Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-09-06
VERMONT NEWS

Rutland is having a building boom,
permits having been granted since
April l to erect 81 dwellings and
more are contemplated.
Burlington chautauqua guarantors
came out rather better than those of
some towns, each one there being
compelled to- take only three tickets
to make up the deficit.
Frances Mccarthy, little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mccarthy of
Hydeville, while playing with dyna-
mite cartridge recently, lost the first
two fingers of her left hand.
Miss Ellen L. Brown, who recently
resigned as librarian in Hinsdale, N.
H., begins her duties as librarian at
the Carnegie library of Norwich uni
versity at Mortified September 5.
Stories from perfectly authentic
sources are to the effect that in Lun-
enburg recently hailstones that fell
measured 10k by liz and I'm in
ches in circumference and one of
them weighed by Mrs. John Covey
tipped the scale at just one pound.
The five-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Pilver of Springfield
was knocked down Saturday after
noon by a New York car and one of
her legs was broken. The driver was
regarded blameless in the accident,
as the child ran in front of the car.
The duck season will open at sun
rise September 6, not on September
5, it is stated by Fish and Game
Commissioner H. P. Sheldon. The
season on ruffed grouse and wood
cock will open October l. Wood duck
are protected at all times as in for
mer years. There is no open season
on gray squirrels.
Rita, four-year-o daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Francis ]. Tucker of Bur-
lington was knocked down by Ford
truck driven by Otis Yandow recent
ly and the child's left leg was broken
above the knee. The child was cross
ing the road, waited for one truck to
pass and then stepped in front of the
other without noticing it.
Elmer Smith, Shelburne butcher,
was held up by two men as he was
going to his home Saturday night and
was robbed of $500 in money and
checks, as we'll as his watch. AL
though Mr.. Smith was able to give a
good description of the men, officers
were unable to get any clue of them
as they escaped in the darkness.
Fred H. Miller, aged 79 years, care
taker of the deer park farm in Hall
fax, owned by P. M. Ward of New
York, died last week Tuesday of
heart trouble. He took pride in walk
ing long distances and every year on
his birthday walked from Halifax to
Brattleboro, a distance of IA miles,
his last birthday anniversary being
no exception.
H. P. Sheldon, fish and game COM
missioner, is receiving good many
complaints of damage done by coons,
especially in Windham county. Many
reports of the killing of chickens by
skunks are also being received. The
season on both these animals is clos
ed until October %, but if found do
ing damage they can be killed and the
killing reported to the county warden.
Five artists have made their head
quarters in Dorset all summer, most
of them being landscape painters al
though Edwin B. Child has also in
cluded portrait painting among his
works of art and Francis Dixon de-
voted his art more particularly to
woodland interiors. These two, with
Herbert Myer, John Lille and Mr..
Leigh, are holding on exhibition of
these Vermont paintings.
c.. C. Cages, Corinth, N. Y, hotel
proprietor who recently underwent a
civil marriage at Watertown, N. Y,
with Miss Eriketa 1Savas of Benning-
ton, and who is in Bennington await
ing the religious ceremony September
5, has been made the defendant in a
$4,000 breach of promise suit
brought by Miss Marion Irene Nc
Graw of Watertown. The bridegroom
denies that he is in any way obligat-
ed to Miss McGraw.
At least six town clerks are being