Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-10-19
STATE NEWS.
Doctors at St. Adams.

Doctors at st. Adams.
Officers were elected at the closing
sessions of the 9th annual meeting of
the Vermont State Medical society at
ST. Adams Friday. DR.. H. G. Tinkham
of Burlington was elected president;
DR.. S.W. Page of st. Adams vice presi-
dent; Dr. G. H. Beecher of Durling-
ton secretary DR.. B. Fl. Stone of Bur-
lington treasurer; DR.. A. M. Norton
of Bristol auditor. The house of del
egates elected for their officers the
following: President DR.. J. ?. Clifford
of Rand Olph; first vice president DR..
w. W. Townsend of Rutland; second
vice president DR.. f. T. Garland of
White River Junction; secretary DIR.
Lyman Allen of Burlington. The two
members who were named as candi-
dates Tor appointment by the governor
to the state board of medical registra-
ton to succeed DR.. w. S. Nay of I'm
derhill are as follows DR.. Nay and DR..
! F. f. Farmer of ST. Johnsbury. The
doctors decided to hold their next
meeting in Burlington.
Insurance Men Met at Waterbury.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Association of Fire Insurance agents
was held at the Waterbury Inn, Wa
OCLUULyJ SQdJ 6N0ulIlSs OOVs u OIlI
A. Mead was one of the invited guests.
! Nearly every one of the sixty members
was present. The following officers
were elected F. w. Williams of Brandon
president; George F. Root Of New
port, A Plaistridge Of Mortified and
A. B. Noyes of st. Johnsbury, vice
presidents; F. /. Brigham of Bradford,
secretary; W. L. Clark of Rutland,
/ treasurer; H. H. Hickok Of Burling-
| ton, F. E. Alfred Of Newport, F. H.
Burnham of Rutland, G. VI. Clay of
Brattleboro and G. II. Pape of Barre
executive committee. A material
gain IN the membership was made dur
ing the year. Gov. Mead made a
short speech at the banquet. Charles
| M. Fletcher, formerly deputy insurance
commissioner Of Massachusetts,. spoke
on insurance legislation. Guy. W.
Bailey secretary Of state, took non-ad-
mitted companies for his topic.
Vermont Sunday School Association.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
Sunday School association was held in
Rutland last week and was one of the
largest and most enthusiastic conven-
tions held in recent years. The fol-
lowing is the list of association officers
CuOSeu IOI lie GllSulllS year
President, Fred S. Pease, Burling-
ton vice president, Rev. E. A. Mason
Saxton's River; recording secretary,
Rev. w. S. Cobb publicity secretary,
Rev. w. r. Davenport, Bellows Falls !;
4 treasurer. Frank G. Stafford, Burling-
ton; chairman executive committee,
H. A. Slayton, MorEisville; member
of the executive committee for two
years, Gen. N. G. Williams and w. A.
Clark, Rutland member of the inter-
national committee, Principal Isaac
Thomas, Rutland; general secretary,
H. A. Durfee, D., D. The follow
ing resolutions were adopte
That the Vermont Sunday School as
ISOLATION is in favor of submitting the
liquor question to a referendum; that
the treasurer of the state organization
report at each county and district con-
vention, the condition of the finances
at the close of 1910 and the contri-
button of each county; extending
thanks to Rutland churches for enter
tainment. The financial report was
given by Rev. H. A. Durfee of Burling-
ton, &c neral secretary, for treasurer
F. H. Shepardson of Richmond. The
total receipts for the last II months, in
Guiding cash on hand at the beginning
of the year, amounted to $4,000. There
was paid out for running expenses
So, 300 and $518.15 on, old debts, leav-
ing a balance of $22.70. The indebted
ness is now 81, 253, having been reduced
S683 during the last year. Miss E. NJ.
!, Balch Of burlington, state field secre-
tary, gave most interesting report OF
tours made in each county, which ne.
cessitated liza miles travel by rail.
road and 653 by wagon road in an en-.
deavor to get in touch with every
Sunday school worker in the commu
nifty. The object of this is to give
every teacher the benefit of improved
methods.
Library Growth in Vermont.
The eighth annual report of the Yer
mont board of library commissioners
has just been issued. The members OF
the board are: NJ. M. Wilson of Ran
dolph, Mrs. c. NJ. Winslow of Bran
don, E. M. Goddard of Montpelier, anC
Miss Fannie B. Fletcher of Proctors
vile. Miss Frances Hobart of Cam
bridge is secretary. The report en-
phasized the value of the annual ap
preparation 1000 provided by the las
general assembly by which in the year
- 1909. 80 towns were provided with col
lGCGlOllS VI UOOhS, costing from twenty
to thirty-five dollars. During the pres
ent year fifty-three applications fo
annual aid have been received, Of
. which the board has been able, OWNS
to the limited amount at it's disposal
to help but forty-fve. Since the las
report, new libraries have been estab
lished by the state aid in the towns O.
Belvidere, Bennington, Bridgeport
Charleston, Glover, Plymouth. Rich
mond and Whiting, Lowell and Hunt
! ington have started libraries withou
! state aid. During the same period new
4: library buildings have been erected il
! Bellows Falls which received assist
! tance from Mr.. Carnegie, Johnson, b.
{; the Ladies' Dread club, Quechee, b.
7 the Library association, Weston, by tn
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