Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-17

and is very popular with his parish
iouers. He will continue to live in
St Johnsbury.
Barre Merchants Complain
The Barre Merchants Association
met Monday night and considered
complaints against the Central Yer
mont railroad and the New England
Telephone company. The complaint
against the raj road is that discrimi-
nation is made against Barre in the
matter of fares from towns in the
vicinity, by which the business of the
city suffers, while it is charged that the
telephone company places 60 many
parties on the line that the service is
of little use.
A Four-Team League.
The Northern Baseball League viii
exist this summer as a live organiza-
ton and it will consist of four teams
only, action to that effect having
been taken Friday at meeting held
at the Van Ness house in Burlington.
Rutland, Plattsburgh, Montpelier
Barre aud Burlington were repre-
sented at the meeting and every
representative stated that his city
would have team. An effort was
made by Montreal to enter the
league but the members of the league
objected on the ground of additional
expense and vote was taken to have
the league consist of four teams only.
Good Report.
The tru tees of Montpelier seminary,
of which Senator w. P. Dillingham; is
chairman, met at the seminary recent
ly and went over the accounts of the
Institution for the past six months.
The financial showing was pleasing
surprise to the trustees and album
dainty justified their conviction of a
year ago that it was advisable to put
Rev. DIR. E. A. Bishop at the head of
the school and in charge of its
| finances. The work of Dr. Bishop
during the past year met with the un-
qualified approval of the board. At
a meeting of the executive committee
of the trustees held later it was voted
to re-engage the entire faculty for
the ensuing year.
Famous SANDER Case Settled.
The SANDER suit of Samuel D. Will
son VS.. Percival w. Clement, which
was to be tried at the adjourned ses-
sion of the Federal courts in Burling-
ton in May, will not be heard. The
suit has been settled by the payment
of $1,000 by Mr.. Clement. The attor-
neys for the defendant are satisfied
with this settleme Mt as they do not
think Vermont jury would award
much higher verdict, although they
had a first class case. If the case had
been brought by Vermont lawyer
the addamnum would probably have
been placed at $4,000 or $40, 900. This
suit was started by Boston attorney
who claimed damages of $4,000
|
The state superintendent of educa-
ton, Walter E. Ranger of Montpelier,
arrived in South Royalton Tuesday
noon and met the directors of the
South Royalton graded school, the
principal, Mr.. Sturtevant, the pupils
and their parents, to advise them
regarding the recent trouble growing
out of the attendance of the pupils at
a dancing party, contrary to the
orders of the principal. They accepted
his advise and the settlement is salts
factory to both sides. The school
officials receive back the 20 suspended
students Internationally endeavoring
to do their best by them, and the
students will not conduct a dance TO
close their graduation, all being
amicably settled.
Vermont Methodist Conference.
The sixty first annual session of the
Vermont Methodist Conference will
be held at Enosburgh Falls April
Is 25 Bishop David q. Moore, D. D.,
l.. L. D., whose Episcopal residence ie
in Portland, Oregon, will preside.
} The conference is divided into thr.e
districts, which are the Montpelier
district in charge of Rev. w. M. New
ton, presiding elder, residence, South
Royalton; the st. Adams district. in
charge of Rev. o. S. Nutter, d. d.
!. presiding elder, residence, st. Adams:
the ST. Johnsbury district, Rev. J. O
!, Sherburne, presiding elder, residence
4 st. Johnsbury. The two last named
> retire by expiration of the time imi
D at this session of the conference
they each having served six years
:. Their successors will be appointed by
! the Bishop. The conference service,
will begin on Tuesday evening, Apri
IS, at 1880 o'clock with the anniver.