Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-08
CALEDONIA COUNTY

There was filed with the town clerk
IN 81 Johnsbury the petitions of
Inree candidates for town representa-
tive: William F. Richardson and Gil
bert Z. Woods on the Republican tick
ct and Charles N Whitney on the
Democratic ticket.
Frances Helen Blair. the two-and-
one-half-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Blair of Barnet lost her
right foot Friday The child was
playing and ran in front of her ia
5her.s moving machine. The man
driving did not see her in time TO pre-
vent the accident and the little girl
was caught by the blade. The foot
was completely severed near the
ankle. The child was brought to St.
Johnsbury and operated upon at the
Brlghtlook hospital.
Wendell Pufer, son of Rev. E. W.
Puffer OF Groton, was totally blinded
Monday evening when lightning en-
tered the power station at Bolton
vile, where he was working, and
burned out the switchboard. He was
taken at once TO ST. Johnsbury. where
! doctors thought it possible that his
sight would be restored in time. The
burning OF the switchboard crippled
the lighting service from Groton 10
Danville- The lower power house was
started, which furnished power for
Groton. but the remainder of the cir
cult OF the corporation was out of
service for the rest of the night
To Give Up Vail Aggie School
The state board of education had
an important conference at Lyndon
vile last week and as a result vii
1 - Il
! that the Vail School OF Agriculture
which the late Theordore n. Val
! decided 70 the state some six year:
ago, De given up and that the pro
9erty revert 10 Lyndon institute
The state board invited TO this
conference a half dozen representa-
| I've farmers from all parts of the
tate including ". N Cady of Mid
-lebury, F. II. Bickford OF Brad
! ord, T. L. Davis of Hartford, G. \
/ / JAWS of Rutland Town, Horatio E
Luce OF Pomfret and E. s. Brigham
| state commission Of agriculture from
St Adams These men made
through investigation of the Val
farms and properties, Thursda,
afternoon Later in conference wit
e the state would be served by aban
Z judgment that the best interests o
{ doning the Vail school and farm
: and allowing these properties TO re
{ vert under the terms OF the deed o
< gift TO Lyndon institute
Acting on their counsel the stat
( board ct a subsequent meeting adopt
Z ed a resolution stating it 10 be tn
sense of the board that it should II
( commend To the next legislature th
: abandoning Of the properties Tn
= unanimous opinion OF these repre-
X sentative farmers was taken as a
: expression OF the farmers Of tn
< state as a whole respecting this ma
= ter.
In view Of the conditions thu
= would necessarily hamper the scho'
z under the situation as il now exist
= the board decided TO postpone II
= opening Of the school until after II
: legislature has had an opportunI-
Z 10 act, providing that this can
= done without FORGETTING any OF q
= states interests in the propertie
4 To this end an arrangement Is und
way with Lyndon institute wherel
: the latter instition Is expected
waive any claim for forfeit on Z
= part of the state until the legislatu
= has acted
= The details connected with tn
= plan respecting the Vail school q
= left 70 committee Of the state boa