Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-31
HOW VERMONT MUST
OBSERVE HEATLESS
: MONDAY FUEL ORDER

Any plant shut down may use sufficient
fuel to prevent damage from freezing.
Any plant using its own waste for fuel
may run sufficiently to produce sufficient
waste to prevent damage from freezing.
Increasing the hours Of operating plants
on other days Of the week, including
Saturday afternoons to make up for shut
ting down on Mondays is an evasion Of
the letter Of the order and violation Of
the spirit.
QUARRIES
Quarries should shut down, but opera
tors Of State quarries are allowed to work
on such rough stock as needs immediate
attention to prevent damage to said stock.
STORES.
The spirit of the federal order Of
January II is that all stores should close
doors except:
1-Those that sell food and feed which
stores should close at twelve O'Clock noon
on Mondays and should confine their sales
strictly to food whether fresh. canned or
in bulk, not including candy, cigars or
other commodities and to feed for domes-
tic animals.
2-Drug stores for the sales OF drugs
and medical supplies only. not including
soft drinks. candy, cigars. toilet articles
or other commodities which stores may
remain open all day and evening.
GENERAL STORES SELLING DRUGS
OR MEDICAL SUPPLIES MAY SELL
SUCH AT ANY TIME DURING DAY OR
EVENING.
Hotels are permitted to sell cigars on
Mondays to their guests. All stores ex-
cept food and drug stores should shut on
. all heat except such an amount as is nec-
essary to prevent damage to property.
those selling food should shut of heat
at II o'clock noon.
Stores and heated newstands may re-
main open sufficiently long for the reg
ular sale and delivery Of dailies to their
regular customers.
On Monday, January Fl. an order.
which was received from Washington too
late for publication gave permission to
stores selling food to remain open all day
on that Monday only.
SHOPS.
All shops should conform to the same
ruling as stores except:
!. Barber shops may keep open on Mon
days until IL o'clock noon.
.. Blacksmith shops which may be kept
open merely for the purpose Of keeping
horse sleds and other transportation
| means in suitable condition for hauling
! fuel and for hauling freight to and from
freight stations.
| PRINTING OFFICES.
| Printing offices may run on Mondays fol
the performance Of the usual work done
on those days to secure the regular issu.
ance Of their respective newspapers
| Job printing Offices should be closed OF
Mondays except for the purpose OF print
ing town reports.
| THEATRES.
Section four Of the federal order state.
that on Mondays beginning Januar,
! ing March Is. 1918. mo fuel shall be burnet
except to such an extent as Is essentia
to injury to property from freezing-fol
the purpose Of supplying heat for:
: CO. Theatres. moving picture houses
bowling alleys. billiard rooms. private an,
public dance halls or any other place o
public amusement. BY order Of the fedora
fuel administrator Tuesdays are sub
stituted for Mondays. This order
mandatory and should be obeysd.
In accordance with the spirit Of tn
order no in door gatherings for pleasur
q amusement or entertainment should b
: held. unless such are solely for the pur
pose Of raising funds for q patriotic oaus
and all other entertainments billed on an
Of the next nine Tuesdays should be can
celled.
Pool or billiard rooms run in connection
with barber shops or restaurants mua
close on Tuesdays but the regular barbs
work or sales Of food. cigars and the like
may continue on such days.
LIQUOR SALOONS.
All places in which intoxicating liquor
are sold should shut down on Mondays q
mo fuel shall be burned for heatin
rooms in which such are sold"
a H. J. M. JONES,
Vermont Fuel Administrator