Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-18
MATTERS IN VERMONT
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD

For the Restoration of Old Fort Ticonderoga-
Health Officers School Considers Smallpox
Barre Union Boycotts Boston Beer-The
Teachers School - State Finances = Dairy
Products.
Smallpox is still prevalent in Rut-
land, although under control. Thus far
no cases have appeared outside OF kut-
land.
The apple crop in South Hero has
been badly damaged by the apple
blight or scab, the development OF
which has been aided by the continued
wet weather
The central labor union of Barre has
decided to endorse the position OF
striking brewery employees in Boston
and boycott will be started imme-
diately upon the product of the Boston
breweries. Fines will be imposyd on
all union men who drink Boston beer.
John E. Milholland of New York is
trying to get the federal government tc
purchase for $4,000 the ruins of old
Fort Ticonderoga and restore it to the
exact status it bore when Ethan Allen
demanded its surrender. He was for
merly editor and proprietor of Ticon-
deroga newspaper
Extensive alterations in the old med
zeal college at Burlington where since
1884 the offices of the state experiment
station have been located have just
been completed The building has
been enlarged and the facilities i'm
proved, to meet the increase in the
work of the station.
William Rash of lrasburg and Alvah
Clark of Barton were killed Thursday
night at Barton Landing by being
struck by the locomotive of the Que
bee express. The accident occurred at
the village crossing, and the horse the
boys were driving was also killed.
Rash was 10 years old and Clark was IL.
six well known Montpelier young
men about town may spend y days In
the house of correction unless they pay
fines of 81. 10 which have been due since
April 30, 1901, when they were fined IN
city court for violating a city ordl-
nance by'riding bicycles without lamps.
Thursday the chief of police was or
dered to collect the overdue fines.
Barre is disappointed in her hope OF
new railroad from Williamstown Gulf
to South Royalton. The Central Yer
mont company has decided that it can
not afford to build the road, but that
it will construct the road if Barre will
furnish the money, about 00,0OO,
which is out of the question, Barre
thinks. The road would cover dis
lance of Is miles.
Prof. Waugh of the state experiment
station has returned from trip through
the apple growing sections of New
England He says that the report that
the fruit crop will be large is mislead
ing and circulated by buyers who wish
to influence for low prices Although
this is fruit bearing year, the cold
and wet weather has caused blight and
scab which will injure the crop mate
rally.
The great dam of the Chittenden
Power Co. at Chittenden is of late
causing much annoyance to the innao-
itants of that town on account OF a
very unpleasant odor coming from the
stream flowing away from the dam. LII
is almost unbearable, especially at
night, and is fast killing the trout
The state board of health is now irves-
tigating the matter. 1t is believed the
trouble arises from the hundred OF
acres of forests that were flooded when
the dam was filled last spring.
Rev. A. A. Constantine, aged 80, died
at his home in West Summit n. j.,
Thursday. He was born in Massachu-
setts but moved to Vermont when a
child. He was sent as missionary to
Africa upon his ordination, and upon
his return became pastor of several
Congregational churches in Vermont
He served as a member of the Vermont
legislature for two terms. His voice
failed and he abandoned the ministry.
He was prominent platform speaker
during the anti-slavery agitation.
A Just published census bulletin
shows that Vermont had in 1900, 2oo
butter, cheese and condensed milk fac
tories with capital of 81, 222, S92. In
1890 she had only 1913 factories, with
capital of 1867, 1853, showing that dur
ing the decade she doubled the number
of establishments and quadrupled their
product. In this she leads New Eng
land almost equalling all the other
New England states combined. These
factories, however, employ only o.
persons atItotal yearly wages of S236, 81.
Vermont summer schools for teach
ers. in their eighth season, will be held
from July u to August l, at St Al
bans. Bennington and Rutland; and
from July 2S to August at st. Johns
bury and Island Pond. Last year 800
teachers attended these schools which
are under the general direction of the
state department of education. Teach
ers in educational thought and work
from Vermont and other states have
been engaged as lecturers and instruct
ors. Among them are DR.. H. ID. Hol-
ton and Prin. H. X. Whitaker of Brat
tleboro.
The annual report of the state treas
urer, John L. Bacon, showing the rev
enue and disbursements of the state of
Vermont for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1902, has been made public
and shows 81, $50, GAS 80 on the credit
side. The resources for the coming
wear are estimated at 1924, 500. %, and
the cash on hand and in banks June
30, 1902, was 1924, 500. That item a
year ago was SOL, 80. SO. The balance
available for the payment of current
expenses for the coming year, after de
Quoting liabilities payable during the
year, is 1888, 0S7. 20.
The fourth annual school for health
officers was closed at Burlington Thurs
day. The attendance was good. Reso-
buttons were passed advising more
stringent laws relating to vaccination,