Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-07-17
STATE NEWS.

guest of the occasion will be Clifton
L. Sherman, managing editor of The
Hartford Courant, former Brattle-
boro boy.
Has Resigned.
The Hon. Walter E. Ranger has
sent his resignation as state superin-
| tendent of education to Governor Bell,
co take effect August 1. Several
months ago he was offered the posi-
ton of superintendent of schools OF
Rhode Island, at an increased salary.
Long Service.
Engineer Leroy s. Howe of Lyndon
Vile has travelled i, 100000 miles and
had just completed his fortieth ami
versary as an engineer. He began
railroading on the Passumpsic rail-
road in 1861 and is still employed on
that line, which is now part of the
Boston & Maine system. No one has
ever been killed on any of his trains
and forty firemen have served under
him.
Tom Lawson in Vermont.
In response to kilograms sent by
Lawson to various newspapers in ad-
vance of his passage through Yer
mont on his Western trip, number
of reporters were present at North
field to interview the noted fnancier,
but were disappointed to not even
see the man. AS result of several
long speeches in the West it is stated
that Lawson lost his voice for several
days but gradually it was restored by
physicians, and he is now at work
again.
Victim of the Heat and Heart Trouble.
One of the jurors at the Caledonia
term of county court, Albert Daniels
of Waterford, died instantly on East
ern avenue, st. Johnsbury, Wednes-
day afternoon on his way to the court
house, in company VITA two other
iurymen. At dinner time he seemed
in his usual health, but had complained
little of the heat When he was
overcome he was taken into B. D.
Hartshorn's furniture store, but be-
fore they reached a couch he had
expired.
Vermont Association Wants Members.
One of the prominent social club
organizations of Boston, the Vermont |
association, is making an effort to fur
ther increase its membership to 1000. |
There are $50 natives of the Green
Mountain state or sons of natives now
erolled, and Col. Albert Clarke, the
president, was appointed recently
committee to continue the work of |
building up the membership. The
one appointed to look after prospec-
tive members from Orleans county,
is Elmer E. Silver, Equitable building;
and from Caledonia county, Kent
Knowlton, No. SIC Exchange building.
State Tennis Tournament.
The program of events for the |
annual lawn tennis tournament for
the championship of Vermont, to be
held on the courts of the Old Pine
Golf Club at st. Johnsbury, August
S-11, has just been issued. The win
ner of the championship singles will
be required to play R. L. James, the
present state champion, and the
winner of this match will be awarded
a handsome silver cup offered by the
Old Pine Golf Club, which becomes
the property of the player winning it
three times. This cup was won in
1903 by Henry Mollenhauer and in
1904 by R. L. James.
One Side Paralyzcd.
James R. Darling of Barre. who was
appointed to West Point by Senator
Proctor and entered there June 3 is
at the home of his parents in Barre
with one side paralyzed and helpless.
Young Darling will not say how it
happe ned and refuses to answer ques-
tions even to his nearest friends. from
which it is supposed that the injury is
the result of hazing by the cadets and |
that he will not give away the real
facts. He is attended by physician
who hopes the young man will recover
the full use of his side but says the
case is serious. Young Darling is an
unusually brigh boy who was former
ly in the employ of the Barre Times.
The Mormon Monument.
Junius F. Wells, prominent Nor
mon from Salt Lake City, and the
agent of the Mormon Church in es-
tablishing shrine to mark the birth
place of Joseph Smith in Sharon, was
in Montpelier Monday to complete
with the r. @. Bowers
Granite company, which is to cut the
monument for the Mormons. The
die bears the inscription:
Sacred to the memory of Joseph
Smith, the prophet, born here, 23rd
December, 1905, Martyred Carthage,
ILL.,, 9th Jnne, 1s44.' Mr.. Wells OBJ