Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-06-04
VERMONT NEWS

1t is announced that 29,317 Yer
monters bought Victory loan bonds.
Over 200 men are now at work on
the roads at Fort Ethan Allen, the
construction being in charge of State
Engineer H. M. Mcintosh, the con-
tract for the road work being award
ed to the Adams RuXton Co.
Approximately $500 employees IN
all the departments of the American
wooden mills at Winooski, the Queen
City cotton mills and the Chase mill
in Burlington received substantial IN
creases in wages, beginning June z.
The National Spring Clip Co. of
Montpelier, makers of spring clothes
pins, is enlarging its plant by the con-
struction of a frame building 100 by
% feet and three stories high. The
company expects to practically double
its working force.
A fitting memorial for Barre per-
sons who have served in the wars OF
the United States is assured by the
vote of citizens in a city meeting on
Thursday evening when sum not to
exceed 100000 was voted. The gran
ite manufacturers have agreed to give
p1O,OOO III e1ooIOAOAA -
memorial.
The 600 striking employees of the
International Paper company at Bel
lows Falls have resumed work. They
have been on strike for two weeks,
and as the weekly pay roll is $4,000
the loss in wages has been $4,000.
The men have agreed to go to work
for a week and meanwhile conference
h. hold tho nIIoS+Inn
A verdict for So, 900 was awarded
Mrs. Fred Plat in United States
court in Windsor in her suit against
the Boston & Maine for damages for
the death of her husband last fall in
a wreck in BrattleborO. The jury
was out an hour and Is minutes. The
railroad took exceptions, but it is not
believed an appeal will be made.
At the annual meeting of the Yer
mont G. A r. held in Rutland about
200 Civil war veterans were present.
Adrian F. Woodward of Rutland was
elected department commander for
the coming year. Reports showed
that there are 50 posts in the state
with a membership of 1,4O5, there
having been 1873 removals by death in
a year.
Operations have been begun at the
Vernon power plant of the Connect
cut River Power Co. on an enlarge
ment of the plant and the installation
of the electrical units which will in
crease the capacity of the plant 500.
$1,OO0,000 will be
spent in this new development. Near
Iy 200 men will be employed on the
project end of it and it will be neces-
h. 70
build a camp for the occupancy of the
According to the report of State
Deputy Thomas B. Wright of Yer
mont, the Knights of Columbus in
this state have increased their MEM
oership 25 per cent over last years
figures. Mr.. Wright was reelected
state deputy. Mr.. Wright called at |
,ention to the fact that Vermont had |
he unique distinction in leading the |
nation in K. of c. soldiers welfare |
work, by erecting the first K. of c. |
building in the United States at Fort |
Ethan Allen.
The regular summer session of the !
Johnson normal school will open July |
9Th and continue for four weeks, clos
ng August I'd. Among the special
ecturers, who have been secured is
George Kruck Cherrie, a Vermonter
Who is a South American explorer of
tote. Mr.. Cherrie was a member of
2oosevelt's party in 1894 and only
ecently returned from his 22d trip to
he southern continent. If better So
ial and economic relationships are to l.
re established with South America it
S essential that teachers of elemen-
airy schools have a better knowledge
f its opportunities. To aid in this
Ir. Cherries services have been Sc
ured for a weeks lectures.