Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22
VERMONT NOTES

/ apparent that he must nave struck
his head on a rock while diving from
a spring board. Mr.. Orvls was .
fine swimmer.
James Hardness Of Springfield has
been appointed federal food commits
sioner for Vermont by President Will
son. The state commissioners viii
administer the food control bill inso-
far as it applies TO state matters and
win coordinate state food activities
with those of the food administration.
All of the men viii serve without pay.
Governor Graham has appointed
Eli III. Porter of Wilmington men,
Der of the state board of Cancellation
and arbitration. The other members
OF the board are Mayor Henry c.
Brislin Of Rutland and George 0.
/ >1T4dley OF Windsor. Nr. Porter has
been four times a member of the
house of representatives member
Of the public service commission from
! 1906 TO 1910 and was for several
years president of the Wilmington
Savings bank.
The financial statement of the state
of Vermont for the fiscal year end
ing June so, 1917, issued by State
/ Treasurer Walter F. Scott, shows that
/ the net expenses of the state for the
year were S2,52S. 517.2S. Education
cost the state more than anything
i $454. 407.5 The administration of
Justice was the next coStliest for the
state. the amount expended being
i $50, T4S.3S. The executive depart
ment spent S2SS, 147.56 and institu
tions for the insane cost Vermont
1928, 037-47.
The Rev. William l. B0icourt, who
has been pastor of the Congregations
al church at Waterbury for over six
years, expects TO sail from New York
September 1 for France. Mr.. Boz
court has been appointed by the war
council for the international commit
tee OF the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION as an expeditionary secre-
ftary for work among the men in
France. Whether his assignment viii
be with the American or French
troops viii be determined after he
reaches that country.
The 10th annual convention of the
Vermont branch. American Fedora
ton Of labor, was held In Rutland last
week. The following officers were
elected: President, Frederick w.
Suitor, Barre; vice presidents, A. W.
lDerochers of st. Johnsbury, John Ma
son of Burlington, f. ". Digson of
Rutland, Dennis Rebilan of Bellows
Falls. Charles H Regain of Montpe-
lier, ~ P Sullivan of Graniteville;
corresponding secretary, Alexander
Ironsides, Barre; financial secretary
and treasurer, Nelson A. Malmgren,
Rutland; state organizer, George VIII
kins, Burlington.
The state university and agricul-
tural college has been selected by the
Council of National Defence as one
of the six institutions in the United
States and the only one in New En-
gland, where men viii be trained for
the signal corps of the United States
army. One school viii be established
for each of the military departments
OF the country. The University of
Vermont thus gets the training school
for the northeastern department,
which includes the New England
states. A detachment of IT'S men
4 probably viii be the first to be sent
here to begin this training.
Gov. Graham has issued instruction
10 the sheriffs of Vermont that Major
4 General Dickman, commanding officer
at Fort Ethan Allen, has requested
all peace officers to arrest all soldiers
found in their respective precincts,
without written passes, and to at once
notify him by wire This request is
not to apply to the peace officers of
the city OF Burlington and the towns
of Colchester and Essex ~Will you
kindly give this your early attention ?
The purpose of this request is to
4 sprung up and to retain for the ODE
dent soldier the privileges he now
enjoys"
Governor Graham has appointed
Frederick G. Fleetwood of Morris
vile 10 fill out the term of Secretary
Of State Bailey, who retires from Of
fee August 81 TO accept the position
of controller Of the University of Yer
mont. DIR. Fleetwood held the Office
of secretary Of state from 1902 to
1908 and was three times elected to
this Office without opposition. He re-
tired voluntarily in 1908 in order to
devote his time to his law work He
was prominent candidate for gov
ernor In 1914, and is lawyer Of ex-
lcellent standing. Dir. Fleetwood viii
move the Office from Essex Junction
TO MOrrisville until the new state
building is completed and adequate
quarters provided
Henry Lord Norton, q civil engin-
eer In the British army, is spending a
lew days with JOnn u norton OF
Montpelier, his brother. He goes TO
Ottawa, expecting 10 be released
from the British army after which he
plans TO go back TO Europe with the
army Of the United States Mr. Nor
ton has been IN Europe for two years
and has spent his time IN engineer
ing between the coast and the Somme.
He says that the German prisoners
that are taken are IN a cheerful
frame Of mind when captured and say
that feeling exists that Germany IS
not beatabIe. He brought with him a
cat-of -nine-taiIs which he said officers
used on the soldiers when they do not
come up in the morning with a smile.