Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-16
STATE NEWS.
A Free Dispensary.

A Free Dispensary.
A dispensary for the free treatment of |
poor people being established at Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, will be |
equipped and ready to care for patients
in a short time. The appropriation |
made by the last state legislature to
the University of Vermont college of
medicine for the purpose of establish |
ing free dispensary and increasing |
the facilities for clinical teaching In
other ways, has made possible to equip
the dispensary and meet the incidental
expenses of maintaining it.
Did Not Escape From States Prison.
Judge j. E. Weeks. of Middlebury.
chairman of the state board of penal
institutions, says that John Winters
did not escape from the state prison
at Windsor as has been reported. Win
tiers was excused from the shop to Sc
cure ladder which is used to shift
| belts. He then hid in the shop with
the evident intention of overpOwering
the engineer after dark and escaping.
The ladder however, was discovered
and Winters found in hiding and over.
powered. He is Is years of age and is
serving a sentence of from IL to Is
years for assault on two girls at Nor
witch.
Slight Membership Gain.
The figures of the annual report of
the Congregational churches of Ver-
mont show an increase of 644 in mem
bership, the number of church men,
bers being 22,527. Sunday school
membership. 1914, is 484 less than
last year; 125 churches report young
peoples societies, with membership
of 4, 1856, loss of $50 Fl churches have
organizations of men with 1,225 men,
bers, 141 fewer than last year, and "a
have boys clubs, with 1886 members.
In the latter there is a gain of la
members. Benevolent gifts which can
be counted on the apportionment add
to $31. GA. 81. 751 less than last year.
Mormons Are Coming.
Mormons have made arrangements
, to hold many midsummer meetings at
the birth place of Joseph Smith at
Sharon. Pilgrims from U tab and other
distant points to the site of the Smith
, homestead are expected and it is be-
lieved the gathering of Mormon lead
ers will be the largest in Vermont in
: many years. One of the principal
meetings will be June %, the anniver-
, sary of the death of Prophet Smith at
: the hands of mob at Carthage, Mo.
+ The body of the leader was buried in
! Vermont.
Mother Deserts Infant
William Couture of Burlington is
asking the city's aid in the support of a
boy baby. The infant is not Mr.. Govt
| ure's and is in no wise related to him,
although he has been caring for it for
several months. One day, in the hol-
day season. young woman not more
: than II appeared at the Couture home
stead with baby in her arms and
v asked permission to leave the child,
= then about three months old, for an
q hour as she had some business else
: where. The baby was taken in and
the woman departed Never since that
! day and hour has she been heard from
. and the Couture family has been in
: the dark ever since as to the identity
,, of parents or child. The babe was
, poorly clad when the girl left it and
E All Amendme nts Carry-Special Session
e Governor Fletcher and Secretary of
i State Guy w. Bailey have canvassed
|, the vote of the state on the constitu.
= tional amendments cast the first Tues.
! day in March. Every county save Ad-
1 Olson gave majority in favor of the
: amendments Addison had a majority
= against all of them. One town, Thet
:, ford, has not yet voted on the amend
y ments. After the annual town meet
T ing in Thetford was called to order il
was voted to adjourn to April Is anc
J.. Thetford will vote at that time, but il
u cannot change the result. Governo,
:, Fletcher gave no intimation as to wher
Y he would call the special session,
l which is made necessary by the
t changes in the constitution. The gov
y ernor has issued his proclamation de-
= claring all the amendments carried