Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-15
STATE NEWS
Two Suicide. in One Day.

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Two Suicides in One Day
There were two suicides in the /
vicinity of Pawlet Jan. 2. Norman
Hulett being one of the victims and
David Williams the other.
Despondent Man Takes Aconite.
Lewis Prouty of Brattleboro, COM
mitted suicide Tuesday by taking an
ounce of aconite in the barn of A. D.
Wyatt after feeding the team of horses
he drove for E. Crosby & Co. Prouty
was able to tell physician what he
had taken. Much sickness in his
family the past few years is thought
to have caused his act.
Vermonters Go to School.
Vermont leads all the states of the
Union in the matter of mere numbers
in the record of school attendance. with
927 children out Of every 1000 in
public or private schools, according to
report just made by the division of
education of the Russell Sage founda-
ton. In other respects, on the whole,
this state shows up fairly we'll in
education. as compared with other
SGdtGS, Uub III Lie average diuOuHC VI
salary paid to teachers. Vermont is
near the foot of the list.
Oleomargarine Defended
Frank Plumley upheld oleomargarine
in speech JAN 7 before the Farmers
Club Of the Vermont general assembly.
He told of his efforts in framing OF the
national oleomargarine bill. He stated
that there was not sufficient butter
manufactured to meet the dema nd and
that some substitute must be made
which should be cheaper than the real
article. He said that oleomargarine
today is a clearly and wholesome
article but is not as healthful as but
ter. The issue is this: that oleomarga-
rine meets a condition which cannot
otherwise be disposed of but that it
must be made, sold and consumed as
oleomargarine, an artificial product,
at price commensurate with it's cost.
Older Vermont Boys to Meet.
By invitation of the people of Sax
!. tons River, the Third Annual Confer
ence of older Vermont boys will be
held in that town, beginning on Friday
afternoon and closing on Sunday eve
| ming. Last year there were PAT in at
tendance, and the coming Conference
, should bring together large number
! of boys, as we'll as leaders of work
with boys, who are interested in the
best welfare of the boys in our state.
| 1t is not conducted for the pleasure of
the delegates. but for giving inspira-
ton and information in matters of vi
/ tai interest to older Christian boys.
| The Conference will open with the
supper on Friday evening. Saturday
will be devoted to addresses and dis
cussions. and Sunday will be given to
church services, an evangelistic meet
ing and the closing service. Churches,
Sunday Schools, Church Clubs, Young
Mems Christian Associations, High
Schools, Preparatory Schools, Boy
Scouts of America, and other simil ar
organizations are cordially invited to
send delegates from their membership.
Boy delegates should be older Christ
ian boys, not under Is years of age,
preferably from 16 to 49,.
Would Free State of Epidemics
The state board of health, through
the new secretary, DR.. G.. F. Dalton
of Burlington has just sent to al
physicians in Vermont circular letter
suggesting that with the beginning Oh
the year, 1918. renewed efforts be
made to free the state of all forms Of
epidemic disease, and add still further
TO IFS value as place of residence anC
= a resort for health and pleasure TC
this end the attention of physicians is
called to sections of the Vernon
Statutes which require the prompt re
porting of contagious diseases. Fig
ures are given to show that Vernon
is making remarkable strides in thu
curbing of the major infectious dis
eases, like typhoid fever. scarlet fever
diphtheria, and tuberculosis. but tina
two Of the commonest so-called chill
dren' 5 diseases. measles and whoOpins
cough. are making Roadway and be
coming increasingly fatal. It is saiC
that measles and whooping cough ar
| really more dangerous at the presen
, time than scarlet fever and diptheria
and the public should be so informs
) in order that precautions may be take
and more cheerful acquiescence. il
quarantine regulations be secured.