Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-27
In the death of Eva Drew, daugh-

the effects of blood poisoning. She
was a lovely child, wise beyond her
years, and favorite in the school
and the village. Although the young
est in her class, she always stood
among the first and had a perfect
record. She was an only daughter
and her death is a crushing blow to
the parents and brother. Funeral
were held at their residence
on Saturday afternoon, Revs. Moody
and brigham officiating, with large
of neighbors and friends in
The teachers and large
portion of the school followed the
to the grave and sang a
beautiful and appropriate piece as
the remains were committed to the
earth. Mr.. Drew's people have the
deep sympathy of the whole commu-
ty in their great bereavement.
The diphtheria seems to have be-
come an epidemic i'll this village.
Beside the death of Eva Drew, men,
toned IN another item, Mr.. j. H.
Wallace buried his little child,
Wlnona, aged about two and a half
years, yesterday. She had been
very sick for some days and evident
ly died of the poison of this disease,
as the regular diphtheria symptoms
had been overcome. The girl May,
in the same family, is in very criti-
cal condition this morning, and must
begin to amend at once if she recov-
ers ; a little girl of Luther Fairbrother's
has been lying in a very dangerous
condition for three days, with men,
braneous Group, with diphtheria
symptoms, and her recovery will be
a miracle. Three of the Johndro
children are very hard sick, and one
barely alive at this writing. There
is a child very sick in the Clogston
family, and one of Mr.. Swartz's
children has been at the point of
death some days. 1t will be seen
that the situation is such as to create
alarm and demand the most prompt
and thorough efforts on the part of
the people, if not of the village au-
thorities, to put the place in better
sanitary condition, that the progress
of this fatal disease may be stayed.
We suggest that every owner of a
house or tenement at once clean ev-
cry sink drain, privy, stable and
other place where there is any often
sive or dangerous matter, using CON-
mon dirt, carbolic acid, copperas,
chloride of lime and other disinfect-
ants to cleanse and purify all that
seems promotive Of disease. We
have often seen it stated that boiling
hot copperas water is one of the best
things that can be used to cleanse
sink drains and other places that
produce the germs of disease. This
is cheap and should be used literally.
Many burn sulphur and tar to cleanse
the air of the house, and it is doubt
less benefcient. The taking of sui
phur, camphor and perhaps other
medicine may be preventive of the
disease. Diphtheria is contagious
in degree, and great caution should
be taken not to expose the children.
1t is said that it is given by those
who are getting up from it, more
than in the early stages of the dis
ease, and those whose children have
lately had it should keep them away
from others, especially from the
school. A few years ago, when we
investigated the cause of the spread
of that terribly fatal diphtheria in
Newark, we decided that much of ii
resulted from the sending of a child
to school who had the contagion
about his person. We venture these
suggestions that the people may take
prompt action in this dangerous state
of affairs in this community.
Albany.
DR.. Campbell is re-painting his
house.
Lewis Tatro has moved into A.
Frasier's house on the hill.
Mr.. Ira Sanborn, who is suffering
from lung trouble, has gone to Texas
for his health.
The Cheerful Workers will hold an
egg festival at the Congregations
church Tuesday evening, Nov. 4.
r. R. Beede broke both bones OF
his right leg while wrestling with An.
drew Miles last Thursday evening.
Lemuel Croft has moved from Mrs
Jenness' place to Lowell, and M. A
Lawson from Newport has take1
Mrs. Jenness' place for a year.
The latest project in relation tt
the telephone line which has been 81
much talked of from Irasburgh tt
this place, is to have it come to Eas
Albany, thence to Albany Cente
and from there to West Albany
This would seem to be round about
but is only one mile farther, being
~ miles direct, and miles 10 Eas
Albany, 2 to the Centre and ~ her
making only 81 miles. Now if tn,
Center and East Albany folks would
just chip in with US we could have
line that would be of much local ben
eft, also give us outside connections
East Albany.
Milo B. Stiles will be here from tn
28th to the 30th of this month t,
sell or let his farm, sell his hay an,