Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-04-20
VERMONT NOTES

organized gang OF auCOmOD1le Cl1eV6S
have directed their attention to Bur-
lington and have started operations.
Late Saturday night or early Sunday
morning two automobiles, a Hudson
speedster and a Ford sedan, were
service station.
There is strong evidence that the
resting period in the Barre granite
industry is nearly over. Subnormal
activities reached rock bottom two
months ago, and while for several
weeks the improvement in business
was scarcely more than just enough
to be noticeable, since the first of APP
ril the volume of orders received by
manufacturers throughout the terri
tory known as the Barre district has
grown perceptibly.
AS an outcome Of lengthy and heat
ed arguments by counsel relative to
certain motions in the $4,000 case of
Frank P. Blanchard of Rutland vs..
the estate of the ex-governor, John A..
Mead, a somewhat unique situation
has developed. There are to be two
separate trials in the case; one by
court to determine certain law points
applying to the matters under consld-
oTdClOl dIlu LuC OCucI OCIOAC July
to consider whether or not the plain
tiff is entitled to any damages.
A suitable silver plate has been at
tached to the desk in front of the chair
which Miss Edna Beard of Orange sat
in the House of Representatives dur
ing the last session of the legislature,
the attachment having been made Fri
day by Wayne Reed, one of the local
jewellers, upon behalf of friends of
Miss Beard, who appreciated her be-
ing the first woman to serve her state
in the House. The plate carried the
following inscription: "Seat OF Miss
Edna Beard, first lady member, 1871"
Rev. Charles C. Chayer has been
transferred from the New Hampshire
Methodist Episcopal conference to the
Vermont conference and has been as,
signed to the Brattleboro church, sub
ject to the approval of the conference
which meets at Barre April II. He
began the duties of his new church
last week. He is native of Frank
lin and his wife was Miss Edith Morse,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. C. w.
Morse of Newport Center, Mr.. Morse
being a retired member of the YER
mont conference.
A sweeping measure to revise the
salaries of about 700 Rutland railroad
employees has been started, according
to an order issued by George T. Jar
Wis, vice president and general mana
ger of the road. The reduction will
affect conductors, trainmen, fremen,
engineers, agents and telegraph opera
tors. This is the first movement to
reduce the salaries of the "Big Four
in this section of the country. A SIM
liar notice, which affected the unskill-
ed and semi-skiIled employees, was
sent out some time ago.
AS a result of the failure of House
bill 1874, providing $4,000 for con-
| struction of six barns at the State fair
! grounds, to become law there is a
1 rumor in Montpelier that the State
! fair commission does not believe that
I the fair can be conducted and that the
! individual members have agreed to re.
sign but this could mot be substan.
tiated. The bill had checkered car
eer, in the House it was nearly killed
but finally passed with safe MAORI.
! ty. Then it went to the Senate and
there it was amended to $25, 900 and
went to Governor Hardness. 1t is one
of those bills which he announced he
-. naQ not SlSncO.
] The st. Adams city council has ap.
pointed to the position as city mana.
: ger, Athol B. Edwards of New York
( Mr.. Edwards is graduate of Har1arc
| University, A. B., 1901. He was EN-.
ployed under Chief Engineer F. L
Thompson of the Illinois Central Rail
road company in the construction ane
maintenance departments from 100
to 1917; afterwards for year with
the Massey Concrete Products Cor
poration of New York and later with
Macarthur Brothers Co., contractor!
and engineers. Mr.. Edwards has &C
copied the position which is for al
indefinite period and which will carr!
a salary for the next six months o,
$500 per month. 1t is expected tina
he will report for duty not later thai
April rs.