Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-09-04
VERMONT NOTES.

Two cases of infantile paralysis
have appeared in the vicinity of Bel
lows Falls.
According to the official estimate
given for the respective states YER
mont will have 36,316 registrants, on
September IL when all males between
the ages Of Is and as, both inclusive,
if not previously registered, must
register.
The returns received at the YER
mont adjutant generals office show
that the registration Saturday was
some 26 more than the government
expected and % more than had been
estimated in the adjutant generals
Office, a total Of 531, of which 495
are whites, tn &c cOlored and So aliens
including enemies.
After serving II years of a life
sentence for l.lurder, William Fair
banks of Grafton has been pardoned
by G. -rnor Graham. Fairbanks, a
teamst-4, i.ow " ) c,.rs Cd, W.s COZ
victed for the death of his niece, Mrs.
Mary Page Grout, at Saxton's River,
May 25, 1907. 1t was contended that
he shot her in a fit Of jealousy and
then seriously wounded himself.
President John M. Thomas of Mid
dlebury college has called a meeting
of the trustees Of the college for
Tuesday, Sept. II, to consider the
matter of granting him an indefinite
leave of absence SO that he may be
able to assume early in October his
duties as chaplain in the national
army overseas. There is no doubt
that the desired leave will be granted.
Will L. Davis and Judge Weeks,
special committee of the board of
control, after careful investigation
have employed Arthur Young & Co.,
accountants and auditors of II Broad
way, New York City, thoroughly to
examine the office of the auditor Of
accounts. V. Pickup, certified ac-
countant, assisted by w. F. Bortis, is
at work in the Office Of the auditor at
Montpelier.
An epidemic Of typhoid fever, caus-
inc at least one death, has broken out
in Winooski. Seventeen cases have
been reported to the state board of
health and the board is conducting an
investigation. 1t has been found that
in every case the families afflicted
with the disease purchased milk from
the same source and the infection is
said to have been traced to an en-
ploye of the milkman. The state
DOdIu Has tdhtH Charge VI lllS uc@iIy.
Fire of unknown origin, which rag
ed less than two hours, completely
destroyed S. S. Washers general
store, the Grange hall, five dwelling
houses and barn in the center of the
village Of West Dummerston Tuesday
afternoon, causing a loss estimated
at $4,000, on which there was small
insurance. This is the most serious
fire loss in the history of the village
and it is one from which the village
will be a long time in recovering, as
there is much doubt as to whether the
buildings will be rebuilt.
The request that Sunday pleasure
driving Of automobiles, motor boats
and other motor vehicles in order to
save gasoline needed for war purpos
es has brought to the attention Of the
public that there are approximately
p 800 automobiles in Vermont, of
which it is safe to say, three-fourths
are for pleasure purposes. There are
400 motorcycles, which are almost en-
tirely used for pleasure while there is
no estimate Of the number of motor
boats driven by gasoline in the state,
but on nearly every lake in the state
and especially on Lake Champlain
there are a large number of boats.