Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-26

| malnder OF the time to more thorough
supervision OF all the schools in town.
The state hospital for the insane at
Waterbury is without funds, and lacks
IS, 900 of the sum necessary to meet its
November bills. The appropriation of
100000 for the year ending Dec. /,
has been exhausted and no more
money can be drawn until the first of
next month, when the second years
appropriation will be available for
use. II the expenses of the institution
in 1904 are as great as they have been
this year, the deficit for the period of
two years will amount to more than
$4,000. The cause of the shortage is
said to be the increase in the number
OF insane patients sent to the hospital
beyond the estimate made when the
appropriation was voted.
Many of the children in the Rutland
public schools are suffering from a
skin disease known 10 the medical
world as contagious impetigo. There
are about fifty cases in the city and
there will undoubtedly be more. The
disease usually affects the face and
hands and is most common in children.
Large pustules first appear and these
turn in a short time TO yellowlsh
scales. These scales are enormously
called "apple sores upon the suppo-
sitiOn that they are caused by eating
apples. The disease is very contag-
ious and it may be contracted by u.s.
ing the same towel or washing with
the same soap used by person having
the disease, as well as in dozens of
other ways.
Frank +. Eldred, the druggist, who
was fined in Burlington city court for
selling liquor 10 minor and for sell
ing without physicians prescription,
has voluntarily surrendered his fifth
class license to the board OF liquor
commissioners, il being the first in
stance in which a license has been
surrendered to the Burlington COM
missioners. The license cost Mr.
Eldred $40 and he says that other eX-
penses entailed in connection with 1t
have increased the total cost to $3.50
and as he was fined $50 for each
otiense above mentioned it has been a
very expensive experiment for him.
| He has not averaged over seven or
| eight sales a month since the license
was granted and then they have been
small amounts.
Reports coming into Rutland indi-
cate that a larger amount Of small
game has been trapped in that vicinity
than for several years and a surpris-
/ ingly large portion OF the game has
been caught within the limits OF the
city Of Rutland The animals which
have been most plenty are muskrats
and skunks, and several Rutland men
have netted good sized sums through
bounties and the sale of the pelts.
Assistant City Engineer Elmer s.
Moore has been one OF the most enthu-
siastic trappers. Up to date since
September / he has caught sixty-one
muskrats, sixty-five skunks, three
foxes, two raccoons and ten mink.
Percy Adams has caught eighty-seyen
skunks and 1870 muskrats and several
other fur-bearing animals. Many
others have taken good numbers of the
same animals and the total would be
enormous If it could be determined.
The state tuberculosis commission,
consisting OF DR.. Don. ID. Grout OF
| Waterbury, chairman, DR.. III. Edwin
| Lewis OF Burlington, secretary, DIR. w.
n. Bryant OF Ludlow. DR.. l.. III. Hub
bard of Lyndon and Henry Ballard OF
Burlington. have been away for week
/ in Massachusetts,, New York and New
Jersey to inspect the latest and best
methods that are being employed to
| fight the disease that annually claims
so many victims in New England.
The commission was instructed by
! Governor Mccullough to obtain all the
! information possible regarding the
most approved methods Of dealing
! with tuberculosis and 10 report later
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a
state sanitarium in Vermont, including
cost. location, etc. During the past
wear the commission has met with the
Vermont Medical society and most OF
| the county medical societies IN order
to get the consensus of the best medi-
cal opinion in the state on the best
method OF dealing with tuberculosis.
! 4 The little town OF Weston, upon the
mountain some eight or ten miles IRON
Londonderry, is greatly disturbed over
the possibility OF being washed away
by the breaking of the dam coniinlng
an enormous body of water which has
been artifcially stored up above the
town for many years. The dam was
built by private parties across a natural
ravine through which flowed quite a
stream of water, utilized in the way of
power for a tannery and two or three
other lesser manufacturing establish
ments. For the past several years,
however, the power has been very lit
tie used. there being little or no call
for this excellent privilege, located, as
it is. quite distance from a railroad.
For this reason, evidently, not much
care or attention has been given the
dam. which is now supposed to be
going to decay as a result OF neglect.
| complaints have been made from time
to time by the good people of Weston,
who have become thoroughly alarmed
| lest a heavy fall of rain may prove too
much Tor the weakened structure,
I vvhoSa failnrp IN hold a swollen reser-