Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-27
STATE NEWS.
Will Examine Drug Stores.

At meeting of the state board of
pharmacy held in Montpelier the
board decided to make an inspection
of every store in the state which
handles drugs and medicines, for the
purpose of ascertaining if the require
ments of the law are being complied
with. This action on the part of the
board was brought about, and it's
necessity made apparent, by the re-
cent inspection made of the drug
stores in Burlington.
Such an inspection as contemplated
by the board has never been made
before in Vermont, and, according to
the board, if the conditions are the
same all over the state as they have
been found in Burlington, the board
hopes to accomplish much good by this
inspection.
Vermont Finances.
The examination of the accounts of
State Treasurer E. H. Deavitt by II.
! F. Graham, auditor of accounts, and
F. G. Williams, bank commissioner,
just concluded, shows for the fiscal year
ending June 80, amount of cash on
hand available for current expenses,
sos, 1913, or 500, 242 more than year
ago; total disbursements for year ST.
822, 1872. Among large receipts were
house of correction, $12,215; indus
trial school, $761 sales of hides and
carcasses by cattle commissioners,
$3705; hunters license fees, SIG, O87;
liquor, $50,989; automobile, S40,-
983; collateral inheritance tax,
$88, 1858; savings banks tax, $454, $50:
railroads, $272, z03; telephone and
telegraph companies, $40, $50; insur-
ance companies, $50, 1868; national
banks, $51 1866; total taxes, except
state, 81, 062, 3z5; total ledger liabil-
ity, STA, 81; permanent school fund,
81, ITO, 1883.
Spanish War Veterans Meet.
The annual state encampment of
the United Spanish War veterans was
held in Rutland last week, Is veter-
ans being present. The camps at
Rutland, Brattleboro, st. Johnsbury
and Burlington were represented.
It was decided to hold the next meet
ing at ST. Johnsbury. The following
officers were elected:
Department commander, Ned D.
Ripley of st. Johnsbury; senior vice
commander, H. w. Cottrell of Bur-
lington; Junior vice-commander, B. H.
Stickney of Rutland; department
inspector, H. Edward Dyer of Rut-
land surgeon, DR.. James M. Hamil-
ton of Rutland; judge advocate, E. ].
Waterman of Brattleboro; chaplain,
J. W. Laughlin of Orleans; marshal,
Charles Bashaw of Burlington; dele
gates to national encampment at Den
yer next September, John Coon Of Bur-
lington, Charles Bashaw of Burling-
ton, Frank J.. Greene Of st. Adams,
p0Co0n w Of p17%lo,,l
Morgan Horse Essay Prizes.
The Vermonter, the state monthly.
is TO take part in the forthcoming
annual state fair, to be held at White
River Junction September 20 to 23.
inclusive. Two prizes of $40 each are
offer ,one for the best essay written
by any Vermont boy or girl under 21
years old on the subject of the Morgan
horse, the essay to be in the office of
The Vermonter not later than Septem-
Der l. The second prize of $40 is for
the best review of the Morgan horse
classes at the State Fair of this year,
the manuscripts to be submitted to
The Vermonter before October Is. Each
composition must be in the hand
writing of the contestant, must be
written in black ink on ruled foolscap
and on only one side of the paper and
shall contain not less than two thou
sand words. All authorities which have
been consulted must be mentioned.
Each composition must be signed with
the authors full name, giving also age
and post-office address. The English,
spelling, penmanship. and neatness
OF the composition will be considered
IN addition to the substance. The
contestants for prize No. 2 must
actually witness the Judging of the
Morgan classes at the state fair and
must SO state.
Taft Coming to Vermont.
If the plans of President Taft do
not miscarry it is quite likely that
he will visit his ancestral home in
! Townshend, II miles from Brattle-
boro sometime in August. The trip
will be made by automobile and will
quite likely include Wilmington. If
the president comes to Vermont he
Will visit Brattleboro, as he has assured
those extending an invitation for him
to come there that he will surely in
clude Brattleboro in his itinerary if he
decides to motor in Vermont. Some
weeks ago President Taft's secretary,
MIR. Carpenter, stated that the presi-
dents vacation engagements were
such as to preclude the possibility of
visiting Vermont However, the
president has been seen by a number
of prominent Vermonters and a prom
Use has virtually been obtained from
him that he will try to make a three
days trip into Vermont. Such trip
will include a tour across the northern
part of the state and a brief stop at
the home of United States Senator
Carroll S. Page at Hyde Park. While
the president would not promise posi-
lively that he would make the trip
he agreed that if such trip could be
made IN three days he would like very
much to take it and would try hard to
shape his summer engagements.
Hay Fever and Asthma.
Bring discomfort and misery to many
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