Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-19
VERMONT NEWS

cent. on both dark and light rough
Barre garnite has been made.
The town of Rockingham has set
tied a $4,000 suit against the town
Tor an automobile damage cause. for
$500 cash payment.
Joseph Label. cabinet maker of
Montpelier hung himself to rafter
IN his shop in Montpelier recently.
His son was killed in an automobile
accident last fall.
Plans for a summer school of
horsemanship and polo have been
submitted to President Plumley of
Norwich university by the military
department for consideration by the
trustees.
Albany, N. Y. men have been in
Bennington and purpose to build a
$165,0O0 hotel and theatre there if
Bennington people will subscribe to
$65, 900 worth of stock for the prop
osition.
The sale of the Adams Co. store in
Barre, one of the largest and best
dry-goods stores in that section of
Vermont, to the Nash Co., Massa-
chusetts corporation, has been an
nounced.
Articles of association have been
filed with the secretary of state by
the Upper Winooski Maple Products
Cooperative association, Inc. which
will have it's principal office at Cabot.
The concern is capitalized at $1,000
in ESQ shares of $40 par value each.
Willis III. Hosmer. principal of Peo-
pies academy at MOrrisville, was re-
Gently elected principal of Spaulding
high school in Barre. He fills the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Lyman c.. Hunt, who at the present
time is superintendent of schools in
Burlington
George III. Wilder, one of the best
known musicians and teachers in
Vermont, died very suddenly in Bur-
lington of acute dilatation of the
heart, aged 81 years. He was ill but
short time. He was famous as
flute player.
The Neolithic Burial Vault of Rut-
land is preparing to build slate cas-
kets. They will be made entirely of
slate and the manufacturers claim
that they will be the only non-porous
and acid-proof casket on the market.
The lining will be of bronze and the
caskets will weigh 500 pounds.
Mrs! Walter J. Smith of Putney,
that town Wednesday morning and
pital, where she was brought in an
auto truck. Her clothing caught fire
when she poured kerosene oil in the
kitchen stove.
Smith f. Henry, for many years
connected with the hardware business
in Burlington, retired to his private
Office in the Vermont Hardware COM
pany's building one day last week
and shot himself through the head.
He died in hospital two hours later.
Dependency over poor health is CIV
en- as reason for his act.
Lloyd E. Squires, Norwich Uni
versity student, recently tasted full
week on a $25 wager. Squires is said
not to have missed drill or in any
way been remiss in his regular stu
dent duties. He said the second and
third DAYS were the hardest. His
physical condition was in no way
changed to the notice of his friends.
DR.. C. F. Dalton. secretary of the
state board of health. has been notl-
fed of his selection as one OF the
hoard of seven directors of the Cor
oas School of Sanitation, to be es-I
fablished at Tuscaloosa. Ala, as al
mart of the memorial to the late Sur
econ General William Crawford Cor
gas for which a $6.000,OOO fund Will
be available.
The Stowe Butter Package COM
MANY at Stowe was destroyed by nre
Friday afternoon at total loss Oh
between 5000 and $4,000. Space
in the buildings and power were rent
ed by the Green Mountain Vloiln
company. The cause OF the flre Is
unknown. The loss is partially Gov
cred by insurance. A thousand DOL
lars worth of violins were destroyed.
The Crosby block in Brattleboro
was recently sold in several sections.
Five different deeds were required to
transfer the single block. which is
one of the largest in Brattleboro. The
deal also included the sale of the
Harmony building, the aggregate
amount involved was about $225.0OO,
the largest as well as the most unique
real estate sale ever made in Brat
t1eboro.
President Guy w. Bailey of the
University of Vermont, who has been
mentioned as a candidate in connec-
ton with the governership, has author
lied the following statement: "Dur-
ing the past few weeks, L have re-
ceived many letters from citizens of
the state expressing their desire to
support me in case I should decide to
be candidate for the governorship. |
In fairness to them and to those who
may wish to participate in the gov
ernorship contest, I wish to announce
that / am not "a candidate for the |
governorship at this time"
The West Point cadets will De at |
Fort Ethan Allen and it's vicinity in |
summer camp within a few months. |
provided Uncle Sam can procure
enough property in the environs of |
the post for maneuvers, Capt. Fenton
S. Jacobs. adiutant at Fort Ethan AL |
len says. The Burlington Chamber
of Commerce is working on the pro-
ject to enable Uncle Sam to secure
sufficient ground for the various bat
tie practices that the West Pointers
will go through during the summer
training.
A donor whose identity will be re-
vealed when the work is completed |
has offered to finish the organ of the
North Congregational church in St.
Johnsbury with an electric keyboard
and other attachments at cost not |
to exceed $4,000 The organ was piy-I