Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-11-19

A branch or one Oh the ldrSeSt uy0
manufacturing concerns IN America
is to be established in Barre and 70
women will be employed at the start.
They will be ready to start business
at once.
Mrs. Elsie C. Smith of Jefferson
vile has been elected as one of the
directors of the Union Savings Bank
& Trust Co. of Morrisville, to succeed
her late husband as clerk and treas
urer of the town of Cambridge.
Nathaniel E. Parcher, a contestant
for the seat of representative from
ST. George in the last legislature and
a member in the legislature of 1910
was killed in Burlington in gravel
pit by being buried under great
mass of dirt. Although Parcher was
dragged out at once he showed no
signs of life.
After 1O4 years in the candy bust
ness in White River Junction, Smith
& Son, Inc, widely known for gener-
ations, are being absorbed in newly
formed corporation called the Adlr-
ondack Candy Co., situated in Ma
lone, n. Y. 1t is Incorporated Tor
| 100000 Smith Il Son established
W. Ray Whitney, formerly post
master at Franklin, is wanted by the
postoffice department. 1t is claimed
that Whitney absconded on Sept. 20,
and that he manipulated the money
order account and issued money or
/ ders, usually for 800, payable to
/ himself and others, upon which he
fraudulently obtained $4,000 to 3d.
900.
Nine registered Holstein cattle
owned by Arthur B. Clapp of Brattle-
boro were poisoned last week by eat
ing pyrox and seven have died. The
animals were cows and heifers and
were valued at upwards of $4,000. 1t
appears that the receptacle in which
pyrox was used in spraying potatoes
was left in the field and when the
cattle were turned out they got hold
of the poison.
W. B. Green of Richford has pre-
scented bill to the city of ST. Adams
for something over $40 as the result
of damage alleged to have been re-
ceived by his automobile because of
the condition of the streets In st. Al
bans. Mr. Green assers that his car
went into a hole on South Main street
and broke the housing on his steering
gear, necessitating trip to a garage
and it is the bill for this he had pre-
scented to the city. The outcome of
the case is important because of the
principle involved.
Rev. Charles A Boyd, pastor of the
Baptist churches in Readsboro and
| Nottingham, formerly secretary OF
the Vermont State Sunday school as
ISOLATION, has been honored by his
denomination by a call to denom-
national position of wide influence
and large opportunity. Through DIR
W. Z. Chalmers of Philadelphia, the
educational secretary of the Baptists
of the northern states, Mr.. Boyd has
been called to the work of director OF
Sunday school and young peoples
work for the entire state of Wiscon
sin.
Already the state of Vermont ha:
paid since July /, $500 in bounties CT
black bear out of the total appropria
bear month UP to the present, no les:
than q of the SO bruins having bee.
killed in that month. Bernice Motif
of Peru holds the record of nine. FoIl
successive days he made $40 day
getting a bear each day, to say not L
, ing of the proceeds of the meat arr
: the pelt. Charles Coburn of Lon
donderry is the second bear killer
having made $50 on eight ANNA 5
| One woman, Nettie G.. Moran OF Lem
: ington, got bear in the middle O.
{ July.
DIR. E. d. Collins, formerly of Or
leans, director of the Middlebury col
! lege summer session, has just beal
advised through a special reresenta
tive of the French government in thi.
country that President Poincare O.
the French Republic has grant
two medals in recognition of the dis
tinctive work of the French school Q.
! the summer session of Middlebury
college. One of these medals is con
: ferred upon the students accomplish
ing the best work in French litera
8 ture and the other will be given fol-
: the best work in commercial and in
!. dustrial geography of France and he
{ colonies. The details of the plan un
der which the awards will be mad,
will be worked out by Professor III. P
; Williamson de Visme, dean of tn,
: French school, and DIR. G. de la Jarrie
, representative of the French govern
: ment, will be submitted for the ap
prevail of President Thomas, and an
nounced later by DR.. Collins.
Vermont will give $4,000 toward
e the 100000 to be raised with which
= to fight tuberculosis. There are 2OO(
5 sufferers from the disease in the state
and 100000 in the country. AL
/ ready Vermont's battle against the
: ravages of the white plague has re
: ceived widespread recognition. II
fact, Vermont is credited with stand
> ing foremost in all the states in he,
efforts to control the disease. Head.
t quarters for the Forthcoming cam.
paign will be in the offices of the Yer.
| mont tuberculosis association at goo
Main street, Burlington, but the drive
! will reach out to every corner of the