Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-12-13
VERMONT NEWS

/ The report of fatal accidents receiv-
ed so far this year at the Office of the
secretary of state number 35.
Out of 10 samples of milk sent
from Rutland to the state laborat tory
for examination only three were pro-
nounced clean.
| November shows 378 cars registered
against POI in 1921. The total to
November 80 is 43,791, against 1929
| last year.
| The Swanton Cooperative cream
cry has been purchased by M. Zaus-
| ner of New York City, who operates
| The Swanton plant started work re-
Gently under the new management.
The death of Malcolm McMedin
of Readsboro, an employe Of the firm
of Mason and Hanger, as the result
of a fall December 1, which fractur-
ed his spine, has been reported to the
commissioner of industries. The man
was working on pipe line when he
slipped and fell backward.
The largest refrigerator carload of
bottled milk ever shipped out of Brat
| tleboro was sent Tuesday to Spring
| field, Mass, by the Windham County
| Cooperative Milk Producers associa-
ton. 1t contained 8,64O quarts. The
milk plant was established two years
ago and the gross business this year
exceeded a quarter million dollars.
Charles Winship Of Georgia while
helping in saving wood Saturday at
Ellis Preston's in reaching over the
circular saw had his right hand drawn
between the saw and frame and the
back of the hand cut across so he was
taken to the ST. Adams hospital to
have the wound dressed and will re-
main for several days.
Every baby born in Rutland from
December 1 on is to have bank ac-
count, as a result of action taken by
the board of directors of the Clement
National bank. They decided to start
the youngsters on the road to success
and a bank book, with deposit of
one dollar credited, is waiting for ev-
cry baby born in that city, it is stat
ed.
Work is actively in progress on the
new plant of the Stowe Butter Pack
ing company whose buildings were
burned last spring. The new sawmill
is already in operation and has mod
ern equipment with a Lane saw and
will be more efficient plant than the
one destroyed. The sawdust will be
saved and sold for bedding for ami
mails and other purposes.
Of the 159 forest fires in the state
during the past season., practically
all were started by human agency
and preventable with some care, ac-
cording to C. C. Delevan of the state
forestry department, who has been in
charge of the fire prevention work
| this season. This seasons fires burn
ed over 3,444 acres, doing damage to
| the extent of $4,000, and cost the
towns $2,588 for their suppression.
| The greatest damage was done to
young timber.
Work of setting the poles for the
new electric pole line from the Hard
wick electric light plant at Wolcott,
to connect with the plant at Morris
vile, is progressing rapidly, and bv
the end of this week the Morrisville
gang will have their poles all set on
their half, and the Hardwick gangs
end will be we'll along. The Hard
wick half has been. the hardest thus
far, more lodges being struck. By
the time the wire arrives, the poles
will all be set.
To catch a bobcat with ones bare
hands and kill it without getting a
scratch is an experience that does not
come to many. But that is what Bert
Brown of Brookline did, according to
his story. Mr.. Brown heard dis
| turbance in his hen house and on 60
| ing there found bobcat trying to es-