Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Vermont Warned against Cattle Disease
Epidemic.
F. L. Davis. livestock commissioner,
of Vermont, Thursday made the fol-
lowing announcement:
81 have this day been advised by
the chief veterinarian of New York
that the foot and mouth disease has
broken out in central New York and
warned to quarantine all shipments of
cattle that have been made from New
York in the past two weeks. l there
fore shall not issue any permits for
cattle to enter Vermont from New
York until such time as l am satisfied
that this disease no longer exists.
Also. no cattle will be admitted from
Illinois or Indiana. We must use ev-
cry precaution to keep this disease
from this state"
(Signed) ''F. L. Davis"
Brattleboro Has $4,000 Fire.
A $4,000 fire at Brattleboro on the
night of November for time threat
ened even more serious damage, and
the destruction of the entire central
part of the town was anticipated.
Hard work by the fire departments and
volunteers, however, prevented a gen.
eral and disastrous conhagration. The
buildings burned were occupied by
Mosher and Tucker, liverymen, and by
the Valley Grain company. Part of the
loss was covered by insurance. The
building in which the fire started is
owned by H. C.. Barber. That and
three other buildings were burned to
the ground, not including blacksmith
shop, all on Flat street. When it
seemed that the stable must go, 80
horses were turned out into the street,
and later corralled by their owners
men. Mosher and Tucker lost heavily
in livery equipment, although number
of carriages and hacks were saved.
The Valley Grain people are also heavy
losers by the blaze Among the prop
critics which narrowly escaped destruc-
ton was the Carpenter Organ plant.
Aged Pair Found Murdered.
When Ramsdell Amsden of Andover
heard the telephone ring in the call o
his father-in-law's house on the even
ing of November without apparently
getting reply, he listened in upon the
line, and his suspicious were aroused.
He hurried over to the farm and find
ing no signs of the family. he notified
neighDors, who, after search. found
the bodies of aged Mr.. and Mrs. Wig
gins, evidently the victims of murder.
The body of Mrs. Virgins was found
hidden in the woodshed, with two bull
let holes in the head. She had appar-
entity been dead for several hours
Later the body of her husband was
found under straw in stall in the
barn. Suspicion is attached to an
other son-in-law, George Warner, who
has disappeared. His wife, who is
postmistress at Simmonsville. ham
! let in Andover township, recently
started suit for divorce on grounds OF
abuse. According to the story told, he
called on her at SimmonsviIle the af-
ternoon of the supposed tragedy anC
beat her. She notified Mr.. Virgins
her father who lived three-quarters OF
home about three o'clock. What hap
pened at the home of the aged couple
is mystery, to the solution of which
window broken possibly by bullets
offers little in the way of explanation
It is believed that one of the victims
tried to telephone for help after tn
other one had been shot The deat
man was a wealthy farmer. Andover
where the murder was committed, is
town in the mountains, adjoining eLud
low, and a few miles west of the Rut
land railroad line from Rutland to Bel
lows Falls.
I.ATER-Warner was found in
pasture the following day after spend
ing day and night in the open. H
had two guns but offered no reSiStanc
when his half-brother approached him
He is said to have confessed the mur
der and expressed satisfaction owe
the deed, but wanted to kill thir
party. the stage driver, and was wait
ing for him to pass along the roa
adjoining the pasture. After KILN
this man, he expected to kill himself.
Extension Schools in Agriculture an
Home Economics.
The Agricultural Extension sarvic
of the state university held Is exter
sion schools last year. Over 800 Vel
mont farmers registered The attend
ance ranged from 20 to 60 and ave,
aged 80 The interest shown, as we
as numerous requests for simila
school. warrants their continue
( ton this winter on larger scale |
is proposed to hold 80 schools provide
communities are ready to meet thes
schools. with farmers as the pupils
Agricultural college men will discus
. dairying, breeding and management
of livestock. feeds and feeding, farr
, crops, soils and soil management, fruit
, poultry, forestry, farm management
and farm machinery. The schools las
for five days. In most cases coin :.
| dent with the work in Agriculture fo
the farmers will be held an extensio
school in home economics for the farr
women, at which house sanitation, sc
, lection and preparation of foods, sew
! ing and dressmaking will be discusse
t and illustrated.
The extension service desires
r start these schools by the middle Q
November Several anDlicatiOns ar