Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-12-09
STATE NEWS.
Hire Agricultural Agent.

Hire Agricultural Agent.
! At meeting of the directors and
officers of the Franklin County Farm
bureau it was voted to engage G. u.
Tiffany Of New York state county
agent at salary Of $500 year to
begin work as soon as possible.
With cash on hand and pledged it is
expec ted to round up $500 in the
county and the United States depart
ment of agriculture, through the Uni
versity of Vermont. gives $1,000 toward
the support of the agent
Twelve Boat Houses, Thirteen Power
Boats Lost in Fire.
The sum of $4,000 is the estimate
of the damage done by the Atwater
front fire at Lake Bomoseen Thursday
night and the next morning. An even
dozen boat houses were destroyed and
13 power boats, all of a valuable
character. Today's investigation into
the cause of the fire revealed nothing
new. The flames were first noticed
about IL 80 O'Clock at night shooting
out of the Lafrance and Pearson boat
houses and it is believed that the fire
from O'Brien's hotel near by rescued
The St. J. & L. c. r. R. Report.
The annual report of the st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroads
show the gross income was S4l2, 5S3. :
81, an increase of over $1,000 from
the previous year. the passenger
revenue fell off So, 900. but there was a
gain of $4,000 in the freight receipts
The report contains some interesting
comparative statistics of the past two
years. During the year 1856, 357 pas
sengers were carried as against 191, 756
the year previous. Exactly 1886, 900
tons of freight were transported as
against 1874. 872 the year before. Each
ton of freight carried averaged a
return of n cents. which is one cent
more than the road received the year
before.
Less ''Detectiving."
Attorney General Herbert G. Barber
of BrattlebOro has taken over the
office from Rufus E. Brown of Bur-
lington. When asked if he intended to
give the Wood Morgan detective agency
of Boston all the states detective
business, as has practically been by
the outgoing attorney general, Mr..
Barber said: 81 shall not employ
detectives except where / am con.
WINGED that the public good actually
demands such service. When | employ
a detective on state matters shall
keep a strict watch on the person anc
when am satisfied that the state is
not getting value received / shall dis
pense with his services. I have re-
ceived letters from most of the detec
tive agencies in New England solicit
ing Vermont's business.
Winter School at Agricultural College
The twentieth annual session of tn
winter short courses in agriculture will
be held at the University of Vernon
and state agricultural college begin
ming Monday. Dec %, and closin,
Friday, Feb. 26. 1t is intended Il
cover the study of creamery operation
tial principles and practices of sol
management, dairy and other feeding
stock breeding and judging, vegetabl
gardening, orcharding, forest manage
ment, etc. They are open to men an
women Is years of age or older, VIII
have had common school education
Nine instructors will teach by lecture
textbook study and recitation and b,
practical work. No charge is mad
for tuition to residents of Vermont
Incidental fees aggregating $40 ar
the only charge made. Textbook
cost about SIS, working suits about So
The entire cost of the nine weeks
session need not exceed S56. Partie
interested should write for information