Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-01-08
VERMONT NOTES.

of influenza. He had been superin-
tendent of The Bristol railroad for
about 20 years and was president OF
the Bristol National bank Mr.. DEMO
is survived by q wife and four chill
dren.
Three popular young people Of
Wardsboro have died since Christmas
with pneumonia, following influenza
They were Mr.. and Mrs J. E Cole
man. proprietors of the hotel, for
whom a double funeral was held, and
the postmaster, Perley kidder. Many
others are sick
DESPITE wild publicity given TO the
removal Of the office of Federal FOOD
Administrator F. H Brooks from
Vo1tnslier 70 St. Johnsbury, mail
continues 10 be addressed 10 Mont
heller. Therefore. the food admins
trato~ quests the public 70 bear the
change II mini when tLeE a-e ac-
dressing his office
Attorney Robert c. Bacon, ~, 8
member OF the law firm OF Bacon,
Harvey & Whitney, and for nearly
six years previous 70 November.
chairman OF the Vermont Public Ser
vice Commission died OF double
pneumonia January ,. in Brattleboro.
Mr.. Bacon returned last week from
business trip 10 Montreal and became
Ill with influenza from which pneu-
monia developed.
The largest freshman class that
has ever entered the University OF
Vermont registered January and
others who could not come because OF
/ illness telephoned in that they would
come later. During the day. which
was the first day of registration for
the year. 512 students registered
This includes only s few OF the medl-
cal students SIS they were not re-
quired 10 enroll again.
4 bill introduced in the senate By
Senator Dillingham; OF Vermont pro-
vides that the secretary OF war be
directed TO deliver TO the state OF
Vermont 25 cannon from the guns
captured by the American expedi-
tionary forces or delivered 70 the
United States by the treaty OF peace
together with 3 suitable complement
OF cannon balls, projectiles or shells,
for exhibition purposes.
After serving FIVE years OF q SEN
tence OF Is years for manslaughter,
Lou 4. Foster OF West Halifax has
been released from the state prison
in Windsor, having been pardoned by
I Gov. Horace F. Graham, and IS now
IN Iowa Foster was pardoned Nov.
p. but no publicity was made OF the
fact and the news was not known IN
III Monday. II viii be remembered
that on the evening OF Oct 16. 1918,
Foster and Ossie Prouty, a West
Halifax farmer. got into a sQuabble
near Fosters home as a result OF
which Foster shot Prouty iniicting
fatal injuries.
Chief Forester ". G. Hastings OF
/ Vermont announces that the state
Z has purchased through the state for
/ estry department about 5000 acres
/ Of wild land near Lanesboro on the
I Montpelier & Wells River railroad
known as the Goslant tract This
acquisition IN one stroke creates the
largest single piece OF forest proper
/ t. the state has acquired The sec
/ ond and third largest OF the Is state
I forests are the Mansfield and Camel's
I Hump forests with 5000 and 4.5oG
acres respectively. Not only is this
/ the largest forest tract ever acquired
ar one time by the department but
/ II Is likewise the most accessible fol-
reclamation purposes, and also the
/ least rugged, all OF which are factors
which go 10 make this BY far the
most desirable purchase Of its kind
the state has ever made.
Frank c. French OF PouItney. has
/ brought suit 10 recover $4,000 from
/ ne Norton Hardware company OF
Fair Haven on the ground OF negli-
/ gence In failure 10 promptly label
/ poison sold 70 the plaintiff. Last
July Mr.. French purchased OF the
hardware company two pounds Of ar
senate OF lead for the purpose OF
spraying potatoes. He put the pack
age II . vehicle with some groceries
and members OF his household mis-
took the poison for q wheat subsCi-
CuCe and used quantity OF il in ma K
ing biscuit Mr.. French ate some OF
the biscuit and became very i'll
He TOW declares that his stomach. in
+ testines and muscles were permane
IL affected so that he viii have tc
take medicine for many years and
viii not be able 70 attend TO his daily
work as heretofore. 4 criminal
prosecution was instituted against
/ the hardware concern By the states
attorney Of Rutland county some
weeks after Nj French was taken i'll
a fine being imposed for violation OF
the drug act
The shortage OF competent Babcock
test operators IN Vermont Is extreme
Several cow test associations have
been disbanded for their lack and nc
testers are available for new associa.
tons There are too few TO meet The
needs OF owners Of pErebred dairy
cattle who desire advanced reeistrv
+ testing Several creameries and milk
plants are IN need Of competent and
UroDerly trained test operators. Tbese
positions nav from $50 70 SIS 2
month with board and lodging The
i University OF Vermont Is af=erino- :
( ten-oay course on Jan 1928. inclr.
slve- devoted 20 intensive practical
+ training OF these men The students
+ n each OF the three groups viii Be
gwen the necessary special instruc.
F non By instructors from the agricuI-
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