Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-12-01
STATE NEWS
Infantile PARALYSIS.


there have been five deaths in the state
of Vermont caused by poliomyeIitis.
The cases which have appeared during
the past few weeks have proved to be
rapidly fatal. One infant who died in
Burlington from the dreaded infantie |
paralysis was i'll but two days The |
disease has not appeared in epidemic
form, however, for since early su MINER
there have been but "a cases, catered
broadcast over the state, with seven
deaths resulting. This does not begin
to compare with the ravages made by
the disease last year. The cases
which have resulted in death this
month have been one each in Morgan.
Sheffield, Wheelock, Williston and
Burlington. Cases appeared last win
ter in January.
fined $1,000 for Manslaue liter.
In Washington county court last week
Judge E. S. Waterman fined J. P. Rab-
idou of Mortified, lumber manufactu-
rer, $1,000 and costs of S1S6 So for man
slaughter by running over Carl Ned
French on the t.arre Montpelier road
April "a Rabidou was found guilty
week ago. In imposing fine rather
than a prison term Judge Waterman
called attention to the fact that it was
the first case of its kind to be tried
in this section of the state and he did
not wish the impression to go out that
fine rather than imprisonment would
necessarily follow in similar cases to
be tried IN the future. He said that
the case was the result of a peculat
combination of circumstances States
attorney f. Gleason and Attorney
General H. G. Barber asked for pris-
on sentence and Attorney J, Ward Car
yer and Frank Plumley pleaded in be
half of Rabidou for a fine. Attorney
PumIey introduced many petitions
asking for clemency signed by promi
nent men and by the Mortified bank
AID town officials.
Cow ings Sl12O at Below Falls Sale
The record price. it is believed. for
a cow sold at auction in this state was
made in Bellows Falls when in con-
signment sale of pure bred Holsteins
cow consigned by George Hosmer of
Chester Depot was sold for $1120 last
week The animal was Evangeline
Johanna Cheswold, horn in November
25, 1903, and the purchasers were w.
L. Ferguson and G F. Hollis of Haver-
hill, N H., ard S F Campbell O. Wir d
ham, N H. The sale was urder the
direction of L. G Lowell of Bellows
Falls and J w. Prentiss of Alstead, n.
! II Seventy one other cows were
sold This is the third consignment
sale held by Lowell and Prentiss in
Bellows Falls, 1t was conducted in the
armory. the dealers expect to hold a
sale in Madison Square Garden in New
York city next month where hundreds
of pure-breGs will be sold. 1t is said
brought the high price. has herd Of
Is cattle for which he expects TO re-
ceive almost $1,000 at the Madison
Square sale.
Vermont's Water Power
From U s. Senator Dillingham; S
address to BURLINGTON Merchants
club.-There is still the water power
of the state to be developed and used
in Vermont, in order that the great
capital which may be derived from it
may add to our wealth. This water
power. if developed would double or
even treble our population and add
wealth, the figure Of which would
stagger the ordinary Imagination 1t
is estimated that 1000, 900 horsepower
is going to waste each year in our
streams If one half of this amount
be conserved it would mean Tor Yer
mont an inc rease of S248, 100000 rer
year, figuring according to the last
manufacturing census, which estim at d
that each horsepower in the industry
of the country represents S248 paid cut
in wages in year and 81, 152 in value
of goods procured. The last Legislature
b ad this MATER brought to their at
tentIOn and appointed a commission &c
: Investigate and report back. ] give
). you these figures to ponder over that
you may be ready for the question
when the tim comes.
Treasu, er john J. Murphy of Rutiar q
Missing.
Following the sudden and apparently
! inexplicable disappearance of John ]
Murphy. treasurer Of the Marble Saw.
J, Ings bank of R ,tIand Thursday night
. the trustees # that institution issued
) a statement Sun Iay night to the effect
! that no shortage could be discovered ir
! his accounts. II YVES announced, how.
: ever. that a special examination Of
the books ard securities Of the bank
! wcu d be made under the direction OF
Frank G. Williams. state bank commits
! s;oner. The circumstances surround
ing the disappearance of the missing
} treasurer are mysterious. He attend
&c owing picture show Thur day
: night and later took his automobile
from the garage in which it was KEEP
: and drove 20 Manchester. He gave ne
! inkling 10 anyone Of the purpose Of
: his journey. His actions at the gal age
were peculiar and he seemed great,
upset. Arriving at Manchester ] e 1ef
J his ar at ga,a age and boarded trair
for Troy. it is learned TT at re offered
mileage to North Bennington. but upor
arriving there be told the cor due tor he
: guessed be would ride to Troy ane
paid cash fare 1t was also learned
that after leaving the train at Troy
r Mr.. Murphy took trolley car Il
; Albany. All trace Of him was lost a
: this point Mr.. Murphy's family snc
2 business associates say that he haC
8 haen uaru paruai1S Of Late hut aS