Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-08-18
VERMONT NOTES


IS carrying on one of the larcesf
building enterprises in Northern New
England. having launched q model
housing scheme, building homes for
employees at the rate of so at a time
Eventually there will be 100 of the
little homes.
Judge Harrie B. Chase has decided
against the city In the case of the
town of Orange VS.. Barre City Water
Works In which the town of Orange
attempted to collect 81 600 taxes on
the water reservoir, located in Or
range. The case win go to Supreme
Court upon exception taken by the
city.
Enroute from Philadelphia to
Montreal and Toronto, q commercial
hydroplane capable of carrying 21
people and having five cabins, few
to Burlington last week in charge of
Lieutenant Thomas F. Dunn. pres
ident of the United States Aerial Ex-
press Co. There were six other peo-
pie in the hydroplane. Lieut.. Dunn
says he will recommend that Burling-
ton be selected as an airport for COM
mereial purposes.
Chauncey, the II year-old son of
L
sonyille, was seriously injured Mon
day am when hit by an auto. In
company with two other boys, he was
running behind Hunts large auto
truck and stepped from behind it In
front of approaching Massachusetts,
Ford coupe which hit and knocked
him down. 1t is not known just how
badly he is hurt as he has been in
great pain all day and complete exa-
mination cannot be made. but it be-
lieved he has a fractured ankle. a
broken rib and he has many painful
bruises.
4 man was found unconscious be-
side the railroad tracks between
South Royalton village and Royalton
Mondy morning. He was taken TO
the Randolph hospital and he gave
his name W. T. Champagne of Clare
mont, y. H 1t is thought that he
was stealing a ride on freight train
! because a man answering his descrip-
: ton was seen at the local station a
1 short time before the train left II
/ Is believed that he was thrown OH
the train by the swaying of the cars.
The 32nd annual convention of
| the Grand Lodge, Knights OF Pythias
viii take place in Music hall, Lyndon
vile September l. Headquarters
viii be at the hotel Lyndon and ere
/ dentials win be received there be
ween five and six O'Clock the previous
evening A RECEPTION viii be given by
the Knights and Sisters in Lyndon
vile that evening to the Grand Lodge
officers and other guess The uniform
rank viii go into encampment at the
club house grounds the 2Sth OF this
month. remaining through the Grand
Lodge session
Additional information relative TO
the plans is being sent TO the repre-
sntatives elected from the differnt
lodges
2. II. Rabbit, candidate for gov
ernor. was the cause of an automobile
accident Wednesday according 10 the
report which E s. Lauzon Of Bur
| linrton has sent to the secretary of
states Office, in which he states that
Mr.. Rabbit ~came around the curve
at good rate Of speed and drove me
through a wire fence and side swiped
my car smashing my mudguard anc
bent my front axle and truss rod
Had TO be towed TO Middlesex and ne
was lowed to Montpelier His car
was pretty badly smashed DE
Told me he was to blame for he said
he was going too fast Nobody was
hurt
A. ". Christianson, who has com
pleted his work with The Z; ana 1
lFairhanks Co. at st. Johnsbury, u
Ienrace In the manufacture of violin:
and other stringed instruments II
Stowe. has moved his family. TO thai
inlare Mr.. Christensen il vice pres
iident treasurer and manager or IN
Green Mountain Violin Corporatlol
/, recently incorporated for $5O,oVo
. The business in well started at Stow
and the factory under the manage
lment of the st. Johnsbury man, 4
turning out violins, mandohns, AM
other stringed instruments. M
Christensen came here from Nev
York, where he owned and managed
plant turning out eiectrleai an
poyfant position with the Fairbank
factory the past year.
A Vermont officer has gone 70 Je1
lferson City, No., to get Wiiiam
wheeler, who Is wanted m Vernon
for breach Of probstion- vince
came TO Morrisville jast IAN 80
South Paris, Me- having .;
i-~rved two years n tAe Aa ms iii
teHIl1fY 1OE kofS~AJs -
he began forging again and vas con
victed in Lamcilie county eouft. DEM
: sentenced to 1--WE years N tes STA.
: prison and the 51ntenec BENG ses
: pended. After being on pxoocs,on 40
) q time, Wheeler and MA " -
I left Norrisvills with their httse %
, md went TO St. Johnanury, ~
: fAey sbandoned their child In . eote
.Recently ths ofieials in Vermont .
, vord that Wheeler vas unGef ~
I in Je6erSon City. The child IN 8.
: tmsaatin,e, had ben gwen . q"
q 1one.
Over % sssd potato Grorefs: Ns
!, lr-sentin1 seven counties met :
: ruasts Of The Randolph CenteT foU.
2 Fower's exeAangs et Randolph y.
! ter hst week. and, sitter an saLse -
Sc Deetin9. sta1ted plans TOT -
]. ISormstion Of q stats aseceiAtaon- a. -
|. ,oas 30 orraniss - tAe Vermont -
: potato Grower aseeeiassea
: unsuiuoue. Oheefs md s1e
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: "a 70 draw M. . ecnstituf,en enc =
: isws 20 Be pre3snted q ? hse1 r. -,
: ins. The sl1eers el:sssd yyr.Gi 80 rte,
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