Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-11
VERMONT NOTES.

VERMONT NOIES.
Attorney Bert E. Cole of Windsor,
the towns representative-elect in the
general assembly Of 1919, died in the
Barre City hospital last week. No
provision is found in the law for fill
ing his place.
The mills of the American Wooden
company at Wihooski have been shut
down pending the adjustment of con-
tracts. They will probably be closed
for week or more. The plant en-
ment orders.
Col. H. T. johnson, adjutant general
of Vermont, has compiled the figures
showing the total number in the cas-
ualty list, who are Vermonters, a to-
tai number Of 755 up to and including
November 1, since the war commence
ed. These are: killed in action, 126;
died of wounds, 35; died of disease,
100; wounded in action, BAG; missing
in action, SO; total, 755. In addition
to these there have been 55 cited for
bravery.
One hundred and thirty head Of
registered Holstein cattle were sold
at auction for $4,000 at the Pure
Bred Livestock Gales company's pa
sale last week. The highest price
paid was 1926 for a COW four years
old, consigned to A. L. Brockway of
Syracuse, N. Y. George F.. Gregory
of DummerstOn was reelected presi-
dent of the Vermont Holstein-Fresian
club.
~
wood has prepared figures showing
mobile registration in the IL months
of the year 1918, as compared with
the same period in 1917, which is
practically the entire year. The fig
ures show greater receipts in the last
year.
Cars registered 80. 2O,355 22,642
Operators licenses. 1852 24,218
Fees received, 1868, 3O6.23 1888, 691.04
The plant of the International Gar
ment company of Richford was prac-
tically destroyed by fire Thursday
night, the stock building being entire
ly consumed, the main building badly
damaged. A government shipment
was lost. About 40 persons were
employed by the company. The COM
pany had been working on big gov
eminent contracts and only the last
shipment was in the building. Much
stock material was also destroyed. 1t
is believed that the fire must have
originated in the furnace room.
Gov. H. F. Graham has received "a
letter from General Edwards stating
that he will come to Vermont the
week of January 11-18 inclusive, so
that it is very probable he will speak
to the legislature. The public safety
committee of Montpelier is making
arrangements for his talking to the
mothers Of the old Company H, First
Vermont, boys who are now members
Of the 1O1st ammunition train that
has been complimented by General
Edwards for their service at the front
in the nine months the 26th division
was under fire, except ten days they
were at rest camp.
Federal Food Administrator Frank
H. Brooks has issued a ruling to the
effect that sugar cards will be main
| tanned in Vermont for the remainder
of this month, for January and until
| the new Cuban crop arrives. Mr..
Brooks is confirmed in this decision
by the national food authorities at
Washington. The Vermont admins
traitor feels that this step is necessary
all households. The national order
removing all sugar restrictions was
applicable to the greater part of the
country to which beet sugar and Lou
| isiana cane is available but it does
not meet the requirements in Yer
mont.
| w. w. Husband has gone to Ger
many on a mission of relief for Amer
lean soldiers held prisoner by the
Germans This, says the Barre Times,
is Walter w. Husband, formerly of
St. Johnsbury and Montpelier and
newspaper man. Since removing to
Washing ton, Mr.. Husband has been
engaged in various enterprises of an
official or semi-official nature, most
prominent of which is perhaps his
present work as head of the American
Red Cross prisoners relief work in
countries of the central powers. He Is
more or less conversant with condi-
tons in Europe as the result of his
visits of inspection there with the
American commission to study immi-
grafton questions which went to Eur
one several wears ago with Senator
Dillingham; of Vermont as the oaicial
head. So he is we'll fitted by expert
ence as we'll as by natural qualities, to
carry on the delicate work of inves-
tigating the condition of American
prisoners.
SpOrtsmen Save Partridge.
Sportsnen have responded very