Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-04-09
VERMONT NEWS

. %, - % The annual meeting OF
the allied organizations VIII DC 'ii' s
same date.
Thirteen animals in the conslgn-
- eaIe of purebred Holsteln-
Eriesian cattle sold last week IN Brat
-1aboro at prices ranging from S4OU
-, sS15 each. and 81 head disposed OF
M two DAYS brought total OF S-Zs.SS55V'
or an average of approximately H-'f
for the twO-day sale.
s q Ford %. was instantly kl4leu
in Springfield while operating a 9aS9
/ 1.-Two saving machine. A bearing holu-
/ - tho bala~.a wheel broke, hlJIihS
+be ri~cular saw forward and upward.
] II s+r.-s'- Mr.. Ford and nearly cut MN
/ - r, 1s+ No'or the shoulders. MI
/ Ford is sdI,.s~-. - "-s ''--- '--'-, o-'
son.
Two things of more than purely 10
/ col interest are noted In burlington. .
The leading stores of Burlington nave
decided to close their stores at noon
on Saturday through July and August
keeping open Friday evenings; Dur
IinCton physicians have adVahceu
their prices to SO for Office and city
calls.
Judoe Ernest W. Gibson, who re-
Gently returned from overseas duty
as captain in the 57th Pioneer lntan-
try. has decided to return TO the prac-
tice of law in Brattleboro. Judge
, Gibson had an opportunity to remain
!, in the service as judge advocate al
. one of the cantOnments, but preIerreu
, to return to civil life.
= In the recent drive for funds for
!. the relief of war sufferers in the near
Z r. no first
DIete its returns to the national head
L quarters and its percentage Of over
r. Subscription was the largest OF any
r. state in the United States. NermOnts
G over-subscription was 57f,. The over
s subscription in Ohio was 500, placing
+ Ohio second in the list of states. The
a state quota for Vermont was SoO,OoO.
! CONGRESSMAN Frank L. Greene, who
- has been spending a few weeks at his
: home in St. Adams, sailed for Europe
/ on the Leviathan Monday from New
a York. with other members OF the
- house military committee. The mem
- bers of the committee were invited by
q Secretary Baker to 20 to Europe to
", visit the American eXpedltlOnary
a, forces and the army of occupation for
40 the purpose of studying military leg
? islation for the coming summer.
to The transport Mt Vernon, which
st arrived in Boston Friday with the first
n troops of the Goth division, had or
r, board $3.50 men and sc officers
70 Among them were Is Vermonters, in
d, Guiding Byron Z. Shumway of Brad
st ford. Robert c. Hayes of Bellows
r Falls, Raymond A. Booth of Caven
TT dish, Gordon o. Derby of Rochester
ed Murray A. Kenyon of Vergennes AM
g Donald NJ. Hitchcock of Rutland
ne Hitchcock is listed among the sic
and wounded.
Reginald c. Mumley, IA year!
is NorthfieId, has been awarded the It'll
ri of State Potato Club Champion, 1917
is by the state club leader, agriculture
ed extension service, University of Vel
i'd. mont. Reginald submitted the hes
JUS records, accounts and story. Area
ap- square rods; yield, 125 bushels, Gree
,ns Mountains; value S172.5O; cost, S2o
)g- 45; net profit, S145.05. In addltlo
to the title of Estate Champion"
An wins the statewide potato prize of
the offered by the Vermont State Banl
in ers' association.
na+ G. E. Smith was somewhat injure
old and the interior of his house in Mo-
he risville was more or less damaged or
ION morning last week when the waite,
riii front of his stove blew up, wreckin
Sod the stove, blowing out the windows
Ian the kitchen and the pantry, althoug
! I the door between the two rooms Wa
IN closed, smashing the doors to a cul
,1f board, and covering everything wit
+be SCOT, ashes and water A flying piet
,ac- of iron from the range struck NJ
yd- Smith on one leg. A door in the kitcl
and en- had blown open during the nigl
ant and the water in the pipes had froze
L. n
mt Smith built a fire.
I'm BY the will of ex-Mayor Joseph
Bass, of Bangor, Me, uncle of A
ven Bass of Randolph, the latter, who
III named as executor of the estate Wi
bequeathed the bulk of the estat
ury which is valued at 100000 By tn
LeI- will A. Z. Bass, receives 500, 900 fa
heS value bonds, $4,000 annually, all
anu the real and personal estate ut B,
L Oh Harbor, which includes cottage al
1aI business property, the Bass hom
stead in Bangor, stables, automobile
all personal property and all resid
IN. airy real and personal estate. Tv
80 other Randolph people, ex-May
.te Bass half-brothers, J. Harris Ba
''ee and Wales T. Bass, are bequeath
$4,000 each and annuities of $500.
Ey The Richford Methodist churc
,cI-,e under the enthusiastic leadership
sAele Rev. o. j. Anderson, formerly
- Derby. is the first church in Vermo
], Gov TO 90 lover the top" in the matter
pais raising their centenary quota
=, : three days the allotment of sIe
E Tor yearly for five years was pledged,
6o~- spite Of a severe snow storm viii
lasted for two days of the drive Z
= thusiasm for the Methodist centena
ran so high IN this church as a resi-
stu OF an effective educational campaii
and the untiring efforts of the past
that the official board decided TO raj
their apportionment before the annu
conference, without waiting for Z
area campaign IN May. Up TO II
time not one Individual had contribt
er nNnr &1n N-aar e.