Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-04
VERMONT NOTES.

Miss Beryl p. Hefflon, 16, of
Wardsboro, died Nov. ~, in the hos
pital at Brattleboro of infection start
ing from pimple on her nose, She
was ill about a week. She was
sophomore in the Brattleboro high
school.
Both Barre and Montpelier had
community sings Thursday. Montpeli-
er called it's service victory" sing,
and Hermon D. Hopkins led. In Bar
re, w. H. Goodfellow had charge of
the chorus. There were large audi
ences in both cities.
The barns on the farm of William
K. Foster & Son, situated two miles
south of the village of Middlebury,
were burned Wednesday night with
loss estimated at $4,000. Forty-nine
head of cattle, 200 tons of hay and
500 bushels of root crops were includ-
ed in the loss.
The authorities are looking for one
John E. johnson of Mortified, said
to have left that town. He is defend
ant in a suit brought by the Granite
Cutters Union Of that town to recov-
er 81 1850, which, it is alleged, john
son was custodian of as treasurer of
the union.
River Junction, former resident of
Burlington and for ten years held
secretary of the Vermont Sunday
School association, has been appoint
ed assistant pastor of the Methodist
church at White River Junction dur
| ing the absence of the pastor, Rev.
G. H. Sisson, in Manchester.
Adjt.-Gen. H. T. johnson has re-
ceived from the war department. an
order in which local boards of ex-
emption are ordered that they will
have nothing to do with the demobil-
ization of troops. There has been a
great deal of publicity to the effect
that they were to be used, but this
order does away with that portion OF
the rehabilitation. They will not be
used in connection with the labor
work that had been suggested and
when they seal their records Decem-
Der 10, it looks as though their work
is completed.
The Burlington Rendering company
is slaughtering about 100 head of tu-
berculosis cattle a week or about
twice the average number. Formerly
when the number at this season OF
the year averaged SO the state did
not appropriate as much toward the
eradication of tuberculosis, but 1T
now spends 100000 annually. The
big increase in the amount expended
explains the increase in the number
of cattle slaughtered. There is no
more tuberculosis than formerly and
probably nowhere near as much, but
| the search for infected cattle is more
thorough than ever before.
Frank M. Poierier, who is said to
have committed more burglarles IN
Vermont than any other one person,
is again at large, having sawed his
way through the bars of his cell and
the bars in a window of the Concord,
n. H., Jail where he was being held
awaiting trial for breaking into New
Hampshire postofices. Polrler was
taken to Concord from Burlington a
short time ago, having been arrested
there after long period OF freedom.
His arrest in Burlington was on
| store in Vergennes, but he was turned
| over to the government by the state
officers.
The certificate plan of the United
States food administration for the
distribution of sugar was discontinued
Dec. 1, according to Federal Food
Administrator Frank H. Brooks. The
elimination of the certificate plan,
however, does not change the restric-
lions as fixed by the sugar distribu-
ton board. Domestic consumers are
expected to observe the voluntary ra-
ton of four pounds month and pub
lie eating houses will be held to four
pounds for each 80 meals served.
Manufacturers and dealers must linn
it their purchases to a 80 days sup
ply, although with the free arrival of
Cuban raw sugar which is expected
between Jan. 1 and Is, the 30 days
restriction will be automatically can
celled.
An honor tablet erected in Brattle-
boro by the board of trade as me-
mortal to the boys and girls from
this town who are in the service, was
unveiled Thursday in the presence OF
about 1000 persons. The honor roll
contains All names. The unwilling
ceremony was performed by Mrs
Henry H. Dimes and Mrs. Prudent
Rate, who is blind, each Of whom has
four sons in the service. A parade
of several hundred men, including the
Brattleboro Military band, board OF
trade men, with sons or daughters in
the service and Wantasquet Lodge of
Odd Fellows, was in charge of the
Board of Trade committee, which
erected the tablet. The president
William L Hunt, presided and there
were addresses by the Rev. Delmar e
Trout and the Rev. Father James P,
Rand.