Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-28
STATE NEWS

way Co. that its said train No. IS is
late and has passengers for your said
train No. 49,.
Lowest Ever Known.
The water in Lake Champlain
reached the lowest known mark
Friday. The previous low water
mark was made in 1881 but Friday this
mark was passed by quarter Of an
inch. Since 1927 it has been custom
of the navigators on the lake to keep
record of the low water reached
during the year. In 1927 low water
mark was evidently reached for there
is an old bench mark" standing at
the Shelburne harbor made at that
time. October 16, 1881, all records
were passed. At that time the
steamer of the Champlain Transpor-
tation company were running to TlcOn-
deroga. Pilot E. S. Rockwell of the
Ticonderoga was on the lake at the
time and says that the steamers had
to be run into the mud at the Ticon-
deroga dock in order to have the gang
plank reach from the boat to the dock.
Pilot Rockwell said yesterday that the
water was so low that there was only
one cut by which the steamers could
enter Plattsburg harbor.
Veterans Re-United.
The 36th annual meeting of the lst
Vermont Cavalry Reunion society was
held at the city hall, ST. Adams,
Thursday afternoon and evening, the
business session being presided over by
H. S. Woods of ESSEX Junction. the
retiring president. Between 40 and
50 members responded at the roll call
and other members arrived on the
evening trains for the camp hre.
There are probably about 500 surviving
members of the regiment In this ana
foreign countries and the society s
membership is about 300. During
the past year there have been IL
deaths reported. At 5 80 O'Clock the
members formed at city hall and
marched in a body to the Owl club
assembly hall. where the local
Noman's Relief corps served supper.
The evening was given over to the
public campfire, at which Capt. Frank
l.. Greene presided. The principal
address Of the evening was delivered
by ex-Gov. c. J. Bell Of Walden, and
his speech was followed by informal
addresses by the Rev. E. j. Ranslow
of Swanton, Department Commander
Charles E. Beach of Burlington and
Col. John w. Bennett of Chic ago.
Several selections by the Arior
suartette added a pleasing variety
) to the program.
Vermont Doctors Meet at Rutland.
The first days sessions of the 95th
aaBual convention of the Vermont
State Medical society at RUTLAND
Thursday were attended by nearl!
100 physicians from every corner of TIT
state. many of them bringing Their
wives and ladies for the social feature:
Of the gathering. There were morning
and afternoon sessions Thursday with
addresses by two we'll known New
York medical men and papers by
Vermont physicians. The days pro
gram was completed bysa banquet al
the Berwick at 9 o'clock, covers being
laid for 125. DR., H. C. Tinkham o:
Burlington was POSTMASTER. DR.. c
il. Beecher of Burlington, secretar.
Of the state society. reported tina
there were at present 373 members
II having died during the year. Their
have been So dropped. new law re
suiring that none should be reported a
members whose dues were not paid t.
October /, 1909. The treasurer, DR.
B. II. Stone of Burlington, reporte
that he had S643.55 in the treasury
The receipts OF the past year amour te
to 1885, 5. DR.. Fl. D. Holtoa o
Brattleboro, secretary of the stat
board of health, said that sine
January /, last, there have been onl
242 cases Of diphtheria in Vermont
whooping cough having caused NOR
deaths in 1907 in Vermont, he sale
than measles, scarlet fever, typhoi
fever or diphtheria.
Junior American Mechanics Meet
The annual meeting of the Stat
Council Of Vermont, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, w:
held in Wells River Wednesday. Abo,
thirty delegates were present, tt
state council. w. H. Jeffrey Of Ea
Burke, presiding. Mr.. Jeffrey in h
address to the delegates said. in par
During the year we have made ga
Of twelve in new councils, reinstatt
four, and lost three, one by consolid