Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-07


Judge Sherman r. Moulton will
Ipreside at the December term Of Or
ange county court which opens today.
| The weather bureau reports only
one clear day and only six without
rain at Burlington during November.
/ St. Michael's basketball team of
Winooski defeated the Albany law
school team at the latter city Friday
night.
C. N. Boright Of Richford publish
es a letter stating that he isn't can
/ didate for reappointment as post
master.
/ Gov. James Hartness is attending
the 18th annual governors confer
ence in session at Charleston, S. c.,
this week.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the home of Daniel p. Coveny of St.
Johnsbury: Center Wednesday even
ing. Loss $4,000, partially covered
by insurance.
| Walter Shappey of Rutland, who
took car for q JOY ride without the
owners consent, faces both GRIMM
al charge and civil suit for the
damage done the machine.
! The town Of Brattleboro is seeking
! through the supreme court to recover
taxes on pulp wood floated down the
West river and held in the water
within the town on April /.
Horace F.. Bliss, formerly resident
Of Montpelier, and at one time pro-
prietor Of the Union house there, died
Friday at his home in Mortified.
Death was due to advanced age.
Adjutant- General Herbert T. john
son of Montpelier will attend a con-
ference Of adjutant-generals from all
states in the Union at Washington,
I starting Monday, December IL.
It is reported that the Central Yer
| mont are to abandon all but one
passenger train on the Richford
branch, which will leave Richford in
the morning and return at night.
A brief reception to Marshal Foch
at White River Junction is being
! planned by the Knights of Columbus
and American Legion during the
Marshal's stop at that place Dec 13.
The state headquarters of the
American Legion will be moved from
Montpelier to Burlington and will
occupy quarters with the United
States veterans bureau on St. Paul
street.
The jury at Montpelier Friday dis
agreed in the trial of William w. Par
ry of Barre, prominent Barre gran
te dealer, charged with manslaughter.
He killed Kelsey Freeman of Cabot
in an automobile accident.
| William E. Hughes, president of the
Hughes Granite and Quarry Co.. Of
Montpelier and the Hughes Granite
Co. of Clyde, O., died suddenly of
heart trouble at the Apollo club in
Montpelier Thursday evening.
H. P. Hood & Sons are to close
! their milk station at South Ryegate.
The patrons held meeting last week
| to devise plans for their milk supply
and will probably buy the Hood build
ing for cooperative creamery.
Oscar Wilson tapped maple trees
in his dooryard in Lunenburg Nov.
Fl and obtained enough sap. to make
sufficient syrup to serve his guests on
Thanksgiving day, and there was
large gathering, of relative at his
home, too.
The secretary. of state has granted
a charter to the Barre Trust Co. Bank
Commissioner Carpenter having de-
cided that. it's establishment, would be
for the good of the state. The capt.
al stock of the new bank will be $780,
1000. - - .. -. -.
Several hundred thousand land
locked salmon have been planted in
the lakes of Connecticut during the
last five years, but so far as ;known
only two ever have been Caught.
These were hooked last week.
Eggs bought of, Michigan. farmers
for IL cents: a dozen last spring are,
now retailed in the same localities
for SO cents. - -
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight M. Mather
of West Brattleboro observed the
Goth anniversary of their marriage at
their home Nov. %. Mr.. Mather is
sc years old and Mrs Mather is 80.
Both are in remarkable health.