Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-09-24
VERMONT NEWS

Middlebury college opened last
week with the largest attendance in
its 119 years of existence, that being
400 students.
The Queen City Realty Co. of Bur
lington has filed articles of associa-
ton in the office of the secretary of
state with 100000 capitol, for the
purpose of building block in Bur
lington.
The H. C. White Co. of North Ben
nington manufactured and distribut-
ed in the United States last year, l.
ESQ. 900 "Kiddie Kars" These "karsn
loaded into freight cars and made up
into one solid train would reach 355
miles.
Approximately $3,000,000 worth of
granite products await shipment
from the Barre granite district ow-
ing to a freight car shortage. Rail
road administration officials promise
to divert 100 cars to this district at
once but this will only make small
beginning in the accumulated work
awaiting shipment.
The jury in the case of Worthen
Button VS.. w. C. Knight in Washing
ton county court returned verdict
in favor of the plaintiff to recover
$1,000 damages for alienation of his
wife's affections. The suit was
brought for $4,000. The case will
go to supreme court on exceptions,
one of which it is understood, will be
as to the judges charge.
Edward T. Daley is under arrest on
the charge of manslaughter in con-
nection with the death of Hazel Rugg
aged 20, who was killed bv an auto
mobile Wednesday night in Buring-
ton. A car travelling at a rapid pace
hit the girl but did not stop. The tail
light was switched off but piece of
the mudguard was broken off. Dali
ay's car had the lip of the mudguard
torn off.
Twelve thousand dollars was sub
scribed toward a Smugglers Notch
hotel by members of a party of Yer
mont people who held an enthusiastic
get-together at the notch last week.
The plan most favored was to have
the hotel not far from Stowe or at
the foot of Mount Mansfield, where
a fine golf course could be laid out
A lodge might be built later IN the
notch itself.
Roland Archambault, youth of Is
or 10 wears, was arrested Friday al
ternoon by United States officials at
Swanton for bringing a large quantl-
ty of liquor from Canada to the Unit
ed States. The amount in all was
the considerable number of 20 cases.
The penalty for which Archambault
is charged may be a fine not exceed
ing $4,000, Imprisonment for not
more than two years, or both.
The secretary of state has received
from the Canadian authorities re-
port of an accident that took place at
Sutton, P. O., recently. 1t appears
that a girl named Tatro was killed
and, it is understood, by Vermont
automobile. 1t seems that the driver
of the car did not stop after the ma
chine hit the girl, striking her with
sufficient force so that@the headlights
on the machine were broken. 1t was
the day of a fair near Sutton and a
large number of Vermont automo-
biles were at the fair. The matter is
under investigation.
Col. Walter Harvey of San Fran
cisco has been assigned to duty by
the war department as inspector and
| instructor of the National Guards OF
Vermont and has commenced his du-
ties in the adjutant generals office to
which he is attached. His work will
he similar to that which has been
done in Vermont before by the ser
geant instructors, only there VIII De
more of the work. He has been z!
years in service. He carries a wound
received while in service in the Phil
innine Islands and was the command
mo officer of the SD Infantry of the
regular army in France.
An agreement for three years has
been signed by representatives OF
various employing concerns and the
Quarry Workers International asso,
| ciation of Barre. 1t grants graded
waoe increase of two cents an hour
on Nov. 1, 1919, further increase of
three cents an hour on Jan. 1, 1920,
and a further increase of four cents
on bo,1r on April 81, 1921. This
. nreament effects not only the Barre
o,7arrv district but also the manufac-
turing end of the industry inasmueh
as the Jumpers, boxers and derrick
mems branches are members of the
quarry workers association.
A Coles automobile, stolen at Can
andaigua, N. Y, cut quite swatn IN
Vermont last week, being tnalIy
abandoned near Manchester, N. H,
after the tires were stolen from the
machine. At Orange the car was
ditched but citizens helped the driver
ont and on his way. In Barre the
driver stole a battery from garage.
At Woodsville, N. H., some number
plates were stolen from car and at
bradford the driver made a getaway
from a garage without paying Tor 10
Gallons of gasoline and some oil. st.
ffohnsbnrv notice were notified and on
fb be.- lookout but the car dashed
through the town without stopping
when signalled.
Vermont families are, being paid
Sc, 266, $50 in war RISK insurance
,sast;tntion to those whose sons and
bnshsnds died in the service of their
country during the greatest war of
ali times. There are TT insurance
claims being paid in Vermont
tbro,1gb +he bureau of war risk insur-