Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-27
VERMONT NOTES

Several cases of the influenza are
reported in Cabot
Elghty-one candidates were initial
ed Friday night at Montpelier in Mt.
Sinai temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, the biggest class IN the history
OF Mt. Sinai organization.
Twenty three positive diphtheria
cultures were reported last week from
the state labratory of hygiene from
White River Junction and Wilder
school children. In each village there
are eight grade schools, but because
of the quarantine of teachers only
three of the Wilder schools are open.
The cause of the epidemic continues a
mystery. Wilder and the Junction
have different water systems.
Fire completely destroyed the Es-
sex Junction station of the Central
Vermont railroad one night last week.
The origin of the fire is not known.
1t was discovered in the cellar The
building is of the old-fashioned type
of station, and is a well known land
mark in that part of Vermont. The
Essex junction fire department used a
half dozen streams of water on the
fire and was assisted by the Burling-
ton apparatus.
1t is understood that the defense in
the case of Arthur Mudgett of john
son, charged with the murder of 10
year-old Amy Shonio, the factory
worker, whose body was found on the
cemetery hill this summer after she
had been missing several days, has
engaged a private investigator from
Boston. He arrived in Johnson last
week and it is understood he Will aid
the defense in trying TO establish an
abb for Mudgett in proving where he
was two hours the night of the muir
Ter. MIDGET is to come up for trial
| December in Lamoille county court
before Judge S. R. Moulton. The in
gestigator engaged is said to be a
member of the Massachusetts legis-
AZURE.
The state Christian Endeavor con-
Fention was held with the Congrega-
| tional church at Chester October Il
and 10 with about 325 present. In
| spring addresses were given. The
| state banner was awarded TO Bethany
Congregational church, Montpelier
where il has been for the past four
| years. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi
dent, George C Otis of Ludlow; vice
Ipresident, Earl Z. Falby of Guilford
secretary, Ernest Codding of Brattle
boro; treasurer, Russell Everett OF
New Haven: superintendent of iuniol
work, Mrs II. a. Freeman of Wood
stock; superintendent of missions
Miss Fl. lone Smith of Shushan, II
Y; superintendent of evangelism
Miss Sarah Draper Of Fair Haven
superintendent of quiet hour, Mis-.
Fanny Haseltine of Chester; superin
tendent of social activities, Miss Berry
Powell of Jacksonville. Next year!
convention viii be held with the Brat
ltleboro Baptist church.
Attorney General Frank c. Archi
bald of Manchester was the speake1
at a Burlington Chamber of Com
imerce dinner one day last week. HI
said that he believed that the creates
need of Vermont was more efficien
work along educational lines and men
toned the fact that there Is genera
inquiry among the townsmen of tn
state as TO whether there is not ;
tendency toward too much centrahza
ton. He said that an amendmen
should be introduced at the next ses
sion of the legislature limiting tn
pardoning power of the governor, de
claring that 1t should not be possibl
for one man to set aside the verde
iof u men who have heard the case
lSpeaking of other amendments to tn
constitution, which will probably b
proposed, he said an attempt woul'
probably be made TO do away wit
the time-Iock on the constitution s.
! that amendments could be substitute
every two years instead of every 1C
He warned against any such chang
and generally advised leaving the con
stitution alone.