Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-07-30
VERMONT NEWS

| A motor express business is pro-
posed between Burlington and Kut-
land, by R. M White OF Rutland,
returned soldier.
Candy makers to the number OF 10Y
are out on strike at the. plant Oh
the Vermont Milk Chocolate com
pany at Burlington, demanding short
er hours and more pay.
The new automobile book publish
by the State of Vermont has been Is
sued. 1t contains 23,399 names; 800
motorcycles and 1913 dealers. Inc
new book is an improvement over the
last editions because it is pocket SIZE
Burlington business men propose
an organization to build dwelling
houses which will be sold to those
| desiring a home. One hundred such
houses are planned, which will re-
lieve the cramped housing conditions
in the city and at the same time
stimulate an interest in building.
Gov. Clement has appointed COM
mission to propose amendments 70
the constitution as follows: w. b.
u.
Alexander Dunnett of st. Johnsbury,
Harvey w. Varnum of Cambridge,
Judge Stanley C. Wilson of Chelsea,
Robert E. Healy of Bennington,
Melvin G. Morse of Hardwick, and
Frank C.. Archibald of Manchester,
attorney general, eX-officlo.
An automatic hay dryer was tried
out on the farm of C. E. Howard,
near Bellows Falls, last week. The
machine takes the newly cut grass
and carries it over a wire area
heated by a series of oil stoves. The
| inventors claim that this process
brings better results than the sun,
and were more than satisfied with
the test William NJ. Richardson and
NJ. c. Dodge, both employees of the
Vermont Farm Machine company are
the inventors.
The Vermont Free Public Library
received 31,753 books that were used
in war service They are now max
ing call for magazines to be used
at the training camp in Pittsburgh.
The annual report shows that the
library issued 638 book collections
and pictures, last year, or some 30
more than the previous year. These
went to 243 different stations. Miss
Ruth Brown, secretary of the COM
mission, has returned from Hardwick,
Morrisville and Stowe, where she
has been in library work.
The State treasurer is making up
the apportionment of money that the
State will pay to each town to be
used on road work, which sum is
derived from the five per cent tax
paid by each town or city on its
grand list of 1918. In Burlington's
case, it pays five per cent. tax of
$40, 180.50 on So miles and will re-
ceive from the State Just S495.74
This, compared with what Danville
will receive, makes an interesting
instance. Danvilfe pays the State
five per cent of the grand list
amounting to $5O239 on 134 miles
while the State will pay Danville for
road work the sum of $1,145.33.
Among the various deposits in the
savings banks in the Windham pro-
bate district which are before the
probate court on petition of States
Attorney Z. W. Gibson, to have their |
ownership determined is one amount |
ing to $1,114.86 in the Vermont Saw
lngs bank to the credit of Newton F.
Whiting, whose residence when the
deposit was made was Brattleboro. |
The deposit is claimed for Robert
Whiting of New York city, who says
the depositor was his father. The |
deposit originally was $50 and was
made In January, 1857. The bank |
then was the Windham Provident |
institution. There have been no
Withdrawals nor any additions ex-
ccept the interest credited by the |
bank, and the increase through in
terest accommodations is rather strik- |
ing.
Arrested as a result of investiga- |
lions made by Miss Lena G.. Ross, |
deputy probation officer in Rutland. !
which led to the discovery that a
large family were living like animals
IN shack in Sudbury, George Je-
rome was arraigned before Judge /.
George NJ. Goddard on the charge of
aa9lultery. He pleaded not guilty.
Inc young woman in the case is
MISS Hazel N. Eddison, age Is years.
step-daughter of the respondent and
member of his household She has
a enid OF which she states Jerome is
father. Miss Ross found Mr.. and
MRS. Jerome and six children living
IN one room practically without fur.
nlture and no bedding except some
old bags on the floor. The CLOTHING
worn by the woman and Children
resembled that which is the fashion
with South African savages. The
1ltn OF their surroundings was in
aescrlDable. Jones & Jones are Je-
rome's attorneys.
10 consider the feasibility of utiliz-
ing the site of the former house of
correction in Rutland. for can+roI
state normal school to take place of
me normal schools at johnson and
Isastieton, an inspection of the house
u correction premises was made last
week, on suggestion of Gov. Perciva1