Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-12-02
STATE NEWS.
Government to Help Vermont Hog
Raisers.

them. not only in the laboratory. but
also on the farm in co operation with
the farmer. has given such admirable
results that it is to be applied to the
anti-hog cholera crusade. Congress
has appropriated half million dollars
to carry on the work and experiments
will be made in all parts of the United
States. The aim will be not only to
exterminate the disease in the test
sections, but also to discover the most
practical. efficient and economic meth
DDS for continuing the work through
out the country. This investigation
the hog death rate in this state from
cholera is per 1000 head, and hog
raisers losing an average of 8, 200 hogs.
valued at $45, 600. from this disease
annually.
1000 Tons of Granite Fall.
A stone in No. quarry of the
Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum company at
Graniteville, Barre. weighing $50. 600
tons, fell so feet and smashed many
steam drills and other valuable ma
-chinery. The gigantic stone under
which gang of men had worked for
three years. fell shortly after O'Clock
Saturday morning, but one hour before
the quarrymen commenced their labors.
Engineer Keefe was nearing the quarry
preparatory to starting the fires for
the day when he heard the crash but it
was not until an hour later that light
disclosed the disaster. Mayor Boutwell,
of Montpelier. member of the firm,
says that if the stone had fallen an
hour later no doubt 20 men would have
been instantly killed and that it would
have taken at least four weeks before
the stone could have been removed
from their bodies. The day previous.
as for several years, men worked
directly underneath the stone which is
but portion of the layer existing in
the quarry. Not in the history of the
granite industry has similar thing
happened, although several years ago
in West Rutland, workmen were killed
in marble quarry when huge stone
crashed down on them from above.
Vermont Morgans Going to New York.
William R. Watkins. superintendent
of the Windsor Stud of Morgan Horses,
on the Maxwell Evarts property, has
received instructions to arrange for
the removal of the entire Morgan"
outfit to Cornwall-on the Hudson. N.
Y. by the first of December. The
Windsor "Morgans" are owned, some
separately and some jointly, by c. c
Stiilman and ]. R. Steers of New York
city and Mr.. Stillman has consider
able property at beautiful Cornwall-on-
the Hudson. Along with the horses,
conveyances, harness and other appur-
tenances will go some 40 tons of hay
and 1000 bushels of oats. the Windsor
Stud having made preparations to con-
ho
the famous and valuable horses with
which Windsor does not like to part
company, are donald" and dude"
who have sired many colts hereabouts.
kitty Dean,'' Bonnie Jean." and
Bessie Baker," the we'll known, pedi-
greed mares, and "Doneliot, the star
stallion colt The Windsor Stud of
Morgan Horses has been there going on
two years and had come to be common
ly regarded as permanent Windsor
institution Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r.
Watkins, both of whom know horses
and love them. have had charge Of the
Windsor Stud since year ago last
April. Prior to coming here Superin-
tendent Watkins had five years expert
ence with "Morgans'' at Lyndon on
the Cahoon farm Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
kins have received an offer to continue
with their charges at Cornwall on the
Hudson. but have not decided whether
they will accept it. Mr.. Watkins and
"Will" Ayers will accompany the
horses to their new home.
School Fund Now $1,175,271.
Vermont's permanent school fund
now amounts to $1,175.271 and the
payment to towns of the interest upon
it amounted to 500. 1873 for the biennial
period. according to the annual report
of the trustees just published. In
view of current discussion about the
common schools of Vermont, the trus-
tees quote as follows from former
reports:
''We submit to the wisdom of the
legislature the great question of the
annual income from this sacred school
fund to those schools and in such
towns of the state where it is most
the educational opportunity of youth
and reform our greatest educational
needs They also quote:
''While university. academical and
high school education is to be fostered
and advanced. it yet remains true thas
the great majority of our youth art
I1full0U III OppOI utility " luO IOoCLAtlSS
of the common schools. The purpose
of our state government should con.
tinue to make the schools of the people
as good as they can be made"
| The trustees urge the wisdom on the
part of the towns of paying thei1
unpaid obligation to the United State.
deposit fund and on the part of the
state the wise policy of discharging it,
obligation to the Huntington fund a.
soon as practicable. They also urge
serious consideration of the auditor OF
accounts. 1914 specifically this:
Bonds brother evidence of indebt
edness on the part of the state to thu
Huntington fund should be issued tt
the trustees of the permanent schoo
fund and in this connection it nigh
be we'll for the state to refund to thu
trustees of the permanent school funt
the common school fund of 1926, which
the legislature of 1874 repudiated aftel
using this fund to rebuild the state