Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-22
VERMONT NEWS

The new international bridge at
East Richford is nearly completed.
Mrs. Julia Rothlis had a tomato
nIant in her garden in Rutland this
Summer which measured 10 feet three
inches high and % feet around. IL
bore POS tomatoes, 124 of which got
ripe.
The actual enrolment of the Amer
lean Legion of Vermont is 4,291 MEM
hers. Representation at the national
convention is based on pald-up mem
hers 80 DAYS prior to the date OF the
convention, which is Nov. 10, IL and
10. The national headquarters gave
, 164 per capita. Vermont up to
Oct. 8, had 4,4O7 paid-up members.
The biennial state convention of
the Ancient Order of Hibernlans and
the Ladies' auxiliary to the order,
was held in Rutland last week. About
100 delegates attended. The follow
ING officers for the coming year were
elected: President, Dominic McGary
of Proctor; vice president, Patrick j..
McDeavitt of Rutland; state secre-
tary, Edward Harmon of Rutland ;
state treasurer, d. ]. Healey OF Rut-
land.
The secretary of the treasury
through presidential order, has instl-
t1ted a collection district for the
state of Vermont, which became ef-
fective Oct. 1, 1919. Heretofore per-
sons having business with the inter
nal revenue tax laws have communl-
Gated with Collector Jones at Ports
mouth. Under the presidential orders
mentioned, the state of Vermont has
been detached from Inspector Jones
district, and established as separate
and distinct district in itself.
Secretary A. W. BREASTED of the
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital
association of Bennington announces
| a gift to the institution Of S15O,OO0
| The contribution is IN securities WITH
| a face value of $4,000 but which
are worth several thousand dollars
more at the present time. No stIpu-
lations regarding the uses of the git
are made. This gift makes a total OF
1875 900 contributed to the Dulldlne
and equipment of the hospital oy
Henry ". Putnam of New York, soT
of the founder of the institution. Inc
association came into existence
through the gift to the association o.
the Bennington water system FOL
which a syndicate some years ago
made an offer of 100000. The re
turns from rentals since the system
came into possession of the village II
January, 1913, have netted over S9o,
900 to the association.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Sunday school association was
held in Bellows Falls last week. The
following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: President, w. b
| Glynn of Saxtons River; vlce-presl-
dent, Prof. H F. Perkins of Burling-
ton; recording secretary, A. M. Aset
tine of Burlington; treasurer, w: ID
Wood of Burlington; auditor Prof. 4
G. Evans of Burlington; member O.
international executive committee, w
lB. Glynn of Saxton's River; member
of board of managers for one year
] c. T. S. Piece of Vergennes, Rev. Z
lie. Merrill of Burlington, for two
years, DIR. VIM. Shaw of ST. Alban:
and Prof. Raymond Mcfarland OF
MiddIebury; for three years, Lieut.
Gov. Mason S. Stone of Montpelle1
and Dean H. R. Roberts of North
field. The following resolution wa
aGopted: "The Vermont Sunda.
School association meeting in unusua
numbers at the annual convention a
Bellows Falls desires to put itsel
emphatically on record as in favor o
immediate ratification by the Unite
States senate of the league of nation
covenant without amendments or re
servations that will require reassem
bling of the peace conference.