Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-09-18

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tratiOn totals in some of the larger
towns and cities in Vermont:
! Dare l,4(2
BrattlebOro ............... SO5
| Burlington ................. 1897
| Montpelier 9O4
! Rutland 1902
st. Adams SO1
st. Johnsbury .............. 1908
Information regarding prisoners in
| Germany may be obtained from the
American Red Cross, National Head
quarters, Washington, D. c., prefer
ably through their local representa-
tive. If there is no representative
conveniently situated information
may be obtained directly from the
Bureau of Prisoners Relief, Ameri-
can Red Cross, National Headquar-
tiers, Washington, D. G.
It has been announced that the
! profits of the Rutland fair last week
| will be between $4,000 and $4,000,
Notwithstanding the fact that rain
made it necessary to omit the last day
when some of the principal attrac-
tons, including the free-fOr-all were
scheduled. In addition to this, the
night entertainments Melted $4,000,
which was given to the Red Cross
The management considers this big
| showing in view of transportation
and other war conditions.
Adjutant General H. T. Johnson
has compiled the figures showing
the number Of men who have gone
September l, 1917, to the same date
this year through the selective draft
regulations, a total of $685., which
divided into counties is: Addison,
354, Bennington 446, Caledonia 3O5,
Chittenden 772, Essex 100, Franklin
S87, Grand Isle 81, Lam0ille 165,
Orange 303, Orleans 364, Rutland No.
/, SIS, Rutland No 2, 273, Washing
ton G52, Windhanl 413, Windsor $50;
total $685..
r. W. Simonds, Vermont federal
labor director, recently addressed the
employers Of manufacturing plants in
Barre and Montpelier. He told the
granite manufacturers that the gran
ite business is nOn-essential and urg-
ed them to get something in the ma
ture Of war orders to retain their men
in Barre as far as possible. One OF
the interesting things told by Mr.. 81
monds was that 100000 sets of dom
inoes will be manufactured by a Bris-
toll concern for the government, to
De sent 10 L1le L. w. -. II. III IdiCS
for war activities.
What will be the largest drill hall
in the state of Vermont will be erect
ed as soon as possible by the Univer-
sity OF Vermont for the use Of the
men Of the war schools. The hall
will be built directly east of the pres
ent baseball cage and will be in the
nature of an extension, being IS feet
wide and 200 feet long, or two-thirds
as wide as the cage and twice as long.
The extension is made necessary by
the fact that the cage will be used
this winter as a garage and the gym
nasium, which is now being used as
barracks, will be used as drill hall
for the S. A. 7. C.
Governor Horace F. Graham has
formally accepted on behalf of the
state of Vermont the pure-blooded
stallion, Ben Lomond, presented to
the government by A. Glenn Woolson
of the Old Colonial Farm at Spring
field. This valuable Morgan was rails
ed by the late Jos. Battell, of Middle
both we'll known to breeders of fine
horses throughout the state. Ben
Lomond has been at the Colonial
farm for a few weeks past, but has
been shipped to Lyndonville, where he
is stationed for the present at the
Vail Agricultural school,
Vermont's contribution to the apple
supply of the country will be very
small this year, for apple buyers who
have been coming to this state for the
one of the poorest crops in their ex-
perience. There will be no scarcity
of apples over the country, however,
for the frost did not ruin other sec
lions as it has that of the Champlain
valley. One buyer estimates the crop
in Vermont right through the valley
from Canada to Rutland at about 49,
900 barrels, and he can remember
many times when he has seen 1OO,-
900 barrels on the trees in the same
section.
State Auditor Benjamin Gates has
requested the board of control to con-
duct an examination of all accounts
of the auditor. The investigation to
date has had to do with the accounts
of Governor Graham as auditor and
the accounts of the highway depart
ment. A small force has been con-
Quoting the investigation Of these &C
counts, but several other experts will
be added at once and every account |
in all the departm will be gone
over. Auditor Gates desires that this
work shall be hurried and full re-
port be prepared before the session of
the legislature. The report will COW
er all the accounts beginning with
Governor Graham's term as auditor
and will be continued to the present |
time. The finding Of two vouchers
that have been missing from the audi
tors Office has awakened new inter-
est in the alleged shortage in the &C
counts of Governor Graham. The
vouchers were found in an unused |
drawer with other papers of an old
date and not in the regular place for
the deposit of such documents.