Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-09-17
VERMONT NEWS

Mrs. Della Hurlbut, wife of w. b.
HurIbut of HYDE Park, died Thurs
day. aged Sc years. Death was caused
| by pellagra, a disease rare IN Yer.
mont and only one or two cases OF
which have been reported IN many
years.
Attorney V. A. Billiard of Burling-
ton is in possession of data regarding
the sale of hair tonics, Jamaica GIN
ger and other preparations IN this
state, which are used for beverages
because of the large per cent on al
cohol in their makeup.
More than 90 men from the small
town of Weston served during the
Civil war and q monument IN honor
of those who lost their lives at that
time was dedicated in Weston recent,
". Nj. J. Hapgood Of Peru delivered
the address of the day.
The first state convention of the
Vermont branch of the American Le-
zion will be held in Burlington dur
| ing the last week IN October. Each
post will be entitled to one delegate
and one extra delegate for every 10
members of the post. There are now
SO posts in the state and a big drive
for additional posts will be made.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. W. Rocker OF Bel
| lows Falls are the parents OF TWO
pairs OF twins, the first pair, Vera
and Verna, born May II, 1917, and
the second pair, a boy and girl,
Lloyd and Lyle, born April Is, 1919:
The mother was one of q pair OF
twins. She Is 80 years old and her
husband 81 and there are three chill
dren older than the twins
The town clerks of the various
towns in the state have completed
their returns TO the secretary of state
of the number of silos, horses, etc,
that the listers found during thei-
duties last spring. These show there
are: Silos, 5000; horses, 6I,240;
sheep. 1908; mich cows, 211,S36;
registered neat stock, 1856; pure
bred bulls, 1922; hogs, 1925; other
stock. 1854.
c. D. Walter, general passenger
agent of the Montpelier & Wells RIv-
er railroad. was in Fairlee, Aug. 80,
TO start eleven Pullman cars from
that town toward Philadelphia These
cars carried home some 100 girls who
have been attending the camps about
Fairlee for the summer. Three more
cars were needed but could not be OBJ
tanned so that passenger coaches had
TO be used.
H. II. Mcintosh, state engineer, re-
ports that the work on the interna-
tional bridge between Richford and
Sutton tsp rogressing in good shape |
The construction of the floor of the |
bridge is completed, while the sides |
OF the bridge are now under construe-
ton. 1t is a concrete bridge of two 81
foot spans and a pier in the center OF /
the Mississquoi river.
a. E. White, secretary of the state |
council of the ]. 0. u. A NJ, Is ar
ranging for the annual convention, |
which viii take place IN Bradford on
Sept 25. John Noyes of Washington, |
d. c., junior past national councillor, /
viii be among the national officers at
tending the convention The fraterni- |
" in Vermont has done some good !
work this year, seven lodges having |
been organized These include Bur- /
lington, Essex Junction, ST. Adams, |
Winooski. Newport and Orleans.
State Fish and Game Commission |
er Linus Leavens was In White River |
Junction Thursday to make an inves- |
tigation himself relative to the fish !
that were killed by the change in wa !
ter at the state fair He found that |
the water from the new reservoir had /
been running into the tanks but e |
short time when the fish commenced |
10 die Samples OF the water were !
taken. he stated TO the laboratories /
IN Hanover and Burlington or analy- !
sis TO ascertain II the pollution would /
affect the health OF persons He
found that some 1,400 OF the incest !
specimens the state has OF adult fish I
Of all species were killed, more than
had been at first reported. The loss :
will run into the thousands OF dollars. 1
Apple buyers are now In the Lake /
Champlain region contracting for the .
fruit which viii be picked in q few 4
weeks and are paying q fair price i
The crop IN Vermont Is fair this year 4
with the greetings growing faster 4
than the others In western New 4
York there Is light crop and the I.
buyers look for fair price although 4
the Massachusetts crop Is good as II I
Is IN most sections OF the country.
Unless new trees are set out IN the
orchards IN that section there Is dan
ger that the apple orchards viii 20
back, for year ago last winter large
numbers OF trees were winter killed 7
and these have never been replacec-
The loss was discovaging 10 the
farmers who became inclined 70 let
apple growing go where il would. /
This has not been the situation In the
southern part Of the state where the I
orchards are being kept I'D in good
condition and new trees ara ho;r1, L