Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-08-07


from the first district at special
election to snrcaed the late Hon. D.
j. Foster of Burlington nv vote of
3.476 to 456 for John Spargo of Ben
ninoton. Socialist. and % for P. M.
Nelson of Rutland, Democrat
Dillingham; Cannot Serve.
Senator William P. DILLINGHAM; of
Vermont declined to serve on the sub
committed of the senate foreign rela-
tons committee charged with investi-
eating the ronorted fomenting in the
United States of the revolutions in
Cuba and Mexico. Senator Rorah was
to take the nlace Of the Yer.
mort senator. The latter felt that his
dutins as chairman of the Lorimer in
vestioating committee were so oner.
for another inquiry.
Roosevelt Nav Come to Vermont.
On the return of G.. IT. THOMPSON of
Rrattlehoro. Fraser Netzgor Of RAN
dolph and NJ. T.. Asnltine Of ST. AL
hans. Roosevelt leaders in Vermont.
from a visit to OYSTER Raw, where
they saw Colonel Roosevelt. it is
announced that Mr.. Roosevelt will
probably make Vermont brief visit
sometime this month. stopping either
at burlington. Barre or some other
central poirt 70 make an address or
two. They pictured very ROSY out
look for the third party ticket in the
state.
Vermont Agricultural School,
The Vermont State School, of Agri-
culture. Rondo1nh, has many applica,
tons for the fall term. indicating that
the new institution has found it's
place in the state. The school was
founded in 1910 nv special legislative
act and tharesoUrces now consist of
what was the Randolph state normal
school plant equipment, income from
school and permanent endowment.
The state also appropriated $40, 000
for purchase of land. tools. machinery
and stock and provided further an an
nual maintenance fund of $4,000.
Veteran Attends Funeral and Dies.
David Mitchell of Burlington dropped
dead at Vergennes July 20. With a
party of G. A. R. men from Stannard
Post. Burlington, he had been to at
tend the funeral of Homer Kimball at
Ferrishurg and after the service came
to Vergennes to take the six O'Clock
train for Burlington After supper
at the hotel the party started to walk
to the station. When near the
freight house Mr.. Mitchell said,
"Boys. can go no farther" and fell
to the ground, dead. He had been
in especially good spirits all day.
Dropped Dead at Montpelier.
George R. Coyle, aged about DC
years, secretary and salesman for the
F. M. Keller COMPANY of Boston.
dealers in druggists sundries. dropped
dead in the Pavilion hotel sample
room. Montpelier. July 29. Acute in
digestion was given as the cause OF
travelling through the state for many
druggists, had not been feeling we'll
per time he took only a glass of hot
sample room adjoining the lobby and
office and later Miss Helen Lynch.
head waitress, went to the room to
look at some samples of leather goods
which he carried. Mr.. Coyle had
shown her a few of them and as he
turned from his sample case with an
other he dropped to the floor.
Newbury's Celebration.
Newbury is to have an Old Home
Week celebrating the 15Uth anniver-
sary of it's settlement. Exercises are
to begin on Sunday, August IL, with
union service at the Methodist
church in Newbury village, at which
time Rev. Joseph E. King. D. D. +.
president of the Fort Edward Insti-
tute, New York, will preach. DR..
King was principal of the old New.
bury Seminary from 1848-53. In the
afternoon there will be union service
in the Congregational church, opened
by a historical address by Horace w.
Bailey, followed by an address on the
ideals of the Early Settlers" by
Rev. John M. Thomas. D. D., presi.
dent of Middlebury College. This
celebration promises to be one of the
most important historic ones held in
the state for many years. the town Of
Newbury having periodically appro
priated money for the purpose.
preparing Tor State air.
Preparations for the holding Of thu
annual Vermont State Fair, on ths
State Fair grounds at White Rive
Junction, September II. Is. 10 and 20
are already under way and Secretary
Davis makes the statement that thiI
event will be the largest and mos
complete of any state fair yet held.
The Morgan Horse club, which
makes big showing of Morgan horsel
at every Vermont state fair, il
building an arena for the showing oil
this class of horses. The arena is be
ing fenced and a covered grandstant
erected. This stand will be provided
with private boxes running along thu
front.
The State Fair commission is tt
erect new exhibition building fo
oxen, which will be 240 feet long
This will be appreciated by the exhib
itors of this class of cattle as heret
fore the oxen have been quartere,
beneath canvass.
A large list of trotting horse en-