Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
VERMONT NOTES

John g. Slayton, who has just re-
, celved the nomination for the govern
!: or's council in Massachusetts, is a
, native of Morrisville and a brother
of H. A. Slayton of that place. He
has given to Melrose, Mass, a $75,-
600 organ building. Other gifts to
the city make the total over 100000.
The machine business in Springfield
Is slowing down and within the past
two weeks the Fellows Gear Sharper
Co., has discharged 225 men and it
Is said to be planning to discharge
half as many more. The Bryant
. Chucking Grinder Co., has let about
,, the same number go and it is reported
that curtailments in the factory force
at the zones & Lamson plants will go
: into effect soon.
. Charles Dana, who for the fourth
: time has been nominated town repre-
, sentative from New Haven, announces
! he will be a candidate for reelection
, as speaker of the house of represen-
: tatives. Mr.. Dana points to his rec
ord as speaker two years ago and
believes he can give better service in
that position than new man. Thus
far no other candidacy for the speak
ership has been announced.
Frank w. Agan of Ludlow, who
was candidate for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination, has filed
with the secretary of state an itemiz-
ed account of his campaign expenses,
which amounted to $5,069.52. The
statement covered six typewriter
pages. MIRA Agan's expenses were
J for advertising, buttons, newspaper
advertising, halls, music, travelling
expenses and expense of rallies.
I, The list annual meeting of the
Vermont State Teachers association
. will be held in Burlington October 6.
z, and 8. All the general sessions
will be held in the Strong theatre
be held in the Edmunds high school
| building. 1t is probable that close
to 1000 teachers will attend the con-
: Ivention. One of the best programs
which has ever been prepared will be
r presented.
J. E. Kennedy, federal prohibition
director, notifies the citizens of Yer
; mont that persons operating custom
mills in the manufacture of cider
} that is, persons making cider for 9TH
er persons than themselves-must OBJ
: tain a permit from the federal pro-
: hibition director, Federal Building.
! Burlington, VT, and file bond of ST.
i 900. This also applies to persons
S into vinegar.
The 102nd year of Norwich univer-
sity opened Wednesday with the larg-
: est first day registration IN the his
tory of the institution. The housing
n and classroom facilities are taxed to
/, the utmost. The exact number of
' freshmen has not been determined
!. but the number is large, while the en-
n Irollment of upper classmen is unusual
q lily heavy President Charles A. Plum
e ley stated that new buildings were
K VERY much needed.
: Lighting struck the barn of L.
S March in Enosburg Falls Thursday
n night, the resulting fire totally de-
stroying it, together win rs tons OF
il hay. The stock was saved. 1nsur-
e ance only partially covered the loss
D Mr.. March owns three farms and this
s is his third experience with lightning
= A year ago barn on one of his farms
: was burned from that cause and 81,
q years ago q barn on another farm
h was struck and totally destroyed.
IS According to the certificate which
r M. L. Blanchard attached to the Stat.
" treasurer's report the total expense
h lof the Vermont Teachers Retirement
e system for the last year amounts te
S S57, 945.52 which is divided thus
d Accrued liability fund, which is the
proceeds of the fund as provided by
A section 10 of No. 81 of the Acts OF
. 1919, S35 ,235.31 and interest on the
n same, S6S318; annuity fund assess
! ment from members, S10,953.22
! with like sum from the state; inter
: est received from the fund, S157.16.
J. Returning from three days vaca-
: ton Monday Customs Officer Harry
ln II I 1v,H Tow
S aan, had been robbed during his alb
n sence and between rs and 100 quarts
!, of contraband liquor stolen. The
]. LIQUOR had been taken from smugglers
4 at various times by Mr.. Marshall at
Il his station on the Canadian line. As
quantities were confiscated, they
: were Immediately stored in a strong
: room, which had been constructed In
his home. 1t is not known who the
! guilty parties are or how entrance
: was made.
The town of Bennington last March
r appropriated $4,000 with which te
h construct a permanent concrete hlgn-
q way near North Bennington. After
: communicating with nearly, 100 con-
a tractors, bids were received from on
Ily three, and they were so far outside
;, the approximation that no action was
!. taken. A Leominster contracting frn
!. submitted a contract at $136, 671.25
E Marcus j. burlington, Jr, of Ben
Y nington at $139, 627.60 and a Pitts.
u field. Mass, concern made proposal
y to build the road on a cost plus basis
/ and estimated the cost of construc-
7 ton at $4,000.
, The average tax assessed through
$ out the state as compiled in the ia,
commissioners office is SS,16 which l:
an increase of 81 cents over last year
most of the increase being. due tt
lschool expenses. The town of Somer
Y set has the smallest tax, amounting
! to $15O on dollar, while CRANKY. ant
Concord villages have the highest
, leach of them paying. 1925. Some o.
!, the other high ones are: Readsboro
d SIS 10, probably the highest where NJ
1T village tax occurs; Bennington, $4.30
Including village; Craftsbury, $4.59
S Essex, including village, $3.50. Gosh
s en-, for small town, has heavy ta1
IS of S4.7O and Jamaica at $5.05 Il
l. "some" obligation. There are a
e towns in which the tax is fat So.
r ISLAND POND
! L. A. Cobb was nominated senator