Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-16

M. E. Conference April 13.
The Methodist Episcopal bishops in
session at Washington Thursday as
signed conference dates, places, and
bishops to preside as follows:
Bishop Cranston, Dover, N. H.,
April Is. eastern Maine, Ol1town,
April 49,; Bishop Nicely, Biddeford,
Me-, April 10; Vermont, April r.
Thomas Benjamin Nicely was born at
Philadelphia. He was member the
Philadelphia conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church 1865-19O4,
spending secretary of the Sun
ETY. and editor of the Sunday School
tract publications. He was elected
bishop in 1904. Bishop Nicely is an
author Of some note.
Permanent School Fund Trustees Meet.
, The trustees of the permanent
school fund held a meeting in the ex-
ecutive chamber at Montpelier last
week to organize and consider various
matters. Gov. John A. Mead presi-
dnt, Lieut.. Gov. L. P. Slack, Super
intendent of Education Mason S. Stone,
State Treasurer E. H. Deavitt, all ex-
officio, J. A. DeBoer, Senator P. H.
Dale, and ] L. Southwick. The trus-
tees organized by electing Governor
Mead president, Mr.. DeBoer secre-
tary, and Governor Mead. Mr.. DeBoer
and Mr.. Southwick committee on fl
nance. The basis of the permanent
school fund, established under the act
of 1906 follows United States deposit
money of 1887, 1869. 086.74; Arunah
Huntington fund. S21l, 131. 46. and the
civil war claim fund, $240, 900; total
of 81, 120, 1880. The report of the
trustees shows that during the past
two years the towns have refunded$53,-
622. 80, an increase of investments of
$45, 900 and an increase in the cash
balance of So, $685.. The fund as now
constituted has a net yearly earning
capacity of $51, 222.65.
To Decide on Champlain Monument.
The Vermont Champlain commission
held a meeting at Montpelier last
week to give the memorial committee
Of the commission, which is composed
of DR.. John M. Thomas of Middle
bury, w. H. Crockett of Montpelier,
and George T. Jarvis of Rutland,
power to enter into contract with a
similar committee of the New York
commission for the erection of a per-
manent memorial at Crown Point.
Professor Hamlin, of Columbia COL
lege, professor of architecture in the
institution who is the official expert
adviser of the commission in the cree
ton of the memorial. has prepared plan
and form Of contract for the memo
orial, which the committee expect
will be adopted. A resolution was
adopted requesting Governor Mead, as
chairman of the commission to desig-
nate ex-governor Prouty to act in an
advisory capacity with the Vermont
commission and the governor signified
his willingness to do so. ex-governor
Prouty during his term of office
had great deal to do with the work
of the commission and the commission
desires the benefit of his advice.
May Mean Another Murder Trial.
A peculiar case in South Ryegate,
which may result in a murder trial,
has been taken in hand by the state
authorities. and Andreani Andraguil-
lui is in county jail awaiting the out
come Of wounds inflicted on Pietro
Nlcoh. The affair out Of which the
case grew, occurred in South Ryegate
Saturday night, Nov. 5, when Nicoli
was struck down in the street. sup
posedly in drunken brawl. He either
crawled or was carried to the veranda
of the house of Mr.. Garbotti. where
he was found in an unconscious condi-
tion Sunday morning. Monday the
wounded man was taken to Blue
Mountain quarries, three miles away,
and lodged in the boarding house of
Alec Suimaili. AS he failed to recov-
er consciousness the Suimallis be-
came alarmed and Wednesday sent to
Barre Tor an Italian doctor, who found
that NicOli's skull had been. fractured
and that he had but a slim chance for
recovery. At this stage, States At
torney R. w. Simonds was notified.
and he with Sheriff Winch. went to
the quarries and arrested AndraguilIi.
Nicoli probably will not live,
Annual Meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
conference Woman's Home Missionary
society met at Grace church at st.
j ohnsbury Nov. and 2. The meeting
opened on Tuesday evening, Mrs. A.
d. Celley, conference president, in
the chair. The devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. F. w. Lewis,
Dist. Superintendent. Rev. Peter Black
welcomed the visitors to the church
and to their homes. The address of
the evening was by Miss Nettie
Swartz of the deaconess home. New
Haven, Conn. She spoke largely on
the conditions of the negro in the
south. saying that we must not Judge
conditions as we see them on the lines
of railroad and in the Iarno tounc