Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-04-16
VERMONT NOTES

The annual convention Of the Yer
mont State Teachers association VIII
be held at Montpelier October ;, .
and 10 instead Of IN Burlington as
was first planned.
The Tauber Upton Company IS to
open a garment manufacturing plant
al Fair Haven, the Business Mems as
ISOLATION Of that place having for
maliy accepted the proposition OF the
firm.
Charles J. Root Of Waterbury, who
has been assistant manager Of the
Mount Washington hotel IN the White
Mountains. has been promoted 70
manager for the coming season. de
has worked his way up from beIlbOy.
Several B re firms engaged in
Cuarrying era -Ite have made substan-
tial contributions toward the 100000
memorial TO lie erected in Barre IN
memory Of the soldiers and sailors
who r mt in the present war The
new --ih-ti 0-= amount to $4,000
After taking about four hours 10
consider the evidence through 9S wit
nesses IN a trial lasting over four
weeks 3 Rutland county court jury
returned a verdict finding George P.
Eastman Of that city not guilty Of
the charge of perjury. The state had
alleged that he gave false testimony
last October IN a civil case IN which
the Vermont Marble Co. was the 9TH
er party in litigation. Mr.. Eastman
was Immediately released.
The Horace Greeley house at East
Poultney has been purchased by
committee Of the Vermont Press as
ISOLATION. II was in this house that
Greeley learned the printers trade on
the Northern Spectator in the early
days Of the last century before he set
out on foot for Pennsylvania eventu-
ally TO migrate to New York and es-
tablish the Tribune and ultimately TO
become one Of the greatest newspaper
editors America has ever known. The
National Editorial association and
several newspapers have expressed
desire to contribute TO the fund neces-
sary 10 establish the Greeley memoir
ial contemplated.
The Vermont Milk Chocolate COM
pany will soon commence the erection
Of another large building on its prop
erty in Burlington. At a special
meeting Of the board of directors,
President John Walker was author
lied To plan and build q factory, TO be
given over exclusively TO the manu-
facture Of milk chocolate. The build
ing viii be the size Of the present
main building. $50 feet by 164 fee-
and viii be located north Of and in
line with that structure II viii be
Oue-StOry and basement. brick and
. cement freuTOOf construction. and at
its completion will be equipped with
machinery Of a most approved type
for the production Of the highest Of
milk chocolate possible.
For having reached such high ranks
among the states in the United War
. Work drive last fall. a Y NJ. c. A
nut has been named Green Mountain
Hut at POnte Nazen. France, an i'm
pOrtant embarkation point. In the
/ presence of hundreds Of Nermonters
the hut was dedicated March 27. Dr.
/ HesSelgrave of Manchester. Conn.
I divisional Y. N. c. A secretary Of
the \. D., made the presentation
T speech The building was accepted
I by A. c. Hurd, state director of the
Vermont campaign, who is now in
f France on special welfare service
work. At the time Of the drive last
+ fall, 1t was agreed by all the Organi-
+ cations participating that the II
states attaining the largest over-sub-
/ scrIptiOns would have overseas huts
named for them. Maine and Con
/ necticut are the only other New En-
/ gland states to obtain the coveted
honor.