Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-08-06
VERMONT NEWS

Senator Dillingham; of Vermont, re-
Gently visited President Wilson TO DIS
cuss the peace treaty with HIM and
announced on leaving the White
House that he expected to vote Tor
the treaty with reservations.
The town of Townsend is to have 8
new town hall, the gift of Mrs. Kate
c. Dutton of Gainesville, Fla, 8 ma
tive of this town, and widow of Hen
~ T. Dutton, of Gainesville, who was
aforementioned of the Sth Yer
mont regiment in the Civil War. For
years Mrs. buttons summer home
has been in Townshend, she being ae-
companied by her husband until his
death. The structure will cost ap-
proximately $4,000
Gov. Percival W. Clement has
authorized the statement that he will
not call a special session of the leg
islature for the purpose of ratlfylng
the amendment to the federal consti-
ton granting equal suffrage to wom-
en-. The governors reasons are as
follows: l. On account of the ex-
pense involved. 2. Because the whole
matter of revising the constitution is
now before the commission headed by
W. B. C. Stickney of Rutland.
George A Long accused of the
murder of Mrs. Lucina P. Broadwel
in Barre the night of May ga, 1919,
planned to escape from the Washing
ton county jail at Montpelier, accord
ing to Sheriff Frank Fl. Tracy and
Deputy Sheriff Henry c. Lawson,
who searched Longs cell and found
several articles which would have
helped him to complete the job of Jail
breaking. A loaded revolver, extra
cartridges, q key and file were
found in the cell or in Longs cloth
ing. 1t is understood that he had ar
ranged for a change of clothing once
he should get out of the jail, thus to
throw pursuers off the track. Long
has since been very melancholy and
refuses to eat at times, but does not
divulge how he came by the material
which was found in his room.
A new department has been estab-
hshed this year in the Vermont State
fair for boys and girls. The premium
list just issued offers, on pages 1885, |
a total OF S1,14S IN prizes, distributed
among 152 classes. These are ar
ranged in IA exhibit groups home |
garden products, home canned foods, |
sewing, maple sugar, home and farm |
handicrafts picture stories, demon
stration teams, judging teams, special |
team prizes The best two all |
around teams will win a free trip to !
the Eastern States exposition the |
following week The prize-winning /
exhibits viii be sent to Springfield /
free of cost to exhibitor and returned |
to his home prepaid. There is no en-
Try fee For information, address E. |
ingalls,, assistant superintendent, |
Burlington.
The houses of Mrs. Ellery Ford |
and Mr.. and Mrs Fred Hastings and i
the barns of Mrs. Ford and Frank |
Joslin at Concord were DESTROYED BY /
lire Friday and it was only by hard /
work that the entire village was saw
I'd from destruction, as at one time
seven houses in the center of the VII
age were ablaze. The fire is said to
have been started by boys playing
With matches. Besides the houses
destroyed the following houses
,aught fire but were saved by the
1ard work of the fire fighters: W. o.
Rocneleau, F.: A Brewer, Mrs. Geo,
howard, K N. Southworth and Mrs.
l. M Lewis. The losses from the fire
barn, $4,000; Fred Hastings. horse
and damage to barn, $4,000: Frank
goslin, barn and contents. $1,000.
damage to other buildings, 81 1000.
AT meeting held in Waterford
steps have been taken to free the toll /,
bridge at that point by the payment /
II money by Vermont, New Hamn- ]
shire, Grafton county in the latter !
state and Waterford. The Waterford I
bridge has been toll bridge since {
-f94 and the income has placed val t
1atlon of between $500 and s7O0 ner !
mare on the stock of the CORPORATION 7
here being about so Stockholders /
ne owners have agreed to dispose of t
ne stock at $3.50 per share to the I
ONT state commissions, and the busi- Y
less OF closing up the deal has been
eIC 20 the Vermont state Commission q
I1loJect to the approval of Governor i
A sale price of s11 500 Is
las been placed on the structure And / t
ne money will be raised by the nav t
oent OF $4,000 by Vermont Sc 0o0 bv :
View Hampshire, $4,000 by Grafton n
founty, New Hampshire, and $500 nv e
ne town of Waterford. I