Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-14
VERMONT NOTES

The B. F. Goodrich company Of
Akron, Ohio, manufacturers of Good
rich tires, has opened a branch Office
and service store in Burlington at 139
St. Paul street.
Rev. DR.. George B. Lawson has
announced that his resignation as priu
cipal of Vermont Academy at SaXton's
River would go into effect at the close
of the school year. He caused a sur
prise, not only to the school,, but to
the educational system of the state.
The town of Mortified is made the
defendant in $4,000 damage suit
brought by James P. Johnston of that
| town. The plaintiff AYERS that he was
seriously injured September 80, 1915,
because of the negligence of the town
in failing to keep bridge on a public
| highway in good repair. The plain
| tiff ayers that he was riding on two
horse team when the bridge gave way.
precipitating him upon the rocks in
the bed Of the stream fifteen feet
below.
1t was decided by the state board of
health to employ new inspector, who
will travel all over the state, making
systematic inspection of market milk.
spector who examines milk that is sold
at, creameries. The inspector to be
employed by the board Of health is to
examine the milk that is to be sold for
home consumption. The new inspec-
tors work will supplement the work of
the health officers in inspecting and
scoring dairies. The governors ap-
prevail has been obtained as to his
salary and man will be employed to
start on this work about the first of
next month.
The 50th annual meeting of the
Vermont Eclectic Medical society was
held in Montpelier, Thursday. The
ident Amos E. Parlin, M. D., Island
Pond: vice president, J. B H. Cush-
man, NJ D., East Charleston; secretary
and treasurer. Percy L. Templeton,
D., Montpelier; censors, W. E. Railey
NJ D., East Craftsbury F. Fl. G direy
NJ. D, Chelsea. p. L. Templeton, NJ
Montpelier. Papers were read by J.
3. H. Cushman, 2. L. TempjetOn,
George c. WashburD, F. H. Godfrey
and H. N. Waite.
The grand chapter 0. f. S. was
held in Burlington last week. Reports
showed the grand chapter of Vermont
to be in fourishing and progressive
condition. There are IS chapters wifi
= total Of 8.Q06 members During tbs
year there was a net gain of 25l mem
bers. The following officers were
, elected: Grand matron, Mrs. Florence
= K. Pierce of Barton; grand patron, E.
H. Prouty of Montpelier; associate
,, grand matron, Mrs. Martha A. Stod
+ dard of Charlotte; associate granc
E patron, Frank R. Nichols of Chester
! grand secretary, Mrs. Olive J. Stowel
of Brattleboro; grand treasurer, Mrs
Eta F. Fraser of Windsor; Crane
! conductress. Mrs. Anna A. Evans OF
Burlington; associate grand conduc
a tress, Mrs. Phyllis Burditt of Spring
field; grand warder, Mrs. Addie +
+ Allen of Milton.
. The Vermont voters made it clear a
the March election that they do no
i want saloons in their own towns, ever
: though they are not ready for state
! ! wide prohibition. They gave the larg
= est majority against the licensing o:
: saloons ever recorded in the state
. Using last years figures for one small
town not heard from, there were 1907
votes for license and $4,000 against it
y majority Of 1882 against the legal
lied sale Of liquor, in total vote o:
; 1905. It was expected by many tina
= there would be a marked increase il
= the total license vote and in the mum
! Der of license towns, in case prohibi
ton was defeated. But this did no
! come to pass. The majority agains
license was larger than the year before
, in Addison, Caledonia, Franklin. Crane
- Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans ant
Windsor counties. and smaller in Chit
= tenden. Essex, Rutland, Washington
> and Windham. Bennington count.
u gave majority of nine for license
Caledonia county gave the largest tota
>, majority against license, LIPS. ant
y Orleans gave the largest proportional
: majority. 81 per cent of the total vote