Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-30
STATE NEWS.
Removed from Street Board.

The removal of F. N. Frechette from
his office as member of the Burling
ton board of street commissioners and
the unanimous election of Thomas
Reeves in his stead, were features of
the meetings of the board of aldermen
and the city council at Burlington
Tuesday evening. The removal of Mr..
Frechette followed controversy in
which the people asked that Mr..
Frechette be removed.
Vermont Fishermen Were Fined $685..
F. A. Brewer, town clerk of Con-
cord, and DR.. E. B. French of the
same town and son of each of the
men were stopped from fishing at the
base of Mount Washington July "a and
short trout. The state fine for short
trout is SIS fish, and the respondents
were assessed $685., with costs of $48
Mr.. Brewer at one time is said to have
been states attorney of his county.
Big Farm Changes Hands.
Lucius B. Warner and R. B. Warner
commonly known as the "Warner
Brothers." have sold their large farm
near SWanton Center, and will move
probably to St. Adams city. The farm
which comprises 800 acres or there
abOuts, has been in the family 10
years and only increasing years
induced the owners to part with the
farm, which is considered one of the
best in Franklin county. Mr.. Geraw,
formerly of Canada, is the purchaser.
Dogs Ordered Muzzled.
The state laboratory of hygiene is
sending to owners of dogs in Arlington
official warnings that the animals must
be muzzled for period of three
months or Immediately shot by the
authorities in consequence of the ap-
pearance of the recent case of rabies
in that section. Some 200 residents of
SALISBURY have already been notified
and 1923 warnings will be sent to dog
owners in Arlington. In other towns
in the vicinity, through which the
deceased dog merely passed, the local
authorities have been instructed to see
that the law is obeyed.
For Alleged SANDER.
Suit for SIG, 500 for alleged SANDER
has been filed in New York by Edward
Hatch, Jr., against Rev. DR.. Milford
H. Smith of Saranac Lake, for several
years pastor of the Methodist church
in Rutland. Both have adjoining
cottages at Lake Champlain and it is
alleged that the clergyman in a letter
to Governor Sulzer last spring charac-
terized Hatch as 'faker" and
''polluter of streams" Hatch has
"swat the fly" movement and is active
in the campaign to prevent the
pollution of New York's water supply
IN. C. Encampment.
The annual encampment of the First
Infantry, Vermont National Guard
: will be held at the state camp grounds
near Fort Ethan Allen August Al:
inclusive. The camp will be devoted
largely to rifle practice on the For
Ethan Allen range. 1t is expected
that Gov. Allen M. Fletcher will bt
: present during the entire period. The
| muster this year will be an ''old time
muster with evening parade in dress
uniform and Governors day." whel
the members entitled to them, will
{ receive the veteran service medals TO
service in the Vermont Nationa
Guard.
! Williston Celebrates 15Oth Anniversary
r One hundred and fifty years ago thi
5 month took place the founding of tn
5 town of Williston and it's citizen
7 celebrate the event Thursday, July 81
t Williston has made history, did bacl
5 in pioneer days, in the days of tn
Aliens, the Revolution. the Civil war
D and had conspicuous hand in all tn
e events that have made the history O
Y Vermont. Weeks ago a special tow
r meeting was called and several hundre
e dollars was voted to carry out tn