operated day and night
to meet the demand for it's product.
Henry F. Jordan, administrator of
the estate Of Mrs. Lena NJ. Rhodes of
Brattleboro has filed a suit for dam
ages of $4,000 against Ansel J.
Pierce, who last summer and fall
owned and drove an automobile for
hire. On September 20, Mr.. Pierce's
car ran into Mrs. Rhodes, who was
crossing Main street, knocking her
down and injuring her head. She
died four hours later. Mr. Jordan al
leges that Mr.. Pierce did not use
proper care in observing the law of
the April term of Windham county
court.
A movement has been started in
Brattleboro by citizens to secure
wood lots where the employees in the
shops may go on Monday holidays
and cut wood for themselves at low
figure. The selectmen of the town
have bought some standing wood and
Road Commissioner A. A. Wallace
and men have been cutting it to use
in the town hall building, as the coal
supply is very low and it is not
known when any more will be avail
able. Several Brattleboro ministers,
including the Rev. Richard H. Clapp
of the Congregational church, the
Rev. A. V. Woodwork of the West
Brattleboro Congregational church,
and the Rev. Ebert S. Hewitt of the
Advent Christian church, are chop
ping in the woods to piece out the
coal supply. Mr.. Hewitt has cut 40
cords this winter, largely for other
persons.
Vermont institutions were richly
rewarded in the will of the late Col.
Illsley of Middlebury, who died in
January 7 leaving an estate worth
100000. To the Vermont Baptist
state convention, Burlington, was left
$4,000, Memorial Baptist church in
Middlebury $4,000, the Rev. Dr. Roy
E. Whittemore, Middlebur y, $4,000,
and the Rev. DR.. William A.
Dawson, Burlington, $4,000. The
village of Middlebury was left $685.
600 for library and Middlebury col
lege was given $4,000. The widow
was given 100000 outright and is
made the residuary legatee. The
Columbia Trust company of New
York is made executor and trustee
for the residuary legatee. Alfred B.
Cruikshank of Nyack, N. j., receives
$4,000 and relatives and friends re-
ceived sums ranging from $1,000 to
$4,000. The Rev. George B. Ilsley Of
Westbrook, Me-, gets $4,000 and the
wife of the Rev. Frank w. Paddle
ford of Center. Mass is given