Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-06-18
VERMONT NEWS

Bennington paid 1922 for ice
cream in seven days. This was con-
sumed at soda water fountains. For
/ the seven days, 1, 165 gallons, or 4 $3.50
quarts were eaten. 1t is estimated
that each quart gives seven ten-cent
dishes. This enormous consumption
! is believed to be partly due to the fact
that John Barleycorn is retiring in
I popularity.
/ There will be no special sessions of
I legislature says Gov. P. W. Clement
relative to the agitation by the suf-
ter was settled at the last session Of
the legislature when Governor Glenn
ent vetoed the bill which was passed
by the legislature and gave his reason
for so doing. Gov. Clement intimat-
ed that there is no call for q special
session on the matter now at least.
Norwich university conferred five
honorary degrees upon VermOnters
last week, among them being Gov
Percival W. Clement, who received
Ii. D. The other degrees are: Mas
ter of Arts, Major Arthur NJ. Ed
wards, L. S. A, retired, professor of
military science and tactics, Norwich
university. Master of arts in high
way engineering, Stoddard, B. Bates
of Derby, state highway commission
er. Bachelor of military science, Col
Hiram Barss of the marines. Doc
tor of laws, DR.. John Erskine, pro-
fessor in the A. E. F. college in
France.
Officers of the Grand Lodge of Yer
mont have been elected at a Burling-
ton meeting at the annual communi-
cation with r. W., Edwin L. Wells,
of Lyndonville, as grand master. Fol-
lowing the election the officers were
installed by Past Grand Master W.
S. Nay of Underhill The presenta-
ton of a past grand masters Jewel
to David A. Elliott of White River
Junction, was a feature. The Off
GERS, R. W, Edwin L. Wells of Lyn-
donville, grand master; r. W., Archie
S. Hartman, of Middlebury, deputy
grand master; R. W., George l. Whit
ney, of Bellows Falls, grand senior
warden; r. w, George L. Provost of
Bellows Falls, grand junior warden;
R. w, Charles W. Whitcomb of Proc
torsville, grand treasurer; M. W..
Henry H. Ross of Burlington, grand
secretary.
S. B. Bates, state highway COM
missioner, has placed A. E. Sargent
OF Eden in charge of the construction
OF the road on the northerly side of
SmuggIer's Notch, and it is proposed
this year to construct the road from
the spot where it was left last fall to
the twin bridges on the Cambridge
side of the mountain. A tote road will
be built from Morse's mills to the
twin bridges and then a right of wav
will be cut up the mountain to Join
with the road which was completed
last fall. This will complete a right
Of way so that people wanting to
visit that beauty spot in Vermont
can do so, going over a part of the
Notch on foot. until the autorobiIe
road can be completed. The state en-
glneer has been looking over some
proposed federal road projects. Fed
eraI project number four in Salisbury
has been commenced. This is a piece
Of road IA miles long with q gravel
surface and stone base; and project
number eight, which is between Hard
wick and Craftsbury has been COM
menced. This is 1.25 miles long and
IS gravel piece of road.
Preparations are fast being COM
pleted for the opening of Camp Alb
MAXI on North Hero Island. This will
be the 18th season for this camp for
the boys of Vermont and applications
already received indicate a record
crowd this summer. Two hundred
thirteen attended the camp last wear
and enjoyed its many privileges, such
as swimming, boating, fishing, base
ball, basketball, tennis, indoor games.
the orchestra, camp newspaper.
games and stories around the nightly
camp fire, sleeping in tents on the
lake shore, daily chapel sings and
talks, etc. The camp is open to any
boy IN the state above the age of ten
years and it not only gives the bows
a safe and happy vacation, but thew
also receive invaluable benefit from
their associations with the other bows
the tent leaders and the general spir-
It OF the. camp, the motto of which is.
Help the Other Fellow" State Y
n. {: a Secretary Byron =. Clark
has Just returned from France and
VIII De N personal charge Of the camp
AGAIN this year. 4 beautifully iIIus-
trated booklet containing full infor-
nation about the camp win be gladly
sent 20 anyone sending the REQUEST .
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