Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-11-30
VERMONT NOTES

The Bristol American Legion
cleared $500 at it's recent bazaar.
The town of Springfield asks bids
On $4,000 of refunding town bonds.
The women deer hunters in Co
shen found pussy-willows in bloom
last week.
Montpelier hasn't a vacant store,
while few years ago there were
nearly 80.
The Texas Oil company is erecting
$4,000 gallon storage plant at White
River Junction.
Rev. William F. Wilson has re-
signed as pastor of the first Baptist
church of Burlington.
The granite manufacturers of
Barre have proposed 44-hour week
to the union, with minimum wage
of rs cents an hour.
M. ". Taylor of Richford has pur-
chased the drug BUSINESS of Fred
w. Mitchell, paying $10,5O0 for the
stock and good will and $4,000 for
the block.
The ST. Johnsbury athenaeum cele-
brated its semi-centennial Saturday.
1t was presented to the town and
opened to the public by it's donor,
Gov. Horace Fairbanks, Nov. Fl,
1871.
Charles M. Bennett of Montpelier,
aged go, for 81 years an employee OF
National Life Insurance company,
died Thursday. He was a member
of the bar but was never in general
practice.
Henry Elkey, of Rutland, aged 65,
who sustained a fracture of the spine
last Wednesday in an accident, died
early Saturday in the Rutland
Hospital. He leaves a wife and ID
children.
Notices have been posted announc-
ing an examination for postmaster
at st. Johnbury Dec. %. Jonas H..
Brooks and Arthur F. Stone are
among the candidates who will take
the examination.
Ten Brattleboro young men pleaded
guilty the other day to the charge Of
crap shooting and were fined $40 each
and costs of S8.4O. They were ar
rested on the island in the Connect
cut opposite Brattleboro.
Lawrence Russell, 16-year-old
Rutland boy, while out cunning with
a companion Friday was accidently
shot in the back of the head. He
was rushed to hospital and his
condition is regarded as dangerous.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Coleman of
Brattleboro, aged S5, former med
ical practitioner, died Friday. She
began the study of medicine with IA
uncle at Brandon when IA years old
and was engaged as physician the
most of her life.
While Mrs. Ben LaFlamme of Peru
was returning home from London
derry where she had been to get
pair of horses shod, the horse she was
driving was shot dead in the woods
near Hapgood's mill by hunter who
mistook it for deer. The hunter
settled. =
Warren w. Bailey, ST., brother
of the late United States Marshal
Horace w. Bailey, died at Newbury
Thursday. Mr.. Bailey, was born in
Newbury in 1859 and had twice rep
resented his tNwn at Montpelier.
He is survived. by a widow, one
daughter and two sons.
The total number of deer killed in
the season which just closed has
reached 1000 and possibly it will go
higher, for years of experience have
shown that the number killed generally
is. double the total reported the last
day of the season, there being. many
delayed reports. 1887
DR.. Stephen F. Dunn, Whining
ton physician, was minus his best
driving horse a few hours Wednes-
day, it having been stolen from his
barn, but as the thieves were lead
ing the horse on the Searsburg road
the animal slipped his bride, turned
on his heels and started for home
on gallop. The annual went through
Wilmington village on the run and
directly to it's barn.
Mason S. Stone, secretary Of the
Vermont Public Safety committee, is
on plans whereby the unem-
ployed of the state will be provided |
with work during the winter months, |
but is not ready to announce his pro-
gram. The American Legion has a |
plan in operation which has been en-
dorsed by the Associated industries
Of the state.
Adj Gen. H. T. johnson has ap-
pointed Joseph G. Estey Of Brattle-
ooro as adjutant Of the First Vermont
Regiment to success Harley Hartweli
Of st. Johnsbury, who was recently
appointed intelligence officer. This
makes it possible for
Col. Gibson to have his adjutant at |
The headquarters Of the regiment and
,hus be able to handle the work better.
Capt. Estey is a veteran of the world
war.
Vermont is rated fourth state in
the Union in number of accredited
herds by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture's bureau Of ami
NAL industry in its October report,
received at the department.
Vermont has 725 herds. Vermont is
led by Pennsylvania with TAB, ac-1
credited herds, Wisconsin with 1893
and Minnesota with 1916. Vermont
Is seventh state in number Of herds
On the waiting list for tuberculin
testing, having 1,O63 herds on the list.
Early last Tuesday morning George
Duclos of East Bakersfield was
awakened by crash. Investigation
showed that the front veranda Of the
house had been wrecked by the inn +