Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-03-06

Mans Body Found in Winooski Fire.
The body of j. Polk, colored, for
mer member of troop G, 10th United
States cavalry. was found in the ruins
of the Hiawatha clubhouse at Win
ooski, building which was burned
Thursday. The last seen of Polk alive |
was when he entered the clubhouse at
2 o'clock that morning and went to
bed Polk recently returned from
Philadelphia, where he had been visit |
ing a brother.
Was Not Case of Murder.
The report received from the state
laboratory Of hygiene, where an au.
topsy was made Of portions of the
body of Charles Dunbar OF Fairfax,
who was found dead a few weeks ago
in the woods near Hamlet Beaver in
Fairfax after being missing a week
shows that the mans death was due
to strangulation. This corroborates
the evidence brought out at the hear
ing that death was due to an accident
and the case has been dropped.
Vermonts Automobile Show.
Vermont's first automobile show
was held in Burlington last May and
it was a success beyond measure. The
second event of the kind will be held
in the same city at the armory from
April 20 to May 4, inclusive. Nearly
all the space allowed for cars has
been sold, and all the leading makers
of cars which are represented in the
state will be on exhibition. The
armory will be decorated for the oc-
casion and there will he music during
the show. The entire show this year
will be placed on the main floor.
Space for the accessory exhibits has
been placed across the entire end of
the armory hall under the balcony
Much more interest is being shown in
the show this year There will be a
larger lumber of cars represented
more eXhit its-in every way it will
be better show.
Waterbury Pays $3.50 in Hedgehog
Bounties.
The annual report for the town of
Waterbury shows that since June Is,
1911 there has ben paid from the town
treasury the sum of So, SIG in hedge
hog bounties. The bounty is 80 cents
each of which tie town treasurer
takes five cents. This makes the to-
tai number of hedgehogs killed nearly
$4,000 or at the rate of 80 day. At
the present rate the total paid out at
the end of the fiscal year, June Is
will be over $4,000 for over $4,000
hedgebogs.
1t is said two trappers have re-
ceived over half the total amount
pad in bounties in Waterbury. They
have maintained lines of traps and as
it is not necessary to wait for colo
weather, as in the case of fur trap
ping, they have been doing a LAND
office business every month.
State Advertising Pays.
Acting under the authority con-
ferred by the last legislature in es
tablshing a public bureau, Secretary
of State Guy w. Bailey severa
months ago issued a book setting
forth the agricr lturaI opportunities
of Vermont and containing notices Of
many farms offarel for sale CLASH
fled advertisements describing this
book were published in the 10 states
of Massachusetts, Vermont, New
York, Pennsy lvania, Ohio, Michigan
Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas and Indi
ana, also the Province of Quebec. A
a result of this advertising which cos
a>little less than $500. replies have
heen received from every state in thu
Union, from British Columbia, Mexi
CO, the Panama Canal zone ant
France. Up to last week pol reptile
had been received from Vermont AM
1914 from outside the state. A larg
mailing list has been secured and i
addition to the sending out of tn
farm book, the book on apple cuItur
issued by the state department of ae
riculture has been distributed Tn
books have been followed by letter
to those receiving them and ais
to persons advertising in the farr
book, in order to obtain d knowledg
of the results. The replies ind1cat
successful results far beyond all e.
pectations.
Vocational Bill Favored
The vocational education bill.
which Senator Page, of Vermont
the author, calling for about 81, 25O
900 next year and increasing ear
year until 1912, when the maximu
of $14, 462, 900 is reached, has bet
favorabIy reported from the Senat
Committee on Agriculture and Fores
ry.
The bill embraces an appropriate
of S., 000,0 900 to encourage educatio
in high schools along vocational Inc
including home economics: 81, 900, OF
to encourage the establishment of a
ricultural high schools; So, 900. 900 fo
demonstration work on farms; 81
000,0 for the maintenance of fie
test and breeding stations and S1,48C
900 for the education of teachers
state agricultural colleges and sta
normal schools.
Senator Page hopes for favnrab
action partly because the bill co
forms to recommendations publ
utterances of political leaders of DO
parties, including President Taft, e
President Roosevelt, Governor Ha
mon of Ohio and others. The bill h;
been endorsed by the National Ass
citation of Manufacturers, Americ;
Federation of Labor. the Nation
grange and many other educa tional al
industrial organizations. There is i
cluded in the report a symposium
the views of prominent educato