Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-01
VERMONT NOTES

VERMONT NOTES |
| Among the appropriations caTla5
for in the harbor and waterwsvS n.
prevement budget OF the federal gov
eminent, amounting to over SIS. 600
Vuu Is 100000 for the Burlingrn
harbor.
a total Of 2,067 accidents reports
nave come 70 the secretary of states
once this year as the result OF care
.eSSneSS on the part of some persons.
Tor the most part automobile drivers.
I 1neSe accidents were contributory 10
II deaths.
Owing TO 8 lack of freight traffic
caused by the closing OF mills and
factories throughout the country and
the consequent falling of of ship
ments. the force at the Rutland rail
road freight house IN Burlington has
been put on half time.
Application has been made by
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing
company, for the appointment OF .
receiver for the Barre and Montpelier
Traction and Power company TO
srralghten out the financial affairs
OF the company but not 10 close the
road
The transient and permanent
guests, numbering 81, at the Van
Ness house, Burlington, found them
selves suddenly placed IN quarantine
Thursday, owing 70 q case OF small
pox which was discovered ar the no
tel Vaccination OF the guests was
/ Immediately started The guests
who had been vaccinated were allow
ed 10 leave. The patient was remov-
ed from the hotel and the place funi-
gated and the guests were allowed
their freedom on Saturday.
Because he pointed q revolver ar
one OF his neighbors, C N Nicholson
OF SanGgate, was fined SIS and costs
/ The state treasurer has mailed 10
the town rreaSurerS the money which
each town VIII receive from its dis
trlbution OF the permanent school
funds, total Of 351,119.52, which Is
subdivided as follows: Advanced ed
ueatlon, S54.334.67; trzsportation.
SS-231-21: trained teachers S121 ,0IS--
50; junior high schools SO 600; do
nestle science S, 100; manual train
ing $500; agriculture 200; re-
pairs 70 building 81 .STS19; current
expenses ST., 69215.
Richard A. Hoar, for many years 3
prominent attorney IN Washington
county, died al his home IL Barre last
week He was born In 1861 came 10
Barre from Heughtoa, Mich, II
1856 and for 4 time was IN the gran
re business He then studied law
with BOyce and Boyce- He was
states attorney from 1883 70 199z.
During the time he prepared for trial
Pa cases, ranging from breach OF
the peace % murder, winning al or
these except Il. and II three OF the
latter diszgreemenTs OF the jury &C.
CURED He i survived BY MS wife
ard several children among whom Is
Miss Ellen HOar, 3 przctlcIrg attor-
ney IN Barre
Mr. and Mrs William s. Jackson
of Burlington were both found dead
a. their rooms when hremer broke
= into the rooms IN response 70. 81
alarm. TIE theory = that me couple
were asphyxiated by smoke caused by
the explosion OF an oil heater while
they slept 4 brisk fire was IN pro-
gress and 2 rug and other furnishings
IS well as 2 part OF the mattress OF
the bed were burned , The woman
was found lying on the bed, and the
imam on the floor, his position Tndi-
eating that he had been awakened and
had fallen while trying 70 get 70 the
door. The Jacksons were middle
aged couple who went te Burlington
from Greensboro about year ago
and have occupied the room since
Rev. Joseph Hamilton OF White
River Junction has announced his can
didzcy for reelection a. chaplain IN
the house Ct the coming sesS6n OF the
/ legislature He has been for 90
years 9 Methodist preacher II Yer
mont and for six years was presiding
elder OF the St Johnsbury district
While coasting down on : side hill
at the Hodges place at North Hyde
Park Sunday, Clifford Lanpher, aged
ID years, and Woodrow O'kane, col
lIided On the main road with an auto
mobile driven by Leon Shufelt OF
Lowell The Lanpher boy was in
|. SANITY killed and the O'Kane boys
skull was fractured 50 badly that ne
lived only Q few hours No blame =
attached TO the driver of the car
Federal revenue men seized several
thousand dollars worth OF liquor N
Burlington and WInoozE recently and
arrested four men on the charge OF
furnishing liquor. The most success
fuI raid Of the day was made IN Win
oosi when the agents visited the
store of Philip Mongeon- IN the
the immediate vicinity was found be
tween 5000 and 5000 worth OF
whiskey, gin and alcohol
Cecil V. Clifford of Pittsford, the
University of Vermont freshman, who
disappeared Wednesday of last week,
was located zt = hotel N Montreal
Friday He called MS father by tel
eohone and told him where he was.
He gave no further account OF ms
actions recently His father asked
him II he was well enough 70 travel
and ne repIyed that ne was, but that
: he was unable 20 walk He then hung
I'D the telephone receiver Il i De
iIieved the young man was mentally
unbalanced temporarily when ne went
away He had no money with nm