Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-01-11
VERMONT NEWS

ciety now has the care of 1O4 chill
dren.
Two wildcats appeared, on the
streets of East st. Johnsbury last
week.
Barre is the first place in the state
to report the appearance of the new
liberty dollars.
The town clerk of Richford re-
corded 90 births, 38 marriages and
38 deaths in that town during 1921.
Rev. Weston A. Cate has resigned
the pastorate of the Universalist
church of st. Johnsbury to accept
call from the church at Woodstock.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Mcleod of
Graniteville celebrated their 55th
wedding anniversary New Years day.
Ernest Adams of Bristol, Conn.,, a
student at Midlebury college, sustain
ed broken leg while coasting Fri
day afternoon.
The Vermont Bar association has a
total of $500 in dues against lawyers
of the state, for which it would be
glad to receipt.
S. G. Judd of Bellows Falls has
been appointed temporary dairy spe-
cialist for the extension service of
the University of Vermont.
Charles. w. Gates paid to the trus-
tees of the Swanton free library
$3,873.60 last week, a bequest from
the estate of the late c. S. Gates.
DR.. John Ridlon, associated with
DR.. Adolph Lorenz, the famous Aus
trian surgeon, is graduate of God
dard seminary, Barre, class of 1872.
The little village of Rochester in
Windsor county has begun Sunday
evening moving pictures under the
auspices of the Community Welfare
association.
DR.. C. G. Dalton of the state board
of health reports communicable dis
eases in the state below the average
for December, scarlet fever leading
with 191 cases.
Thompson hall, the main admins
tration building of Lyndon Institute,
was burned Tuesday morning by a
fire of unknown origin. The loss is
placed at $4,000.
A recent $4,000 sale of furs by
the Burlington Rendering company
included 10000 skunk skins, 600 coon,
5000 muskrat, 400 fox, 200 mink,
$50 ermine, IL bear, and six wolf.
The water system at Island Pond
was put out of business in a pecu-
liar way recently. The water comes
from a trout brook and trout was
frozen in the pipe, stopping the flow.
Essex Junction has been selected
| as the best location in the state for a
central maple products warehouse.
The warehouse will be used for pro-
cessing sugar and syrup produced in
the state.
Owing to the abolition of the war
| tax on freight traffic the branch of
| fee of the audit department of the
Grand Trunk railway at Island Pond
has been abolished.
John P. Thompson, appointed i'm
migration commissioner at Boston,
was for number of years connected
with immigration service at st. AL
bans, but resigned in 1920 to enter
business.
w. H. Tracy, observer in charge of
the Mortified station of the United
States Weather Bureau, reports a
mean temperature of IL degrees for
December, which is three degrees be-
low normal
J. Rolfe Searles of St. Johnsbury
announces that he is not candidate
for attorney general. This leaves Mr..
the possible exception of Allen Mar
tin of Essex Junction,
The Hoyt Construction company of
Holyoke, Mass, a corporation doing
road, bridge building and general
construction, has registered with Sec
retary of State Black. Their Ver-
mont headquarters will be at High
gate.
The body of James T. Brown, for
mer, private in Co. G.. 103 infantry,
who was killed in action at Chauteau
Thierry July 21, 1918, reached home
last week and the funeral was held
from the Catholic church in North
field Saturday.
The three operating banks of Bar
re had on January 1, combined re-
sources of $6,622, ,194.12, of which
amount slightly over $6,000,000 was
in deposits The capital stocks of
the three banks is $275,000 and they
carry surplus and profits of $158, $780,
60.
Charles Barrett of Milton, who has
pleaded in st. Albans municipal court
to forging several checks, was SEN
fenced by Judge Post to not less
than three or more than four years
at Windsor and to pay fine of 81
and costs.
Rev. Homer White, retired Epis-
copal clergyman living in Randolph,
began his ministry 81 years ago at
Enosburg Falls. ST. Matthews church
being built under his pastorate. The
church was recently re-dedicated with
the insta' lation of $4,000 organ and
the unveiling of a tablet in Mr..
Whites honor.
Secretary of State Black Thursday
turned over to the state treasurer
S88 534.55 for the highway mainten-
ance fund. This comes from motor
vehicle registration fees for 1922 re-
ceived up to and in9luding January
1. This is the largest amount ever
received from the source the first of
the wear.
r. E. Eddy of Poultney has a COW
which by Off ial test produced 662.5
pounds of milk in seven days. The
milk yielded % pounds of butter. The
animal has a two-year-old daughter,
which during the same week produe-
ed 1908 pounds of milk equalling 20
pounds of butter
4 LYMAN c. Hunt has resigned as