Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
VERMONT NOTES

captured at East Highgate last week
with about 800 quarts of liquor. Two
other cars escaped.
In whirlwind finish, with less than
two minutes to play, the University
of Vermont basketball team defeated
Norwich university in the Montpelier
armory one night last week.
In Jacksonville (Whitingham)
nearly every family in the place has
either grip, pneumonia, diphtheria or
scarlet fever and the physicians are
rushed to care for so many.
The two-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Proulx Of Winooski
got one forefnger caught in a door a
few days ago, the finger being badly
bruised and almost cut off.
The Princess theatre of Brattleboro
gave Sunday afternoon show for the
purpose of aiding the Christmas fund
for needy children. No admission was
charged but a large collection was
received.
AS Frederick Fuller of Huntington
Center. went to put some wood in the
stove, he had a dizzy spell, falling on
the floor and breaking the small bone
Of his leg and spraining his ankle.
Christmas tree shipments from
Vermont this year are less than other
years, according to State Forester w.
G. Hastings, who is of the opinion
that the practising of economy in the
cities is responsible.
Duchess Hengerweld Pontiac, reg
istered Holstein cow, owned by B. R.
Wilcox of North Pownal, has recently
given birth to triplet bull calves. Two
of the calves are thriving nicely. One
of the three was born dead.
Miss Ruth E. Sargent of Brattle-
boro was badly burned Wednesday
teakettle of boiling water. In try
ing to save herself from falling she
threw up her hands, pouring the wa
ter over her face and chest.
The Central Vermont railway Fri
day announced reduction in wages
affecting all classes of employees. The
rate varied. It was explained that the
revision was made "to meet the gen.
eral and insistent demand for reduc-
ton of railroad costs"
A store building and two houses in
upper Websterville were burned to the
ground Saturday morning, the mer-
camille establishment of Nichola La
Sasso being wiped out for the second
time in three years and four families
being rendered homeless by the sud
den rush of flames. The loss is es-
timated to be $4,000.
Edward Lawyer of Richford was
arraigned before Judge Post in st.
Adams City court last week and
pleaded guilty to transporting liquor
into this country. He was sentenced
to serve not less than three nor more
than six months in the state prison
at Windsor and to pay all costs in
Cured by the state in his prosecution.
A quarantine on Christmas greens,
nursery stock, forest products, stone,
and quarry products because of the
prevalence of the gypsy moth is being
enforced in a number of towns in the
eastern part of the State by H. L.,
Bailey of the State department of
agriculture, who is acting as federal
inspector for the time of the quaran-
tine.
The Rutland county Jail has at
present 10 occupants, which is much
more than the present accommoda-
lions provide for, owing to the fact
that the building has not been COM
pleted. At present eight men oc-
cupants are kept in the large room
at the north end of the jail. The wo-
mems quarters have not been COM
pleted.
The Junction House at White River,
known far and wide by tourists and
commercial travellers, received addi-
tional publicity last week by the serv-
ing of warrant upon Proprietor
Wheeler, alleging that gambling has
been conducted in the hostelry. This
action follow a raid when playing
cards, money and "Klondyke" ma
chine were seized.
The area of merchantable timber on
Vermont farms in 1920 reported from
1921 farms, was 473,717 acres, &C
cording to United States Depart
by w. G. Hastings, State forester.
AS this is about half of the farms
in the State, the correct area would
be probably above 100000 acres, Mr..
Hastings calculates.
Charles Kransofky of Proctorsville.
a laborer, escaped death in a spec
tacular manner Friday when he leaped
from an automobile which was struck
at Proctorsville by Rutland railroad
train. Catching projection on the
cowcatcher he was carried about so |
feet to the station, where the train |
came to stop having dragged the
automobile as well as the man.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Fair commission was held in !
the office of Secretary Fred L. Davis |
Thursday, President C. L. Stewart |
presided and reports were made by
various departments. The following
officers were elected: President, C. |
l.. Stewart. of Lyndonville; vice pre-
sident, F. w. Bickford of Bradford;
secretary and assistant treasurer, F.
L. Davis of Hartford; treasurer, G. |
p. Mann Of Quechee. The next dates
are September IL to Is.
Commander E. w. Gibson of Brat
tleboro post, American Legion, re-
ceived from New York by registered
mail Thursday gift to the town of
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